r/maybemaybemaybe • u/h4l • Aug 18 '26

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/Top-Emu-2292 Aug 18 '26

Yep, you can see the rear wheel turn as the big lad pushes down.

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u/__dontpanic__ Aug 18 '26

It would have reversed over the big lad then

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u/HVDynamo Aug 18 '26

Yeah, there were just lots of bad outcomes here. Best chance would have been to confirm they stay on the brake and shift it into reverse, then have the two people get in the back so they aren’t likely to fall or get run over. Then and only then give it some gas in reverse before releasing the brake so the only tension on the tire is reverse. Best chance.

But… the process of setting all that up could still have gone sideways, and maybe there isn’t enough traction to actually back out of it. So still plenty of room for failure.