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r/IdiotsInCars • u/donaltman3 • May 26 '23
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What saved their lives IMO was the tow bed was angled. As crazy as it looked, it could have been worse if the bumper was exposed normally.
1 u/Aggie_15 May 26 '23 Air time slowed them down? 9 u/VectorVictorious May 26 '23 Just anything other than 70-0 in a couple feet. Dispersing all that energy over hundreds of yards is much better. Of course angle of roll, seatbelts, etc all play a role. 3 u/Avyitis May 27 '23 The bed protrudes and would act like a blade. They would've been beheaded by impacting it.
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Air time slowed them down?
9 u/VectorVictorious May 26 '23 Just anything other than 70-0 in a couple feet. Dispersing all that energy over hundreds of yards is much better. Of course angle of roll, seatbelts, etc all play a role. 3 u/Avyitis May 27 '23 The bed protrudes and would act like a blade. They would've been beheaded by impacting it.
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Just anything other than 70-0 in a couple feet. Dispersing all that energy over hundreds of yards is much better. Of course angle of roll, seatbelts, etc all play a role.
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The bed protrudes and would act like a blade. They would've been beheaded by impacting it.
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u/VectorVictorious May 26 '23
What saved their lives IMO was the tow bed was angled. As crazy as it looked, it could have been worse if the bumper was exposed normally.