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Heat Soaked Road Buckles, Sending Car FlyingWe’ve seen cars go flying before, but never because the road has buckled from heat, but just such a thing was caught on camera. Had it not been captured on video, we don’t know if we or anyone else with any sense would’ve believed this happened, it’s just that crazy.
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The road buckling in question happened in Cap Girardeau, Missouri during a recent heatwave. We’ve personally seen pavement get so hot in places like Phoenix, Arizona that it becomes mushy, but never before have we seen a road buckle under heat.
But this one obviously did and right in front of the local Honda dealership. However, the car that went flying the moment the road became a ramp was a Toyota Corolla.
As the compact car is approaching the seam in the road, which already is looking a little uneven, both ends suddenly lift up, the attached curbing rising up like logs in upheaval.
The Corolla driver fails to notice the sudden change in the road’s surface, and the little car goes flying through the air like in a Dukes of Hazzard episode.
When the Toyota comes back down to the pavement, the front end slams on the street with a sickening sound. We hope no serious damage was done to the vehicle, but the risk certainly is there.
Plenty of people who have seen the footage on social media had the same thought we did: had the driver been paying attention, he should have been able to hit the brakes and would’ve avoided the launch into the air.
Plus, there’s a warning sign of some sort along with traffic cones where the seam in the road is already uneven. That alone should’ve put the Corolla driver on alert.
This just goes to show some people just don’t pay attention when they’re driving. That and roads can apparently buckle during a heatwave.
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