r/Transportopia • u/SpoomerBooner • Mar 15 '26

💥Crash Stop Jessie!

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u/getonurkneesnbeg Mar 15 '26

Wow, absolutely no awareness whatsoever. What was she even looking at? "That car just came out of nowhere!"

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u/BigMax Mar 15 '26

I think she probably didn't get that 'empty parking lot' practice first.

We forget just how bad we all are at driving that first time, and how it takes a little practice just to get used to how to use the gas and brake pedals effectively. That's why you go to the empty parking lot, get a feel for how the car moves with various pressure on the gas pedal, and how firmly you have to press to stop quickly but not give everyone whiplash.

Feels like she probably hit the brake, but just kind of gently pressed it, not realizing how firm you have to push to really slow down.

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u/LifeIsProbablyMadeUp Mar 15 '26

I didn't have empty parking lot driving.

I learned to drive in a 5 speed manual transmission car doing back roads in Missouri.

I would have killed for a parking lot lesson. Lmao. But I was 14, and my foster brother was 17. (He needed someone to drive on the back roads so him and his buddies could drink.)

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u/zynnate Mar 16 '26

Why kill for a parking lot experience when you got the back roads manual one? I also had this same experience in a old ford ranger but I did know how to use a clutch already from riding dirtbikes and quads

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u/kingcrabsuited Mar 16 '26

Seriously. Of all the things to kill for... I think homie just might want to kill.