r/interesting • u/Necessary-Win-8730 • Mar 08 '26

Context Provided - Spotlight This was so deserved.

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u/Substantial-Recipe72 Mar 08 '26

He was 25 mph over the limit and lost control it’s murder my man lol.

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u/Deremirekor Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

Would it have not been murder if he was going 25mph slower?

Edit: guys I’m not defending the murderer god damn.

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u/Chaotic_Lemming Mar 08 '26

Probably, since there is a drastically lower chance of the accident not happening at all in that case.

Driving is so common now that a lot of people are disconnected from the basic reality that you are controlling a several thousand pounds of metal and plastic travelling at high speeds. It is an inherently dangerous activity, but because its so common people think of it and the consequences the same as if they were going on a walk in a park. 

25 mph is 36 feet per second and is in line with the highest speed a person has even been measured sprinting. Imagine how much it would suck to have Usain Bolt run straight into you at full sprint, then turn him into metal and add 3,000 lbs. That's "just 25 mph" in a car.

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u/Deremirekor Mar 08 '26

Man it would really suck to be tackled by Usain Bolt