Texas driver gets stuck in floodwater as onlookers scream
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- Опубліковано 1 тра 2024
- "What are you doing?!" Bystanders screamed for a motorist to turn around before they drove into floodwater in College Station, Texas. The vehicle got stuck, but as the video shows, the driver was OK.
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I'm truly frightened by the lack of common sense of drivers these days. Operating a vehicle safely is more than just being able to make the car go.😢😮
It's bad like REALLY bad I see it everday
It's called "natural selection" for libs, and "God's will" for the conservatives.
It's a white liberal woman. Color me shocked.
These days? Lack of common sense is not a new thing people have driven into low water crossings for all of my 53 years on earth
Totally agree! NO COMMON SENSE
If you can't see the lines in the road.. don't try it
There was no road..
@@unfurling3129 which was even more reason not to try it 😂
🧢🧢🧢
I just don’t understand how she thought she could make that. Even a suv couldn’t
Insurance, most people are making expensive payments on newer cars. This is a way to get out of it, illegally.
She clearly didn't realise how deep it was.
She thought she had her husbands truck
It didn’t look as deep as it was to me either. However I would always be cautious
@@zackeryholtz5569she’s not that smart bub
I don’t think people realize just how little water is needed to make a car start floating. Just don’t do it no matter what type of car you have.
Even a jeep?
@@prettykitty5416 yes, even a jeep. Just don’t do it. Think about it: do you really wanna find out how easy it is for your car to turn into a boat?
I know. It's literally a few millimetres Bloody insanity.
6 inches is all it takes
@@fromfjordThat’s what she said😵
"Turn around; don't drown ," is a slogan the weather people promote during floods for a reason. Apparently, it only takes about 4 inches of water to carry a car off, and water, especially dirty water, can be deceptive as to depth.
4 inches!?! 😂 As long as my intake is above the water level, I'm going for it! 💪
Growing up in tornado alley, I was always told 6", but it's not always about the depth of water. You never know what you're driving into as the road that once was there may have been washed out underneath the current of the murky, muddy water. It happens more than you'd think. You wouldn't know until it's too late.
That's just what the librul media wants you to believe.
Wonder what they'll do if the insurance company sees this video
That's what I was thinking, I probably would have posted after a month or next flood lol
Sadly, it's not covered, unless she purchased stupidity coverage.
WOWZA..Talk about an idiotic move !
@@annarchy665that’s not how it works… generally in a huge flood like this they classify most claims during this period as flood. Cars show up at auction for flood damage all the time that aren’t flooded just because they were in the flood area at that time and the damages were diagnosed correctly.
Do you people think if you get in an accident that’s your fault, your insurance won’t cover it? lol
Not the smartest girl in that parking lot.
And she’s the only one in the lot.
But pretty average for a Texican.
@@phillipchallis966 Pretty average for young people on average these days. Too much time with their heads in their devices to have common sense these days, expecting a participation award (i.e. paycheck) just for showing up at work - not doing anything, just being in attendance.
@@cheyennecassidy4329 fair.
I swear, some people can be so dumb.
Some?…most at this point.
Women ☕️
There’s no sugarcoating it. This was seriously stupid.
This reminded me of the episode of the office where Michael is following the GPS and drives directly into a lake 😂 not gonna lie, my dumbass probably would’ve done the same thing. Feel like me and my civic would’ve made it on a wing and a prayer lmao
"THERE'S A LAKE THERE!!!!" 😂😂😂
Hahahaha
“WHERE ARE THE TURTLES???!!!”
NO NO NO MICHAEL THERE IS WATER 😂
Civics float....at first.
And that is exactly why you don’t drive in floodwaters 🤦♀️ She’s so lucky she got out of that ok. As an emergency medical dispatcher, I’ve been on the phone with someone trapped in chest deep floodwaters, standing on the side of their submerged Ute, which fortunately came to rest against a fence. It took us over two hours to get to her & a fire truck drowned about 15 mins away from her location in the process. We had to get hold of a huge mine vehicle to get the rescue crew & Paramedic in to her. Thank goodness the mine was willing to help & they all survived with nothing more than fatigue & a mild case of hypothermia
I was so confused because you said a firetruck drowned but then there were no fatalities..... I didn't get much sleep but also firetrucks are people too ok? RIP Firetruck
Texas motto: turn around, don't drown. She apparently missed the memo. Glad she is okay though. ❤
Yeah that tree in the middle looked mad deep 😂
The problem isn't where the tree is. The tree is on the side of the creek. The problem is past the tree - she drove straight down the bank of the creek, since she couldn't see what was below the water.
