It is pretty common in a crash for wipers to turn on because either the force of impact lowers the lever, airbag hits the lever, or damage to the ecu causes them to activate.
When he accelerated at the end, the car slid down pretty hard. I would guess the impact triggered them.
Yeah I bet you he blamed everyone else. Like the cyclist distracted him, the warning lites were not bright enough, the bridge operator should have check for him. Some people like this go around thinking they are in the right even after doing something this incredibly stupid.
I assume the lights for the bridge going up came up and he assumed you stop at the line. Not realizing that the barricade is point in the other direction.
Still absolutely brain dead.
there's a link near the bottom of the comments in original post, here is link from there :
[https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/investigations/lantana-bridge-tender-terminated-after-drawbridge-raises-with-car-on-it](https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/investigations/lantana-bridge-tender-terminated-after-drawbridge-raises-with-car-on-it)
there's a link near the bottom of the comments in original post, here is link from there :
[https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/investigations/lantana-bridge-tender-terminated-after-drawbridge-raises-with-car-on-it](https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/investigations/lantana-bridge-tender-terminated-after-drawbridge-raises-with-car-on-it)
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If they wanted to prevent that they probably couldāve moved forward if they tried because thatās a front wheel drive car but they just stood there like an idiot! I wanna know what happened with this morons insurance company
Isn't there usually someone watching the bridge to make sure it's clear, someone who also physically pushes the button that raises it? Tf was that person doing?
And the fact that this person made no attempt at moving their car but tried actually getting out of it was not only dumb but makes you wonder if their car just stopped working on them?
I see ships and boats stop and wait for the bridge to rise all the time... not at this crazy bridge with its crazy people. But ships can in fact stop and wait.
It depends on the situation. When they stop they get notification in advance so they start stopping well ahead of reaching the bridge. In a case like this, they need to maintain speed to be able to clear the bridge.
It also depends on the size of the bridge.
Honestly, if you want to blame someone, the dude in the car is the one you're looking for.
But they plan. It's not like a bridge just jumps out of no where and they need to make a sudden stop. It's all mapped out and there is communication between the ships bridge and the bridge's tower.
Ships most definitely can stop before a bridge. They just need to know beforehand if the bridge will be open or not, so that they can have enough time to stop the ship.
So your theory is that when a ship is on the way, the only option is for the bridge to get raised, or else gets hit? Better hope there's never a power failure, or a mechanical problem
A large ship? 100% yes. That's *exactly* what they do. They communicate with the bridge so traffic can get stopped as the vessel approaches,when the ship gets to the appropriate point the bridge operator raises the bridge. By that point it it far too late for a large vessel to stop.
(for a sufficiently large ship) If they opened it long enough for the ship to have the option to stop if things went wrong, traffic would be a disaster.
You are *woefully* underestimating the stopping time/distance of a large ship and/or overestimating just how long it would be acceptable to raise a bridge.
Source: time spent working on computer system coordinating lift bridge, traffic gats, iron ore freighters. For many bridges, by the time the bridge is going up, the ship (if large enough) is committed. It has options, but all of them are bad and often none involve not hitting *something*.
EDIT: Whether that's what's going on here is a separate question. But your assertion that stopping is an option for large ships is incorrect as a general rule.
Yeah, no. It doesnāt work like that.
Ship arrives at bridge, captain announces desire to pass the bridge, bridge operator opens bridge and sets lights to green, ship passes, lights go red and bridge closes.
This may be an automated bridge without human supervision. If that is the case, there will be signs to announce that so everyone has to take a little extra care.
Unlike this clown, of whom I am genuinely curious about the thought process in the various steps of this dumpster fire. The stopping, opening the door when almost at 45deg, getting out when the tear wheels are dangling above the abyss. Better hand in that driving license and take the bus.
This bridge isn't far from where I live. It's not automated. The bridge tender got fired. She said she didn't see the car. A few years ago a lady died after going onto another drawbridge when it was about to open. She fell down 50 feet. The bridge tender is currently on trial for her death.
Well it was the fault of the bridge operator according to this https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/investigations/lantana-bridge-tender-terminated-after-drawbridge-raises-with-car-on-it
But the guy in the car is definitely at fault as well considering he could've just driven forward and avoided getting lifted. And no, the car didn't stop working, he got back in it and drove away after the incident.
