1300 Horsepower Mercury Crash -The Most Ignorant And Negligent Thing I've Ever Seen Done With A Car

[@ljshoreslokal]

The part that haunts me is when he says “we don’t need the shoulder harnesses for this ride, lap belts will do”, then proceeds to eat the dash. Scary. The signs were there, they ignored them.

[@eaglewarrior8707]

This is why you need heavy duty off road bumpers you can hit an elk or moose with. Other cars will kill you too.

[@NDZ12345]

Shoulder harnesses without a HANS device is how you internally decapitate yourself, they were probably better off eating the dash

[@briansardou6008]

Hello? Darwin calling.

[@ljshoreslokal]

@@NDZ12345 If that's true, Hans devices are meant to wear with helmets, you don't wear helmets on the street inside a car. Just makes them bigger idiots, especially the owner. Good day to you.

[@glenfenderman]

I'm having 1966 Barracuda restored. After watching this video I will not drive that car until shoulder belts are installed.

[@TheTravelingMuslim]

The fact that he didn’t stop when he realized the throttle was sticking is insane. If my throttle was sticking in my 130hp grocery getter I wouldn’t drive it. Arguably this guy shouldn’t be driving any car.

[@brians9534]

Parking brake????????? If he had one he could have pulled it and done a 180 Having a car without one is just plain wrong

[@NeverMetTheGuy]

That's logical.

[@peterdarr383]

Just adding that he couldn't down-shift due to a "trick" Drag Race shifter and 2 wives divorced this tool while he spent $200,000 on the car. Add not having a working parking brake to the mix - - maybe he shoulda pulled the 'chute !!

[@zubirhusein]

@@peterdarr383 ye and even worse, Uncle Tony stated in another vid that you can indeed downshift with the ratcheting shifter, you just have to know how to do so

[@theuncanny4916]

Your a fucking dumbass too. The breaks failed moron. How the fuck you gonna stop a stuck throttle with failed breaks????? Huh you stupid fuck???? I'll wait for a reply.

[@gibbethoskins8621]

It's insane how they did pretty much everything wrong, even down to the fact that they were too cool to put the harnesses on. It's actually unbelievable how irresponsible the whole thing was.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

They're modern day "BADASSES" who laugh at death and don't need no stinking seatbelts! 🤣

[@Mikefngarage]

this is why I dont like those cars that dont have a key. I know this from experience. always turn off the key when the car is overrunning.

[@nervesinapattern7261]

Can you imagine you’re a family out on a drive and two divorced dads come flying through your window

[@gibbethoskins8621]

@@nervesinapattern7261 lol

[@BeardyGit89]

Not that unbelievable, they're americans.

[@23ofSeptember]

Guy was showing off his ride for the show and didn't want to lose the opportunity. Reckless and irresponsible. Its probably why he got his divorce.

[@bambi507]

He is irresponsible but bringing his divorce in the argument is a low blow, man..

[@richardelliott8352]

@@bambi507 the idiot started it, when he made a joke out of failing at two marriages

[@em34ev3r]

@@bambi507 what about an active lawsuit? JAMES LEE VS. RUSSELL JAMES STOVER an active lawsuit against the idiot owner of the car and Autopia.

[@bambi507]

@@em34ev3r buddy, I'm not defending him. Just saying no need to bring personal matters.

[@JoeBob461]

Chuck Yeager, a well known test pilot once said "don't push a bad situation". Words of deep wisdom.

[@genericsomething]

There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots. There are no old and bold pilots.

[@V8_Diva]

@@genericsomething Chuck Yeager was the first pilot to ever break the sound barrier. He was pretty damn bold. He died of natural causes at the age of 97. It looks like he was an old and bold pilot.

[@genericsomething]

@@V8_Diva ~ Even Chuck Yeager knew when to shut it down. He is quoted in the comment above as saying, "don't push a bad situation." I would say he erred on the side of caution, especially in an experimental aircraft.

[@AreeyaKKC]

@@genericsomething Bob hoover.

[@hawkdsl]

@@genericsomething Yea, NearCritical missed the point. Movies and tall tales leave out the planning and preparation that goes into "pushing the envelope". There was nothing "bold" about it.

[@stevoschannel4127]

We had a couple guys from work that went for a ride in one of their 9 second hot rod, both died…And my first reaction seeing this was ignition, ignition, ignition! The driver was a tool, and the rider too, SHUT IT DOWN! Nope, just hang on… My other comment was the complete lack of sympathy for the poor guy/gal in that minivan, just minding their business at a red light. Thanks for this Uncle Tony, well done.

[@joshuaowens4797]

I am still trying to figure-out why he did not shut-off the ignition.

[@CHIEFSHOTTY]

​@@joshuaowens4797 I can only think with some road cars. You usually don't pull ignition, sure the engine stops but the engine assist the hydraulic brakes. So the Brake pedal gets stiff as the engine no longer assist you. Takes more pressure but can take way more force to actually get decent braking. You can go into your car now without ignition and pump the brakes a few times and see what I'm saying. I've been taught you can shift into neutral, engine runs but power isn't transmitted to the wheels. Manual you can clutch or shift into neutral. Automatic can force shift into neutral. There is a good reason auto-engineers put neutral between drive in case of runaway. I do apologize for any ignorance on my part.

[@charleshulsey3103]

One of the most responsible things you can do is call yourself out for being "not responsible enough..." Props dude

[@SI0AX]

Same as me. I like to drive the cars as fast as they can go, so if I get a car that can do 300mph, I'm going to try and do 300 mph, lol. So I avoid that stuff.

[@richardprice5978]

@@SI0AX im the opsisit most of my dumbness is in a grampa's car aka slow car/low-hp/low-torque but a cop magnet 60's hemi charger /600+hp nope i somehow behave better 🤷‍♂🤔 not sure why but i don't try anything stupid like trying out the hemi @130mph on I80 the others yep busted 🚓😁 sorry officer my bad time to put 4-door away lolz

[@cavalieroutdoors6036]

I find that the more responsibility one takes on, one tends to sort of grow into it. Or maybe that's just me.

[@richardprice5978]

@@cavalieroutdoors6036 age didn't slow me down on gramps cars stupidity so it's better for me to avoid 4-doors/crossover's ect.😉 ( more so beater bomber's 🤠 ) not sure why but i respect my charger/monsters more than my 2003-10 buick le cross that i sold-off/wrecked and borrowing others/or buying a slow car's in 2023 id be ticketed/wrecked again now for 1st gear automatic transmission and turning off and above 35+ mph at least for 700R4 1986-spring build/mopar/electronic controlled it didn't work to slow the vehicle tried ( need's the engine spinning/idling and the impeller and hydraulic pressure/pump to slow it down as in the video and my example as tow starter automatic's haven't been made sense about 1960 so the expeller/input shaft or front pump/gear ratios so it goes into neutral-gear ) it this week in my siblings vehicle more as a what if it goes wrong and i need it as im a 6-speed/TR6070 guy

[@maplerice6226]

I stayed away from motorcycles for years until I got the stupid out of my system.

[@docredline]

I've spent my whole life building high end custom cars and drag racing. I always told my customers that stopping high horse powered cars is more important than adding horsepower. I wouldn't let a greenhorn customer drive his finished car unless he first went to an accredited school for drag racing. I watched the video when it first came out and was horrified at the stupidity! I was yelling at my screen to "cut the ignition!" I agree whole heartedly with Uncle Tony.

[@stephengibbs4372]

100%. Even the fact of putting it in park is insane 1300hp into a park lock is mental, if he was shown what a park mechanism looks like and how it works he’d know what he did was just plain wrong.

[@lordsilvis1048]

When I was 17, I bought a ‘73 Monte Carlo. Built it up to almost 900hp. First thing I did, the very day I bought it, was install a kill switch. Then brakes followed by suspension and chassis upgrades. If I came across an issue, I called for a tow immediately. It’s sad that I was far more responsible at 17 (36 now) than these guys in their 40s & 50s. I mean, the amount of red flags just during filming was staggering.

