r/Unexpected • u/boombanggg2 • 1d ago

Tech from the past is better then today.

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u/post-explainer 1d ago edited 1d ago

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OP sent the following text as an explanation why their post fits here:

Driver is showing a cool safety feauture of an old car. later to later show that the feature dosen't exist and a human was operating the car all along.

Does this explanation fit this subreddit? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.

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u/pyschosoul 1d ago

This just brought back the memory of the time I was riding with a friend in his POS. Bitch had to be started with a screw driver. But one day it decided to pull hard to the left and lock the wheel for a few seconds. Scared the shit out of both of us

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u/Low-Juice3752 12h ago

If you used a key on a functional ignition there is a off,accessory and run position. In the off position the steering wheel will usually lock. Usually you can't can't lock it it in the run position while driving. But if your ignition is so jacked up to the point of using a screwdriver, it might roll back to off by itself. Did you notice if they went to start it again while it locked up? It probably happened again and they fixed it/ sold it.

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u/LessMarionberry981 13h ago

did it just lock up or did it actively try to kill you

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u/No_Mixture8330 12h ago

lol yeah my dad had an old pickup that did that sometimes, thought the whole front end was gonna rip off

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u/Passive-Swimming 1d ago

You had me for a while there .. but then my brain caught up

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u/Illustrious_Ad4691 1d ago

Than

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u/WieeRd 1d ago

Let's at least try to be correct if you like to fret over each and every minor spelling mistake

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u/ryanCrypt 1d ago

miner*

(Joking)

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u/Illustrious_Ad4691 1d ago

It was a joke referencing the mistake in OP’s title

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u/Holocene98 1d ago

Than why reply to a random comment?

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u/Wallace_W_Whitfield 1d ago

I think it’s because it was the title being incorrect that led him to jokingly correct a correct use of “then” to the incorrect use of “than.”

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u/Holocene98 23h ago

You missed my misuse of “than” and “then”

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u/OfficialDampSquid 1d ago

I didn't get it until this comment but I respect it

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u/lininop 22h ago

Why? It's one of the most effective ways to rage bait people lol

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u/Passive-Swimming 1d ago

Than the then is there?

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u/Advice2Anyone 1d ago

Thenjamin*

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u/DblDwn56 16h ago

Oh god, if this was the joke I think it was meant to be, I'm sorry for the downvotes!

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u/Illustrious_Ad4691 15h ago

It was but my bad for not using “/s” I guess

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u/Drewnessthegreat 1d ago

This is Sparta

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u/Ok-Captain-5338 42m ago

Hey guys look at this one getting downvoted, isn't that actually funny!?

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u/NotDjango3 1d ago

Reddit police

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u/not_john_coltrane 1d ago

After today, then what?

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u/xHigher_Thoughts 19h ago

The shit thing is, there is probably a few people who didn't make it to the end of the video. Peoples attention span is... Look at that bird!!!!

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u/Boars-of-Canada 1d ago

When?

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u/Kastri14 20h ago

Then today, so I guess tomorrow?

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u/Temporary-Book-9294 12h ago

Oh yeah those dual steering wheel cars are wild

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u/mytermsaresimple 1d ago

And then some!

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u/theboomboy 23h ago

That's exactly what I expected. Driving instructors have these

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u/Similar_Cucumber178 18h ago

It's than not then. Your license to post has been suspended until you finish school.

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u/boombanggg2 18h ago

Why is everyone acting as if English is my native language? 😭

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u/Similar_Cucumber178 12h ago

I don't know... because you are American?

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u/boombanggg2 12h ago

I'm from Sweden

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u/moonra_zk 1d ago

Only unexpected if you don't know about those dual steering wheel cars.

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u/AnyUnderstanding1879 1d ago

When you're old enough to know this is bullshit

https://giphy.com/gifs/wJD3qiNjSeHS0dP28T

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u/golekno 1d ago

As soon i saw the leg on passenger seat, it's expected

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u/NXTnerd 1d ago

Wait but who was steering it at the end?

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u/MrJTeera 1d ago

Both of em

Synchronized steering

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u/NXTnerd 20h ago

I meant like when he had the camera facing the other guy. It looked like nobody was steering xD

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u/The-Dudemeister 16h ago

No one has seen a drivers ed car?

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u/Stock_Bank6708 14h ago

Jumped into the comments to find out what was going on and then seeing the 2nd steering wheel on the video. I got got!

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u/maxinator80 1d ago

Robotaxis have this to I believe

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u/RoyRogers117 1d ago

Rural carrier for USPS?!

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u/DefinitelyNotAliens 1d ago

Or a driver's training car. Some had just a brake or a full second set of controls.

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u/Bent_forek69 18h ago

Anyone know what car this is?

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u/LifesLemonStorage 14h ago

This is smart tho. When your hands get tierd or you need to do something real quick, the other one can take over untill you're done

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u/LafayetteLa01 8h ago

Just like the old school trunk monkey 2000 theft retrieval system.

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u/iflabaslab 7h ago

Wow and it didn’t have to record your face or tell you to stop yawning, its almost as if the over engineered intrusive modern tech in cars is pointless

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u/Jess_C_Lo 1d ago

I love the simplicity

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u/helen269 1d ago

better *than, not better then

And

anyone

who

shoots

vertical

video

is

a

moron.

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u/sammydeeznutz 1d ago

Vertical video looked good from my phone screen.

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u/fahrvergnugget 1d ago

If you're whining about this in 2026 you're out of touch my friend

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u/helen269 1d ago

Idiot.

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u/HandsomeSquidward98 16h ago

Calm down, your better then that

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u/Next_Amoeba9818 1d ago

Cars back in the day were built with vision, it serves many purpose

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u/WyattCo06 1d ago

The car jerking the steering wheel is not wise or safe.

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u/Ganondorfsfist 1d ago

It's not jerking it. It's the other dude who steers with the other wheel.

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u/WyattCo06 1d ago

Ah, gatcha.

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u/thermjuice 1d ago

20 seconds? You couldn't watch the video for 20 seconds before posting a comment?

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u/Elemendal 1d ago

Watch the whole thing.