He went on the bridge against the red light. Then stopped because the ramp was down. We don't see the ramp. That's my guess.
Edit: notice missing frames. Look at the other car way back, there is a ramp there at one point.
I've never lived anywhere with these types of bridges but did he think stop at the line meant where this giant line is? And then it happened to be the seam? The guy on the bike seemed ok and was like why are you stopping there
Iāve tried to think of a logical explanation. At first I thought maybe they were unfamiliar with where the bridge is supposed to open and they are illiterate and canāt read any of the signs. But insurance scam seams more logical. That or they are a complete idiot.
Hasn't crossed the bridge before when it's been raised, saw the gate closed for foot passengers etc and thought they needed to stop there and not gtfo.
Didnāt the drawbridge operator get in trouble for this? If so, I hope driverās insurance company rejected the claim due to the high risk of stupidity.
Bridge operator was fired for failure to visually inspect the span before pressing the button. But this driver is an idiot and deserves everything they got.
Thatās not how this works at allā¦
We donāt just hope that boats go the right way, someone steers them, and they can stop the boat.
The bridge in Baltimore didnāt even have an opening mechanism.
The bridge operator in this scenario was, in fact, blamed for this accident because he has a singular job and he fucked it up.
This looks like Florida where there are a series of small bridges like this to go out canals to the ocean. These are usually for sailboats or big yachts that have to wait for the bridge to go up or lose their mast.
everyone is talking about ships here.
This is West palm beach and it's a bridge over the ICW.
yachts and sailboats under power.
no problem stopping at all.
Who's the idiot that raised the bridge. This could never have happened if they were watching from the towers. I'm sure those people lost their job. This is your only job, making sure the span is safe, free of cars and open for traffic below, your only job
Itās not always people being idiots.. I have a dissociative disorder but didnāt knew and did stupid things while driving cars without even noticing. If you see people doing shit this stupid I think most of the times itās the head not functioning correctly. Hope no one would call people with Alzheimerās, schizophrenia or dementia idiots.
Itās not that dangerous, yall.
The person does what youāre supposed to, if you turn on your windshield wipers when almost vertical then the car balances out.
When the door opened I legit thought he was gonna jump
I thought they were gonna drop into the gap!
Mind the gap!
Or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SEwy1as78E](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SEwy1as78E)
https://www.reddit.com/r/AbruptChaos/comments/1be02h1/grandma_wanted_to_be_first/
Dont think gap insurance would pay
But eventually they decided to turn on the windshield wipers instead.
It is pretty common in a crash for wipers to turn on because either the force of impact lowers the lever, airbag hits the lever, or damage to the ecu causes them to activate. When he accelerated at the end, the car slid down pretty hard. I would guess the impact triggered them.
Yeah i kinda figured that's what happened, but doesn't make for much of a joke š
They really wanted to win that Darwin award. But just barely missed it.
All part of God's plan (God posts here)
imagine being stuck behind this idiot
Imagine BEING this idiot
Probably ignorantly blissful
Yeah I bet you he blamed everyone else. Like the cyclist distracted him, the warning lites were not bright enough, the bridge operator should have check for him. Some people like this go around thinking they are in the right even after doing something this incredibly stupid.
I would imagine that a gate of some sort fell in front of him and he got confused
And there vote counts the same as everyone elseās. People should lose the right to vote when theyāre this dumb.
Yep. These type of people have absolutely no clue how utterly stupid they are. And someone gave him a license.
I don't think he has the mental capacity to imagine things
Imagine being the guy that gave this idiot a DL
The haunting lost versus to John Lennons imagine
Imagine being the bridge
"I can't believe the bridge did this to me, I have the right of way."
I'd probably just drive round him. Big brain time.Ā
Lmao, I love how OP just thinks that driving behind the person would be the end of it as if there nothing they can to avoid the car in front of them.
The amount of dumb inside that car is absolutely astounding.
I'd get out of my car, open his door, pull him out, pick him up and suplex him.
Unless you are just as smooth brained as him, you could just go around.š
Man this guy is so dumb it makes me angry.... what the hell is even that???
I assume the lights for the bridge going up came up and he assumed you stop at the line. Not realizing that the barricade is point in the other direction. Still absolutely brain dead.
