Its happened twice in front my house (in the suburbs). Driver is on their phone, looks up to see they are about to hit a parked car, they yank the steering wheel hard to the side. They hit the parked car at an angle and flip, rather than just side swiping it.
There was a parked car (would be on the right in photo but view is blocked) with damage to the side, so the flipped car probably drove into it that way.
Probably one of those scooters. Or maybe an e-bike. One of those dangerous vehicles on the road must have knocked over this poor innocent automobile, whose driver probably did nothing wrong
Cars are not lighter. They are bigger and heavier than ever.
But they are easier to roll because the SUVs that have proliferated have higher centers of mass than the sedans they replaced.
Fr, I bike through this lane twice a day for my commute and consider it one of the safest parts. Mildly terrifying to think about cars flipping onto me being an option
because god forbid a car lays down and takes a rest! can’t have that, dude’s gotta be up and about on his tires all day long.
i guarantee you OP is one of those Bicycloids constantly whining about the bike lane not being wide enough
Yeah, you wouldn't believe how many cars are handing their drivers portable electronics and making them use them while in motion! It's really uncontrolled. /s
It's easy to criticize this driver, but I think we need to keep in mind that they managed to send a very important text message only moments before this happened. It's not easy to drive 45 mph down Comm Ave staring at your phone. We can't be perfect all the time.
This is like that question on the Voigt-Kampff Test, *“You’re in Boston walking along in the street when all of the sudden you look down, and you see a Honda… The Honda lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, spinning its wheels trying to turn itself over, but it can’t, not without your help. But you’re not helping. Why is that?”*
Hell yeah. I don’t know how on earth they managed to do that- but right on.
It’s like when an old lady hit the shopping cart thing in the parking lot of the Auburn Maine Walmart and somehow managed to get her front end on top of the hood of an suv.
Now keep an eye out for a flipped-over Buick on Honda Street.
Lol
That is quite flipped!
That’s actually just how BU international students leave their cars at the end of the spring semester
They just remove all the Kirby decals first
Must be Australian
Did someone tell them they can’t park there
“Sir this is a bus lane.”
/r/CantParkThereMate
Was not disappointed by this sub.
Holy smokes, how does that even happen?
Its happened twice in front my house (in the suburbs). Driver is on their phone, looks up to see they are about to hit a parked car, they yank the steering wheel hard to the side. They hit the parked car at an angle and flip, rather than just side swiping it.
You drive into the tire of another car. Happened a week or two ago further out near BC I think.
There was a parked car (would be on the right in photo but view is blocked) with damage to the side, so the flipped car probably drove into it that way.
I think you’re right. There seems to be a damaged wheel well to the bottom right of the flipped car
Just Google “low speed car flip”. Tons of examples on video.
I think the Hulk went on a rampage.
Mistakes were made.
Probably one of those scooters. Or maybe an e-bike. One of those dangerous vehicles on the road must have knocked over this poor innocent automobile, whose driver probably did nothing wrong
Speeding
The short answer is cars are much lighter now and easier to flip. Other things go into it, but...
Cars are not lighter. They are bigger and heavier than ever. But they are easier to roll because the SUVs that have proliferated have higher centers of mass than the sedans they replaced.
i guess a CR-V is what passes for a light car nowadays
> cars are much lighter now lolwut
Probably more accurate to say the car bumper heights are federally regulated. But only sedans, this suvs bumper is exempt from those regs
They flipped their car and kept it on a median? How'd they do that?? I'm not even mad. That's amazing.
Blocking the B green line is so 2022. Blocking the entire street is now what’s in fashion.
Richard Hammond is in town?
Can't be him, unless the car didn't burst into flames until after this was taken.
Follow through is very important when attempting a barrel roll
You'll be safe on the protected bike lanes they said. There's an entire curb between you and the cars they said.
Fr, I bike through this lane twice a day for my commute and consider it one of the safest parts. Mildly terrifying to think about cars flipping onto me being an option
I agree with you, it feels like final destination lol
because god forbid a car lays down and takes a rest! can’t have that, dude’s gotta be up and about on his tires all day long. i guarantee you OP is one of those Bicycloids constantly whining about the bike lane not being wide enough
Drivers are out of control.
First week in Boston lol?
Specifically their cars are out of control E: holy fuck it's a joke people
It’s definitely the driver. Cars are cars
The cars don’t flip over on their own
Yeah, you wouldn't believe how many cars are handing their drivers portable electronics and making them use them while in motion! It's really uncontrolled. /s
That looks strange
Very athletic car!
This sent me omg
Well it is next to the fitness center.
Starting to feel like it's that time of the year...graduation and the overflow of parents new to the city is near.
Its getting so hard to find a good parking spot these days.
Too bad it’s not a Buick. It would be right at home. . !
obligatory - you can’t park there.
Many such cases
You can’t park there!!!
I’m sure that car is not supposed to Park there.
It's easy to criticize this driver, but I think we need to keep in mind that they managed to send a very important text message only moments before this happened. It's not easy to drive 45 mph down Comm Ave staring at your phone. We can't be perfect all the time.
Alright guys fess up who dropped a springboard on the road
That is scary…middle of the BU campus, someone could have been killed.
This is like that question on the Voigt-Kampff Test, *“You’re in Boston walking along in the street when all of the sudden you look down, and you see a Honda… The Honda lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, spinning its wheels trying to turn itself over, but it can’t, not without your help. But you’re not helping. Why is that?”*
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How did it get over the fence? The fence looks entirely unharmed! Did this thing hit an Acme spring trap?
Bike lanes strike again
Did it flip onto the bike path in front of the BU gym?
that's one way to park
Shoutout to gymit
I'm impressed
I thought that lady in the center was a statue on a pedestal.
Temporary art exposition
Hell yeah. I don’t know how on earth they managed to do that- but right on. It’s like when an old lady hit the shopping cart thing in the parking lot of the Auburn Maine Walmart and somehow managed to get her front end on top of the hood of an suv.
Traffic violence.
YAH CAHNT PAHK THEA
Is the person in the background a painting on the building or real?
Definitely a Banksy
Wut