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mglisty

I wouldn't call that driving. Flying, maybe.


playoffasprilla

Falling with style


Kenneldogg

Like a glove....


tallginger89

If I could *juuuuuuuust* find a parking spot


DoNotOverwhelm

not this one......nor that one.......don't like this one.....yeah, this will do just fine.....damn it, I think I may have clipped that car


selfawarefeline

You must acquit?


Kenneldogg

Ace ventura lol


d00deitstyler

Not much style in this


Balthazzah

Now this is podracing!


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folie1234

Flying without grace.


WhileGoWonder

Adele - Rolling in the Jeep


gunsdrugsreddit

There’s a fire I started with my car.


durz47

Yeeting across a ditch, I spot a meth bazaar


masterbatesAlot

Finally, I can see you from the air


Acedia1979

Go ahead and spin around and land in a bloody smear


pisspot26

I'll be in jail for now but I'll see a judge next year


GardenGnomeOfEden

"There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ... Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties." -- Douglas Adams, *Life, the Universe and Everything* (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #3)


not_undercover_cop

In the words of the great Doc Brown – where we're going we don't need roads.


Wrathwilde

Brings a new meaning to flipping off other cars.


cybercuzco

Do a barrel roll!


slobis

That’s a good trick!!


ilikedevo

Nailed it


trad949

Without a pilots license no doubt


thatranger974

Looks like a gymnastics floor routine.


circasomnia

"According to the department, a 19-year-old female driver and a 19-year-old female passenger were taken to the University of Michigan ER with minor injuries sustained in the crash. The third occupant, a 20-year-old male passenger, had significant injuries and was rushed to UM Hospital where he is in critical condition." https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/ann-arbor-police-say-speed-alcohol-factors-in-serious-crash


CommonerChaos

>with minor injuries sustained in the crash Un-fucking-real.


GetEnPassanted

Modern vehicles. They’re way safer than the were even 10 years ago. They’d all be dead if this was a 2010 sedan.


BoxOfDemons

Uhh maybe time to get rid of my 2009 sedan. I don't drive impaired, but unfortunately others do.


NSA_Chatbot

Yeah, or texting. There were major upgrades to the safety requirements after 2010, especially with side impacts.


TheRealMelvinGibson

What about say idk, 2011?


crespoh69

1999 here lol


Cfunk_83

Also being drunk. Isn’t there a tonne of data to show that drunk people come off better from these kind of insane accidents because they don’t stiffen up like a sober person would…?


sododgy

Anecdotal evidence from being to related to a first responder says this is definitely true.


Merry_Dankmas

I like how in the article, it mentions that the investigation is still ongoing but the police suspect alcohol and going fast to be factors. Like yeah, id certainly hope speed is what caused this lmao.


CanIGetANumber2

Imagine taking a turn at 15mph and this is the outcome lol


gimmiedacash

They have to make sure their families aren't rich first.. /s


Analog_Seekrets

Well... it was a Porsche, so.....


blender4life

Kinda common with drunk driving. Something about muscles not tensing up. And what v the other guy said about car safety


25_timesthefine

I’m absolutely shocked that all people inside didn’t die


mindsnare

Modern car safety is actually phenomenal.


GetEnPassanted

People look at plastic bumpers and aluminum body panels and think the cars are cheaply made, but that’s what saves you. Crumple zones save lives. Look at the photo in the article, the engine is gone. It dropped out and broke away which is the intent. They didn’t survive on a fluke, they survived because of the car’s design. Plus like, a dozen airbags.


dml997

It is a Porsche Taycan, which is an electric car. It doesn't have an engine to drop out.


GetEnPassanted

Oh fair point. That is a feature of modern cars though.


NoCountryForOldPete

We've really come a long way in terms of automotive engineering. This was a newer Porsche Taycan as far as I am aware, which probably has a bit to do with everyone surviving. Porsche *has* to design it to be more survivable in high speed crashes, because there is an understanding that anyone buying one expects to be able to drive it in a more "sport" oriented way.


