The dumbest stunt I have seen

[Lubener]

You have to see to believe this. The driver of a red pickup entered the freeway in Cleveland driving in reverse. It is an amazing feat but very stupid.

https://www.cleveland19.com/2024/06...r-goes-backwards-onto-i-90-towards-cleveland/

 

[atikovi]

His transmission broke and only has reverse. The guy filming while driving is more of a hazard and should get a ticket as well.

 

[joekingcorvette]

Not too smart. He should have just had it towed without driving it at all.

 

[atikovi]

He should have just had it towed without driving it at all.

That costs money. He's driving a 30 year old pickup. You do the math.

 

[joekingcorvette]

That costs money. He's driving a 30 year old pickup. You do the math.

Ha! There's a whole lot wrong with that entire scenario and I don't want to post anything to offend the owner of the old Ford.

 

[Nmr1981]

His transmission broke and only has reverse. The guy filming while driving is more of a hazard and should get a ticket as well.

You mean that mighty 35 year old ford AOD isn’t an anvil of reliability? Or maybe he was trying to roll back the odometer lol

 

[Kira]

Local roads?

 

[fdcg27]

This is inexcusably stupid and a danger to everyone else on the road.
Guy should be cited for reckless op and get a nice suspension.
Maybe while his truck has no tags and can't be driven he'll either fix the transmission or find a serviceable one in a yard.

 

[atikovi]

Local roads?

Nope, he is on the interstate.

 

[BHopkins]

Nope, he is on the interstate.

I think that Kira is asking, why couldn't this gut have taken local roads, instead of the interstate?

Sorry, but there is no valid excuse for this. Let's say you are right, and the truck has transmission issues, so there is only reverse. And he is driving an older truck because he can't afford anything newer. None of that is an excuse to operate a motor vehicle unsafely, particularly when you are putting the safety of others at risk.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

We used to do this just to be hooligans around town 50 years ago.
Can't do that in Andover today.

 

[Chris142]

none of my cars will go that fast backwards

 

[Pew]

Can't fix stupid, but you can put everyone else in danger.

 

[daves87rs]

Just wow. Nope!

 

[Passport1]

Anybody who ever self-deleted and won a Darwin Award for their effort.

 

[jeepman3071]

This is inexcusably stupid and a danger to everyone else on the road.
Guy should be cited for reckless op and get a nice suspension.
Maybe while his truck has no tags and can't be driven he'll either fix the transmission or find a serviceable one in a yard.

My guess is that his license is already suspended, and the tags are expired.

 

[BHopkins]

My guess is that his license is already suspended, and the tags are expired.

The question crossed my mind, had he given any thought to the likelihood of success, in arriving to his intended destination, without getting in an accident, or at the very least, drawing the attention of law enforcement? But then, as I read your post, I kind of doubt that someone who is making decisions like described above, would even give any thought to things like consequences.

 

[RhondaHonda]

They did say the video was sped up. Speaking from experience, anything over about 20-25 in reverse and the steering starts to get REALLY touchy since it’s like a forklift at that point.

A mid 90s Dodge Caravan can get going pretty good in reverse. Speed, combined with soft suspension, a higher center of gravity, and 16 year old drivers…things got interesting.

 

[Lubener]

His transmission broke and only has reverse. The guy filming while driving is more of a hazard and should get a ticket as well.

Most of the footage was provided by traffic cams.

 

[Lubener]

That costs money. He's driving a 30 year old pickup. You do the math.

Sounds like you would do a stunt like this. Unfortunately, doing the math does not involve some common sense.