This guy's described as a "brave driver." I think "moron" would be better. Can't imagine the salt water damage to his car. And I hope they made him pay every cent back for the cost of his rescue.

@hollyphillips7597

Ай бұрын

Who cars about the car. That can be replaced... Only a moron that calls another person a moron thinks the value of the car is important over ones life!

@timothythomas8082

Ай бұрын

Now that's what I call "a salt in battery."

@lynnzajicek

29 күн бұрын

@@timothythomas8082 this comment wins the Internet

@timothythomas8082

28 күн бұрын

😁 Thanks Lynn

@zegamerz1980

20 күн бұрын

Guess you are right. Hope he washed the car well afterwards. I am having a hard enough time cleaning my car (especially the underside) from all the road salt after the snowy season. Cannot imagine what all that sea water will do to his car if he did not wash it properly!

Cars love salt water. It really lubricates everything.

@ed45acp

Ай бұрын

😂

@100pyatt

Ай бұрын

Yes♥️♥️♥️🤣🤣🤣🤣

@user-jc7jb3bu5s

Ай бұрын

Even stainless has no chance.

@shoedil812

Ай бұрын

Yeah subframes love that! When I'm by the ocean I always make sure to park in it.

@cwatson42785

Ай бұрын

Sure does! I recommend most people do this. Helps with brake and rotor maintenance aa well!

I have a 6” lift on my truck and I still wouldn’t have done something that stupid..

@barnabyjones5161

Ай бұрын

Gae

@BRobinson28

Ай бұрын

Ain’t that what lift kits are for ??!!!! Situations like this or stuck in mud

@benpo3811

Ай бұрын

​@@BRobinson28 not for saltwater and definitely not for swimming 😂

@Mautiks

Ай бұрын

You’re so smart. Is that why you work a bonehead blue-collar job making pennies? 😂

@MaddJakd

Ай бұрын

That's literally the point though 😂

THANK GOD THERE WAS A COINCIDENTALY CONVIENT DRONE NEARBY TO CAPTURE THIS UNSTAGED VIDEO EVENT

@artgreen6915

Ай бұрын

You've made stupid assumptions. You've done no research on the location. If you had you'd quickly realise it's the most drone worthy location for miles around. Stick 'Lindisfarne' into Wikipedia, then into a Google Image search. Then do a news search for the articles about a stranded Uber driver and Holy Island, which interviewed the drone operator. Who was unsurprisingly there for the castle you'd see if you stuck Lindisfarne into Google Image search like I suggest. And then please shut up.

@gerrya2133

Ай бұрын

​@@artgreen6915 He made wrong assumptions, not stupid ones. It's not wrong to make that kind of assumption with how common it is to come across staged content that is trying to be passed off as real.

@wobblergong

Ай бұрын

​@@artgreen6915 I'd take making an incorrect assumption any day over losing control of one's impulses and lashing out in a KZread comments section.

@865glockstar

Ай бұрын

​@@wobblergongMy thoughts exactly, like INCEL found 😂

@ROYAL12366

Ай бұрын

@@wobblergongsorry, stupidity is exhausting.

Can you imagine how utterly peaceful it must be to sit in that refuge at high tide? I'm kinda jealous.

@raymondcahyadi3094

Ай бұрын

Well I mean, if you get there by foot, if you like this guy you probably thinking about your car, not peaceful at all😂

@jonathasfigaro4992

Ай бұрын

Depressing also

@sammypooh1311

Ай бұрын

Also is there a toilet?🤔

@andreduarte8372

Ай бұрын

@@sammypooh1311 (points at the sea)

So he takes drone with him on every ride??? 🤣🤣🤣

@moeemuddinshah8640

Ай бұрын

No Sir, he actually takes drone with every Tide😂😅

@jameshaley5083

Ай бұрын

It's probably their supervisors drone.

@jacquesjtheripper5922

Ай бұрын

​@@moeemuddinshah8640lol

@user-ih8qm5dy3l

Ай бұрын

Some ppl do yes

@Piuc03

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Just spend a couple of hours in the shed chatting to the monk. That's one off the bucket list!

@uttaradit2

Ай бұрын

or chanting more like

@NubianNemesisArise

Ай бұрын

😂 werd! 🎉

Ends Trip Uber Payout: $4.37

@VERITASPUREBLOOD

Ай бұрын

yea but the tips help lol

@qwertyu9919

Ай бұрын

Car maintenance costs: $4370.00

@jsmith8891

Ай бұрын

@@qwertyu9919 🤣🤣🤣frfr😭😭

@tamirajohnellestyle

9 күн бұрын

Lmfao

@MsSSnow

2 күн бұрын

@@VERITASPUREBLOOD they steal the tips

I’d never risk my vehicle in any flooded situation and absolutely ruin it. Your vehicle & safety is worth way more than the rider is paying!