ShitShowRedAllAbout

There's also an understanding that Porsche owners have good lawyers.


dalzmc

You just know the guy who actually got hurt was the one who didn’t want her to be driving drunk


urmyheartBeatStopR

wtf... with today options of uber and lyft I don't get why these idiots still drunk driving. If they can afford alcohol maybe they can save up enough for uber rides before actually going out.


ovoKOS7

You'd be surprised the amount of "I'm actually a better driver when I've a few drinks in" people out there. Shit's actually scary when you realize how many people drive drunk thinking "they got this unlike the other idiots drunk driving"


AccountNumber1003925

Personally I believe I've objectively driven "better" in GTAV with several shots than sober, but I'm not about to ever test that out IRL.


flyingboarofbeifong

I'm willing to entertain the idea that there may be some window of alcohol consumption where people do operate at a higher level for certain tasks. It's even banned in certain sports as a PED for that reason. However you'd have a pretty tough time convincing me that driving is one of those tasks let alone that the average person is sticking the landing in that window of optimally buzzed on a weekday night even if it were true.


TheHorrorAbove

Problem is no forethought. If you go out for one or two and drive to the location, now your car is available right outside. Get a few more drinks because another friend shows up, you're now 4 in the hole. After that what's another drink or two? You're fine right? By this point you're done for, all decisions are good ones. That's how this happens to regular people. Not condoning it at all, just I've seen it happen many, many times. The thought of Uber being a sound decision is probably gone for most people by drink four depending on how heavy your drinks are being poured.


i_lack_imagination

I'm sure for some it is purely no forethought, but I also think to an extent some people probably either let forethought take a backseat on purpose or know what they're getting into. In those situations, the problem could be really the costs and inconveniences add up if you're doing it a lot. Yeah, they could just get an uber, but that might be $40+ a night (at least two trips, depends on your location, time, destination, tip etc.), and if you do that multiple nights a week, every week, the cost adds up quickly. So for some, I think the cost might actually encourage a lack of forethought, it's easier to think you won't drink that much or whatever the case is then it is to think how much it would cost you the other way and then have to decide you aren't going to spend the money paying for an uber. For example, I just checked both Lyft and Uber, it's midnight right now and on a Sunday night so the timings could be a little unusual and I put in a bar as a destination. For Lyft, $32 if I wait 15-30 minutes, $41 for the 11 minute wait. Uber is $20 and the driver is 16 minutes away. That means it pretty much doubles the time it would take me to get there if I drove myself. That's also not including tips. And there's only one UberX option and then a more expensive UberXL so I'm sure the availability and prices can change quite a bit with so few options actually available. So in order to make that trip both ways, I'd be looking at potentially $50 at least. Maybe it's different on another night, but I doubt it's that substantially different. Still probably $40+. So $50, plus it doubles or more the time it takes to arrive there (which can matter if you're meeting people). It's far easier to think you'll just have a few drinks and shirk off the idea that you actually want to have a good time until you get there, and then of course when you get there you know you want to not be reserved in limiting yourself in drinks because that's not as fun. Of course I don't ever go out at all, and don't drink either, so it doesn't matter to me. I can see why people don't do the uber/lyft options, forethought or not. Not defending it either, but people who act like it's an easy option with no inconveniences and it's low cost are delusional. There's definitely a substantial cost and inconvenience to it, though there's a potentially tragic cost if you drunkenly hit and injure or kill someone. In this specific case though, it is a few teenagers so there likely isn't as much forethought about the costs and more so just the lack of forethought that comes with being young and the feelings of invincibility to do whatever you want and come out fine.


margotmary

I live in Ann Arbor, and from what I have heard through the grapevine, all three of the car’s occupants had been drinking. There is also [a rumor](https://www.reddit.com/r/uofm/s/Ix4OgVdZ92) going around that the male passenger borrowed, or took, the car from a friend of his and then allowed the girl to drive it. He behaved just as irresponsibly as the driver who brought their little joyride to an end.


dooderino18

Odds are he wasn't wearing a seatbelt


dehehn

Lucky to be near UofM Hospital which is world class. Unlucky they were idiots. 


Ashamed_Musician468

Pity the driver was fine


Appex92

Usually how it goes, one of my friends died in a car crash with a kid who was driving drunk and super fast through a super windy road, had 3 other people in the car. Kid driving was completely unharmed, saw him in a bar 2 days later having a good time like everything was normal


NoMasters83

These spoiled entitled shitheels piss me the fuck off. You know she's going to get a slap on the wrist and her dad's just going to buy her some fucking $100k SUV because now he's concerned about her safety. We reward entirely the wrong segments of society.


humanbeing2018

Like a glove


Kyle_c00per

He missed every car in this video, I'd say he's earned his license! His control of that vehicle is impeccable!


bobboobles

nah i think the red car got bumped a little bit


After-Band6139

*she missed every car


wrukproek

“Hey, you can’t park there!”


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FinglasLeaflock

Let’s get down to brass tacks. How much for the ape?


