GTS Wreck on Break

Tom F&L GoR

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That's the stock brakes for you. That guy has a few more worries than flat spotted front tires but it's why non-ABS cars need to get the rear tires more involved.
 

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Geez Tom, you really think brakes! I think that dude just gunned it while being an idiot....

Way too crowded to drive wild...IMO.....
 

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Of course he/she was an idiot and has no excuse for that. But with a small mechanical/safety upgrade the people in the white van that was hit could have stayed uninvolved.
 

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so was this a case of the viper driver knowing he is being taped and showing off a bit for a camera, or a stranger taking a video of someones viper on the highway and accidentally catching an accident?
 

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Reading some of the replies I would expect the guy to be going well over the speed limit. If anything he accelerated in 6th gear (listen to the tone) and barely pulled a car length on the flow of traffic. The only time he really accelerated was at the beginning of the video and he wasn't weaving through traffic like a maniac either.

I think it was he wasn't paying attention very well and freaked, slammed on the brakes, end of Viper.
 

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ABS or no ABS; the bottom line is, that was an over-aggressive lane change in way too much traffic. Driver went for what he may have thought was an open lane (glare probably was a factor) and found a lane clogged with off-ramp traffic instead. 100% driver error. This time, Viper power/handling characteristics had nothing to do with it; he could have done this in virtually any car out there, with the same result (though the repair bill might have been lower).
 

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So the guy crashed, who cares, what's the big deal anyway. What blows is the fact that some poor guy or gal got nailed.
 

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It looks as though it was somewhere outside of the U.S.
Mexico City, maybe?

Most populated city in the world and you're driving like that? FAIL
Nice ride like that and you're driving like that? FAIL
You drive like that? FAIL

I wouldn't put that guy in charge of an Easy Bake Oven let alone a vehicle.
 

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so was this a case of the viper driver knowing he is being taped and showing off a bit for a camera, or a stranger taking a video of someones viper on the highway and accidentally catching an accident?
Wondering the same thing. I suspect it is someone just seeing it on the road. Since it appears it is not in the U.S., seeing a Viper would probably be a unique site. Notice that there doesn't appear to be all that much damage on the van, but that Viper is screwed up!
 

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“Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary… that’s what gets you.”
 

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So any idea of the location? I thought it looked a bit like the ring road around Paris, France? Its not England that's for sure, but the other vehicles look more European than American?

Mark
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he should have invested in a big brake upgrade kit!!! Might a helped some as the stock brakes arent the very best on these cars!!
 

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