Description: "M1 North bound Just before gateway veer 1 Elderly women in flipped silver vehicle 2 Young men in the white vehicle"

Location: Pacific Mwy, Eight Mile Plains - QLD

Vehicle: Nissan Tiida

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[–] 5 points 22 hours ago (6 children)

Flawless execution of a pit maneuver.

That almost looked intentional unless the driver had some kind of issue, medical or otherwise, because there was no reason for them to switch lanes like that.

It didn’t appear like the normal stereotypical nissan driver speeding and weaving…

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  • [–] 4 points 18 hours ago* (5 children)

    It looked like possible mechanic failure given the driver looks like they were struggling to control the car after pitting the suv. Possible damage from the impact, but it would explain the initial sudden swerve.

    Also the dashcam truck is driving way too close... good thing noone was on their right side.

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  • [–] 2 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

    It’s possible but unlikely. They didn’t have a blowout nor hit a pot hole and were going in a straight line.

    Generally a mechanical failure causing the car to turn hard left wouldn’t happen in this situation.

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  • [–] 2 points 15 hours ago (1 child)

    Could be a snapped tie rod or steering knuckle, causing the wheel to buckle out suddenly with no discernable blowout

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  • [–] 2 points 12 hours ago

    Yeah, that’s what I was imagining. This generally doesn’t happen without a catalyst however.

    The likelihood of preexisting damage and just giving out while driving on straight flat pavement is very low…possible, sure, but very unlikely.

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  • [–] 4 points 23 hours ago

    Thats a bit wild!

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