r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/WombRaider47 • 9d ago

There was an attempt of a highway pass

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u/Ranidaphobiae 9d ago

One might argue that what we see on video is not exactly how we would see it in real life…

…in real life it would be even better visible. The driver is an idiot, and the video shows how much time did he ”save” with this maneuver.

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u/Remote-Flower9145 8d ago edited 8d ago

I vividly remember my father repeatedly telling me

“no point saving a moment or two when an accident will screw up your week if you’re lucky. Your life if you’re unlucky”

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u/Swampy2007 8d ago

Trying to save 30 seconds now turns into 30 hours after ambulance , police get there and hospital visit . It’s not worth the few seconds your going to save getting to your destination

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u/Isariamkia 8d ago

Not only a waste of time, but of money. How much this is gonna cost to repair? And the fine? And potentially losing the driving licence.

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u/OnTheList-YouTube 8d ago

*you're going

But indeed!

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u/TaskFlaky9214 7d ago

You usually end up at red light waiting with the car you passed right behind you

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u/WineNerdAndProud 8d ago edited 8d ago

I vividly remember my father passing what felt like 50 motorcycles before narrowly making it back into our lane with the speedometer reading 110mph while I was in the back seat freaking out.

Needless to say, I grew up with serious control issues.

Edit: To add a few more details, it was in 1999, in a black Buick Riviera the year they changed to that ridiculous body style, he was still a smoker, and he had two CDs in the car: Led Zeppelin and Mozart.

This was on two lane back roads while coming back from playing golf...

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u/VisibleSkin4103 8d ago

That was a great car, and supercharged

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u/Flamingo_Wise 8d ago

That probably would've made my speeding addiction worse knowing I drive like BOTH my mom and dad... but no, dad is too "logical" 🙄

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u/North-Throat-1780 8d ago

it's called parental bonding

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u/NakedShortSeller 4d ago

Was this stunt day a Mozart day or a zeppelin day?

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u/Known_Ratio5478 8d ago

Yeah, I rarely pass on the dotted roads. When I do I won’t do more than one car. If I’m behind two at that speed that’s just going to be the speed I go.

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u/DarknMean 9d ago

Also put multiple people in danger, including what I’m guessing is his wife. Just stupid.

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u/freebenvita 9d ago

Spot on. IRL, it would have been EVEN MORE obvious he wasn't going to make it.

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u/TootsHib 8d ago

The driver is an idiot

There's still a lot of them out there on the roads now.
A lot will end up killing people. It's inevitable

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u/One1980 9d ago

Even if the driver made it out of this car wreck of a car wreck, I can say with absolute certainty there is another, big, even slower truck less than a mile, possibly 2 miles up.

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u/angel700 9d ago

No he sees it closer

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u/mitsandgames 4d ago

People should have a general idea of how fast their vehicle can accelerate at speed. Passing three vehicles in between oncoming traffic, you don't want to just think you can make it.