Trying to catch a runaway car goes from bad to worse

[u/gudlyf]

[u/geoffs3310]

Some people really are useless aren't they

[u/OriginalBlackberry89 → u/geoffs3310]

Yup. This was insanely infuriating to watch, especially because that thing was only moving like 1mph.

[u/paulsonemanarmy → u/OriginalBlackberry89]

A brisk 1 mph lol

[u/Ok-Chemical-7635 → u/geoffs3310]

Watch out that could be you unexpectedly

[u/LarryIDura]

"tried" is a severe overstatement

[u/TexasBaconMan]

I like how she tries to hold it back with brute strength. Sadly, something similar happened to my Wife while teaching one of our kids to drive.

[u/spin-city → u/TexasBaconMan]

Uh, how sadly?

[u/TexasBaconMan → u/spin-city]

Learning driver didn't put it into park when they got out of the car. Minor injuries.

[u/tour79]

I want a follow up video from tow truck driver

[u/blueberrywine → u/tour79]

Did he do the same thing?

[u/rexcannon → u/blueberrywine]

In the other direction.

[u/UnacceptableUse → u/rexcannon]

I'd watch that romcom

[u/Lythieus]

I'm just impressed with how much torque that car has at idle to climb multiple curbs. 

[u/clgc2000 → u/Lythieus]

Multiple curbs, and one leg.

[u/hkushwaha → u/Lythieus]

I was surprised to noticed that. Or the road is a slop

[u/FreneticPlatypus]

Hello, 911? I’ve been run over by a car!

Do you know who was driving the car?

Yes. I was.

[u/Drufyre]

Yeah let's just grab the car by the door frame while walking with zero urgency like we're trying to stop a shopping cart that just slightly rolled away from us. That'll surely stop the car. Idiot.

[u/fordag]

She was never really trying.

[u/WhereIsTheMilkMan]

She really earned that one.

[u/Yugan-Dali]

Christina’s World

[u/Borry_drinks_VB]

Almost a Darwin award.

[u/asdfredditusername]

And that dude just stood there and filmed. Didnt even attempt to help. People are the worst.

[u/HappyAd4998 → u/asdfredditusername]

that bitch can help herself I'm not risking injury for a piece of shit Kia

[u/Arpe16]

Yes let’s film it instead while we have enough time to run over still and stop this from happening.

People are so fucked. We are so done.

[u/Loudergood → u/Arpe16]

This isn't new, but now we get to watch.

[u/ryanbbb → u/Arpe16]

Probably safer for everyone if she is off the road for now.

[u/Anunnak1 → u/Arpe16]

She had plenty of time to stop it herself.

[u/Arpe16 → u/Anunnak1]

She looks old and possibly limited movement, i don't agree that she get stop it herself the video is pretty good proof.

[u/Mr_McZongo → u/Arpe16]

She looks old and possibly limited movement

Limited movement is coming from the sandals. Not from age. She tried brute force stopping a moving car by leaning against its momentum twice for several seconds. 

This person was just not mentally or emotionally equipped to handle a situation like this. 

[u/pandoras_box101]

these things have voting rights

[u/Z_e_e_e_G]

Hell, she almost quit entirely at the first curb

[u/squidsauce]

This is like watching my coworker try to complete a time sensitive task

[u/DC12V]

It's actually pretty sad state or affairs to see, ok sure she messed up, created a traffic hazard, possibly endangered any occupants inside but no one offers to help? You can see the various stages where she thinks she'll get it back under control when it hits the gutters and then loses it again.

[u/RuzzT]

Loved the music. Sounded like an 80s movie. So much drama.

[u/power0722]

Worse would have been running herself over.

[u/Esbjorn_The_Cleric → u/power0722]

Which she did

[u/rexcannon → u/power0722]

Good chance of someone Tboning that thing on the way across the road while she was on the other side. Out of sight as well.

[u/poriomaniac]

No need whatsoever to step into the car (feet first) in that situation. Simply reach in and pull the handbrake.

That should be anyones first instinct.

[u/BrainTroubles → u/poriomaniac]

Assuming the car has one, it’s in the middle of the car. Gonna have a hard time pulling that without getting at least half your torso inside, at which point you may as well just step on the brake.

[u/poriomaniac → u/BrainTroubles]

Head first would be safer than feet first.

[u/MxM111 → u/poriomaniac]

Does this model have it?

[u/sriracha_blowjobs → u/poriomaniac]

Neutral would be preferable. But this person clearly isn't coordinated or intelligent enough for understanding how cars work. E-brake, transmission, and regular ass brake are all off the table.

[u/Agouti → u/poriomaniac]

I wonder if that's why electronic handbrakes are always on the door side of the drivers console for euro cars? Would certainly make it easy to reach in and press it under duress.

[u/fried_green_baloney → u/poriomaniac]

Some cars the brake is a pedal on left side of driver's footwell, you really have to be inside the car to push it down.