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i would still take that viper, even after it fell of the cliff. this video exhibits one trait of females i cant stand: the high pitched yelling or screaming when something happens to them or around them. the yelling isnt going to help any damn body at all, and it will probally just hurt the situation, not make it better.
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Originally Posted by slash31938
i would still take that viper, even after it fell of the cliff. this video exhibits one trait of females i cant stand: the high pitched yelling or screaming when something happens to them or around them. the yelling isnt going to help any damn body at all, and it will probally just hurt the situation, not make it better.
So... whos the idiot that didnt tell the other idiot that a viper has ABS, and in order to stear, u dont gotta let off the brakes... STOMP STEAR STOP... just dont stomp on the right pedal...
why wouldnt u at LEAST TURN THE WHEEL more... didnt catch a glimps of the driver, but theres only one age group that SHOULD be able to afford it... So the blue hair forgot what to do, and ruined his car... Great one more idiot off the road, for at least a while...
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I resent that monkey statement at the end. . .
Maybe the ABS was deactivated? That was a pretty good skid mark he left on the pavement. It did seem as if one side was on the road, and the other was on the dirt, and I'm not too sure how ABS would act in a situation like that.
Sucks to be him!
Ditto on the girl! Flailing about and screaming bloody murder gets you no where. The well placed explicative (as the male voice did) suits the situation just fine.
Maybe the ABS was deactivated? That was a pretty good skid mark he left on the pavement. It did seem as if one side was on the road, and the other was on the dirt, and I'm not too sure how ABS would act in a situation like that.
Sucks to be him!
Ditto on the girl! Flailing about and screaming bloody murder gets you no where. The well placed explicative (as the male voice did) suits the situation just fine.
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> So... whos the idiot that didnt tell the other idiot that a viper has ABS, and in
> order to stear, u dont gotta let off the brakes
The idiot that never drove a road race in a 4,000 pound car with ABS brakes.
When coming into a curve with locked wheels (note the tire smoke, skid marks, and obvious sliding) you lose the ability to steer, especially once you are off the paved surface. The driver should have let off the brakes well before the curve, not when already in the curve while going straight. It was a left banking uphill curve, which considering his slow speed (maybe 40 mph) and the car (viper) was doable if he let off the brake. The driver had about 1 sec and 50 feet to make a decision, he made the wrong one for sure.
At least the driver probably walked away unhurt. Hopefully in the future when there is a low margin for error the driver does not panic again and drive straight off the road. Bet they got that death defying thrill they must have been seeking.
> order to stear, u dont gotta let off the brakes
The idiot that never drove a road race in a 4,000 pound car with ABS brakes.
When coming into a curve with locked wheels (note the tire smoke, skid marks, and obvious sliding) you lose the ability to steer, especially once you are off the paved surface. The driver should have let off the brakes well before the curve, not when already in the curve while going straight. It was a left banking uphill curve, which considering his slow speed (maybe 40 mph) and the car (viper) was doable if he let off the brake. The driver had about 1 sec and 50 feet to make a decision, he made the wrong one for sure.
At least the driver probably walked away unhurt. Hopefully in the future when there is a low margin for error the driver does not panic again and drive straight off the road. Bet they got that death defying thrill they must have been seeking.
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MAN, thats some crazy stuff, if i went into a skid like that, which i have, and i didnt have ABS, i would have let off of the brakes like that, and let the brakes unlock, not stomp on the skinny pedal and just crank the wheel.
That would be cool to drive of the cliff like that, if i knew i was gonna walk away form it, the Viper didnt look to be in that bad of shape. i bet it tore the crap oughta the springs, falling like that.
That would be cool to drive of the cliff like that, if i knew i was gonna walk away form it, the Viper didnt look to be in that bad of shape. i bet it tore the crap oughta the springs, falling like that.
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Run the video on full screen- Somebody ought to tell the guy that if you want to follow the road, you have to turn the steering wheel. The front wheels didn't move until AFTER it was on the dirt.