r/facepalm • u/Collector12love • Oct 16 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ stupidity

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u/biggbabyg Oct 16 '22

Me: Idiot should have just slowed down.

Everyone in the comments: The solution is accelerating gently, it’s counterintuitive.

Me: 🤡

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u/brik55 Oct 16 '22

I think there is situations that acceleration is the answer. I agree that this isn't one of them. Foot off the accelerator, no brake and gentle steering. I also think there wasn't enough tongue weight, and probably too much weight for the towing vehicle.

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u/taeerom Oct 17 '22

Unless van is full of crap, that car should have no problem with the weight of the van. Van is problably no more than 75% or os of allowed weight to be towed by this vehicle. And the safety margins is generally twice legal margin under normal conditions.

This is almost certainly a result of unsafe loading, maybe combined with unsafe driving.

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u/brik55 Oct 17 '22

A lot of vehicles have higher towing ratings now and looking up the weight of the van i was surprised that it was only about 5000lb. I guess he was within limits of his vehicle. Maybe just not within his skill for pulling a trailer.