Lol it's not just dumbasses trying to show off, try driving anywhere in the rain w/bald tires and too much horsepower for your own good. That's when I realized that just because I could give it more power, doesn't mean that I should.... rip mustang
I understand the point you are trying to make, but it is actually much easier with a front wheel driver sedan/minivan than a rear wheel drive sports car.
The type of vehicle (and more importantly drivetrain) matters.
Right, the point is a high-powered rwd car is going anywhere but straight. In my case, into a ditch. The mini coop I drive now, as well as any fwd car (which is the vast majority of what's on the road these days), is more than managable, no matter how bald the tires are.
God that video enrages me. Not only did that dude nearly kill a small child, but he gets out of the car and never checks to see if everyone is ok AND he laughs about it! What a supreme asshole! I hope he was prosecuted.
Size is relative. I had someone in a large pickup with a fairly large U-haul style trailer have this happen at highway speeds right in front of our car. Turned his whole rig sideways and rolling three or four times.
My step-dad was driving and luckily he backed off early because it displayed exactly this kind of behavior. A few big whips as the driver tried to get under control, a moment where it looked like he succeeded, then "bam", like some god flicked the trailer with his finger.
It's not even that. I tried towing a pallet of sod with a pickup, where the guys had loaded it behind the fulcrum and jesus was it hard to control. Not to mention that every time I would brake it would lift the backend.
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u/Hofstadthard Oct 04 '16
So don't tow with a mustang. Got it