Posted by:
Dave the Atheist
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Date: October 23, 2021 12:54PM
"Another dangerous new TikTok trend is impacting car owners and endangering lives.
Users call it the "lug nut challenge" and are loosening or removing lugs from car tires in hopes of gaining likes online.
"It’s a deadly challenge, this could be very bad for somebody traveling down the road at a highway speed if the tire comes off, it could lead to a serious crash you could get hurt, possibly die, you never know," General Manager of Interstate Towing, Stephen Gonnerville said.
Lug Nut Challenge is a recent TikTok trend that involves one loosening the lug nuts of a random car and then filming the aftermath.
On loosening or removing the lug nuts, the tire ends up separating from the car. So, if the owner of the car starts the vehicle and starts to drive without being aware of what the dangerous trend has done, they’re bound to crash or meet with an accident.
While it is not just dangerous but also illegal to do this on anybody’s car, it seems like the Internet isn’t paying heed to it as Lug Nut Challenge is already influencing the users.
Gil says at least seven vehicles in her neighborhood have been targeted.
“It's very scary, very scary that someone would do something like that,” said (Imperial Beach resident Tina) Gil.
The incident in her neighborhood comes amid a new TikTok challenge dubbed the "Lug Nut Challenge," which has people loosening lug nuts, then filming to see what happens. A victim in Massachusetts reportedly had a tire fall off while driving."