[@docredline]

Amazing! You had more "smarts" at 17 than this guy in his fifties! My hat is off to you Metal Man!@@lordsilvis1048

[@coliimusic]

​@@lordsilvis1048They say common sense is the least common of the senses

[@lordsilvis1048]

That’s true these days. But it can also fall under the category of just being intelligent to a basic degree. Honest opinion? Dumbasses don’t deserve cars like this. 😆

[@tracef.2865]

The worst part is if you read some comments, the creator of the video gave a heart to a comment that says “an accident is an accident” when someone else mentioned a lawsuit. It was an avoidable wreck that could’ve easily killed someone… not just a simple accident.

[@bill3641]

This video will be shown in court and there will be big payoffs . Or at least " Awards " .

[@mustangracer5124]

90% of wrecks are avoidable.

[@imhungry2387]

​@@mustangracer5124 what the guy was trying to say in this comment is it was negligence gross negligence the vehicle was having very serious issues like throttle, stickage and spongy brakes. Continuing to drive a vehicle in the manner of these two were knowing it had serious faults that could be life threatening is gross negligence, not just as a regular accident

[@welllsaiddddd]

lmfao... any car on the road is a potential accident..lol and you related to this dude doing the video..lol

[@tracef.2865]

@@imhungry2387 exactly, thank you for summing it up. This was gross negligence the car shouldn’t have been on the road with issues like that.

[@moparone7962]

"Couple hundred thousand dollars of his ego" sums it up exactly. I see so many 'more money than brains' people driving big horsepower cars that never even drove a 13 second car at a legit dragstrip.

[@southfloridaoffroadrecover7251]

Exactly.

[@FrankBullitt390]

Its also why you see so many mustangs (and caamros, vettes, chargers, challengers etc) crash leaving car shows. They go from a 200hp 4 cyl FWD car to a 450hp RWD car and are clueless how its going to handle once the ass end swings out. They over correct and point it straight into the ditch, telephone poles, PEOPLE.

[@indianaslim4971]

Same issue as boat owners where you don't even need a license, just money.

[@williamcole464]

Is that the Hellcat effect ?

[@LORISSABOOBMAN]

It should do way better than 13 seconds if it is purpose built for race. 8's all day on a bad track & set-up or pack it up!

[@brysontrotman5865]

What irritates me the most about this situation is that I know for a fact these issues did not just randomly start happening that day.....The driver ignored them and wanted his 15 minutes of fame to show off the car he had someone else build for him. Complete negligence and lack of respect for the absolute monster you are driving.

[@JGunit]

He got a lot more attention than he bargained for now. That's an easy lawsuit

[@midastech1842]

Yea, I'm sure that the lawyers of the vehicle that got hit really appreciate that video being put out there, makes their life much easier.

[@JGunit]

@@midastech1842 "Your honor, I give you... exhibit A" lol

[@Punk-Jw]

I said the samething. His body language reaked of it. He was trying to downplay it like it was no big deal cause anyone with any brains or experience would've said absolutely no.

[@zzoinks]

How do you know he didn't built the car himself?

[@eleventwelves]

I'm glad you did this video. I've seen many say it's easy to criticize after an accident. but that was no accident and there were a sea of red flags as you have pointed out

[@AnthonyJ350]

I agree, if you move the car a foot and you notice the throttle is sticking, shut it down and check what's happening and why.

[@mikematty5104]

There was a time when you could not drive a blower car through the pits at the drag strip. It had to be towed, and could only be warmed up on Jack stands. This was because of runaway engines, similar to this situation.

[@f270]

Interesting

[@pepebreezy5883]

Don’t be an idiot and say what you want to think happened those are high compression engines your engine doesn’t have to be high compression just because it has a blower

[@HandMadeRoyalty]

I thought only diesel engines do that

[@mattgraham4340]

@@HandMadeRoyalty I think "runaway" is a generic term, even though "runaway diesel" describes a more specific phenomenon

[@blackforceswithnolaces5273]

Yea nowadays there are street legal promods

[@jessebrooks6231]

As a fellow mechanic, when I try to explain things similar to this, people look at me like I'm spewing sorcery. Engine mechanics and basic knowledge in said fields should be taught before getting a driver's license. Safety AT ANY amount of power is key

[@robthegobbler]

A license to operate should be required for a license to drive.

[@midastech1842]

Agreed, my oldest son just went through "drivers ed" he said basically all they did was learn road signs and watch videos of wrecks.

[@coleneville3073]

Any power level is absolutely right, some racing harnesses woulda saved these guys some teeth as well.

[@robthegobbler]

@@coleneville3073 “seatbelts are for pussies” says the people the ER know by full name on sight

[@zzoinks]

They should really teach people about the car functions like putting it in neutral or low gear if the gas pedal sticks. I think our drivers education manual says to do that actually but considering how Toyota or Lexus drivers have crashed due to a stuck gas pedal, I don't think they knew

[@Stealth86651]

Honestly if your first reaction to a stuck throttle is anything other than pulling over immediately and shutting the vehicle off you should lose your license. This dude shouldn't be allowed to drive, he's proven he's simply too unintelligent to handle the responsibility. Glad there's still people out there willing to call negligent and unintelligent people like that.

[@johne7345]

Particularly riding the brakes to stay below the posted speed limit. Huh? Idling at 2500RPM? How did the transmission even survive slamming into and out of gear?

[@ziptiesnbiasplies]

Hahahaha uncle Tony, thanks bud! Those meatheads are stunned, didn't think you would make a Vidya on this, but I'm sure glad you did! Hahaha

[@grosseileracingteam]

He Peg. Didn't you watch UTG. That's mint!

[@ziptiesnbiasplies]

@@grosseileracingteam you would be stunned not too!

[@carwashadamcooper1538]

Seriously stunned. I'd bet they don't do it again. Then, maybe..

[@bigneasy2106]

Stunned Brigade

[@ericschumacher5189]

Willard is stunned as well 😅

[@josephstanger873]

My neighbor bought a new m5 and had it built it up. He knew little of cars and drove around like a maniac. I couldn’t help but notice that the tires were all the way through the tread, and the very next day he wrecked the car in the rain. An ego with a large checkbook is one of the most dangerous drivers.

[@junior17medval]

Hopefully he didn’t injured anyone else but himself. Money doesn’t buy brains. He just wanted his Darwin award.

[@bamhamer]

You should have told him he's driving on the bare tread 😅

[@itsthescorp]

Enough dollars for new tires but not enough sense.

[@MydogTobes]

MORE THROTTLE, MORE THROTTLE!!!!!!

[@Born_Stellar]

one time all my friends were pissed I wouldn't drive on bald summer tires in the first snow of the year. ok losers, get your own car and license then!

[@tims72demon]

That guy should never drive a car again. He could have done several different things other than closing his eyes and hoping it wasn't really real. Bottom line "He hurt other people"

[@tarstarkusz]

Problem is, he will probably not get in any trouble.

[@BuiltXBuehn]

💯

[@johnpublic6582]

But he is an expert at filling the gas tank...

[@308dad8]

I don’t know. If a judge sees that footage when he goes to contest the ticket he’ll probably finish it without a license or a restricted license and a driver course requirement at the least. He knowingly endangered the whole city

[@CoachPruittsSpeedShop]

@@308dad8 /m

[@mikeh.753]

My Dad used to say that nobody will get you killed quicker than a spoiled rich kid in a hot rod.

[@PapaSmurf337]

Yeap, rich kids in cars and boats

[@johnlong5899]

The difference here is spoiled rich kids have some level of education that goes beyond pre-school.

[@terryoquinn8199]

Like all the mustang crashes into crowds ? Younger folks living at home spending thousands on a car they don’t know how to drive and wham ! Some innocent people gets hit . Crazy ! Practice in a parking lot in the snow , then the rain and get a feel for how the car handles . Snow is drastic , rain is less drastic then dry pavement . IN A PARKING LOT WITHOUT PEOPLE IN IT !

[@thomasel9171]

​@@johnlong5899haha, education does not equal common sense, lad.

[@johnlong5899]

@@thomasel9171 I am saying he has no education whatsoever, child.

