Video: Apparently, large SUVs and open manhole covers don't mix
Here we have a video that finally clears up the age-old question of "do SUVs and open manhole covers mix"? After watching this video we can safely say no, they certainly don't.
In yet another example that driving on Russian roads is done purely at your own risk, an SUV meets a shocking untimely end when the driver sends it straight into an open manhole.
It’s pretty shocking to see how lazy the workers were to have left a manhole completely unlocked. You can't blame the driver for not watching where he was going as the CCTV footage after the dashcam clearly shows the cover was on the manhole before the SUV drove over it.
It’s also further proof that every car should be fitted with a dashcam, just so we don’t miss the likes of this.
The large SUV is unexpectedly flipped over like a toy car when it hits the open hole. Thankfully, with the help of some passers-by, the driver was able to clamber out of the totalled truck unharmed.
2012 Mercedes-Benz ML550 4Matic
The Comand system's three-tiered interface, for example, requires that you tap up on the controller to get to the different modes of operation and tap down to access mode-specific options...usually. Tapping up on the map screen causes you to scroll the map, which is only a minor annoyance until the 10th time you do it in a week. Then, it becomes a reason to raise your voice. Those fancy 3D buildings are cool until they get in the way of seeing the actual roads on the map. Destination search lacks an On Route option, which means that an act as simple a searching for fuel along your current navigation route can take you pretty far off of your chosen path and is much more difficult than it should be.
Meanwhile, the spoken turn-by-turn directions seem to leave out relevant data. On many occasions, I was told to "Prepare to turn left" but not given or shown a distance to the next turn. Is it in 2 miles or two blocks, Comand? This is important information and not having it caused my anxiety levels to soar when piloting the large SUV in heavy traffic to an unknown destination.
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