Getting your vehicle flooded just for a fare isn't worth it.

@steverox87

Ай бұрын

Ok thanks for letting us know.

If only there was some way to know when the tide would be coming in…

@elizabethnothstine4715

Ай бұрын

Yeah,it’s called a tide chart and you can get them free everywhere….what idiots!!!!!!!

@andreduarte8372

Ай бұрын

That's lunacy, that is.

@harlowhazardperry255

Ай бұрын

Right!? 😅

@marcuscarana9240

19 күн бұрын

@elizabethnothstine4715 He's speaking sarcastically, idiot. He's mocking the guy for not using a tide chart app.

Thank God a Buddhist monk appears

@stanpikaliri1621

Ай бұрын

He new somebody would need help he new someone would try to cross that bridge the monk just feel it haha.

@bamf6603

Ай бұрын

I don’t understand why monk didn’t help him with his telekinetic powers to get thru the water

@missjae4033

Ай бұрын

​@@bamf6603 It's because the monk knew the driver must pass this test alone. 😂 lol

Why is a monk living in a shed on a bridge?

@PTRRanger951

Ай бұрын

They aren’t. It’s just a refuge house if you were crossing and the tide came and you got stuck there. You just use it to wait for it to lower so you can walk again.

@hueypautonoman

Ай бұрын

It's his vacation home.

@JasbirSingh-zj1fg

Ай бұрын

The monk was the one operating the drone.

@1xm_mx1

Ай бұрын

​@@JasbirSingh-zj1fg I was about to say that 😂

@1xm_mx1

Ай бұрын

Because it's a road to Holy Island. 😅

How stupid of that driver!

People just underestimate tides, on average 1 car a month gets stranded, I live on an estuary with sandbanks and dog walkers are always being rescued, people not used to being near the coast just don't realise how fast a tide can come in, they also expect the tide to come in from the direction of the open sea, but it's the opposite on Holy Island, the incoming tide actually hits the far end of the road next to the mainland first, that's why they have to stop at the shelter as the last section of road is the deepest.

@bertt646

9 ай бұрын

Yeah I walked to St. Cuthberts Island from the main beach across the dry sand, took two pictures there and went back and it was already ankle deep.

@fjkelley4774

8 ай бұрын

A coastal island near where I grew up had a very popular place for surf fishers ... extensive sandbars at one end that were all or mostly exposed at low tide. Of course, a few deeper channels that you'd have to wade through to get out to the bars farthest out. There were plenty of accidents when the fishermen (too late) decided it was time to get back and turned to see they now had a significant incoming tide and deep channels to cross. Most would make it and count themselves lucky they only lost all their gear. Of course, the area had all sorts of warnings and anyone fishing out there usually had heard all the stories ... but still it happened.

@ryansarath1319

7 ай бұрын

​@fjkelley4774 where was this?

@dalek3086

6 ай бұрын

Holy Island - also known as Lindisfarne. Off the Northumberland coast in North East England. With the North Sea coming in ...Near the Scottish border and Berwick on Tweed.

@artgreen6915

Ай бұрын

​@@dalek3086I hope you're not replying to RyanSarath1319. They were asking about the story their previous commenter had given about a similar location that could have been thousands of miles away.

The little raised building up the stairs is there for a reason. These aren't the only idiots in the area.

@bocabec6744

8 ай бұрын

That guy lives there and sells hot dogs.

@stevenparker8076

Ай бұрын

There's plenty more idiots in the sea.

@LILDroidDEX

Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Who builds a bridge that low?????

@pookiemoon

Ай бұрын

exactly

@captainlockes2344

Ай бұрын

It’s a land bridge

@TheAutumnWind_RN4L

Ай бұрын

The guy in the refuge booth. He's doing a study on how many idiots would tempt fate twice a day. Sometimes, he does it for laughs, other times because he's lonely.

@PolishBehemoth

Ай бұрын

stupid bridge design

@Demi.1133

Ай бұрын

It’s not really a bridge, it’s a highway. It’s a road on ground level. The water isn’t that high up. Look it up on KZread and you will see the time lapse. Pretty cool stuff

He had enough balls to drive all the way to the bridge.He should’ve just stuck it in reverse and gone back!

