rex2k10 t1_is5uj6a wrote
Reply to comment by IsNowReallyTheTime in TIL at the end of the Top Gear US Special after arriving in New Orleans, the hosts gave their cars away instead of selling them as originally planned after seeing the damage from Hurricane Katrina by PrettyPinkPonyPrince
Is that true though? When I watched it I just got Sense of it being dramatized for tv. You know, like every reality show. But every comment makes it seem like they were in 100% danger
LazySilver t1_is6apew wrote
As someone that used to have a bumper sticker that said “Stop Inbreeding. Ban country music.” I can honestly believe they were in danger. I got rid of the bumper sticker after 3 different hillbilly trucks tried to run me off the road on separate occasions.
lacheur42 t1_is7d6o9 wrote
I dunno, sounds like a fun way to get some assholes thrown in jail to me. Just put a 5 point harness in a beater, strap on a helmet, put a bunch of dashcams pointing everywhere, and enjoy the ride!
Vickrin t1_is7rhov wrote
Because police in Alabama are totally reasonable people who will be on your side.
/s
LazySilver t1_is7gx96 wrote
That does sound amusing but I didn’t have the cash for those safety accessories at the time. And my little Nissan Sentra wasn’t exactly equipped to deal with that kind of abuse.
Superbikethrowaway t1_isblrwp wrote
Guns are a great force equalizer in the face of injury or death. God made man, Samuel Colt made man equal.
mywerkaccount t1_is72cgt wrote
I think they and the producers highly underestimated how people in the South will react to certain things. I think they figured they'd get a bit of a response and it would be entertaining, but had no idea how offended some would get by what they were doing/saying.
thevictor390 t1_is6htsv wrote
Just from the TV episode I would agree. But they maintain in interviews that it was not planned to turn out like that.
Savvy_Nick t1_is767bq wrote
Nah they were definitely in a bit of danger. I doubt the hillbilly’s would’ve shot em or anything but someone might’ve got punched or something for sure.
ellius t1_isi9cee wrote
Yeah I think it was dramatized.
If you listen to what the people were shouting it doesn't match up with what the show was claiming.
If I remember correctly it was actually something like they were upset that they had driven through some landscaping and sprayed gravel everywhere.
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