[@Lord_Verminaard]

I've always loved classic cars, ever since I was 12 years old, (I'm 44 now) but I started to realize that most of the car shows are filled with people just like this guy, have a bunch of money, never really had to scrape something together with no budget, driving around a $100,000 trailer queen. I still love the cars but it's not a hobby for a "normal person" anymore. The example you stated is absolutely correct, this guy has probably never put together some piece of junk and went on a sketchy test drive, he didn't know how the car worked, he probably didn't even assemble it. I give so much more respect for a person with a car that they put together themselves, without an extravagant budget, and drive it regularly even if it doesn't have a million horsepower and a perfect paint job.

[@701garage]

I go to car shows every weekend and almost all the old guys are like this. The give the young kids crap for have a battered up car that make a lot of power. The funny thing is they always bring there cars in trailers to our shop to get work done to it because the young kids don't have money to just dump into their car. Last old guy that I spent weeks getting his old corvette working right after he throw a rod in it" his fault" he end up wrecking a wheel because he slammed it into a curb being dumb. he was my boss at a mechanic shop / Parts store owner "hedhals now auto value" . Just because you can afford a fast car doesnt mean you should drive one almost every corvette and mustang owner.

[@Spudderr]

I avoid car shows like the plague. Go to any kind of race and see who’s running the stock and street style classes and that’s where the real car people are at.

[@warrenlewis3977]

Everything you said was right on!! Once these cars became "Blue Chip", the car crafting ended.

[@leoncutajar1369]

Couldn't agree more.

[@pmscalisi]

There is a certain part of the car hobby world that has been taken over with older wealthy people. I grew up in a time where the last thing you did was a paint job usually stayed in primer for awhile. They used to call us rednecks. Assholes. I’m 66 now and still enjoy watching people find sound cars get engines in them and care more about mechanical and less about cosmetics.

[@stevesmoneypit6137]

Stuck throttle and didn’t pull over says it all!

[@quantumleap359]

Exactly. The car is TELLING him to stop driving me!!

[@em34ev3r]

@@quantumleap359 Active lawsuit; JAMES LEE VS. RUSSELL JAMES STOVER an active lawsuit against the idiot owner of the car and Autopia.

[@goforbroke2]

This dude actually built the car himself in his garage over a 20 year time period. All that wrench and he didn’t understand how to stop it in a emergency situation. The brakes were 17 years old…..nuts.😵‍💫

[@gamerdrive5565]

The pre drive interview is the shadiest foreshadowing I think I’ve ever seen, there’s gonna be curb your enthusiasm memes on this.

[@yung829]

@@gamerdrive5565 facts he's like 208k, 20 years and 2 wife's later and were here..... And now we are HERE.

[@gamerdrive5565]

@@yung829 at least he can drop brake upgrade off the to do list now, chuck the list out ur duuun.

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

There was no way he was going to stop, when he drove through his brakes it was all over.

[@thisisnightshop2037]

Most of these guys are only worried about accelerating and not stoping

[@machineman6498]

Thank you for making this. Guilty of Panic Park myself but it was a driveway. Thank you for the three steps I will never forget. Off, downshift, and keep pumping.

[@JohnSmith-xx1lx]

The whole brake thing could have been avoided easily if he had just put it and neutral as soon as he noticed the RPMs were stuck and pull over right away.

[@davidtaylor8672]

He still wouldn’t of stopped

[@JohnSmith-xx1lx]

@@davidtaylor8672 what are you talkin about

[@jangell1320]

@@eliaskhawaja6458- Wrong. The driver did not understand the operation of the shifter. That shifter has a lockout, that you pull up while in drive, and it allows you to downshift without going into park. The driver is an idiot, the passenger is half a notch below.

[@eliaskhawaja6458]

@@jangell1320 He obviously had no business being in a car like that to begin with.

[@DamionG1987]

The car would no longer have been under power if he hit neutral. It would start slowing down right away. It's rule #1@@davidtaylor8672

[@johnwilburn]

I remember the woman a few years back who had a throttle hang on a Toyota. She drove for miles until the brakes faded to nothing, then crashed and died. Never occurred to her to turn the key off OR THE 911 OPERATOR SHE WAS ON THE PHONE WITH! It merits practicing that a few times when everything is working right. Otherwise, it won't occur to us in the heat of an emergency.

[@thatbiguy1975]

i remember that. had the same thought.

[@gordonwelcher9598]

It would be good to turn off the engine and practice driving with no power steering or brakes in a safe place. Especially with a Toyota from these years.

[@lasskinn474]

Or neutral it. Anyway if you have a push button car it might be worth it to figure out if it needs a long press or double press or whatever to turn off the ignition at speed. Surprised the engine wouldn't just die on a toyota if you stood on the brakes before they were faded to hell?

[@125AXer]

Selecting Neutral with the gear lever should also have been an option. With the engine on the rev limiter, you still have power steering and brakes. Shut the engine off after you stop.

[@NBSV1]

My mom had a Camry of about the right age when the throttle sticking stuff was happening. She had a good understanding of putting it in neutral if anything happened. I explained to her to also get hard on the brakes and bring it to a stop asap. You’ll overheat the brakes if you just ride them trying to hold speed. But, they’ll take a single hard stop with no problem. Especially a front drive car where the brakes are stopping the powered wheels.

[@keithiverson6687]

Had this happen to a friend test driving someone else’s big turbo diesel build when working at a dealership. The throttle stuck, and applying the brakes just added load, which built more boost and made the situation worse. He did the right thing and turned the engine off before he hit anything, he was still shaken up for a while afterwards.

[@PontiacKid2]

Happen to my 1979 Formula on my first test run. Spark plug wire got stuck under the throttle and I just shut it off and coasted a side road.

[@oldsjetfire8975]

WOW, I had never thought about that happening but for sure would do exactly that. No way would the brakes hold it back in that situation

[@Slugg-O]

I agree 100% with UT. This is a situation where the guy bought speed that was way beyond his skill. He has the "here's my money make it go fast" mentality. Anyone driving a 1300 HP car with a sticking throttle should, 1) know it well enough to comprehend the danger at hand, 2) abort the run and fix it. To do neither shows he doesn't understand anything about mechanics or physics.

[@flatheadronsgarage7345]

Yes Tony I’m with you. Saw it and knew it was a series of bad judgments. This is why there are so many hellcats challengers and Corvettes and Copart.

[@MidwestCoupe]

As the saying goes " You Can fix the brakes, You can Fix the Idle, But you Sho Nuff cant Fix Stupid". Perfect Example!!

[@c.n.9074]

Never heard that saying before..... did you just make that up????

[@Spudderr]

I hope the people riding in the minivan are ok. I hope the driver is prosecuted to the fullest extent. Posting the video as proof he knew the car wasn’t mechanically sound is just an astonishing level of ignorance and arrogance.

[@superhuman2889]

That's what I thought, no remorse or concern for the public they put in danger! I really hope they get sued for being stupid. 😅

[@rcnelson]

I second the hope that the people these clowns hit are ok. As for whether this dynamic duo got hurt...meh, I don't give a damn.

[@sebbonxxsebbon6824]

Not me....I drive 2017 vehicles that are maintained.

[@Richie_the_Fixer]

@@MrSwinger1 my vehicles may be questionable , on occasion , but I have the experience to 1) downshift 2) cut the ignition 3) keep pumping the service brake 4) pull the cable brake

[@Spudderr]

@@MrSwinger1 the throttle was stuck and he just kept driving it till the brakes failed. Not like he had a brake line blow and it just suddenly happened. Not exactly what you call a complete accident. Accountability is a hell of a thing in today’s world.

[@bobjohnson205]

The driver and owner of this car is definitely a member of the 'more money than brains club' and his passenger is quickly on his way to becoming one, too! The fact that they were sitting on their shoulder harnesses only helps to prove that point!

[@bobbobbing4381]

Nah, not my reading. He seems a middle of the road guy,who's spent far too much of what income he's had, to build that car over many, many years. Note what he says about how long ago he had installed the breaks. I would say the level of money he has is not great enough that he's most probably lost a marriage because of his car.