@uttaradit2

Ай бұрын

he'd have gone over the side

@deborahmahon5451

Ай бұрын

The water had risen too much more

@carlosmejia5728

Ай бұрын

As he was going forward tide was going up ....he reached the point of no return . Attempting that stunt was really stûpıd !!

@babykinns2.0

Ай бұрын

Even if the water level had stay the same n he was a perfect driver he could not have backed through that water. Backing through it would force it up the tailpipes n kill the engine quick.

@johnb5352

Ай бұрын

@@babykinns2.0 So 74 & rising daily think I’m right,& 4 so far of you losers think I’m wrong.I love KZread!

"I know a monk lives right there: let's go ask him what to do"

@bamf6603

Ай бұрын

Monk: call 911

@jatin5raina

18 күн бұрын

monk: welcome to kamar taj

@bamf6603

18 күн бұрын

@@jatin5raina how dare these noobs distract monk’s meditation

How high did the water get? Over the roof of the car? Coast Guard seems like an expensive and unnecessary remedy. I hope CG billed them. Why couldn't they wait it out in the shelter? This is how lessons are learned.

@triumphlearning1280

Ай бұрын

Our coast guard comes out only if a person is injured. Alabama coast.

@WarHawk-

Ай бұрын

You can tell how high the water gets by looking at the high water mark on the posts holding up the refuge shack.

@johngritjohngrit140

Ай бұрын

Not really clearly seen for water marks on the posts; but I know what you mean.@@WarHawk-

Fancy calling out the coast guard when there’s a perfect refuge half way.

@0xgreyhound

Ай бұрын

I mean it took them like a hour when all they do is just sit out the water anyway

@johniooi3954

Ай бұрын

Except car will be useless after getting flooded stood there.

@verabolton

Ай бұрын

@@johniooi3954 Coast guard don't rescue cars. I hope they charged the driver for the rescue.

@chrissansum

Ай бұрын

@@johniooi3954I can’t imagine they would have rescued the car too! They should have just sat it out. Although it does feel a bit suspicious that there was a drone present the whole time!

@user-up6cv3iu5f

Ай бұрын

Vorsicht vor der Annonce: "Gepflegtes Auto mit geringer Laufleistung günstig abzugeben" 😂

Driving through salt water, brilliant. 🤣

@bamf6603

Ай бұрын

It’s Volkswagen it’s rust proof

For those people who don't know about this place or where it is 1) it's a causeway to the holy island of Lindisfarne off the East Coast of the UK with a population of about 180 people. 2) it's not a bridge but a causeway it's too expensive to build a bridge or raise the causeway. 3) The person you see coming down the stairs was actually a passenger in the car, he was seen emerging from the car at the 1.28 minute mark. No one lives there it's a refuge for idiots like this driver to either embarass themselves by phoning the RNLI or waiting for the tide to fall.

it's a £5000 fine, 6 points on your licence and premiums go up for being stupid

That buddhist monk should have invited them into the tower for a spot of meditation and a cup of tea until the tide went back out

@jayumble8390

Ай бұрын

Well yeah, that's what I was thinking too!

It's an RNLI lifeboat, crewed by volunteers, not the Coastguard, which in the UK doesn't man any boats but has shore stations co-ordinating rescues and crews which aid from the beaches and cliffs.

@gurglejug627

Ай бұрын

Le Taxi

They live amongst us

@gppoem3344

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

The Coast Guard should have told them, "Just wait until the tide goes down. You will be OK." But no. They have to waste their resources "rescuing" stupid people who don't need to be rescued. Spending a few thousand dollars/euro/pounds to reduce the wait for some stupid, entitled people by a few hours.

@Arvidje

2 жыл бұрын

most of the people are stupid who neeed their rescourses..

@Mister_H.

4 ай бұрын

They should have charged him for parking!

@selseyonetwenty4631

4 ай бұрын

not sure it's quite like that. The people in the boat are likely local volunteers and they probably enjoyed the opportunity of a call out to test their abilities, that's why they do it after all.

@MaddJakd

Ай бұрын

Becasue 100% something "more important" was definitely happening.....

@phildavenport4150

Ай бұрын

If this was the US, keep talking about Coast Guard. Oh, wait, it's not the US! Funny, doesn't the whole world have Coast Guard?

Good thing that the camera crew happened to be there 😂

@missymarie2698

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, they just find a good spot, set up their equipment and then wait... For the idiots to arrive. There’s always dumb people out there doing dumb things. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@danielwarpaint1963

2 жыл бұрын

@@missymarie2698 no no no Ms.Gullible

@xehpuk

2 ай бұрын

Someone said this happens like monthly, so the drone operator would not need to wait too long. Bit like can opener bridge?

