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Guy Stuck in His Car Going 125 MPH With No Brakes

Phil Richardson — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:34:38 +0000

Imagine yourself jumping into your car for a quick run to the supermarket. As you approach your first stop sign, with the sun shining on your face and some fine tunes on the radio, you realize that your brakes aren't arresting your forward movement, but actually accelerating it. Eventually, your car reaches 125 mph - and then remains there - for an hour.

Driver's Fred Flintstone Braking Technique Results in Multiple Crashes [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:30:11 +0000

A Georgia man was aware that his pickup truck had no functional brakes when he took it for a drive Wednesday afternoon. But the 24-year-old was under the mistaken — and likely Saturday morning cartoon-influenced — impression he could just stop the vehicle by sticking his foot out the door and dragging it across the pavement, Fred Flinstone-style.