[@gordocarbo]

No guarantee of avoiding back injuries...getting a neck injury or busted collar bone is almost guaranteed. Most dont know how/where to mount those .Most cars I see on YT are wrong.

[@reginaldbowls7180]

@@gordocarbotrue but in this situation even an improperly installed harness would’ve been better. Broken clavicle is better than teeth and lips.

[@MiHiHemi]

I give Autotopiala props for being humble enough to post this for a lesson to us all.

[@travishall67]

I agree with that. There were several major f*ckups that happened here. It would have been easy for AutotopiaLA to have not posted any video of it at all and try to sweep it under the rug. But they still f*cked up.

[@elesjuan]

Yeah. Props for admitting all of the contributing factors the two idiots made in their act if criminal negligence. 👌

[@jsdzx]

Unfortunately they have giving a line by line detailed testimony as an admission of guilt. I imagine defense attorneys have to put towels in front of their pants after seeing this.

[@jessieharris8204]

You lost me. You would sound smarter if you said nothing. So fyi a th400 or 4l80 has no engine braking. He did nothing wrong. Shit just happened

[@ryanmacewen511]

@@jessieharris8204 there’s aftermarket valve bodies for engine braking on 4L80E. So It’s possible. Shit does happen, but it’s f I was riding the brakes to keep from accelerating, anyone would have stopped to check out why. Shit does happen but this was avoidable.

[@tritech]

Attorneys are going to have a field day with this driver. Hope the people he hit recover without any major issues... being rear-ended is no joke.

[@djgwil1]

This happened last December, the case is over .....they would have never posted the video if it wasn't

[@tommyhawks856]

I had a 2001 Camaro SS that was loaded with Chevrolet options and options from SLP. It was clean, unmolested and beautiful. The car was totaled when it was hot at high speed from behind. The car was hit so hard that the force broke the back of the front seat and I was staring at the T-tops above me. I was lucky that it did not rupture the gas tank and catch on fire because it took me a few minutes to be able to move and exit the car.

[@marcanticola1633]

@@tommyhawks856 wow

[@mustangstuff7213]

What attorneys? Was there a lawsuit? Or are you just spouting rubbish?

[@rottman88]

I can't recall the guy that was the passenger in the "ballistic rocket" ever saying anything about the well being of the victims that were crashed into by them.

[@MustachioFurioso9134]

He never did in his follow up video about the incident either...

[@bobjohnson205]

@@MustachioFurioso9134 Doesn't want to be caught on video expressing any such statement. It could be used in court against him.

[@calvinhobbes6118]

This is LA peoples mentality. They are horribly selfish and entitled. I would never, ever live there.

[@jimpatro]

@@bobjohnson205 Yet produces an incriminating video.

[@bobjohnson205]

@@jimpatro Exactly! 😵‍💫lol

[@terrysweitzer6772]

I already liked this guy, but gained a lot more respect today!!!

[@SmackeysGarage]

One of the things pilot school teaches you is to practice the scenarios where something fails and run through checklists. If you have a failed engine in the air, you should practice your checklist and make it instinctual if it was to occur. There is a benefit to doing the same in a vehicle. If brakes fail, if an engine gets stuck WOT, if you have a blowout... practicing and building situations into your muscle memory could benefit you hugely in the future.

[@wanderinggentile]

This is how I trained people to drive trucks. Knowing what to do when things go to 💩 is the best thing to have in your skill set.

[@davepotanko5514]

Another problem being created is all the vehicle controls being moved to a touch screen on the dash. I know where my ignition, lights, wipers, and hazards are, without looking. When that screen goes out, or you end up turning up the blower motor instead of turning on the lights.

[@abelq8008]

The idea of having important controls on a touchscreen is ridiculous.

[@phoenixrising4573]

@@abelq8008 they're no less reliable than a switch that "feels" analogue but is just a digital trigger. We had this argument with Dragon 2 and starline.

[@ethanr765]

@@davepotanko5514 smart

[@thekikendallsautoandrandom1271]

Its more fun to go fast in a slow car than slow in a fast car lol. Learned that one from you Tony. And maturity is over rated 🤣🤣

[@fireballxl-5748]

SAFETY (comes from maturity) always trumps FUN.....unless you're an idiot.

[@OllamhDrab]

I'm pretty glad to just not need excessive power or noise or speed to have a good time. :) It's certainly kind of a bummer to be spending your efforts holding back something with way too much. My happy zone is 'Just a little more than I need,' or a setup that's balanced and just somewhat eager to go. One reason I'm really about handling and cornering, it just feels best when everything's nicely-dialed and you're performing with the machine, rather than like 'struggling for control.' It generally means a lot less temptation to exceed your 9/10ths. :)

[@fireballxl-5748]

@My Pronoun is WTF The 383 was bullet proof. Had one in my 67 Chrysler Newport convertible.

[@will7its]

Actually cruising around real slow in a fast car can be really cool.....😇

[@jhutch1470]

Star in a reasonably priced car. LOL

[@randywl8925]

I think the guy that posted that video, the one that has a KZbin site did do one thing right. As boneheaded as the entire story was, he did the right thing and decided to make a video to show everyone how important it is to be sure your car is safe. You know there are tens of thousands of people just as stupid as that car owner. The fella doing this video is actually doing a great public service by showing the things that went wrong. Hopefully, enough boneheads see this video and make their own cars safe so this doesn't happen to them.

[@TheTimvmax1985]

It would have been easy to not post the video and saved face but instead chose to use it as a learning experience for others . 👍

[@jonboy9912]

You are foolish the guy posted for clicks - if he had an ounce of common sense he would have insisted that the guy pull over or shut the motor down - luck they and others were not killed. They should be prosecuted for reckless driving!

[@randywl8925]

@@jonboy9912 You've never done anything dumb in your life. 👏

[@mikem3695]

I'll bet his lawyer thinks otherwise. Before putting this out he could have just said "I lost my brakes". By showing the whole story he's admitting to criminal behavior. I doubt his insurance will cover a dime. When the lawsuits are done he'll be driving a 20 year old Kia, that is if he even keeps his license.

[@randywl8925]

@@mikem3695 if you leave a pot on the stove and set it on high accidentally, and the house burns to the ground...... It's stupid, but the insurance will pay. Stupid yes, criminal??? You obviously aren't a lawyer.

[@roveriia6334]

Uncle Tony is a man of restraint.

[@HarleyHawk1]

I saw that yesterday as well and I was completely blown away. I get driving something a little sketchy but in safe conditions for a test drive, but after you hear them describe the riding the brakes, hot brake smell and the stuck throttle it is so stupid and ignorant that they drove like that. Those poor people in that Honda I hope are ok. What a stupid thing to do.

[@TD_YT066]

And they put a video up of it, that'll look really good in the several courtrooms these guys will be guests in the near future.

[@jpag8764]

@@TD_YT066 “You have the right to remain silent, anything you say….”

[@bobpallang151]

@@jpag8764 better to keep your mouth shut and look stupid than to open it and remove all doubt. the passenger is this.

[@tombob671]

@@TD_YT066 this guy is gonna loose everything and the video shows gross negligence

[@lobsterbisque7567]

@@tombob671 I remember near beginning of the video the driver admitting that the car caused him 2 divorces, and he even admitted that the last time He worked on the brakes was 17yrs. prior😱. What an idiot! He deserves to get sued!

[@Dj.MODÆO]

In the mid 2000s, me and my gf were driving an old police crown Vic her dad had bought at auction. The throttle cable broke while she was driving down town and it sounded like she had floored the gas……even she at 21 years old with NO mechanical knowledge was smart enough to put the car in neutral and turn off the key.

[@SKC_car]

that type of gearbox wont allow to be put in neutral unless the car its a full stop, turning off the key would had been the wise thing to do, also the mercury had no hanbrake, only parking brake from the gearbox, in the end, thing shouldn't have been on the road

[@CynHicks]

@@SKC_car My uncle had one and he put it in neutral to coast all the time. It was an 80s crown...

[@doomerhumor5479]

@@SKC_car wrong! All automatic cars can be pushed into neutral from the drive position WITHOUT power or the brakes being pushed.

