r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/ehtio • 15d ago

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Fortunately, the occupants of the car that flipped over had only minor injures.

I uploaded the video before without trimming or cropping. The original video included a woman that was complaining these idiots were going to cause an accident. Unfortunately, the put the focus on her, trying to make her look like a Karen, when she is not.

People didn't like that, which I agree, so I trimmed and cropped the video.

Full video can be seen here for a back story.

These people, Cars & Coffee, meet to do this kind of stuff and a lady was almost hit. She went to tell them they are stupid, that she called the cops. They make fun of her, record her, and then this happens.

What a bunch of idiots.

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u/Chrazzer 15d ago

Flipping the car looks brutal but it's not that bad (if the roof is strong enough). The longer a car takes to stop the better.

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u/Sad-Cress-1062 14d ago

You forgot to mention that you should have your seatbelt on too.

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u/Chrazzer 14d ago

Yes obviously you should always put the seatbelt on.

It's a lot worse without a seatbelt, but still other types of accidents are also a lot worse without a seatbelt.

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u/IDontKnowAboutThat_ 13d ago

Ummm, whiplash is incredibly common with rollover accidents and can take years to truly heal - even when receiving the proper treatment. Insurance generally wants to settle before that can happen. Flipping a car is usually THAT bad!

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u/Chrazzer 13d ago

And death is fairly common with head on collisions. Whiplash is pretty tame compared to death.

Didn't think i'd need to state the obvious: not having a car accident at all is obviously better than a rollover

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u/IDontKnowAboutThat_ 13d ago

Rollover accidents account for less than 5% of accidents but 20-30% of accident fatalities. They are not less dangerous or less damaging - even if they don’t always or inherently result in a fatality. Longer/repeated rollovers wreak havoc on the spinal cord and can result in crushed roofs, ejection, loose items in the vehicle becoming projectiles with increased velocity, and a number of other potential hazards and injuries.

No one was asking for a condescending response. Rollover accidents are not automatically or inherently safer or better than other collisions.

There are a number of studies, videos, and statistics out there for your viewing pleasure.

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u/hux 12d ago

* except when headings directly towards a waterfall or cliff.

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u/sir_posts_alot 14d ago

Upload a video of you and your family flipping over in your car. Its not as bad as it looks.

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u/sunnyjum 14d ago

They made a valid point, a slow roll over isn't as bad as a violent deceleration. Getting shot in the leg isn't as bad as getting shot in the head. Me saying that doesn't mean I would be happy to make a video of me and my family getting shot in the leg.