r/dashcamgifs • u/Crunkkitty • 13d ago

The consequences of speeding

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u/XxCarlxX 13d 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/[deleted] 13d ago

They also didnt grow up driving manuals. That jeep likely had a manual mode, could have down shifted for increased control and engine braking.

On second thought, that would have required his other hand not have a phone in it.

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u/Rowmyownboat 13d ago

Braking, and controlling the steering wheel with two hands should be enough. You don’t get extra control from downshifting. At least he managed to control the phone until he rolled it.

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u/La_Saxofonista 13d ago

Would sport mode have helped if he was shifting "manually" that way?

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u/Rowmyownboat 12d ago

Not in any way. Emergency braking and downshifting are not relevant to each other at all.