Well it is a 1960s car, so presumably there’s a good bit more weight sproinging around on the springs than you would be used to in modern day.
You’d like to think that, wouldn’t you? (instead of the John Voight, the dentist?)
Rolled a Civic at under 35, so yes, it’s possible. With a '60s Fiat, and those tires and that suspension? Not surprising at all.
… actually, I was mostly surprised he, uh, didn’t get his head crushed. Those things have sort of the opposite of rollover protection. At least, the news called it a Spyder. I’m assuming it wasn’t the Dino Spyder, cause he’d be really dead. (Ferrari drivetrain, Fiat chassis, only 6 exist, skateboard with engine.)
No, it’s John(unless you are getting whooshed).
The dentist, not the actor. Why would Jon Voight drive a 1993 LeBaron?
Plus if you hit something like a curb, ditch or soft shoulder when swerving it can also contirbute to flipping the vehicle.
I’m pretty sure he meant John Voigt.
(That is also a joke, for the humour-impaired in this thread.)
Color me whooshed. That went completely by me. Even after going to the link, I still have no idea why he’s famous or why the hell I should even care. Even Google redirects me to Jon Voight.
What sort of Fiat? Google varies from a coupe to a 500.
I’m glad no one was hurt and I would congratulate Seinfeld on reacting quickly and appropriately, but I can’t imagine anyone calling me a hero for flipping a car under any circumstances. Wasn’t he basically saving his own ass?
In an episode of Seinfeld, George buys a car that used to belonged to John Voight, dentist, thinking he’s getting a car that belonged to Jon Voight, the actor. Even when the spelling difference is pointed out to him, he refuses to accept it. If I remember correctly, the former owner’s true identity is established by comparing toothmarks on a pencil found in the glove compartment with a bite mark on Kramer’s arm.
There’s no particular reason you should care who John Voit is. featherlou was just extending the joke.
I thought he was the jockless heir to the basketball fortune.
He also kept his car from hurting anybody else. Whether this really qualifies as heroism or not, I know Seinfeld is a car nut, and I have to give him props for making the effort to train himself to the point that he knew what to do in that situation.
Likewise. I even had an immediate visual.
Curse you! It took me five hours to figure out that was a reference to the bra-less heir to the O Henry! candy bar fortune.
(Well, I did have a few other things to think about in the meantime.)
Marley23, yeah, it is a good thing and I don’t mean to be overly cynical about it, but if he had been able to put thoughts into words at that moment, I don’t know if it would have been “I’m going to sacrifice myself to avoid risking harm to others” (heroism) or “I’m going to take evasive action to avoid getting creamed in the intersection”* (healthy self-interest). Yes he handled the situation better than I would have, but I think it may have been portrayed in a somewhat overblown manner. On the other hand, in an age of 24-hour tabloid sleaze, I guess it helps balance things out.
- “creamed in the intersection” looks much dirtier than I intended.
Yeah, I too thought Seinfeld pulled an ODB/A-Rod.
I see your point. Whether he’s a hero or not, he knew what to do. He may’ve only saved himself, but if he’d gotten into an accident, other people could have been hurt. Either way, he avoided that situation and he deserves some praise (if not necessarily the old laurel and hardy handshake).
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Silly me, I was taking his statement at face value. I can see where clown training might come in handy - physical movement skills being useful and all - but not the comedy thing.
Man, I hate living near the airport.
Actually George did ask Tim Whately to compare the tooth marks, but it turned out that Tim went to dental school with John Voight and actually recognized the LeBaron, making the toothmark comparison unnecessary.
Maybe he should have given the downshifting and parking brake more of a chance before wiping out. Hard to say without knowing the exact situation though.
Better late than never, TWDuke. 