[ronford]

https://www.ndtv.com/indians-abroad/...s-cops-3662264[/quote]

It will soon be clear once the footage from the dashcam has been retrieved.

[nandrive]

Four Indian men die in a road accident in Victoria; three were not wearing seatbelts.

https://www.sbs.com.au/language/hind...elts/2e2s15h3o

They were visiting their extended families. Not sure why people don't wear seat belts even when they are not in India.

https://www.sbs.com.au/language/punj...gedy/hycbnd37g

https://youtu.be/x9uovL5BbUE

[MT_Hyderabad]

Scary accident of a bus in Kashmir. Don't know on which side of the LoC.

These motorcycle riders are on a mission.

https://youtu.be/TVDFTcIUFKI

[volkman10]

Tesla Model 3 bursts into flames from inside while driving on the road.

The Texas owner of a previously damaged Model 3 had been driving for just ten minutes after picking it up from a body shop when it went up in flames.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t75u...nnel=Carscoops

[SKC-auto]

Scary accident caught on tesla cameras.


https://twitter.com/Anoop_Khatra/sta...60487166586881

[sumeethaldankar]

Tire pops off truck, flips car on California freeway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKm9nyDXyS0

[som9729]

Originally Posted by sumeethaldankar

Tire pops off truck, flips car on California freeway.

https://www.Youtube.com/watch?v=vKm9nyDXyS0

Saw this on twitter today.
My question to experts here

Why does the Smaller car flip?
I expected the tyre would hit the smaller car head-on and damage the bumper/bonnet/windshield etc

But a flip doesn't make sense to me.

Any insights?

[tharian]

Originally Posted by som9729

Saw this on twitter today.
My question to experts here

Why does the Smaller car flip?
I expected the tyre would hit the smaller car head-on and damage the bumper/bonnet/windshield etc

But a flip doesn't make sense to me.

Any insights?

My assumption, both the tyre and the car are moving in the same direction. The rotation of the loose wheel, when it comes in contact, causes the KIA to get catapulted which also is doing a similar speed and is a light vehicle too. It is like the wheel was the gunpowder for the KIA to take off.

[som9729]

Originally Posted by tharian

My assumption, both the tyre and the car are moving in the same direction. The rotation of the loose wheel, when it comes in contact, causes the KIA to get catapulted which also is doing a similar speed and is a light vehicle too. It is like the wheel was the gunpowder for the KIA to take off.

Yes, but that means that the tyre, without any support framework (like a RIM), has the strength to be the catapult's launcher.

That's the point I was looking for a clarification on.

Anyone any thoughts on this?

[tharian]

Originally Posted by som9729

Yes, but that means that the tyre, without any support framework (like a RIM), has the strength to be the catapult's launcher.

That's the point I was looking for a clarification on.

Anyone any thoughts on this?

It does have the rim. It is the wheel that came off, not just the tyre. If you watch in slo-mo, you will be able to notice it. If it was just the tyre, I don't think the car would have taken off. It would have probably lost control.

[som9729]

Originally Posted by tharian

It does have the rim. It is the wheel that came off, not just the tyre. If you watch in slo-mo, you will be able to notice it. If it was just the tyre, I don't think the car would have taken off. It would have probably lost control.

Good catch!
But still why wouldn't it hit the bumper and get deflected onto the bonnet?

A smaller car also has a lower center of gravity right?

[androdev]

Originally Posted by som9729

Saw this on twitter today.
My question to experts here

Why does the Smaller car flip?
I expected the tyre would hit the smaller car head-on and damage the bumper/bonnet/windshield etc

But a flip doesn't make sense to me.

Any insights?

Kind of a perfect storm. The truck is having big fat tires with so much offset, I guess lug bolts were either not long enough to hold the wheel, cheap quality ones that sheared off or forgot to tighten to the spec. The really heavy and fat wheel came off and continued rolling ahead of the black car. The combination of GC/approach angle of the black car and the size of the spinning wheel ahead created a "ramp" like effect (instead of a "wall") for the black car and the momentum of the black car drove it of the "ramp" making it fly. You can see the perfectly spinning wheel on the road just after the black car lifts off the ground. Freak accident due to improper wheel installation.

[ninjatalli]

Originally Posted by sumeethaldankar

Tire pops off truck, flips car on California freeway.

https://www.Youtube.com/watch?v=vKm9nyDXyS0

Damn. Seems like the tire wasn't done with the car; even after flipping the car, it came back and hit it from the rear again.

[audioholic]

Originally Posted by som9729

Why does the Smaller car flip?
I expected the tyre would hit the smaller car head-on and damage the bumper/bonnet/windshield etc

But a flip doesn't make sense to me.

If the tyre was a rigid object or if it was stationary, it would have hit the car head on and the car would have got mangled beyond recognition. However in this case
1. The tyre is a flexible object
2. The car is very small and very light
3. The tyre is rotating at a higher speed and in the forward direction.

The car bumper gets in contact with the rotating tyre, and since its flexible it will give in bringing in the powertrain components in contact with the tyre and is hence launched up since the major weight in this car is in the powertrain and all that is already up in the air, so the body has to follow suit

What is impressive is how well the car held up. It didnt even flip a second time after landing on its tyres. That shows its center of gravity was indeed lower. And what is shocking is how can such modifications be allowed in a developed country, to be used on a public road that too at high speeds. Will be interesting how the legal process would go.

[Thad E Ginathom]

Originally Posted by androdev

... Freak accident due to improper wheel installation.

This is a very rare case in which the words "freak accident" might be justified.