I've heard a rather politically incorrect term used for this, but the rules:
1) All occupants must have exited the vehicle and either cross ahead of or behind the vehicle (a full orbit or more would qualify)
2) All occupants must have returned to the vehicle
3) All occupants must have changed seats once they returned to the vehicle
4) The change must have been made on a public road (preferably at a traffic control)
5) No citations must have been issued
6) Someone besides the occupants of the vehicle must have noticed
If you only cheated a little, I'd love to hear the number of occupants and the cheat that you used
My personal record without a cheat was 6 occupants (in a 5-door vehicle)
I have a 9-person near-miss where the driver exited the vehicle, but returned to the driver seat but everyone else switched places. (6-door van but only 4 were used).
Both of these took place near 11th and L Streets (basically in front of the state Capitol) in Sacramento between about 1977 and 1985. I forget exact dates, but they both would likely have been during the first hour of a Saturday morning.
Are you talking about a certain ethnicity's "fire drill"?
Quote from: Fredddie on May 30, 2023, 01:04:29 AM
Are you talking about a certain ethnicity's "fire drill"?
Absolutely!
Quote from: michravera on May 30, 2023, 01:32:23 PM
Quote from: Fredddie on May 30, 2023, 01:04:29 AM
Are you talking about a certain ethnicity's "fire drill"?
Absolutely!
I've personally never done it beyond switching drivers at a long traffic light. Remembering to put it in Park/Neutral as applicable, first, is key to making this work.
This topic has been moved to Off-Topic. (Or at least it should be.)
Quote from: Fredddie on May 30, 2023, 01:04:29 AM
Are you talking about a certain ethnicity's "fire drill"?
I had to google this. I have never heard of such a name for it.
I've had four people leave the car, and then get back in, when the fifth passenger farted.
Quote from: Bruce on May 31, 2023, 07:33:06 PM
Quote from: Fredddie on May 30, 2023, 01:04:29 AM
Are you talking about a certain ethnicity's "fire drill"?
I had to google this. I have never heard of such a name for it.
As this forum's only member with Chinese ethnicity I am much offended :poke:
Quote from: michravera on May 29, 2023, 09:26:31 PM
I've heard a rather politically incorrect term used for this, but the rules:
1) All occupants must have exited the vehicle and either cross ahead of or behind the vehicle (a full orbit or more would qualify)
2) All occupants must have returned to the vehicle
3) All occupants must have changed seats once they returned to the vehicle
4) The change must have been made on a public road (preferably at a traffic control)
5) No citations must have been issued
6) Someone besides the occupants of the vehicle must have noticed
It was only three people, but my family is proud of having done this at the little toll booth for the George Washington Bridge at the south end of the Palisades Parkway in NJ. I was probably about 12 at the time, and would usually navigate for my dad when we had to drive through NYC. My mom hated driving in the city but forgot to pull off at the last Thruway rest area to switch drivers. So, I went from the back seat to the front right, my dad went to the drivers' seat, and my mom hopped in the back. Probably about 9-10 PM on a Friday night.
This was in the pre-EZ-Pass days, so the toll collector was very amused.