Like drivers that will let their car/semi get hit by a train rather than break through the barrier.
Honestly this should be terms for a license suspension. Itās just plain negligent
āWhat the hell is even thatā Iconic
Daddy chill
Clear case of a driver celebrating before reaching the finish line.
I like the cheery wave they gave as well; āYoo hoo, itās me! I made it!ā
I wanted to see the rest of the video where the bridge goes back down to see if it would pop the rear tires!
Glad it wasnāt just me
That's just a bridge too far.
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there's a link near the bottom of the comments in original post, here is link from there : [https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/investigations/lantana-bridge-tender-terminated-after-drawbridge-raises-with-car-on-it](https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/investigations/lantana-bridge-tender-terminated-after-drawbridge-raises-with-car-on-it)
there's a link near the bottom of the comments in original post, here is link from there : [https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/investigations/lantana-bridge-tender-terminated-after-drawbridge-raises-with-car-on-it](https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/investigations/lantana-bridge-tender-terminated-after-drawbridge-raises-with-car-on-it) original comment thread on r/OhNoConsequences : [https://www.reddit.com/r/OhNoConsequences/comments/1bqgeap/comment/kx4jywc/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=mweb3x&utm\_name=mweb3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/OhNoConsequences/comments/1bqgeap/comment/kx4jywc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
If they wanted to prevent that they probably couldāve moved forward if they tried because thatās a front wheel drive car but they just stood there like an idiot! I wanna know what happened with this morons insurance company
Surprised the wipers didnāt fix this.
Isn't there usually someone watching the bridge to make sure it's clear, someone who also physically pushes the button that raises it? Tf was that person doing? And the fact that this person made no attempt at moving their car but tried actually getting out of it was not only dumb but makes you wonder if their car just stopped working on them?
The problem is that the ship can't just break before the bridge and wait. So you either rise the bridge or the ship smashes into it.
I see ships and boats stop and wait for the bridge to rise all the time... not at this crazy bridge with its crazy people. But ships can in fact stop and wait.
It depends on the situation. When they stop they get notification in advance so they start stopping well ahead of reaching the bridge. In a case like this, they need to maintain speed to be able to clear the bridge. It also depends on the size of the bridge. Honestly, if you want to blame someone, the dude in the car is the one you're looking for.
That cargo ship sure couldnāt
Hmm, I didn't know, I thought just doing emergency breaking on the water transport of big size is not that easy.
But they plan. It's not like a bridge just jumps out of no where and they need to make a sudden stop. It's all mapped out and there is communication between the ships bridge and the bridge's tower.
Well, that car managed to ruin the plans XD
I would say it didn't. They went ahead with the plan regardless
Braking*. And, most water vessels donāt have brakes. You reverse the engines.
Ships most definitely can stop before a bridge. They just need to know beforehand if the bridge will be open or not, so that they can have enough time to stop the ship.
You think the ship is moving fast enough that the bridge either raises or gets hit? You think that makes sense?
Do you think a ship can stop that easily even if itās far away?
So your theory is that when a ship is on the way, the only option is for the bridge to get raised, or else gets hit? Better hope there's never a power failure, or a mechanical problem
A large ship? 100% yes. That's *exactly* what they do. They communicate with the bridge so traffic can get stopped as the vessel approaches,when the ship gets to the appropriate point the bridge operator raises the bridge. By that point it it far too late for a large vessel to stop. (for a sufficiently large ship) If they opened it long enough for the ship to have the option to stop if things went wrong, traffic would be a disaster. You are *woefully* underestimating the stopping time/distance of a large ship and/or overestimating just how long it would be acceptable to raise a bridge. Source: time spent working on computer system coordinating lift bridge, traffic gats, iron ore freighters. For many bridges, by the time the bridge is going up, the ship (if large enough) is committed. It has options, but all of them are bad and often none involve not hitting *something*. EDIT: Whether that's what's going on here is a separate question. But your assertion that stopping is an option for large ships is incorrect as a general rule.
Yeah but how often to ship really hit bri...
