"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 06/11/2019 at 18:45 • Filed to: oh mom

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W ell, my mom’s having a rough day

hers is the blue cx5, her husband’s is the silver Hyundai. mixed up pedals. she also took out some fencing. backing up is and always has been her danger zone.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 18:51

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Backing up at 40 miles per hour?

CaptDale - is secretly British > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 18:52

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Oh man! Is everyone ok?

Merfthemadmauler > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 18:55

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I’m sure you’re giving her support. Even if physically ok there must be some mental trauma.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 19:00

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Goddamn that's a lot of damage for reversing.

HammerheadFistpunch > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/11/2019 at 19:01

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i just showed up for the aftermath.

HammerheadFistpunch > CaptDale - is secretly British 06/11/2019 at 19:01

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physically

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 19:02

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I’d make a joke, but there is one less Pacifica and one less Murano in this world due to me being involved in a similar situation .

HammerheadFistpunch > Merfthemadmauler 06/11/2019 at 19:02

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she's beating herself pretty good. unfortunately i just grabbed a couch and left town. i helped as much as i could.

HammerheadFistpunch > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 06/11/2019 at 19:03

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right?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 19:04

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Oh man, that sucks. 

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 19:04

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Be gentle...

CaptDale - is secretly British > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 19:05

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Well that’s good at least.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 06/11/2019 at 19:07

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Impact scope probably looks worse than the actual kinetic energy involved, to protect the people. Costs money to fix, but hard to put a price on lives and health.

Bet it’s a sobering moment, though. Hopefully they get through it stronger and wiser. 

vicali > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 19:08

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It happens.. let her know it’s not her fault, and nobody was hurt.

Parents crashing into things is becoming more of a thing on this side of 40..

MM54 > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 19:09

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Glad to see everyone is physically okay (from the other comments).

People make mistakes. I was with a friend of mine (~age 18) who was backing into a parking space and got on the gas well enough to back over the concrete hump-thing and smack into a tree (which fortunately kep the car from going over the 8' drop behind the spot).

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 19:10

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sm70- why not Duesenberg? > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 19:13

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Sheeee-it. Glad nobody was badly hurt (I’m assuming?)

Cash Rewards > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/11/2019 at 19:14

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How do you do it?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Cash Rewards 06/11/2019 at 19:40

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35 miles per hour

CaptDale - is secretly British > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/11/2019 at 19:41

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But that is a good thing

wafflesnfalafel > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 20:00

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yikes... I worry about my folks doing something like that. . My mother-in-law pulled right out in front of a semi doing about 50 a few years ago - she just didn’t look left pulling out into a fast 2 lane road.... (she was fine, her Jimmy was totaled..)

Nauraushaun > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 20:07

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Amazing how much damage a small mistake can do in a car. Scary stuff. Could happen to anyone on a bad day.

TheRealBicycleBuck > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 20:29

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Sorry to see that. I’m glad she’s ok. Is she getting to the age where the family needs to think about taking her keys? They took my great-grandfather’s keys after he ran both sides of his car down the bollisters at the end of his own driveway. I’m not even sure he knew he did it. 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 20:35

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Oh wow....( not a commentary on your mom, please don’t take offense! Just a legitimate wonder!) I just have never understood how somebody who has had their license for X number of years can get the pedals mixed up when doing it subconsciously while driving for so long...?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 20:35

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Is insurance totaling both?

Just Jeepin' > HammerheadFistpunch 06/11/2019 at 20:36

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What kind of engine is powering that couch?

QCGoose > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/11/2019 at 21:10

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Basically echoing what CaptDale said, you did the world a favor.

QCGoose > vicali 06/11/2019 at 21:15

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Ehh, the pedals didn’t exactly pull a fast one on her and switch places when she wasn’t looking...

It was absolutely her fault. At least no one was hurt, but there’s no one and nothing else to blame but the person who was operating the vehicle.

Cash Rewards > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/11/2019 at 21:42

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Safety first!

vicali > QCGoose 06/11/2019 at 22:47

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You’re not wrong Walter..

shop-teacher > HammerheadFistpunch 06/12/2019 at 00:22

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FUUUDDDDGGGEEEEEE!!!!!!

pip bip - choose Corrour > HammerheadFistpunch 06/12/2019 at 04:47

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insurance will take care of it

HammerheadFistpunch > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/12/2019 at 09:38

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tbd

HammerheadFistpunch > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/12/2019 at 09:43

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it’s my guess muscle memory played a role here. she was baking up and so her body was likely just not lined up like it normally is and when she got the gas thinking it was brake her muscle memory likely told her to hit it more on account of thinking it was already in the break pedal. it's like trying to do something you've done your whole life with your not dominant hand... your body should know what's up but your brain can't make heads or tails of it.

HammerheadFistpunch > QCGoose 06/12/2019 at 09:44

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i don't think i recall anyone saying it wasnt her fault. seems unnecessary to say.

QCGoose > HammerheadFistpunch 06/12/2019 at 10:37

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I certainly wasn’t saying it to be a dick, but was  replying to vicali.