@mikemartin9869

Ай бұрын

@@xehpuk it happens twice a day it's high tide it even says that in the video

@xehpuk

Ай бұрын

@@mikemartin9869 I know, what someone said in another comment I interpreted as a car trying to pass a bit late happens like once a month.

"The tide is high, but I'm holding on. I'm gonna be your number one.... "

So am I the only one who saw the person walking at the beginning of the video

@gcr1

Ай бұрын

Nope. Saw that myself. Would have walked past laughing.. 😂

@user-pj9ge7fl6g

Ай бұрын

It Was Jesus

@b3nzyme

Ай бұрын

It was the one with the drone

@uttaradit2

Ай бұрын

it was the drone operator

@SusanMarie3

Ай бұрын

I saw that also!! What happened to him???

The salt that’s gonna rust your entire car away: Act like I’m not even here baby

@gerardboorsma3418

Ай бұрын

The owner might want to sell it after this .Remember the numberplate, don't buy that one

@davidmcinnis154

Ай бұрын

This is definitely a stunt for views. No way the fare can make up for the cost of the salt damage.

@Markycarandbikestuff

Ай бұрын

@@davidmcinnis154 A bit daft if it's just a stunt that gets a lifeboat called out.

"But Google maps said this was my route" -fkn mo ron driving

The driver was called Cnut. A really stupid one.

I checked this exact place on streetview and it's amazing. While it's completely flooded here, on streetview the shot they took was almost completely empty of water. It's so surreal to find a place where it's almost devoid of water then the next few ours, it's an ocean.

I don't get it, why risk driving through salt water. Even the vapor is bad enough

Let’s be honest here the majority of Uber driver’s aren’t lets say the sharpish tools in the box😂 I took one in London that drove the wrong way down a one way street and got angry when I pointed this out to him🤦🏻

@count69

2 ай бұрын

You mean 'not local'

@LifeAtSea50

2 ай бұрын

@@count69 stock piled migrants to do cheap tech labour

At least it was a VW...probably needed to be recalled for the TDI thing anyway

Stupid is as stupid does.

A rabbi, a Catholic priest, and a buddhist monk walk up to a river. The rabbi looks at the water, steps onto it, and walks across effortlessly. The priest is shocked. The monk takes a look and then also walks across the water. The priest is in awe of this miracle. He takes a deep breath, closes his eyes, steps and //*splash*//sinks right into the river. The monk looks at the rabbi and says, "Did you forget to tell him where the stepping stones were?"

Imagine have a family living on the shore and your children in that car giving food to you (who with a phone watching movies and booze and pizza) 3 times a day. Only going to shore once a week.

If the video at the end was the top of the tide then the car is probably ok. He was also safe in the shelter. No need to involve rescue services.

For some reason it felt Satisfying

Fine him the cost of ALL emergency help

That's not a brave driver. This is the prinicle of stupidity.

Thank christ he had his drone with him

I don't care if my kid got in a car accident and is at the hospital, it's my first day at my new job and it's my wedding day, all rolled into one. Gonna have to call and say I can't make it. Attempting to cross that bridge isn't an option.

@karenrn5607

Ай бұрын

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Turn around, don't drown! Why cross in the first place?

Is that monk just sitting in that little room meditating? For real

@corpr8dystopia778

Ай бұрын

Exactly, in a tiny shack on stilts in the middle of a random bridge, he’s riding out the flood

@fidelcatsro6948

Ай бұрын

Hes making medicine in the room😂😂😂

@illgetmecoat4509

24 күн бұрын

I'm sure you're jesting but he was in the taxi front passenger seat it's merely a refuge for idiots who drive across the causeway ( not a bridge for those that think it is ) or walk across for that matter

So WTH HAPPENED?!?!

@fidelcatsro6948

Ай бұрын

Car was outfitted with styrofoam to ride out the flood😂😂😂

He does that because he gets paid by the minute. He routinely goes out there with a tourist at just the right time and winds up making gigantic fares.

Thanks to drone technology we get to watch life-threatening stupidity in action as it unfolds.

The people that think this is ACTUAL NEWS 😂😂😂😂😂

Who was operating the drone camera ? How did the drone operator know to be there at that time and place ?

@dante0817

Ай бұрын

Maybe an enthusiast just strolling nearby? Nowadays, drone is a common thing. It is almost everywhere.

