Runaway Truck Wheel Sends Kia Soul Flying

https://jalopnik.com/runaway-truck-wheel-sends-kia-soul-flying-off-the-highw-1850268219

Here is a perfect example why DIY car modifications should be illegal. Highly educated engineers spend thousands of hours designing a car to make it safe, just to have some half-brained redneck idiot "mechanic" to "improve" his truck, putting other road users at danger.

Guys who make dangerous mods to their cars should be put in jail and their vehicles confiscated and destroyed.

If you believe that you are "good at cars", go to college, get an engineering degree, pass the selection process to one of the (highly selective) automotive companies, and then put your talent to a good use. If you fail at any of these steps, it means that your don't have enough brains to mess with cars and keep your vehicle stock.

 

I'm sorry about your Kia.

 

Wheel Mistakes can cause MAJOR Problems | Toyota Tundra Forum (tundras.com)

 

Really? And how do you know that the driver modified his/her truck? Do you have a crystal ball? Maybe the auto place that rotated his/hers tires forgot to torque them down. You are making alot of assumptions when you do not know all the information.
If you are so againt people who make modifications to there trucks you should stay off this fourm because almost every one here does.

 

Watch the video in the link. The truck clearly has aftermarket wheels with large offset. I'm not making assumptions - the video is crystal clear that the wheels were not OEM.

I am not against car modifications that are made by professionals. I am against DIY idiots who make modifications without a slightest idea of the consequences. As an experienced engineer I deal with such idiots every day.

 

Of course spacers add load to the bearings. Ball bearings have very good radial load capacity, moderate axial load capacity, and very low bending load capacity. Any wheel load that is offset from the bearing plane will add bending load, drastically reducing the life of the bearing.

 

I mean unless you’re some sort of cyborg programmed by a non-human… even the most well trained individuals make mistakes…

so much so that there are TV programs to highlight and demonstrate this..



get off your soap box…

 

There is a BIG difference between "mistake" and "stupidity".

 

Not sure where I fall in this. I did my own modifications but am also a mechanical engineer. Graduated #1 in my class and am in grad school.

 

There is also a fine line between arrogant and confidence...Would you like to guess which side of the gauge you're on?

 

Also, let it be known that an "educated" individual, doesn't necessarily equal a "smart" individual....

 

You are permitted to make all the mods you want but can also tell yourself to pound sand if you attempt to make any mods.

 

Mind if I join you?

 

Well after a mundane day at work, I stumble across this Pulitzer-esque op-ed.

 

As an accident/crash investigator, this is quite possibly the coolest crash I've seen. Holy Hell...

"Well you see what happened was...."

 

Engineers are chest thumpers, too. Nobody really has a clue. Just remind yourself these people are doing the best that they can.

 

The wheel rolling into the back of the kia at the end made this infinitely more funny.

The person walked away, by the way.

 

Where will this end?

Can I not put fuzzy dice on my rear view mirror because they *might distract me?

 

The government has NEVER been able to save us from stupidity. Good luck finding a law that could prevent this.

 

I was going to say the timing couldn't have been more unfortunate, gladly the driver walked away.

 

These would be completely worth the distraction:

$14 Toy Vault 20-Sided Plush Dice Danglers for Car Mirror (Blue); Hanging Dice Decor for Auto Rearview Mirror

Toy Vault 20-Sided Plush Dice Danglers for Car Mirror (Blue); Hanging Dice Decor for Auto Rearview Mirror

 

More common that I thought
https://vimeo.com/389343150

 

Engineers are definitely the smartest people.

https://www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-city-life/2018/11/astronaut-diapers

 

The biggest thing is simply knowing your limits of your capabilities and resources, being big enough to seek help of a qualified individual to assist.

 

all of whom are undermined by the bean counters who haven't a clue...

 

Clearly. F1 engineers and trained athletes with wheel guns get it right every time!



Life lesson I've learned..."I can make something idiot proof, the lord will devise a better idiot"

 

Maybe you should go get a few IT degrees before posting half brained sh** online. However, I did learn quite a bit about you from your posts.