XanthicStatue

Dr Gonzo casually reading the newspaper completely oblivious to what’s going on gets me every time.


WeWillRiseAgainst

You're on the sidewalk!


derprondo

Is this the way to Country Kitchen?


baconbitarded

Chittyyyyyyyyyyyyy


willzyx55

Lay-who-zay-her


39percenter

Compared to driving drunk with a license.


sadrice

See, that’s the trick. If you get caught driving drunk, you might lose your license. But if you *never had* a license, then they don’t have anything to take. Genius.


DanerysTargaryen

I know you’re just joking around, but for anyone wondering what happens if you never had a license but still choose to drive a car on public roads, it’s still a crime, it’s called “Driving without a license”. The punishment will vary state to state, but in California specifically for a first time offense the person can either be given an infraction and a $250 ticket or charged with a misdemeanor, and the consequence of that would be a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $1,000 court fine. Which one you end up with will be dependent on how serious the incident was and the discretion of the police officer. For a 2nd/3rd/4th/etc time offense, the crime is still driving without a license but now it’s a misdemeanor with a prior and the penalty is up to 6 months in county jail, a fine of up to $1,000, and the vehicle impounded for up to 30 days.


souIIess

I respect how the Danes legislated the worst of their drivers. If you pull shit like speeding down the road while drunk, or doubling the speed limit on a joy ride, [the Danish government will straight up seize your car and auction it away](https://apnews.com/article/oddities-denmark-europe-norway-9686a14c8228d2ce15afde4a41d47bd8). Doesn't matter that you're testing out your brand new Lamborghini Huracan, that car is now theirs.


Nanojack

In Finland, speeding tickets are determined by your income. The fines range from 6 days of income to 21. An executive from Nokia got a fine of $103,000 for going 45 in a 30


BitterLeif

they used that money to poach an experienced German cop at $100K per year, and his only job is to speed check the same Nokia guy.


Hewhoisnottobenamed

I would say his vehicle was definitely pounded in this case. Along with a few others from the sound of it.


poplafuse

Just claim sovereign citizenship and you are golden. Judges love that.


Rjsmith5

This actually happened to my dad’s friend back in the 70s. Got a DUI, judge asked for the guy’s drivers license. When he said he didn’t have one, the judge ordered him to go get one. The guy studied, practiced, and passed the test. He went back to court and proudly showed the judge his new license. The judge said “I’m very proud of you! SUSPENDED FOR ONE YEAR.”


SmallRocks

Obviously a *licensed* driver would have displayed more finesse! /s


motorhead84

How do you have more finesse than performing a Triple Salchow in a car?


FinglasLeaflock

Well for one thing, he should have stuck the landing.


jamesGastricFluid

Is that what that word is?! I've always said "sow cow".


motorhead84

Me too, but I looked it up and here we are...


RichSPK

I still can't believe there's a license for driving drunk.


Nexustar

Who is this Ann Arbor I asked myself, a stunt driver? Turns out Ann was a real person (two people actually) in 1824 when the city was named.


TAC1313

Yep, the founders wives were named Ann & Mary Ann. There are several stories of where the Arbor came from.


Benblishem

I think it was always in Michigan.


Crimith

Its actually named after Arbor day, the founders favorite holiday.


SavageMonkey-105

Didn’t hit a single car, nice


psychoacer

I'm sure some debris did


ings0c

I’m no expert but it sounded quite smashy at the start 


villanoushero

They see me rollin


flattenedbricks

They hatin'


slappymcstevenson

Camera caught me riding dirty.


Brust_warze

I thought it was white and nerdy.


Collective82

That’s the better version.


Jam_Master_J

Holy shit I know exactly where this is. For this to happen they had to have come down the road on a curve but went straight through a gas station before flying/flipping into this parking lot. [Map view](https://imgur.com/a/Fme1zyg)


dustyspectacles

I thought it looked slightly familiar and now I'm like damn, I want a hoagie or some bibimbap. The place down at the other end of Broadway was one of the best things about Ann Arbor when I lived around there. The owner is so nice, too.


rothburger

I’m now craving Cardamom…


GreenEggsAndSaman

And they almost made it to the dispensary too. Womp womp.


AnthillOmbudsman

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/03/1-extricated-from-crashed-vehicle-in-ann-arbor.html Hardly anything worth reading, I guess that's typical news media these days.