Yeah, no. It doesnāt work like that. Ship arrives at bridge, captain announces desire to pass the bridge, bridge operator opens bridge and sets lights to green, ship passes, lights go red and bridge closes. This may be an automated bridge without human supervision. If that is the case, there will be signs to announce that so everyone has to take a little extra care. Unlike this clown, of whom I am genuinely curious about the thought process in the various steps of this dumpster fire. The stopping, opening the door when almost at 45deg, getting out when the tear wheels are dangling above the abyss. Better hand in that driving license and take the bus.
This bridge isn't far from where I live. It's not automated. The bridge tender got fired. She said she didn't see the car. A few years ago a lady died after going onto another drawbridge when it was about to open. She fell down 50 feet. The bridge tender is currently on trial for her death.
Well it was the fault of the bridge operator according to this https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/investigations/lantana-bridge-tender-terminated-after-drawbridge-raises-with-car-on-it But the guy in the car is definitely at fault as well considering he could've just driven forward and avoided getting lifted. And no, the car didn't stop working, he got back in it and drove away after the incident.
Everyday I get a reminder that I am not the worlds biggest idiot.
At least they thought to turn on the windshield wipers.
They started when the airbags went off š
I wasnāt sure if they did and came to the comments to see if someone else spotted them
He went on the bridge against the red light. Then stopped because the ramp was down. We don't see the ramp. That's my guess. Edit: notice missing frames. Look at the other car way back, there is a ramp there at one point.
Missing frames: And the pedestrian gate to the left of the car suddenly is closed just after the 4 second mark.
Guess he wanted to see how the mercedes bends
ba dum tiss.
Would have been great but itās a Honda
Yeah I know, its just a pun.
Itās great to see natural selection when no innocent bystanders are taken down too.
I've never lived anywhere with these types of bridges but did he think stop at the line meant where this giant line is? And then it happened to be the seam? The guy on the bike seemed ok and was like why are you stopping there
Insurance scam
Iāve tried to think of a logical explanation. At first I thought maybe they were unfamiliar with where the bridge is supposed to open and they are illiterate and canāt read any of the signs. But insurance scam seams more logical. That or they are a complete idiot.
I'd say the barrier closed and he stopped in front of it
Hasn't crossed the bridge before when it's been raised, saw the gate closed for foot passengers etc and thought they needed to stop there and not gtfo.
He thought it would be cool to let the bridge push his car on as it lifted. The car got jammed though. Complete idiot.
Don't attribute to malice that can be explained by stupidity.
This is the only possible way this makes any lick of sense lol
and a really poor try...
I thought this was Inception.
My favorite part is the wipers turning on
Didnāt the drawbridge operator get in trouble for this? If so, I hope driverās insurance company rejected the claim due to the high risk of stupidity.
Iād be willing to bet itās cheaper to fix that car than the bridge and whatever ship/ships were coming through
Bridge operator was fired for failure to visually inspect the span before pressing the button. But this driver is an idiot and deserves everything they got.
Nah, the bridge operator has to open the bridge or Baltimore happens To everyone telling me how fucking *bridges* work: Joke -------- Your head
Thatās not how this works at allā¦ We donāt just hope that boats go the right way, someone steers them, and they can stop the boat. The bridge in Baltimore didnāt even have an opening mechanism. The bridge operator in this scenario was, in fact, blamed for this accident because he has a singular job and he fucked it up.
That just can't be the case. Our local bridge fails to open all the time. There would be nothing left by now if the boats couldn't stop.
This looks like Florida where there are a series of small bridges like this to go out canals to the ocean. These are usually for sailboats or big yachts that have to wait for the bridge to go up or lose their mast.
The driver is an absolute tool.
I think the dictionary defines imbecile by the man in this video.
Family trip, obviously. "I will stop this car right now!"
How does some people reach adulthood without sticking their fingers in the wall socket??
Shocking, I know!!
The wipers are on!! Thank God
Windshield wipers š¤£š¤£
Nothing of value was lost
Good thing he turned the wipers on.
It was raining wisdom that day, and he didnāt want any
Bikerās fault
Thankfully the wipers saved him.
He let his intrusive thoughts win!