[@SKC_car]

@@doomerhumor5479 its a B&M ratchet shifter, It wont go from D To R or N unless A Lock its flipped; It could go from D to 2 or 1 But I think this model specific Only could go to P then Downshift (" drag build") Go watch a B&M shifter video

[@doomerhumor5479]

@@SKC_car You can clearly see in the video it's not ratchet shifter he never did any ratchet motion. It looks like a B&M Starshifter due to the fact that he just pushed it all the way forward to put it in park. Sources? I fucking own one! And even if it was a ratchet shifter all he would have to do is bump it 1 time forward to put it in neutral.

[@ravencrestmedia]

This was totally avoidable and damn, what a shame of so many years of work down the drain.

[@blkeclipsel2400]

Marriages too according to him.

[@RickNethery]

I'm more concerned with the innocent people who were hit at the stoplight.

[@plrt6794]

Impressive in this day and age. Being responsible enough to understand you know you don’t have the self control to handle power in cars and bikes and in how you handle a weapon. If more people had your common sense and self awareness we’d have fewer problems in this world. Good on you Bud.

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

I had a throttle stick open at 60 mph. I was 20 years old at the time. I had the presence of mind to turn the ignition off without engaging the steering wheel lock. I pulled over, located the problem and repaired it and never thought about it again until this day.

[@leehouston5436]

But it COULD have turned out different

[@redtra236]

@@leehouston5436 Yeah but turning the engine off and pulling over is the smart thing to do. These guy rode the brakes until they overheated and caused brake failure. If they just turned the engine off and pulled over they would have been fine.

[@Johnfisher12345]

Sure it could have turned different.. had he been an irresponsible buffoon like the owner of that Mercury. But thankfully he had a functioning brain and used it, so it turned out fine. A predictable result.

[@williamthompson1455]

Or just shift it to neutral no reason to shut the engine off. But I understand the arguement for engine damage. But sometimes engine damage is worth not dealing with someone else's insurance.

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

@@williamthompson1455 Insurance? Who cares about that! I'd rather not be dealing with someone else's death, perhaps even my own.

[@cartersgarage392]

The crazy part is..they blame it on the brakes.. "brake failure". The dude said it makes 900 ft lbs at 2000 rpm! It's a driver failure..the car was telling him there was a problem.

[@cartersgarage392]

@@PsychobabbleRapp do u know anything about cars? He said his idle was stuck at 2500 rpm...he said he was riding the brakes to keep it at the speed limit. because at 2500 rpm a car the makes that kind of power can go 80 mph idling at 2500. Making that kind of power puts a lot of force on the brakes if u ride them. He hit the suv at 45mph..I didn't say "speeding"..obviously 45 can do a lot of damage. The dude said way earlier that he smelt the brakes, that was the brakes overheating from riding them. If you smell brakes or gas, stop immediately..don't keep cruising saying it will be fine. Of course, if you don't like my comment or opinion, you can keep scrolling.

[@aidenog7380]

@@PsychobabbleRapp it’s equivalent to u going in your car smashing the gas full throttle and pressing the break at the way down but with his car more cuz His car is such high ho

[@herbertgearing1702]

I've never been in this situation with a really powerful car but several similar situations in unsafe pieces of junk where I was able to avoid or mitigate the impending disaster. I drove a taxi for a decade or so and they were frequently failing for lack of proper maintenance, you learned pretty quickly how to get to a stop and not hurt anyone. BTW being sent over an icey mountain with bald tires and bad brakes can be a really spiritual experience that makes you reconsider your career path.

[@bobpallang151]

hey, junk cars are trainers. because shit goes south just because.

[@allanmcelroy9840]

you never growled at the company for giving you unsafe vehicles to drive?

[@allanmcelroy9840]

@@mercoid sounds like he moved on. I would have. There are legal safety standards, arn't they?

[@CaptOrbit]

I used to go to a mechanic in Cincinnati that had a shop right next to a large cab company. The cab company had its own garage and "mechanics" for fleet cars and the guy I took my car to did work for the independent owner operator cabbies and just the general public. I remember one time my mechanic mentioned that his son needed an inexpensive car to get back and forth to work. I said well now that the cab company has just gone out of business he is selling off his entire fleet. Why don't you buy one off of him? He said "Because the car is for my son and I want him to live"

[@allanmcelroy9840]

@@CaptOrbit damn....that bad?

[@projectjunk]

"Turn off the Ignition" Greatest advice ever.

[@TheWombat2012]

I worked that out in two seconds when I was 18 and the throttle in my old Charger stuck.

[@gordocarbo]

Good bye ps or power brakes if he had em.

[@dmartin4414]

What about "Push the shifter into neutral", instead of into Park".

[@redtra236]

I would have turned it off and pulled the E brake

[@gordocarbo]

@@redtra236 Thats the only way Id think it coulda been avoided or minimized. Panic situation, he had almost no time to decide what to do. Unfortunate.

[@TheMailmanOfSteel]

Tony I love your starting "Glass house" disclaimer, I too would have died long ago if I ever owned or rode a motorcycle with enough power to travel over triple digit speeds. "Lets see what this can do!" has had me travelling far too fast in vehicles barely capable of such far too many times that I could remember.

[@twentyrothmans7308]

I'd been riding a motorcycle for a year before I moved to Germany and found out about Autobahns with no speed limit. Pretty quickly, I decided it was safer to stay in the lane with trucks doing 50-60 mph than ride at 100. I just wasn't good enough.

[@warrenpuckett4203]

The best handling car I ever drove was a 1966 Corvair. Had different tires and wheels instead of stock.. The worst. A 2019 Mustang GT automatic. Strictly made for straight line driving BUT the Bullitt is really good. Not so much for 1/4 mile driving.

[@warrenpuckett4203]

@@twentyrothmans7308 After riding dirt and flat track. I worked up to crotch rockets. Followed a 308 Ferrari down PCH one Sunday AM early on my way to Oxnard.. The only car that went fast enough. Pretty every other fast car was a, just in the way model. 600, 750 and 1000 can move quickly but it takes time to learn to do it and keep it rubber side down. A bit different than riding on dirt. Until it does roll on dirt or sand across the pavement. CHP has been known to do that. I quit riding after my brother T boned a Cadillac with a driver on the phone. Just too dangerous.

[@freakbiker]

@@warrenpuckett4203 I haven't ridden my bike in years because of the overcrowded place I live, It's not fast but a vintage HD and the brakes are not great. Even if they were it's not fun when you're paranoid that every car is going to shoot out in front of you. Trying to move

[@motomichael4775]

"...every mile an hour counts." That's damn good advice; glad you mentioned it UT. All good advice given as a matter of fact.

[@easygoing2479]

That _is_ great advice; I think of situations when riding a motorcycle on unfamiliar roads and coming upon an unexpected curve. It's great to think of handling the corner aggressively *but* to also scrub off as much excess speed as possible before going into the curve - and if that curve is tight, every mile per hour _does_ count!

[@jimc3688]

Good job UT. Taught both my kids to know what it’s like to drop a clutch at high revs and to do a panic stop when I randomly yelled STOP ! Also, every first snow fall of the year go to an empty parking lot and practice emergency maneuvers.

[@jamiewhite1616]

I practice emergency movements frequently in snowy Wal-Mart parking lots. Could not recommend anything better for fun, and learning!

[@superhuman2889]

Parking lot donuts are the best! With few light posts of course.

[@Chimera6297]

I love doing donuts in empty parking lots on snowy days. unfortunately the cops don't feel the same way about it

[@fexploder3281]

I 100% agree with everything you said because if you are actually smart enough to think about this there really are countless of ways this crash could've been prevented. It is also much much extremely stupid of them to ignore such critical problems involving the brakes and throttle especially if the engine is making 1300 horsepower and only god knows how much torque. Since this is something these guys are doing, this is exactly why they they aren't really supposed to be doing stuff like this and it is worse when you are being a showoff too.

[@williamcole464]

My brother had a 58 Chevy, and soon after he got it, he decided to test the 283's power. As soon as he floored the pedal, he realised the throttle was stuck. I reached over and killed the ignition. Needless to say, he wasn't a car guy. Accident avoided, simple as that. Too bad morons are everywhere. Keep your eyes on a all the traffic around you at all times, and don't be that guy.