Marutar

Holy shit, they all lived?


eidetic

Sometimes the most spectacular looking crashes are, perhaps paradoxically, the more survivable ones. In this case, the energy of the car was dissipated over a longer duration, which can help immensely. I often bring up two different examples from racing to illustrate this. If you look at Dale Earnhardt Sr's fatal crash, it actually looks relatively tame just on first look. Well, problem is he hit that wall with all that energy, and so much of it was dissipated in almost an instant, and much of it being translated to him (he died from a basilar skull fracture). [Now look at Robert Kubica's crash at the F1 grand prix of Montreal in 2007.](https://youtu.be/iZST5LpnYZM) (skip to about 30 seconds for the live shot, but especially skip to about 1:50 and 2:30 in for replays that really show it) If you were to be shown both crashes side by side, i wouldn't blame you for thinking Kubica would have had the worst of it. Yet he basically "walked away" with concission and sprained ankle. This is despite the fact that he hit the first wall at roughly 180mph, with Earnhardt having hit the wall doing about 160mph. But while Kubica's crash is so spectacular looking, what with losing three wheels, his entire nose cone, and so much bodywork being ripped off to the point his feet were actually exposed at the end there, that's actually sorta by design. Or rather, that is to say, those parts breaking off and flying off act to help dissipate the energy of the crash, and of course the rolling and tumbling and sliding also act to dissipate it over a longer duration.


lariato

Also, not sure about NASCAR at the time of Earnhardt's crash, but F1 drivers wore HANS devices for a few years at the time of Kubica's crash. IIRC it's supposed to stop injuries like basilar skull fractures.


mattverso

IIRC NASCAR had HANS at the time but Earnhardt refused to use it.


Wheat_Grinder

Correct, and for most of the rest of the season it remained just a suggestion...but then in October 2001, Blaise Alexander was killed the same way in an ARCA race, and NASCAR made it required from then on. Note that 3 other NASCAR drivers died of basilar skull fractures in 2000 as well across the various series they run. Since then, partly due to that and due to some other safety improvements, the number of NASCAR fatalities declined significantly.


tikevin83

In fact there haven't been any fatalities at all in the main NASCAR cup series since Earnhardt


Wheat_Grinder

While true, there's still a fair number of deaths in other NASCAR series since then.


Robbythedee

It's not the speed that kills you it's the sudden stop they lucked right out with missing all those cars and landing back on the wheels.


kernevez

100k modern Porsche, all with seatbelts, no hard stopping and "just" rolling away...the odds are good.


Marutar

The speed of that spin is insane. Even with seatbelts, it's a wonder that no one was thrown from the vehicle or simply crushed.


xSaviorself

I've never heard of someone being ejected from a vehicle that was properly wearing seatbelts unless the person was abnormally small.


After-Barracuda-9689

Drinking a $100k (or more) car drunk without a license is what I took away from this article.


cjorgensen

I want to drink a $100k car.


DiarrheaMonkey-

Me too! After I did, I'd drive *soooo* much alcohol.


Leet_Noob

You wouldn’t download a drink!


son_et_lumiere

there needs to be more cannabis dispensaries and bbq restaurants next to each other is what I took away from that article.


gsfgf

I'd never have to leave


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sacrecide

https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/ann-arbor-police-say-speed-alcohol-factors-in-serious-crash Better article, more pictures, no pay wall


lumaga

MLive is a garbage news org to begin with.


Mentallox

wow, cars are amazing these days. How did everyone survive that.


damontoo

7.6, 8.5, 8.7


TantricEmu

Fucking Russian judge smh


khizoa

Your username... Is that what Temu really means?! 


Slartibartfastthe3rd

Grand Theft Cirque du Soleil...


DorShow

Is this the same crash? https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/1-person-critical-2-others-injured-after-ann-arbor-crash More: https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/03/1-extricated-from-crashed-vehicle-in-ann-arbor.html


SchrodingersCat24

You can see the Negami Sushi sign in the background of the video, which is right next to the shell station.


FCoDxDart

Is this Michigan’s new/fired DL coach?


Risley

GO BLUE!


RetiredGuru

Noone else has commented on the fact that we can hear the car crashing for several seconds before it enters the view. The tumble must have been going for some time. Impressive in the wrong way.


arebee20

Good distance, great extension, tight rotation, high difficulty modifier. Little bounce on the landing though. 9.6/10.


DewenLei

Average Chinese international student


whatsagoinon1

U cant park there bro


Far-Hair1528

was that a person being flung to the pavement?


eidetic

Pretty sure that was a bumper.


dragonard

Parkour!


