- The V8 muscle car slid across the road and almost took out a traffic light.
- Turning off a Mustang’s traction control in the wet is a recipe for disaster.
Drivers of Ford Mustangs have developed a bit of a reputation—a reputation for losing control in situations where most cars stay firmly planted. So when the skies open up and the roads turn slick, the odds of a Mustang incident climb dramatically.
That’s what makes the decision of the dashcam-equipped driver in this video so refreshingly wise: he chose not to drag race a Mustang at a wet intersection. As for the Mustang driver, well… they played their part in keeping the stereotype alive.
The video, originally shared on Reddit, shows the driver with the dashcam setting off from the lights relatively briskly with a black Mustang in the lane next to him. You can hear his passenger egging him on with an enthusiastic, “Drag race!!!”. The driver, however, immediately shuts it down with a matter-of-fact, “Nah, not in the f***ing wet, dude,” before easing off the throttle.
Unfortunately, the Mustang driver wasn’t quite as cautious. Despite clear puddles and standing water across the road, they decided to floor it anyway, passing the cammer with bravado and very little foresight.
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Moments after passing the cammer, the Mustang starts to veer to the left as it struggles to put its power to the ground. The driver quickly jumps on the brakes, and the car slowly pirouettes to the right, sliding sideways across an intersection and coming within inches of slamming into a curb on the side of the road.
Had it not been for a slice of good fortune, the Ford could have easily hit the curb and taken down a lamp post or one of the traffic lights in the process.
Based on how easily the rear end of the Mustang stepped out in the wet, it seems likely the driver of the Ford had turned off the traction control system. That’s not a particularly wise thing to do in a Mustang – even in the dry – unless you’re a very experienced driver and know how to handle a powerful rear-wheel drive car. Here’s hoping the pony car owner learns from this close call and takes things a little easier in the wet moving forward.