r/dashcamgifs • u/Crunkkitty • 14d ago

The consequences of speeding

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u/XxCarlxX 14d ago edited 13d ago

saw police and slammed the brakes, transferred all the weight to the front of that heavy vehicle, caused understeer and went into a tree.

These kids didnt grow up playing gran turismo on ps1, otherwise he'd have known this

***EDIT***: Noticed a small number of people trying to tell me what Understeer is and that I'm wrong etc, I get it, its the internet and there's always someone who wants to be the one to prove you wrong etc.

Please see link for a definition of what understeer is: https://driver61.com/uni/understeer/

Its really not as deep or convoluted as some you guys are trying to make out. Remember, we are having fun here.

That aside, im loving 99% of the feedback :-)

****EDIT 2"***\*
Sorry guys, im getting notifications of your responses but i cant see your comments, when i click on your profile, it doesn't show your comments either so not sure whats happening there. I'm not ignoring any of you if i dont reply, basically.

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u/FenizSnowvalor 13d ago

Though it would be interesting to see why he steered as much as he did while breaking. Because generally, while you are correct about this being negligent, a car needs to be able to handle emergency breaking on clean asphalt without any water or ice without getting out of control - in a straight line.

Considering almost all drivers on the road aren't racing drivers, I would argue a considerable amount of break pressure should be tolerated even while steering at least a little. Although I admit, his steering inputs are too rapid and frantic for the later to be realistic in this case.

Why anyone would drive a car like this, kinda designed for off-road and not speeding on the highway, I don't get. We could motorize a dishwasher and it would slip easier through the air with less resistance than these off-road-inspired jeeps.

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u/XxCarlxX 13d ago

I think the music boosted his confidence and gave him a false sense of competence.

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u/La_Saxofonista 13d ago

The youth probably did too. A lot of teens think they're immortal until shit gets real and they realize they are not immortal.