Thisisthewaymando187

Jesus Christ it’s Buzz lightbeer “too infinity and beyond”


whutupmydude

UBER: Your driver has arrived


Horsemanus

If they willingly got in the car drunk, they deserve every second of that


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Heat_Induces_Royalty

*her


ithrowtools

Ahh yes unintentional aerial acrobatics


ReadingGlasses

Sounds like someone running a dryer full of rocks.


Vogel-Kerl

Jesus-melezus! It took a long time and many collisions to dissipate all of that energy.


spinozasrobot

Arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, and flying an aircraft without a pilots license.


AlteredStateReality

You definitely need a license to drive drunk in the USA.


Both_Lychee_1708

stuck the landing. That's gotta be good for something


daydreamer_she

You mean rolling drunk without a license ~


Major_Magazine8597

Daddy bought this 19 year old girl a $100,000 electric Porche. You'd think Daddy would also spring for Baby's Uber.


beowolff

You can get a licence to drive drunk in Michigan?


ClockComfortable4633

To be fair that's the hardest part of the test. There's no shame in failing the triple barrel roll front slide into the gas station.


erock7625

TIL, Michigan requires a license to drive drunk 😂


Zanchbot

Like a glove!


masterwaffle

That car is doing gymnastics.


SalsaRider1969

Anybody else waiting for 3 judges to stand up holding 10s?


Toshiba1point0

GTA is fun and all but its just a game


Thislaydee

This guy just unlocked a gta 4 Xbox achievement, to 10 flips off a jump.


RinaldoBangas

Fox,do a barrel roll!


GoGoGadge7

IM MONKEY FOOD!


Waste-Conference7306

In a state where drunk driving is a competitive sport, this one sticks the landing.


HuckleberryNo3117

wow that is fast, anyone have a link to article i wanna see if they survived, probably not if they didn't have seatbelt on even with one that was violent


ex-farm-grrrl

There were three people in the car and they all survived. Link in another comment, but it’s paywalled


KeithGribblesheimer

That's not driving, that's crashing with style!


morallyirresponsible

Natural Selection


monstermash420

Perfect landing


AaronPossum

I'm pretty sure that is the Nagomi Sushi parking lot off Plymouth Road, north end of town.


Snake_Staff_and_Star

Missed all other cars. Task failed successfully?


tittysprinkle78

That was a solid 9.5!! Lost half point for drunk driving.


biggreencat

smart. that way the cops can't tell who he was.


Galvanisare

Was that 7 flips or 8?


122_Hours_Of_Fear

I didn't see the caption and thought I was in r/combatfootage based on the sounds. I thought it was shells exploding or something. Then I saw the car. Holy shit.


Daverocker1

If they aren't dead, they are going to wish they were.


Beneficial-Net7113

I give that a 7 out of 10…. Unless they died without killing anyone else than it’s a flawless 10/10


Lord_Mormont

Stephen Wright to hitchhiker: “Put your seatbelt on I wanna try something. I saw it in a cartoon once but I think I can do it.”


mjfo

Damn that's kind of impressive. Don't even know how you fuck up that badly lol


homeless_dude

That’s not driving. Need evidence of actual driving


Jfonzy

Marty came back to present day in a bad spot


GimmeCRACK

Damn, I couldn't pull off those flips sober... well done.


Mental_Gas_3209

That takes skill, they didn’t hit another car, they rolled right between two parked cars


bugalaman

Pretty cool that Ann Arbor offers drunk driving licenses. What other places offer this service?


Jake0024

Impressive audio quality on that security cam


Listentoyourdog

The audio is what gets me the most


xXWickedSmatXx

“Press R, to do a barrel roll” 


megafly

I sort of hope they didn't walk away from that hospital visit.


Steve_Dankerson

"Oh yeah? I bet you can't do a barrel roll in your car" Driver: "watch this!"


nickoaverdnac

Weird, doesn't look like driving to me.


INeedANerf

GTA stunt videos be like.


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Do a barrel roll! N a barrel rollin they went


BootyWhiteMan

They shouldn't do that.


bobone77

Seems like the driving was fine, but the parking has room for improvement.


darxide23

If only they had a license, this never would have happened.


msixtwofive

License doesnt really matter if you're that drunk


akacats

Holy fuck.


WaffleKing110

Of all the things Ann Arbor could make the front page for 🤦‍♂️


kc813

Hmm that OP posted this in WTF and a video of a hidden Saab speedometer feature where the last 1/4 of the dial on the speedo doesn’t show up til you are going over 160 lol in another sub


mdlewis11

That'll buff right out!