That should've been her clue
@@thomasdalton1508 I try to reason it out like maybe she was new to the campus? Maybe she didn’t know there was a creek there?? Maybe she just got her license and has no experience or knowledge about water and cars?? Was she trying to do classes and a job and hasn’t slept for a couple days? There has to be an explanation 😭😂
The trees are the outside of a creek. Not the center. Do you know how water works
@@whenwhatwherehow5678 Clearly, she didn't know there was a creek there. Driving into water without knowing what is there is always a mistake, of course. She doesn't need to be new to driving. A lot of experienced drivers have no experience driving in floods and could make the same mistake.
I hope their insurance denies their claim for being that stupid.
TURN AROUND DON’T DROWN! You can NEVER tell how deep the floodwater is.
Ever heard of turn around don’t drown
No, we grew up with, "Stop, drop, and roll."
I thought bursting into flames was a regular adult occurrence.
I was taught to zig zag if chased by an alligator.
@@spriggy4382 Are there a lot of alligators where you grew up?
@@stevena105I honestly could imagine gen z not stop drop and roll🤣🤣🤣
@@stevena105no, but you don’t want to be caught by surprise if you ever see one🤣
As Dennis the Menace used to say. You can never tell how deep a mud puddle is by looking at it. As he is standing there covered in mud almost to the top of his head.
Wow that could have ended up so much worse.
Love Americans! Always ready and willing to help total strangers out. 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Was she trying to get out of the parking lot??? Was there no other way out?
The beginning of the video they said is she going to turn around or drive into it. Sounds like she had options. 😕
@@annarchy665 I wish they would’ve panned right so I could see an alernate exit but it definitely seemed like a dingy moment
“Hey look they’re cheering me on!”
Some panic in emergency situations. The best thing to do is look for driest area and go there. I was in flooded areas one time and had to make many detours to get home without getting stuck. When in doubt about depth, go another route. 🙏
She had ample time to think.
@@marshallosantos9035fear and immense stress work differently in people. The Fight/flee/freeze mode - we all have a choice of our own, say nothing about decision making.
No judgement, just happy the driver is ok. Human loss is the worst, no matter how it happened
People looking from the window on a building have a much better view of the danger than a driver does at ground level.
That’s a good point. But she still could have obeyed tbe “turn around don’t drown” ditty that applies to all situations when you’re in doubt
Anyone can see it's not a driveable path...it's not rocket science.
Counter point.. dont drive a car through flood waters
Especially if you dont know whats under the forbidden chocolate milk.
🤣🤣🤣Love the excuse it’s worse than what the driver did, CLASSIC ENABLER.
True but also dont be dumb and try to go over when there is flood
People do stupid things
I’m surprised she lived long enough to get a license and I wish it would be taken from her forever. Scary these people are allowed to drive
Some people are just plain thick, why would you even drive through that 😂
Living in Colorado, we see Texans do this kinda crap all the time. I feel bad for her, but something about the "I'm immune to everything" psychology and hubris of Texans is straight insane.
YES. I moved out of Colorado into Texas and thought I was just being uncharitable, but they are actually ALL like this. Every single day I leave my neighborhood and have to hit the brakes to avoid someone making an unprotected left into my driver door, without a turn signal, and without the right of way. Every day I watch them absolutely demolish the rules of a four way stop. Two or three times a week, they drive in oncoming traffic if their lane is stuck waiting for a train crossing, and block up the entire road. Every night, they pull onto the shoulder to make right turns on red, ignoring that people are ALSO trying to make right turns on red at the light, from the lane, like they're supposed to. They follow each other nose to tail while they're on their phones, and of course they get mad at YOU when THEY break the law. They are menaces.