@mikemartin9869

Ай бұрын

This happens twice a day at high tide and high tide information is readily available

@BaneSIlvermoon

9 күн бұрын

​@dante0817 you can see the drone operator walking along the bridge at the start of the video

The driver must be a good swimmer. To have seen what's happening, and he still went in anyways.

As the passenger i would have never let him proceed with me in the first place, aint no way in hell i would trust a stranger with my life like that

Thats crazy!! I would have been horrified just approaching and seeing that the land was under water and turned my behind around!!! The balls of her/him to even make the attempt!!

Imagine what the bridge troll guy was thinking watching that car come on.

I have had that dream before didn’t realize someone would actually be stupid enough to try and cross😮

Costliest Uber ride of all time.

@gohjohan

Ай бұрын

Costly for him too because he would have gotten a 1 star rating.

The more I watch, the more questions I have

@fidelcatsro6948

Ай бұрын

X Files😂😂😂

It’s not bravery it’s stupidity ☹️

that rental will be at the auction soon ......low miles and slight rust problem

Insurance : “ so there is water damage on the vehicle ?” Driver : “ no Sir … maybe”

So what happened to the car?

@Markycarandbikestuff

Ай бұрын

For sale on E Bay, one careful owner.

Don't this guy know this could be salt and that damages your car very fast

Well thats one good waterproof car😂

the cab driver shouldn't of attempted crossing the bridge

This is the Holy Island causeway in Northumberland UK.The road gets completely submerged to 4 to 6 feet of water, and high tides can come up unexpectedly. The road is a mile through the sea and two miles around the island. A cybertruck has a wade mode that allows it to cross 3ft of water which is on par with the Land Rover Defender. A Ford Ecosport can wade 1.7 ft of water. Around 10 people a year get stuck on the causeway and call in emergency services.

Came here from tom scott trivia question

“Uber passengers hate him! Click to find out why!”

I’ve been to Holy Island a couple of times. Beautiful island! I have watched the water come over Cribbs Causeway and trust me, the tide comes in quicker than you think. The danger signs and tide times are there for a reason. It’s unbelievable the risks people take with not only their cars, but their lives as well.

Who would build a bridge like that? They know the bridge is gonna be useless once the tide is in. Doesnt make sense.

@illgetmecoat4509

24 күн бұрын

It's not a bridge but a causeway that floods over twice a day when the tide rises

Thank goodness we didn't get to watch this story on MrBallen.

That sure was not best thing to attempt 🙄, but thanks for sharing 👍 greetings from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤👋

If you see one drop of water on Holy Island causeway ,don't even think about it. It's too late and you'll have to wait.

You can’t imagine how strongly they were all willing the drone to fall into the fucking sea.

Send him the bill.

Now he drives a boat taxi.

@jamesbrook16

Ай бұрын

That will shortly turn into a submarine.

RNLI? not Coast Guard.

@ozzieparky

2 ай бұрын

In fairness a Coastguard Auxiliary wagon is in the background of the lest shot! 😂

@RampartPh

Ай бұрын

Must be a stunning place in the summer

Creates the need for a no-star review.

salty water on your car good luck with that.

Hope the driver received a bill from the coast guards 😳

And most likely had to pay a fine for a dumb mistake.

hope he paid the bill for the coastgaurd

I would have stopped from the start knowing, that will surely not be good for the car.

As the saying goes, stupidity is a bottomless pit

Amazing engineering on that Bridge! Claps, claps! 👏💩👏👌

What brilliant engineer designed a bridge that can't withstand a high tide?

Never take an UBER without a snorkel in those parts. This is what happens when water is trying to find "it's level".

Natural selection!!

@gppoem3344

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

When she says she's home alone:

What a genius.

Risking losing his car over a lil bit of money smh boy ol boy the things people do when they dont use they brain

How do you know he wasn't willing to lose his fare... But instead lose his vehicle, fare and passenger, and get sued... Really

The guy came out of the shed and said who was the idiot that tried this 😂

Now I know why my wife was late. Here I thought she was having an affair!! My bad!

i thought the driver was mad. but when i saw a person few distances behind the car is walking casually💀

I drove for Uber before. When a ride pops up on your phone it’s hard to turn it down lol 😂

0:57 Refuge box w/emergency phone 1:44 one fella's realized he waited too long to get out 3:17 coast guard boat arrives

@ozzieparky

2 ай бұрын

Coastguard don't have any boats. RNLI do though...

@illgetmecoat4509

24 күн бұрын

@@ozzieparky Well nearly true. The coast guard have about 3 boats, similar to tug boats, to cover the whole of the UK's coastline !