Posted on 04/23/2018 10:05:14 AM PDT by simpson96
The promised autonomous driving revolution can't come soon enough for some people—like the subject of today's entry in the Florida Man chronicles, a distracted driver who lost control of his 2016 Chevrolet Camaro convertible while adjusting the radio, launched off the side of a highway bridge, and plunged fifty feet to the street below.
According to the Tampa Bay Times, the unofficial Dukes of Hazzard impression began when 61-year-old Thomas Highhouse took his eyes off the road to mess with the stereo in his 'Maro while driving down Interstate 275 in St. Petersburg. Highhouse "failed to maintain control of the vehicle," as the Florida Highway Patrol clinically put it, hit an embankment in the median, and soared into the air like a majestic bird.
But since what goes up must come down, the Camaro fell approximately fifty feet to the street below, much to the surprise of passing drivers. Fortunately, it landed on a grass-covered shoulder and came to a stop without striking any other cars, and Highhouse somehow walked away without a scratch.
Highhouse spoke to WFLA News at the scene of the accident, though he was reportedly too embarrassed to talk on camera. He told the reporter that he glanced down at the radio for a few seconds, and when he looked back up he realized he was speeding towards the center divider. Unable to recover in time, he launched into the air for a brief but terrifying flight during which he concluded he was definitely going to die.
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Ban car radios.
Damn chevys. Or is it damn radios.
Red Camaro? He deserved it.
It’ll buff out.
So it’s no longer a Bitchen Camaro!
I Believe I can touch the sk.......OH CRAP!
“That’ll buff right out.”
Bondo.
“Ban car radios.”
Ban bridges, and red cars.
Should use this for "safety" commercials and preempt Volvo who made that a big sales feature.
Is there a Florida Man ping list? We need one.
YES. We have to DO something. Anything. We must ACT NOW!
There are people who stand with us and WANT TO BAN ALL RADIOS - AND BAD PEOPLE WHO WANT ACCIDENTS TO HAPPEN...
There are no other groups.
My dad’s a TV repairman.
He has an awesome set of tools.
I can fix it.
Back in the 70s a Saudi prince was attending school in California. After getting settled in the very first thing he did was go buy the most outrageously posh conversion van he could so he could enjoy local car culture.
But within 15 minutes he’d totaled the van though he’d survived with only minor injuries..
When asked how the crash happened he said he’d just driven away from the dealership, filled up the tank (old timers will remember that cars used to come with just enough gas to get to a station), and got onto the freeway.
He said his last memory before wakingup in the ambulance was setting the cruise control and then going back to fetch a soda out of the fridge.
Four fried chickens and a Coke...
Don’t touch that dial!
Cars have had radio controls on the steering wheel for many years now. You have to glance down, but reaching for the knobs on the dashboard is not necessary anymore.
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