If you drive an SUV or a Lamborghini, things like these can happen

I think we all have the instinct to check the rearview mirror every time we stop at a traffic light, to ease the growing fear that someone will hit us from behind, especially on slippery wet-weather asphalt. There is always the distracted or impaired driver behind us. If you drive an SUV, haven’t you ever wondered whether the impact from a lower car could lift your vehicle and even roll it over?

The same in reverse: if you drive a sports car (or even a compact that sits lower than normal), you risk ending up underneath a larger, taller vehicle in the unfortunate event that you can’t brake in time.

And that is exactly what happened in a suburb of California, where the driver of a Lamborghini Gallardo rammed some parked vehicles, ending up in this curious position. The Gallardo was probably not travelling very fast, as the outcome would otherwise have been much more spectacular.

Via | Jalopnik