[@fireballxl-5748]

Completely relate to UT's speed "enthusiasm". Got rid of my crotch rocket because I can't help but turn the throttle. UT's advice was 100% correct and UT was/is wise to recognize he needs to avoid high horsepower driving/riding.

[@steelwheels327]

Yeah , i right there with you . I have a fast one and no matter how i say i'm going to keep the speed to the posted limits. It doesn't happen it goes fast so good , very addicting!

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Yeah I haven't had something fast for probably 6-8yrs now. Not by choice but life happened. She's still in the corner waiting for me to finish it, of course I tore it all apart to make it "better" so it's in 100 pieces. When that day comes ,yeah I'll lay down a nice smokey but I'll realize I'm really rusty so don't get too stupid !!

[@stevekendra8983]

I guess it's good I never felt that need for speed. I'm all about cruisin. I'd get into way more trouble otherwise, don't need an insurance company to charge any more than necessary!

[@flhusa1]

Maybe he should try rock crawling

[@flhusa1]

@@steelwheels327 The sensation of speed goes away as steady speed goes on. Then you hit the gas to get it back to it .

[@vonmarko1363]

I’m surprised that the guy from Autotopia even released this video. It seems like something that could be used in a lawsuit against these two guys. I think Tony is right about this guy being a member of the more money than brains club. There’s no reason whatsoever for anyone to be driving a blown, 1000+ HP cobbled together shitbox on public roads. The guy that owns the car admitted at the beginning of the video that the braking system was over twenty years old and more than likely hasn’t been serviced. I know of another guy on KZbin that builds old school custom cars that’ll he will sink thousands of dollars into air suspensions, put small block Chevys or LS’s into these cars, but install manual drum brakes with an old single reservoir master cylinder on it, then he’ll show footage of himself hauling ass down the road in the car when he’s done with it. It’s frightening to think about all these hacked together “custom” cars that are out on the road.

[@lasskinn474]

I have serious doubts about that car being street legal like that, without emergency break and all.

[@cr4zyj4ck]

I've always had the opinion that, should you decide to upgrade your car to be more powerful and capable than it's stock configuration, the *first* modifications you should spend your money on are upgraded brakes and tires to handle the power you want to get from the engine. More power should be the last thing you add.

[@alexb.1320]

What happened to WHOA before GO? I seem to remember that as the cornerstone of stepping into the world of more power. Definately more money than brains if the owner of that car did not service the brakes, or at the very least pull everything apart for an inspection.

[@davidkuhlman8004]

@@alexb.1320 the brakes were too small for 1300 hp

[@cuzz63]

Wasnt his car, he is a youtuber that posts vids of hot cars. He isnt even that knowledgeable about cars.

[@redtarget5275]

Imaginw you're sitting with your family at a red light, and suddenly two divorced dads come flying through your trunk.

[@Returnofthemac67]

Don’t forget about the parking brake, applied slowly and combined with engine braking it works pretty well in a brake failure situation.

[@Horrible_Deplorable]

Yup. I cringe when people call it an emergency brake. Unfortunately I've had a brake failure and the parking brake became the infamous emergency brake. Luckily I had fixed it before.

[@southfloridaoffroadrecover7251]

You gotta keep a cool head to do that. I had a motor mount break and pull the throttle wide open on a 1970 lemans 400 in stop & go traffic by the beach. I had probably a second to react. If acted like this guy id have wrecked 20 or more cars.

[@Returnofthemac67]

@@Horrible_Deplorable Yep, my dad had to use it once in a 70s Ford (of course it was a Ford). Probably easier with a foot operated one.

[@99SVT]

The car didn’t even have a parking brake. Should not have been on the road.

[@OllamhDrab]

A lot of parking brakes aren't set up to aid car control, though, ...in this case it couldn't have been worse to just drop anchors with one of those pedals or under-dash handles, but I kinda doubt this guy had the skills. They also have a tendency to be very uneven and put idiots in spins if panicked with. Especially the way this dude was weaving, he could have even rolled it if one caught.

[@poot111111]

Thank God for uncle Tony to call out this ignorance, this makes ALL HOT RODERS look bad. I was angry the entire video, then I was livid when the YT host gave us an update on his health. I am very happy he and the driver are on the mend, however, there is no mention of the innocent minivan driver. What would you feel if this innocent driver was your family?

[@hoonaticbloggs5402]

The video does mention the minivan driver if you watch it all.

[@loganshotrod4x464]

@@hoonaticbloggs5402: I watched the entire video & I remember no mention of the occupants in the minivan… but they sure went into detail about their owies

[@davidkuhlman8004]

Makes a strong case for the govt to ban these type of cars !

[@loganshotrod4x464]

@@davidkuhlman8004: Why ban it? Attorneys need the work & there’s a lot of money in litigation. That’s the definition of freedom in California.

[@davidkuhlman8004]

@@hoonaticbloggs5402 no mention of the minivan/suv they hit. You are 100% wrong

[@Elmo_Fuddleputt]

Shifting it into neutral would have gone a long way toward alleviating that situation too. Let the engine rev up wildly to the moon and puke its guts but it beats what this clown and the innocents involved had to deal with.

[@bodhixxx1]

these whistle dicks are not smart enough to slow a car down. 1. riding the brakes of course they will get hot and a warning would be a spongy pedal 2. they smelled hot brakes should of pulled over then and let them cool. 3. when the brakes failed like this guy said shut the engine off and shift into lower gear in addition keep pumping the brakes and apply the E brake. I had a brake line fail on me and I shut the engine off applied the E brake and was able to shift into a lower gear ( it was a manual transmission) A car with this much horse power should of been taken out to a closed track or a airport with room to allow for errors.

[@williamthompson1455]

That wouldn't matter at all compared to an impact. The explosion would be that huge. Plus you can still shift to neutral and shut it down. You don't have to choose just one option.

[@Jake-bt3fc]

@@williamthompson1455 You don't understand. You shut the engine off and keep it in gear so it engine brakes. If you put it in neutral before you shut it off then you have zero engine braking.

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

I learned how fast things go from fun to pure danger in just a few seconds. Thanks for posting this.

[@Oldmanwithagoldpan]

"A man's Got to know his Limitations" Dirty Harry, a quote to live or die by.

[@schmoopers500]

Yeah that’s definitely pure negligence and blatant inexperience. It’s pretty obvious he doesn’t understand a blower engine and thought at 2500ish rpm he could hold it with the brakes even though it’s probably making in excess of 500ftlbs of torque.

[@DaMan8691]

It was making 800-900ft lb

[@schmoopers500]

@@DaMan8691 Yeah maybe, my thought was at 2k or whatever rpm it was at it wouldn't have been quite that much.

[@immikeurnot]

@@schmoopers500 Roots blower. Huge torque at lower speeds.

[@blueovallife6868]

I was screaming at the computer when he said he was riding the brakes and the throttle was stuck!!! Pull that thing over!!! So frustrating to watch and know how dangerous of a situation they were in. If the cars not ready, it's not ready.. dont drive it unless its 100%!!! No excuses!!!!

[@warrenpuckett4203]

There is a good reason to replace single master cylinders with dual. Oh and working e Brakes. Also same with automatic transmissions the only thing you can do with most of them is shut the engine down. BUT if has a locking steering column. BUT that concoction. Just a mess.

[@pauls3117]

@@warrenpuckett4203 the single bowl Master cylinder popped in my head too. Idk if this car had one. I'm shocked when I see some really nice cars at shows with em. If they only knew or better yet if the insurance company knew 🤣

[@warrenpuckett4203]

@@pauls3117 Oh and the power brake booster does not work with super charging. So got to to put in a vacuum pump. Those hydraulic systems used on the MK VIIs are unreliable.

[@701garage]

@@warrenpuckett4203 mine only locks if it is completely of you can just kill the power to the motor.

[@yetidynamics]

you have managed to express all my rage and anger i had at this incident.

