Panamera Fender Bender

[1990C4S]

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/none-of-the-teens-in-mangled-toronto-porsche-crash-were-old-enough-to-drive-1.5135817

Painful lesson. For several people.

[gordner]

Awful.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by gordner

Awful.

Actually, far from it. It could have been much worse, four kids 13-14 years old joy driving a Panamera could have ended very badly. Now they all have the status of having "non-life threatening injuries."

In the grand scheme, this could have been much, much worse.

[Scott Douglas]

Someones daddy is going to be pissed.

[Dantilla]

f this were a few decades ago, they would all be dead.
A 1980 Impala's safety equipment consists of...Lap belts. That's about it.

Crumple zones, air bags, anti-lock brakes, crash tests, yada yada have done wonders for stupid teens.

[Scott Douglas]

I highly doubt a 1980's Impala could reach the speed that Porsche was going in the distance it did.
Have you ever witnessed how fast a Panamera accelerates?
I did at Fontana one year. They had a 'drag strip' set up in the pit lane for people to try it out.
That Porsche saved those stupid teens so they can try harder next time they decide to take themselves out.

[Eric Coffey]

Originally Posted by masraum

Actually, far from it. It could have been much worse, four kids 13-14 years old joy driving a Panamera could have ended very badly. Now they all have the status of having "non-life threatening injuries."

In the grand scheme, this could have been much, much worse.

+1

That looked like a NASTY wreck. Yet, no fatalities and the door frames/pillars appeared to remain largely intact and not deformed. The article notes a passer-by pulling them out through a "poorly-functioning rear passenger door."
They should have been shocked that the rear passenger door still functioned at all. Kudos to Porsche vehicle design folks there...

[MBAtarga]

Seems the teen driver is likely to lose his left leg based on that news video. Doesn't look like much is left of the car...

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

I highly doubt a 1980's Impala could reach the speed that Porsche was going in the distance it did.
Have you ever witnessed how fast a Panamera accelerates?
I did at Fontana one year. They had a 'drag strip' set up in the pit lane for people to try it out.
That Porsche saved those stupid teens so they can try harder next time they decide to take themselves out.

It all depends. It could be a 6cyl, a v8 or a V8TT.

[1990C4S]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

That Porsche saved those stupid teens so they can try harder next time they decide to take themselves out.

They were 13 (or thereabouts). Not even remotely aware of the risks they were assuming.

[porsche930dude]

Originally Posted by MBAtarga

Seems the teen driver is likely to lose his left leg based on that news video. Doesn't look like much is left of the car...

what are we looking at here? that second part where the fire is should be where the driver seats are right? so what is that chunk

[wildthing]

Not sure why the kids thought going on a joyride was ok, but that’s none of my business...

[porsche930dude]

because kids these days dont have to be afraid of their parents beating them up

[crustychief]

Originally Posted by porsche930dude

what are we looking at here? that second part where the fire is should be where the driver seats are right? so what is that chunk

That is the front of the frame / engine. The rest of the car is in the background.

[Scott Douglas]

Originally Posted by 1990C4S

They were 13 (or thereabouts). Not even remotely aware of the risks they were assuming.

Yeah, right. They probably thought it was like their video game where all they had to do is hit the reset button.

Not even I am dumb enough to think today's 13-14 yr olds aren't aware of the risks.

I really feel for the driver's dad. He wasn't smart enough to teach his kid that doing something like this was totally wrong in the first place. Doesn't make his family look very good.

Sorry guys, I don't have much sympathy for parents, or kids, when something like this happens. Being a parent brings certain responsibilities with it. If you're not going to step up and take them on and teach your kid what is right and what is wrong, you get to suffer the consequences. Now the dad may have to live with the fact of his kid loosing his leg. Tough life lesson there that's for sure.

To me, leaving a car like a Panamera available for a kid to get a hold of is tantamount to leaving a loaded gun out.

You're more than welcome to disagree with me if you want.

[908/930]

Just lucky they did not cause injury to anybody else, that is a pretty major intersection, even at 3am there would still be other cars around. They probably lost control on the streetcar tracks.

[Scott Douglas]

Originally Posted by 908/930

Just lucky they did not cause injury to anybody else, that is a pretty major intersection, even at 3am there would still be other cars around. They probably lost control on the streetcar tracks.

Yup, at least no one else got hurt.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

I highly doubt a 1980's Impala could reach the speed that Porsche was going in the distance it did.
Have you ever witnessed how fast a Panamera accelerates?
I did at Fontana one year. They had a 'drag strip' set up in the pit lane for people to try it out.
That Porsche saved those stupid teens so they can try harder next time they decide to take themselves out.

Methinks they might have learned some kind of lesson — the very hard way.

I don't really know. Do stupid drivers who seriously injure themselves, or passengers subject to said stupidity relapse into that same moment of total irresponsibility?

I wonder if there is such a study similar to recidivism for former prisoners.

[Scott Douglas]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Methinks they might have learned some kind of lesson — the very hard way.

I don't really know. Do stupid drivers who seriously injure themselves, or passengers subject to said stupidity relapse into that same moment of total irresponsibility?

I wonder if there is such a study similar to recidivism for former prisoners.

One can only hope they learned a lesson, Zeke. But, they haven't shown they have very many smarts so far so you never know what will happen.

[billybek]

A friend of mine lost his brother to a stupid teenage car accident.
I lost my best friend to a stupid teenage car accident.
I do feel sorry for the parents of all and the kids that were just along for the ride.
It happens. Keys out and someone has a brilliant idea to take the car for a spin.
They are kids and kids make stupid decision sometimes.
Most of us look back at our past and think, jeez I was lucky to get away with that (without biting it).