- 56,785
- 290,980
The Animated GIF Thread
- Thread starter Wintermute
- Start date
- 8,216
- 25,193
stupidmonkey
Not Smrt
- 2,713
- 7,805
- 56,785
- 290,980
- 56,785
- 290,980
- 56,785
- 290,980
- 56,785
- 290,980
- 56,785
- 290,980
- 56,785
- 290,980
- 56,785
- 290,980
- 56,785
- 290,980
Avatar of Nyx
Trakanon Raider
- 1,284
- 546
That last gif happened about 30 mins from where i live. 83 year old lady confused the gas with the brakes and hit those cars doing 95 in a 35. No fatalities.
- 6
- 1
- 1
Burren
Bronze Baronet of the Realm
- 5,621
- 8,855
I call bullshit on "confused" every time someone uses that excuse. You hit the "brake" and suddenly go faster? Uh huh. You hit the "brake" and have enough time to get to 95 MPH (which takes a while in a regular vehicle) and you don't think to yourself; "Hey, maybe I shouldn't push this pedal and see what happens?"
- 2
TBT-TheBigToe
<Rickshaw Potatoes>
- 11,346
- 34,641
Panic mode, brain shuts off and rational thought becomes impossible.
I had a car nearly totaled while I was in a school parking lot with the engine off and sitting in the passenger seat. A young woman was being taught how to drive by her mom, was backing out of the driveway, saw a car coming, panicked, slammed the gas, drove at high speed in reverse across the street, into the parking lot, and slammed right into me.
Looked up from the phone just in time to have the drivers side window shatter all in my face and mouth. Luckily I was in the passenger seat and she hit the drivers side, my back was out and we were picking the kids up from their afterschool program and my wife was driving. She was in the play area of what was normally the kindergarten zone talking to the attendants and saw the whole thing happen. Said she never saw someone drive that fast in reverse.
Panic mode just completely locks some people in a sort of rigid state where they are unconsciously waiting for the cause of the panic to stop so they can collect themselves. Of course, it’s them that are causing the incidents that cause the panic so the whole snowballs fast. People who panic behind the wheel do some seriously bizarre things.
- 3
- 1
- 1
Vuuxo
Scaphism
- 2,857
- 9,576
I call bullshit as well. Your average passenger vehicle takes 15 to 30 seconds to go from 0 to 100. Assuming you're already doing 35 in a 35. At 35 you're already covering 50ft per second. Meaning at your typical stop light distance, you'll reach the car in front of you in about 1/2 to 1 second.
To go from say 35 to 95 is a 60mph increase that would take 6 to 10 seconds of hard acceleration and HUNDREDS of feet of clear road. The more realistic picture is she mistook the gas for brake and hit them doing roughly 50 to 55. Even that's being generous.
Keep in mind that 5+ thousand lbs of metal and glass hitting stationary metal and glass at even 40mph will look catastrophic.
To go from say 35 to 95 is a 60mph increase that would take 6 to 10 seconds of hard acceleration and HUNDREDS of feet of clear road. The more realistic picture is she mistook the gas for brake and hit them doing roughly 50 to 55. Even that's being generous.
Keep in mind that 5+ thousand lbs of metal and glass hitting stationary metal and glass at even 40mph will look catastrophic.
Last edited:
- 1
Avatar of Nyx
Trakanon Raider
- 1,284
- 546
No idea of the events leading up to the accident, but wrong pedal was the reported reason for the accident along with her age. It was reported her speed was 95mph. A few articles related to the crash also showed confusion at how she didnt realize what speed she was travelling.
UPDATE: Driver facing felony charges after 7-car crash in Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia State Patrol issues arrest warrants for 83-year-old driver involved in a major crash on Dietz Road and Battlefield Parkway, charging her with serious offenses.
AGE-BASED DRIVING TESTS? 7-car crash in Fort O raises concerns about elderly drivers
A recent seven-vehicle crash in Chattanooga, captured on video, raises concerns about elderly driver retesting and road safety measures.
- 2
Burren
Bronze Baronet of the Realm
- 5,621
- 8,855
Fucker
Log Wizard
- 15,774
- 38,927
She was 83 years old. Probably lost her marbles 5+ years ago.
- 3
- 1
Furry
Email Loading Please Wait
- 27,308
- 40,172
Yea, its super easy for me to believe. I've seen people at that age forget how to open doors. Operating a car is a couple of magnitudes more difficult than opening a door. Lots of people start mentally deteriorating 70+ quite quickly.
- 1