Was pulling into Arby’s a couple years back. Two SUVs are pulling out of opposite sides of that parking lot backing straight into each other. I am with some people from work. Seeing the impending crash we honk and wave. Both cars stop briefly, then continue backing into each other and collide.

That was requiem for a dream-like.

Agreed. Pictures tell an opposite story: meant to put it in reverse, but put it in drive instead.

Look who’s mom isn’t a blabber mouth 

They anticipated the car moving forward, and when the car moved backward it basically pushed their foot further into the accelerator. They then likely panicked. 

More than most people will ever know.

The Reverse lock on my Miata requires you to press the lever down to go left past of 1st. But it doesn’t take much force to accidentally go into reverse when you meant to go into 1st, at least from a stop. I’m pretty sure there’s a more robust lockout when the car is moving at speed.

Anyone miss the good old days before the internet and social media when teenagers did stupid stuff like this and only a few people ever knew?

Don’t forget ‘Bless her heart”

Snapped this picture on my way home from work a few years ago. 

Georgians know what to do when a bridge is out.

It would be like that Secure Foam scene in Demolition Man, except with poop.

Not sure why they’re tearing it down, now that the road is closed just hit it with a truck going the other direction

Could you crap yourself hard enough while you’re in your car to total it? Because if someone was driving across that bridge, that’s what they did.

I was once forced to take shelter from a tornado .under an overpass on the KS turnpike. Back then (before cellphone warnings), it was possible to get caught by surprise like that. I was driving a semi, lightly loaded, and the tornado was heading towards me from the side. Most of the 4-wheelers on the highway that day…

I’d stay away from “faster” as a goal with a new driver, but I like the idea of a car that the two of you can improve together.

Until you find the next “holy grail” Jeep a couple weeks later

I’m glad they got rid of the center exhaust. Now you can put a hitch on it. I prefer hitch bike racks on my vehicles as opposed to roof mounted.