Posted on 01/25/2022 12:28:24 PM PST by nickcarraway
A daredevil driver shows nerves of steel — as he performs a 26-point turn teetering on the edge of a terrifying sheer drop.
The motorist repeatedly reversed so the back wheels were almost over the cliff.
But he kept control and completed the hair-raising maneuver in under two minutes. The nail-biting video has had more than 18 million views online.
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I have got myself in situations like that off roading in the mountains on jeep trails. In both mud and snow... Had to tether my winch to a tree or rock several times just in case. My wife wanted to get out and walk instead many times. :)
My daughter just got her learners permit today. I’m having palpitations after watching that video.
His greatest threat was having both rear wheels drop over the edge and hanging up on the frame.
Only way he could have gone over is put it in reverse and floor it.
Man, the driving tests are tough in those parts!
I may never have another normal bowel movement after watching this.
Tough but fair. Nobody's ever failed twice.
I love throwing my full-sized pickup into parallel parking spots that sedans give up on.
So many people just can’t drive.
He was really only in peril when his vehicle was perpendicular to the road. As long as he could keep 3 wheels on the road he was fine. Of course, that requires nerves of steel and amazing control of the gas and brake (and clutch) pedals.
I can believe it. We have lockdowns for a virus, yet we allow teenagers to drive.
That seems like a bad idea.
Well, as long as he doesn’t ‘gun it’ - he is not likely to fall.
If the wheels go over the edge, the car would bottom out on the ground. Probably would not go over the edge, but would just be STUCK.
Just about all of the cars weight is on the road and not overhanging the edge at all times. Still gutsy, but unnecessary. I hope everyone got their adrenalin and awe fix for the day.
Cool video, but at no point was the car in any danger of going over the cliff. About 60% of the weight of the vehicle is in the front of the car. That would mean over 50% of the car would have to go over the cliff before it was fall. The likelihood of both wheels going over was always VERY small, but even if both rear wheels did go over, at most 30% of the car would be unsupported.
The video is sped up. He was moving VERY slowly. He stopped each time he felt a wheel starting to roll over the edge. The front of the car is the heavy end. Nobody in back. The drive train center of gravity is slightly ahead of the center line of the front axle.
Or. You could just back down the road to a wider part.
Yep. If the back wheels had gone off the edge the van would have just been stuck there. The weight is too far forward for the van to rotate back and fall off the cliff.
Would have gotten a lot more views!🤣
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