The last thing you expect to have to deal with when driving around in a Ferrari F40 is having to avoid a bus crashing into the side of your supercar. However, that is what one owner had to avoid while out and about recently.
An Instagram video has captured the moment the F40 pulled out of an intersection, just as a bus was coming along the road. The video was posted by user TH_Q, a car spotter from Hong Kong, and it looks like the incident took place quite recently. And it was a very close encounter.
Ferrari built 1,311 examples of the F40, including the LM, Competizione, and GTE variants. While not all of them will be roadworthy now, there was very nearly one less, as the bus that nearly hit the F40 was approaching the Italian supercar at a decent speed, the F40 driver seemingly failing to spot the giant bus heading towards him.
As one of the most valuable and sought-after supercars in the world, nobody wants to see a supercar worth millions be clattered into by a bus. At the time of writing, the video had over 270,000 likes, proving nothing captures people’s eye like a rare supercar nearly being totaled.
How the Bus Nearly Wiped Out the Ferrari F40
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In the video, the F40 is seen slowly pulling up to an intersection, with a crowd of people taking photos and videos of the supercar. It isn’t speeding or driving aggressively, but it did also then creep out into the road while the bus approaches. The bus driver probably didn’t expect the Ferrari to pull out given the speed it was going.
Normally, unless the road was empty, you wouldn’t edge out at such a slow pace. This Ferrari driver could have been looking the other way, or simply misjudged how fast the bus was actually approaching him. At the last second, as the F40 gingerly pulls out into the road, the bus driver slams on the brakes.
Incredibly, it did stop just in time, mere inches from the Ferrari. Seemingly unbothered by what had just happened, the Ferrari swerves slightly before its driver hastens his pullout to then speed off into the night. We can imagine a few choice words being uttered by both the bus driver and F40 driver after the incident. “Wooahhhhh” is heard from the cameraman as well, as he realizes he just witnessed a near miss with one of the world’s most valuable supercars.
Don’t Crash a Valuable Ferrari F40
Whatever happened, the Ferrari F40 driver probably needs to be more attentive in the future. That near miss not only risked the supercar, but also his life and potentially the lives of those on the bus. The sheer force of the bus stopping was likely enough to throw people forward in their seats, and it isn’t something passengers are going to expect, or something they should have to suffer. We don’t know if anyone on the bus was hurt, but we are thankful the driver grabbed the brakes quickly enough to prevent the T-bone collision.
Instagram users were quick to chime in on the incident. “Bus driver saved F40 by having good reactions. F40 driver nearly totalled his car by pulling out on the bus,” said one user. “Bus had right of way just because you’re in an F40 doesn’t mean road rules don’t apply,” added another one. One other Instagram user simply said, “That F40 driver doesn’t deserve the F40.” So the moral of the story here is, even if you do own a car as valuable as an F40, it doesn’t mean you can disregard the other vehicles around you.