What I want to know is how did she get there in the first place? There's like deep water all around the parking lot. 🤔
*I've driven into water that covered the ENTIRE road!* Here's the thing, I did it at night, NO lights were shining on the road, AND unfortunately this back road flooded every once in awhile, so YA, I drove into that sucker going about 40mph! The rushing water went up to my windows in less than a second 😳 I have to say, *it was terrifying....* imagine driving into something dark colored, and NOT immediately knowing what just happened 😂 I reversed it quickly, lights I never knew existed flashed in my car while I could hear the water pouring out of my engine🤦 It took a couple of tries but then the engine started!! Couldn't believe how lucky I got, if someone else did it, BUT *didn't have their wits about them,* they would have been swept down a river...even my passenger could attest to the fact you couldn't see the water!!
You restarted a flooded engine while still submerged in water?
@@renee8096 no, it was after I reversed it
@@thecassandraeffectvsperilo6754 Did the car have issues and damage afterwards? That’s interesting about the lights flashing, wonder if it was from the water starting to short circuit the electrical system.
@@bumblingbe No 🤷 It worked just fine! I was deep in the water too but was quick to reverse it out..everything lit up in my car as I heard water pouring out of the engine, then it died, BUT I cranked it a couple of times and it started..it was a 1996 Thunderbird...was one of the best cars to ever own! It kept me alive in a couple of serious wrecks, NEVER ran out of gas when according to the dials it should have, me and that car went through alot! Sold it to a dude that collected Thunderbirds, so she went to a good home 💜
😂
"Stop telling me where to drive, Karen! I'll drive into the creek if I want to!"
Oops. “Turn around, don’t Drown” my foot - says the driver. Big corporate says get to work or else !
Could’ve just parked the car there and came back when it’s not as bad ?
*come
*bad?
Yeah I feel like I would've just left the car and climbed a tree until it passed or help came.
@@alvallac2171wrong
If they live there, they should know where the creek is.
It’s a college town. A lot of people only live there temporarily, aren’t used to the way sudden spring rains can make it flood quickly, and stick to their little part of town near Texas A&M or their apartment until something forces them outside of that little bubble.
…or its insurance fraud and she did it on purpose.
What was SO important that she attempted that??.....🤦♀️
Anyone else screaming " NO!" Right along with them? Lol
"My car can handle that level of water"
Aye but can you handle what you don't see under the water?
Wow! I guess that's why they say not to drive through flood water even if it's not moving. You can't see where the road is, or isn't. This is a great PSA.
It’s far easier for the guy with an aerial view to see what path is the worst path.
No you can see the trees in the middle, those tree trunks look mad thicc. So either those are are some insanely girthy trees, or the water level is several feet high. I don't think a tree in a parking lot is dummy thicc, so the water level must be higher than charlie sheen leading a falcon 9 rocket mission to Mars while off the finest blow ingested during the great Columbian snow storm of 1983...
Nah you can tell when water is moving fast and when it’s not
Well I mean there’s obviously a stream of some sort running through there that’s what the bridge is for. She drove right next to the bridge. Looks like she might have actually made it if she, you know, drove on the bridge instead of next to it right into the stream…
It's called get out and look
Congrats you are on the same level as that driver.
This video is not going to help her insurance claim 😬
News flash: even if you cause an accident,full coverage insurance still covers you
@@sneakytacos773Negligence on camera.
@@SleepingSoldier doesn’t matter, it would still get covered. And multiple insurance agents have confirmed this already in these comments 🤡
@@sneakytacos773 News Flash: Learn to take a joke. Not everything is meant to be serious. 😁✌️
Stupid is as stupid does.
DONT DROWNED TURN AROUND!!!
Have you NEVER watched the news?
SMH. Better hope your insurance co doesn’t see this video!
*DON'T
*DROWN
“Mama always said stupid is as stupid does.”
If u drive Into high water , ur insurance may not cover it
Imagine being such a terrible driver that you make national news 😂
At first I thought who is crazy enough to do that but after seeing the women I am like "oh now it make sense 😂😂"
We need more context. WTH would she do that? How did she get to that part of the lot? How long was she there? Where was she going to coming from? Does this place flood often? If so, why doesn’t she know this or even the safety rules? Who are are parents, teachers friends or family. Just why? And wtf?!
Why risk it? She was contemplating for a while. What compelled her? I wonder.
My brother was telling me about roads in TX that give warnings that the city will not be responsible for any damages that occur. And they look pretty benign until you get to something chaotic. Then there’s no going back.