[@flhusa1]

You explained it perfectly . This guy forgot the one thing that keeps most people from getting seriously hurt . RESPECT for the machine. Once you lose RESPECT the machine it will teach you RESPECT in a heartbeat . Always have some fear. Once you think you have mastered it and have no fear you are doomed . The guy doesn't understand brake fade . He should have more than one kill switch . Throttle sticking turn off and get out of the roadway . One time I was riding atv and went to turn it off at key and it kept running so tried the on/off switch still running. When I got back home I found out that both cdi ground switches used the same source ground connection. Was just corrosion cleaned the metal and both switches worked. I purchased another kill switch for handlebar and used a separate ground connection. If I needed to I shut off engine I could have choked it out or pull spark plug wire . When something happens most people panic and just freeze .

[@sigmaprojects]

Respect the machine is such true words.

[@kurtzimmerman1637]

I saw that video also tony. the throttle was sticking, and he could smell the brakes cooking. let's keep driving! not his best moment I'm sure! take care all!

[@AB-80X]

I think the most infuriating thing is that to this day, they still try to excuse it. They completely fail to realize why they get the angry comments. This is a big frigging deal, and people are angry and shocked. This is not "Just making a mistake". This is a big deal.

[@nobodynothing6551]

This! This! This! Why aren't more people saying this?

[@DeRocco21]

you got no right to say that, that kinda attitute pertetuates white supremacy

[@AB-80X]

@@DeRocco21 What the hell is wrong with you? Are in need of mental help?

[@user-co4xl7wx3q]

Lol 😂 what’s funny I don’t know if you are serious or just makin a kek, and either way it makes me LaFF because there ARE people THAT STUPID who believe that kind of retrdation

[@gordocarbo]

Exactly....its their deal not ours to finger point and judge. Nobody here hasnt fd up royally in their life

[@terrybreed6391]

What would be cool is if someone could make a driving simulation of this exact senerio and bring it with a driving simulator to car shows so we could all have a try to see if we could get the car stopped with out hitting anything...I bet a bunch of us could..

[@mongo64071]

Maybe the SUV driver will see this video and ask uncle Tony to be an expert witness in the trial. But given the clear negligence on display for the whole video, it’s hard to imagine how this could ever go to trial.

[@FATKIDMOTORSPORTS912]

Uncal Tony is no expert witness he’s as ignorant as the driver

[@freakbiker]

@@MrSwinger1 Don't be so sure, I had a drunk driver rear end me on the highway, Christmas eve eve. He then OD'd and died a few months later, it took 7 years for them to settle my case which was not a lot of money in today's world

[@1notgilty]

The two words that I most hate to see in car sales ads are: "INVESTMENT QUALITY". Everything changes when owning classic cars becomes part of people's investment portfolios. I prefer to go to car shows and cruise nights and be around people who love their cars and know a lot about them, rather than where people consider their cars as bragging rights and extensions of their bank accounts. It's a whole different scene and vibe.

[@Thomas63r2]

Many years ago, I had a runaway situation on my '79 CBX (superbike in its era). I quickly shut it down - but not before passing up a police car! I do not remember what the officer's opening line was, but after I said stuck throttle, he said "prove it, and it better still be stuck." Without a hand on the throttle, I hit the started button and before I could turn the key off it was already past 6,000 rpm. The officer let me park it in a safe place, and because this was the pre-cellphone era, I had to walk to a phone booth and call the dealer for a service pick up. What caused the trouble? - small pebble had somehow bounced up into the carburetor linkage, jamming it in a mostly wide-open position. Tony is more right than wrong in his description; the owner of the car is wealthy but obviously to me has little seat time.

[@ПётрПроценко-б3к]

My friend is a driver of a cargo van. Iveco Daily the one with eight steps transmission and a powerful engine capable of pulling several tons of cargo. That was the time this year that he went all road rage on some hooligan sedan on the road. I was so scared, I removed the ignition key. Needless to say, we almost had a fight and there was a real risk for me to become a hitchhiker in the middle of nowhere. But taking the key away from a mad driver does really work, you kill the ignition and he slows down either on neutral or with the motor engaged in breaking.

[@azurplex]

Kudos to you Tony for bringing up your own shortcomings and what you do to exercise and highlight the importance of personal responsibility regarding such.

[@gordocarbo]

Like that bomb that blew up on nicks dyno? It was blamed on someone else No saints on any of these sites.

[@chadwick6271]

The thing that stuck out to me is that the passenger never once mentioned what was likely a mother or father driving that minivan that they almost killed. He mentions the driver and his injury, but not the entirely innocent driver they almost killed. Callous.

[@jeepnutscotty]

The people he hit ran from the scene…. Stolen car is the word. You cant really comment unless you have ALL the facts… which this guy does not have…

[@adriandelacruz8646]

@@jeepnutscotty are you serious ?!😂

[@FooFan-b3k]

@@jeepnutscotty You should take your own advice. No one ran anywhere and they posted a follow up video on the driver and the injuries he sustained. Fortunately they were very minor.

[@bretjjjohnson7942]

@@jeepnutscotty what lmfao. Get a life did you comment something that's not true. For attention In a KZbin comment section.

[@bretjjjohnson7942]

@@jeepnutscotty maybe have all the facts before commenting

[@SpecialEDy]

He chose the Minivan to hit too. He was swerving around, realized he was going to hit something, and homed in in the biggest vehicle at the light square on. The people in the minivan never had a chance.

[@averyalexander2303]

So what would you have suggested that he hit? One of the smaller cars next to it in the left turn lanes so they would likely get pushed into oncoming traffic? One of the rows of cars to the right of the minivan so it would have caused several cars to get wrecked and possibly more injuries? Tough call. The mini van could have had more people in it and likely kids, but it's passengers are probably safer than the smaller cars since its larger and heavier and it wasn't as likely to get pushed into oncoming traffic as the cars in the turn lanes. But realistically all of this is a moot point because clearly there's no time to think this through in a few seconds of panic. Who knows why he chose to hit the minivan or if there even was a specific reason, probably not.

[@SpecialEDy]

@@averyalexander2303 I'm not saying it was a poor decision, Im only pointing out that he made a decision, conscious or not. It makes a big difference in liability. Theres some excellent discussions on this subject for the morality and legality of self driving cars. They'll need to be preprogrammed on these decisions. Do I plow into the motorcycle to the left of me or the right of me to avoid an accident? The motorcyclist on the left is wearing a helmet but the one on the right isnt, so do I punish the motorcyclist on the left for being responsible and having a helmet, theyre more likely to survive, or do I hit the careless motorcyclist on the right who isnt wearing a helmet. Or, do I plow into the minivan in front of me? Theyre most likely to survive between them and the motorcycle options, but the minivan in front of me is significantly riskier for the occupants of the self driving car than the motorcycles. AI has to be programmed to prioritize people lives and safety, and make risk assessments.

[@HardCoreGarage]

Had plenty of time to aim for a tree..

[@lvsqcsl]

I have actually avoided accidents from behind. I was sitting at a red-light in Florida on vacation when I noticed in my mirror there was a car that didn't appear to be slowing down. There was a car in front of me, so I swerved around it and the car behind me plowed into it. There was a young man and his girlfriend that were doing things they shouldn't have. (Use your imagination.) The officer that worked the accident scene told me I didn't really need a copy of the accident report, but he was nonetheless impressed.

[@nothanks2943]

@@HardCoreGarage He had seconds to react to a situation and was in panic mode. You're a clown.

[@ryanehlis426]

“A man needs to know his limitations” Clint Eastwood said that one time 😂

[@wildman510]

Taking a car like this in traffic is already stupid enough but then this guy had to drive with multiple major issues

[@dwaynemcallister7231]

not to mention cameras

[@billhartley7971]

Hey Tony: Haven't seen you for about 30 years. You could not be more correct on your assessment of this criminally negligent behavior. Keep up the great work!!

[@milla698]

@@PsychobabbleRapp wow that sounds like a personal problem

[@milla698]

@@PsychobabbleRapp once an ass always an ass 😒 🙄

[@plaid13]

I just saw that video last night. It made me sick. The stupidity was out of control. I really hope the person they rear ended uses that video against them in a lawsuit.

