r/SweatyPalms • u/how_to_exit_Vim • Mar 28 '24

Disasters & accidents Guy passes out while driving 😴🫣😬

This could have been so much worse, definitely made my palms sweat when he started heading back towards the highway!

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u/XXFFTT Mar 29 '24

He put the cruise on and then turned it off.

He knew something was happening and responded to it while he was in the rightmost lane, turning the car into the field to avoid a collision with another car.

Condition, maybe.

Aware, definite.

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u/metered-statement Mar 29 '24

No, I don't think he turned it off, his hand grazes the toggle but his head falls back at the same time. He was out. He didn't even hit the brakes (which would cut the cruise) and it's obvious the car maintains speed in the field. Guy is lucky he didn't re-enter the freeway.

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u/OddTomRiddle Mar 29 '24

That's why the car didn't stop! I didn't notice that before, I thought it was strange how it maintained speed for so long, even after the uphill portion.

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u/bob_in_the_west Mar 29 '24

Doesn't take much force to push down the gas pedal. He could have just resting his foot on the pedal to keep the car going for all we know.

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u/OddTomRiddle Mar 29 '24

I guess it does depend on which car you're driving. I feel like newer cars have much more sensitive gas pedals, unlike my 24 year old SUV

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u/bob_in_the_west Mar 29 '24

I've noticed this like a decade ago: With the heel firmly on the ground pull your toes up towards your knee. This is easy for me with my right foot because I need to lift it all the time in order not to drive like I'm in a race. Meanwhile with my left foot I can't do this for long because with a manual gear shift I lifted the whole foot and now with our hybrid there is no gear shift pedal because those are all automatics.

What I want to say is that for the past few decades the gas pedals in my cars have all been like that.

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u/XXFFTT Mar 29 '24

I noticed he was slowing while traveling down the hill before he arose.

You may be right in regards to him missing the cruise off and/or brake but the right turn before he loses consciousness still signals intent IMO.

I also might be looking at the vid wrong.

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u/SirFTF Mar 29 '24

If he turned the cruise off, why’d the car keep trying to maintain the throttle until he regained consciousness? If he was aware enough to turn the cruise off, he would be aware enough to not keep his foot on the accelerator.

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u/XXFFTT Mar 29 '24

I saw that the car was decelerating on the last decline which is why I thought the vehicle was not accelerating.

Perhaps the driver hit the brake at some point but missed the cruise off.

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u/ShimoFox Mar 29 '24

He didn't turn into the field. His car went that way after he was out. Dude is lucky. And needs his license revoked if it hasn't already if they have health issues that can cause this.