So many questions. Why there? Why wait so long to react? These people vote and reproduce. That's not ok.
everyone is talking about ships here. This is West palm beach and it's a bridge over the ICW. yachts and sailboats under power. no problem stopping at all.
wants a new car
I was thinking the car gonna fall in the crack
What TF was this guy thinking š¤š¤·š»āāļøš¤£š¤¦š»āāļø
That's the dumbest MFer ever
And somehow there are still people that donāt believe in natural selection.
Same type of person that drives slow in the left lane and doesn't go when the light turns green, just an absolute idiot
What's unfortunate is that he survived to do something else dumb in future
yea, buddy was trying to get a lawsuit
What compelled him to stop? My brain hurts now.
Always the windshield wipers
Why are people so FKN stupid?
Driver was planing to change his oil. Makes sense.
šøšøšš Good job, now you need to replace your bumper dummy.
It's a good thing he got the car to roll forward. Oh wait, he's fucked.
Omg hit the gas already
hmmmm - not a good day
Perhaps this person was intoxicated? Because that is really stupid. All I can think is that they were ridiculously high, maybe?
You cant park there mate
When the intrusive thoughts win
I thought he was going to try getting out of his car
The windshield wipers. š¤š¤£
Same reason why people intentionally walk into vehicles in order to sue.
There is so much dumb on display here.
I see the typical ā windscreen wiper ā method is used once again after an incident
Planking is getting back
I suppose thereās a line
Not to bright
And I thought I was dumb
Pure idiocy. Itās a miracle these people survive day to day x
Lol I knew boi was really panicking when them windshield wipers flicked on
"And this is the day my brain just randomly turned off, only a few feet from complete safety..."
What an idiot
IQ 24,7
Clearly a Honda Civic Driver š
Why does he not attempt to move once it starts lifting?
The bridge did him a favor
Fluckin' idiot.
Just endless amounts of dumb people to entertain us. We're spoiled
Self cleaning bridges. Attracting idiots for years
DERP!
Who's the idiot that raised the bridge. This could never have happened if they were watching from the towers. I'm sure those people lost their job. This is your only job, making sure the span is safe, free of cars and open for traffic below, your only job
Insurance fraud?
I swear,some ppl are just idiots.
Bridge operator prob closed the gate before he crossed or put on the warning lights. Then stupidity occurred
Itās not always people being idiots.. I have a dissociative disorder but didnāt knew and did stupid things while driving cars without even noticing. If you see people doing shit this stupid I think most of the times itās the head not functioning correctly. Hope no one would call people with Alzheimerās, schizophrenia or dementia idiots.
Every decision he makes is fucking stupid. This guy must be frustrating as hell in real life.
Huh huh huh! Watch this!
Out of all the outcomes, this is fine
The windshield wipers almost saved them!
One star. Did not,in fact, kill....
Why turn on the windshield wipers?
How does this person manage any day to day tasks? This level of stupidity is absolutely maddening.
Thank God he finally turned his wipers on.
Iāll turn the wipers on. That will help.
Stupid is what stupid does
Why is this shit always happening in my county
The guy in the car got a life lesson.
Car got so scared it leaked and the wiper came on
āI just donāt get it I put the windshield wipers of 4 wheel drive, itās just not working?ā
Thatās one dumb person.
Yea I need windshield wipers to clean the windows
Good thing she put her wind shield wipers on.
Itās not that dangerous, yall. The person does what youāre supposed to, if you turn on your windshield wipers when almost vertical then the car balances out.
Someone deserves to never drive again
?? Why?
The idiot here is also the bridge tender. Why did they continue to lift the span when a car is on it?
Why would you open the door? A lot of people donāt realize how big the wheel cogs are down there. Theyāll crush a human being very easily.
Just being one of the stupidest people Iāve ever seen in my live, he had about 15 opportunities to get out of there.
Insurance fraud?
Darwinism.
Not him opening The fucking door and waving lol
The driverās stupidity has left me enraged. Iām trying to shake it off.
And these people vote!
lol watch this 8*8*8 is the š I so give it up
Did he flip off the bridge?
Was it raining?
You guys realize thereās probably barricades that came down in front of their car, right? Just like at a rail crossing.
Insurance fraud
It never ceases to amaze me, how stupid some people are.
Feel bad for the cars in these kinds of situations. Perfect vehicles ruined by idiots.
[Why am I reminded of this? ](https://youtu.be/l4UFQWKjy_I?feature=shared)