From what I could find, it was a Mercedes and it was a medical condition (low blood sugar and fainted). There's probably another video where it's a BMW, but I doubt the whole accelerator stuck thing. Most German cars have floor mounted accelerators, so something would need to get jammed at the top of the pedal or the mechanism itself would have to fail and not bring the pedal back. In the last couple years I've worked at a Toyota dealership, newer models had floor mounted acclerators and it was>
I actually had a stuck accelerator. It was because something of mine had fallen underneath the pedal and when I pushed it, it locked it into a on and constant position. I was able to kick it out from underneath the gas pedal. The stress was real. Also.
probably to "idiot proof" it in order to avoid the floormats issue, since it's a lot easier to jam a pedal that has space under it for stuff to get stuck, like 8 layers of floormats/newspapers/plastic like I've personally seen...
TerribleAwful
TungstenOrbital
strykerPA
I bet that driver that was stopped at the sign had a hard time believing what happened.
Pphunk77
Apparently not enough gigawatts.
itsjustplaid
Okay, that legit made me jump. Though I guess not as high as that guy.
Fentex
"diabetic emergency", bullshit. That's not why that car was going much too fast on those roads.
TheJusticeMitchell
Yeet. Sry.
jimblebee
DSpacey
Burnt up on re-entry
PlaceHolderTitle
REOJackwagon
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HashMaster9k
awholelotofnothin
Some civil engineer: "This exactly why the median's hill has to have a slope of 30 degrees, for clearance!"
sarahsaurroar
WOW blink and you miss it! I sure hope the driver and anyone else in the path was okay....
red411
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Snooj
The two videos in here are totally different clips but look like the same rotary.
DJThuglifeSupreme
IHaveAGuyForEverything
Tomorrow’s FailArmy video when this one plays: *NO ONE WAS HARMED*
16bitStarbuck
Who? Stop watching shit.
Cosmicfisherman
Yes but in another time.
NaughtButOne
Used OP's audio and video from @red411 to make a non-cancer version:
memoryshuffle
Cleared the SUV with room to spare.
LogicDude
CallMeCourierSix
That could easily be death. Must have been going 100mph+.
ReallyOG
Clearly doing 88mph in my book.
maobezw
holy shit he could have hit the bus....
firlefranz
Or the cameraman?
Wolfy4226
Given the angle and how steady it is this is probably Security Camera/Building Camera footage.
firlefranz
Exyr
Last time this was posted today it was the "bmws accelator got stuck and the driver refused medical treatment"
PotatoPirateTheThird
does anyone remember repoststatistics?
imnotinthewitnessprotectionprogram
No that was the BMW drivers turn signal got stuck in the used position (like some peasant)
MapleSyrupMafia
From what I could find, it was a Mercedes and it was a medical condition (low blood sugar and fainted). There's probably another video where it's a BMW, but I doubt the whole accelerator stuck thing. Most German cars have floor mounted accelerators, so something would need to get jammed at the top of the pedal or the mechanism itself would have to fail and not bring the pedal back. In the last couple years I've worked at a Toyota dealership, newer models had floor mounted acclerators and it was>
snowwhyyt
I actually had a stuck accelerator. It was because something of mine had fallen underneath the pedal and when I pushed it, it locked it into a on and constant position. I was able to kick it out from underneath the gas pedal. The stress was real. Also.
MapleSyrupMafia
probably to "idiot proof" it in order to avoid the floormats issue, since it's a lot easier to jam a pedal that has space under it for stuff to get stuck, like 8 layers of floormats/newspapers/plastic like I've personally seen...
sharikov
And that accelerator's name? Albert Einstein.
OctopusStinkhorn
Speed is relative
MrPappagiorgioFromYuma
Everybody clapped
HamburgerTelephone
Yo mamas cheeks!
ProbablySmellLikeDoge
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Evenmoreuselessname
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ProbablySmellLikeDoge
I wonder why they didn't get care. I thought they had mandatory healthcare.
Ree81
First video: I'M UPSET.... oh the comment fixes that.
First reply to first comment: I'M UPSET..... oh your reply fixes that. :D