“Turn around, don’t drown.” Cannot count how many times I heard that mantra during the almost nine years I lived in Texas. How people still ignore that warning . . . 🤦🏽♀️.
Pretty standard driving from a woman in a Nissan altima
⚘Thank you for letting us know she is ok!💯💙
Every time rain is mention on TV or the radio someone will say "Don't drive into puddles or whatever. Just don't." But that's an Aggie for you.
From a car to a boat 😂
Call 911. Ask for a boat. A sedan or a truck towing a boat.
I'm so curious to see what it looked like in the opposite direction. They make it sound like there could have been a way out on the opposite end of the lot.
That was Kool!
Shut up Beavis!
"Mama always said. Stupid is as stupid does."
I have driven our family sedan through flood water up to the windows, then because my wife was so freaked out turned around and drove back through it to go back. Who builds a parking lot with a creek in it and no high curb to prevent someone driving into it?
Cameraman: Should we go and try to help them? [No, because getting a good video for UA-cam is more important than human life.]
Honestly I didn't even know there was a creek there at first watch. "Turn around, don't drown."
Don't ever try this people. Water fks up a car big time. Even just 8 inches.
I would find out who their insurance company is and show them this. I don’t think the insurance company should have to pay for somebody purposely driving through that.
She probably had no idea how deep it was. Once you can't see the pavement it's difficult to determine from inside the car though it's easier to see from the elevated view of the camera.
Never drive a car through deep water it can easily be swept away or ruin engine
You used to have to prove you were worthy behind the wheel of a car.
That was crazy. You couldn't even see where the creek started/ended
…and she was on a fairly dry road, but I guess she needed to be somewhere.
Do not give her insurance company this footage
She is LITERALLY out of her car lol
Where I work, it is a prerequisite to be that dumb.
You must be a GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE!
Stupid is, stupid does! ~ Forrest Gump
she really drove in a creek thinking it was a road😭😭
Jesus is such a nice person ❤😊
Call authorities instead, next time, when this happens again
DON’T DROWN, TURN AROUND.
trust me yall just ruined his insurance claim with this vid 100%
That was the only car in the parking lot where are the other people at 😂
Why not call in a boat or a tow truck towing a boat? ?
Some ppl ain't gifted with judging the environment
This is the most polite phrasing of this sentiment that I've ever seen 😂
At least the car insurance company doesn’t have to pay for the car now 😊
Over 60 years in Louisiana you learn never drive through standing water kuz it just might be hiding a creek or even a river!!
Drivers have NO common sense anymore.
Some people just don’t need to drive and this is definitely one of them. Lack of common sense. 🤦♀️
Texans do this for the same reason they think throwing 2 bqgs of quik-crete in the back of a large pickup means you can safely drive 115 mph on icy roads. Great schools...
No no don't go help, just keep filming, it's safer, camera man never dies.😂
She did that for the insurance money
Driver: short cut or long drive….
At the end: no car
Most millinials and teens don't have any experiance with the dangers of natural disasters. In 1988 I was caught in the Albuquerque flash floods that 7 inches if hail ahd rain cane down in 45 minutes. A young girl crossed over from one side of a neighborhood to the other. She crossed through a aroya.. the water pressure was to much for the dar to resist and it pushed her car up to the guard Rail. She was pinned could not move the car. The racing flow rate was increasing and the guard rail snapped. Her car was now floating at 15 mph . She was screaming for help. People who lived along side the aroya tossed ropes to her but did not help. After the storm stopped, the car was found with sand up to its roof line. Her body was found a Nike away in some bushes.
That woman is straight up single.
They do it for the insurance
The correct solution during a flood is find a hill and hillclimbing solution. If not sedan, walk up hillclimbing solution.
That pole is the tallest thing nearby. If there is a huge flood, why not climb that pole? ?
Don't help she'll blame you
What in the fk, did she think that bridge was 40 foot wide....
Why am I not surprised… ☕️
POV: You just finished a really decent video and now your brain is trying to keep you out the comment section..
(Glad she’s safe ; this could have gone so much worse)🙏
This video made the insurance claim denial easy
This is why insurance costs are so high!
You two were great narrators 😅
At fault. No insurance payout.
Im not sure the insurance is gonna pay for that choice