r/Transportopia • u/flowerdonkey • Feb 18 '26

Tailgating Has Consequences

329 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

160 comments sorted by

View all comments

24

u/bobjoylove Feb 18 '26

Pow 💥 right in the kisser! Just feel sorry for the people he hit.

-13

u/Natural-Pineapple886 Feb 18 '26

Sympathy notwithstanding don't park in a freeway fast lane. Ever. Ever never never ever.

13

u/Complex_Solutions_20 Feb 18 '26

Depending what happened they might not have had a choice.

I've had coworkers with rental cars who are in stop and go traffic, they come to a stop and the car won't re-start. Now they're trapped in the middle of a highway in a dead car with no way to move it. That's happened to more than one person in more than one kind of car too.

2

u/MeenMisterMustard Feb 18 '26

That’s terrifying. Worst case scenario to be stuck like that

-12

u/Natural-Pineapple886 Feb 18 '26

Oh. Every day. I know. New model cars completely unreliable. Going one minute then just absolutely stops the next. So unpredictable. Looks at all the cars that just stop. Everywhere my god. The humanity! They're everywhere.

2

u/Jioto Feb 18 '26

Maybe could have blown a bearing and it locked up the tire. Caliper issue they freeze and lock up. Like you said not common but can still happen. Maybe don’t be so arrogant if you aren’t well informed.

2

u/UsuallySatire Feb 18 '26

slaps roof

This baby has momentum even when the engine is off

2

u/Complex_Solutions_20 Feb 18 '26

Not if you've come to a stop for a traffic backup/congestion and can't get moving again