[@ThePinkPanth3r]

Yeah, they really deserve a pretty good payout for that. From the car guy and the youtuber.

[@staccatoglock]

Oh trust me they will

[@kdkarr]

I watched the original video and saw the passenger break down what happened. One thing that irritated me, was he talked about his injuries and the driver's injuries, but barely mentioned the people they hit. To me, that would be the biggest thing to be concerned about. In the comments, the driver did mention what the driver of the minivan. They suffered from normalcy bias and it could have killed someone.

[@winstonwright3613]

I thought I was the only one who thought all that when I watched it. I've heard SO MANY stories of other cars that had a "stuck throttle".... and yet all of these idiots just keep tooling down the freeway on the phone with 911. NO ONE ever thinks to turn the damn key off! Or the start button. Or shift into neutral if it's a newer push-button car that won't let you turn ignition off while moving. There's always a way. A better way than holding down the brake pedal (which does nothing after brake fade sets in)... and just letting the car take you on a trip. Lol

[@alexphillips4325]

Push button cars, at least in the US, *will* let you shut the car off. You either hold the start button or hit it several times till the engine stops.

[@truracer20]

Those accidents you refer to happened with cars that would not turn off nor shift into neutral.

[@johnnytenjobs]

LOL?

[@lvsqcsl]

You can turn off a push-button car just like any other car. You simply hold down on the push-button. Now, if NO ONE ever thinks to turn the damn key off, do you think they will hold down on the button? Just a stab in the dark, but it isn't likely.

[@SlackerU]

I didn't even think of shutting off the engine, I only thought to pump. 10/10 on the breakdown. That crash is going slightly viral again.

[@kimblem.w9952]

It goes viral every few months it seems. Just hit 10m views recently.

[@johnmorykwas2343]

So he boils his brake fluid, does not try to use park or emergency brake or turn off the ignition and downshift. Spot on Tony!

[@zrxdoug]

"Boiled his brake fluid" is a conjecture on UT's part..dude may have just used up what was left of his pads (sounds like he was familiar with the "stuck throttle, ride the brake" life), or glazed 'em so badly that they didn't have the friction to hold back the mass of the car any more..or maybe he even got a caliper so hot a brake hose failed. He DID try to "use Park" which one would assume sent his parking pawl to parking pawl heaven a millisecond or so later..as for "emergency brake," that's sort of a misnomer..it's a parking brake. The car would have likely driven right through it, since in most cases, it's just a redundant mechanical usage of the same rear shoes he's already faded into oblivion. UT nailed it..ignition off, downshift, keep pumping the brakes, and hope one of 'em isn't smoked..

[@LanceisLawson]

His first mistake was putting a Chevy engine in a classic Mervury Comet. The owner was fool to open up an 1300HP car on a public city street. The guy was an old man who didn't have a clue what he was driving.

[@mikemcclune1440]

Amen Uncle Tony, I watched this om Saturday and said the same thing, an unfortunate incident that could have been avoided for sure The moment it was realized the throttle was sticking they should have cancelled the drive and returned to the shop

[@44070Swinger]

I figured this lesson out when I was a young man, I just installed a 408 stroker in my 70 340 Swinger, throttle stuck on the first drive doing roughly 40mph and the intersection rapidly approaching.... said a few choice words and killed the ignition while hard on the binders. This dude needs to be to confined to only driving a Prius for the rest of his life,end of story.

[@davidkuhlman8004]

ride the bus or walk

[@cerhart7172]

Give him a simple bicycle at best. Anything with a throttle is too much, including an e-bike.

[@robbsclassics]

He also admitted they didn't have an emergency brake working on the car. I'm pretty sure that's illegal in any state. I had the same thoughts on this video. I actually have had brakes go out, and I'm pretty sure I could have stopped without incident in this situation, because I've done it.

[@Cragified]

Which makes me wonder if they even had insurance on it.

[@greatnortherntroll6841]

An "emergency" brake would have been useless in this situation, except to give the driver the illusion of having some kind of safety net!

[@Cragified]

@@greatnortherntroll6841 Living up to your moniker I see. And you are completely wrong. If he had cut the ignition the parking/emergency brake would have significantly slowed the vehicle perhaps even stopped it on time. Depending on the brake system it would have used completely different shoes in the rotor hat. And even if they were the same as the service shoes or pads the mechanical linkage would have applied pressure which the hydraulic system could not due to the fluid having boiled and become a gas.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Yep I've driven a POS for a few days with no brakes except an emergency brake. It'll get ya stopped ,but leave lots of room and don't ask for too much. Now if ya got a Saab 900 grab all ya can ,the e brake is on the front wheels.

[@robbsclassics]

@@greatnortherntroll6841 Yeah so, yes it would. From my own experience, not because you say it wouldn't.

[@goopah]

Local headline: "A car at a red light was struck today by a comet."

[@michaelnotigan7796]

It's why I love Uncle Tony and this channel: good, sound, common sense thinking, no bs, the unvarnished truth. Keep on keeping on, sir!

[@charleselertii6187]

Yes Tony. You are right about every mile an hour you can drop off reduces the energy exponentially. Kinetic Energy is (1/2 * mass * (velocity^2)

[@joe-hp4nk]

All true Tony, an accident waiting to happen. 1 - they should have aborted the drive at the first sign of trouble. 2 - panic set in instead of quick thinking. 3 - Very fortunate no one was seriously hurt. 4 - The owner must be forbidden to drive hi horsepower vehicles.

[@allanmcelroy9840]

or re-trained

[@griffmillerii1885]

You know what really bugs me? They never said a word in their video about the people in the other car. Not one word. To sum up his biggest mistake (aside from continuing to drive the car after it gave warning signs), and you touched on this, Tony, is that he basically stopped driving the car and became a passenger.

[@VG-iq8xq]

Yeah I saw the video when it came out and thought they same thing. I think yesterday they put out another one and they speak about the driver of the minivan. It couldve been way worse, but Good grief what a disaster

[@loklie3226]

The lawyer for the people in the other car is probably thanking those guys for putting out a video showing their negligence..😆

[@whiskeycreekcustoms6296]

You nailed it Tony! This should’ve never happened, and with a competent driver behind the wheel it could’ve at least been minimized. I assume this guy has deep pockets and he’s gonna need them. He’s damn lucky he didn’t kill anyone. The internet is full of people doing stupid things, but this is by far one of the stoooooopidest things I’ve seen anyone do in quite some time.

[@davidkuhlman8004]

the Autotopia channel is really raking in views on that video at 660,000 views currently. Sometimes Stupidity does pay. The comet owner's pockets not so much. i wouldnt be too surpised if his insurance covered that accident.

[@losrevolucionarios8858]

@@davidkuhlman8004 dude doesn't have harness who thinks he has insurance? lol

[@bloothedog4443]

@@davidkuhlman8004 Hopefully the Law can level the field some.

[@Richie_the_Fixer]

@@losrevolucionarios8858 he had a harness , its hanging behind him . He's just NOT WEARING IT .

[@jontrudell7529]

This here is a Classic case of a guy having MORE Money then BRAINS!!!

[@johnnyx1734]

I had this happen in a 71 cutlass. The throttle stuck wide open instantly. I hit the brakes and shut off the ignition in two seconds! Saved me from a possible accident. Ended up pushing the car off to the curb and calling for a tow. Really scary when it happens.

[@armagansabetian5269]

" A show car of mixed match components, put together by someone who's got too much money and not enough brains"😅😅 Observation of the century🤣...thank you sir..

[@anywhoyt]

The idea of driving a car that wants to go 50 at idle is some scary SH!T.

[@keithshepherd4693]

And stupid as hell.

[@donaldhill2775]

Well worth discussing Tony, FIA type kill switch, large, red, reasonable price, mount within easy reach and no fumbling around with ignition keys, also doesn’t damage your alternator when operated whilst the engine is running, as for the guys, we’ll some people just panic and freeze is the kindest thing you could say about it 👍

[@themoldcars]

That driver has more dollars than sense as my dad would say. Tony thank you for taking the time to use your platform for this teachable moment. I think your video is really cool.