History Main / TooFastToStop

** It's actually possible to go fast enough that you could fall into a {{bottomless pit|s}} without realizing it right away. This gets even worse in the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis games and the ''VideoGame/SonicAdvanceSeries'' when the camera often can't keep up[[note]]this even triggers a GameBreakingBug in [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the original game]] where if the camera can't vertically keep up with you if you're falling or otherwise going down really quickly, it will sometimes think you fell into a pit[[/note]].

* In the Cosgrove Hall adaptation of ''Literature/TheFoolOfTheWorldAndTheFlyingShip'', Lightning the runner claims he has to tie one of his legs back, otherwise he runs so fast he has trouble stopping.

%% * Mina Mongoose of ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'' suffered from this initially, thus forcing her to ask Sonic to help. She also used those moments to try and win his heart.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Acceleracers}}'', the Emergency Driver Recovery devices were installed in order to teleport drivers out if they were at risk of being unable to get to the exit portal before it closes. Unfortunately, it teleports them out at the same speed their car was going when the activated it. This was solved [[MundaneSolution by putting mat where the portal spits them out]]

* In ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'', Tsuna suffers from this right off the bat when his gloves [[TookALevelInBadass updated to Ver. VR]]. This resulted in zooming past his ridiculously bloodthirsty oponent and running into cement-reinforced walls, therefore resulting in a [[CurbStompBattle curb stomp]].

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'':

* Manga/{{Naruto}}, in his Kyuubi Chakra Mode, [[FlashStep ambushes]] Kisame so hard that his foot gets stuck in the wall and he wrecks his ankle. Naruto was so fast that Killer B (who's fought actual teleporters) mistook it for teleportation. Naruto himself wasn't used to being this fast (it was literally the first time he'd ever used Kyuubi Chakra Mode) and didn't know when or how to stop. After recovering from his injury and practicing with it, this ceases to be an issue.

* ''Manga/DragonballSuper'': Downplayed. Dyspo of the Pride Troopers is the single fastest character in the Tournament of Power, but this same speed makes his movements linear and easy to predict.

* In ''[[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Subterranean Animism]]'', [=ReimuC's=] ability is to move ''really'' fast whenever you aren't focused or shooting. [[{{bullethell}} Owing to the genre it's in however]], the ability to move fast tends to send you into a bullet because you move too much.

* ''Manga/DragonballSuper'': Downplayed. Dyspo of the Pride Warriors is the single fastest character in the series, but this same speed makes his movements linear and easy to predict.

* In ''WesternAnimation/Acceleracers'' the Emergency Driver Recovery devices were installed in order to teleport drivers out if they were at risk of being unable to get to the exit portal before it closes. Unfortunately, it teleports them out at the same speed their car was going when the activated it. This was solved [[MundaneSolution by putting mat where the portal spits them out]]

* In the first episode of ''Series/TheBoys2019'', Hughie and his girlfriend are talking about moving in together, when [[SuperSpeed A-Train]] turns her into a bloody pulp. He stops briefly to say he can't stop, and keeps running. The [[Fiction500 Vought corporation]] spins the incident so that the media will report it reported as a tragic accident, though in reality [[spoiler: A-train had been injecting himself with Compound-V, basically a superhero steroid, and couldn't slow down due to its effects.]]

* Manga/{{Naruto}}, in his Kyuubi Chakra Mode, [[FlashStep ambushes]] Kisame so hard that his foot gets stuck in the wall and he wrecks his ankle.

* This is even worse for very large ships. While they move relatively slowly, it takes them hours to get rid of all the momentum, because of their ludicrous mass, their limited methods of movement, and the fact that water is much worse at slowing someone down than the ground. A big freighter hitting a pier at only a few knots can crush in the bow by twenty feet.

* One ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' comic strip goes somethig like this:
--> ''Odie is eating his food, when it disappears in the next panel. John is eating his food, when it also disappears in the following panel.''
--> '''Garfield:''' ''<Carrying Jon and Odie's stolen food>'' You can't stop what you can't see.
--> ''The final panel shows him [[LaserGuidedKarma smashed face first onto a wall]]''

* ''Series/TheFlash1990'':

* ''Series/TheFlash2014'': This happens in the 2014 series pilot as well. When Barry goes into an alley behind the police station, he unintentionally accelerates and runs headfirst into a police car's rear windshield (and he's perfectly fine afterwards, not even a cut). He then tests out his speed and runs into an open truck, which is, fortunately, full of soft things. When he does a test run at the abandoned Ferris Air airfield, he gets distracted by a memory and, when he snaps back, he's running straight at barrels full of water. He can't stop in time and slams into them, breaking his wrist (which heals in 3 hours).

* ''Series/Elseworlds2018'': Barry Allen and Oliver Queen swap lives, so Oliver has Flash's powers. Due to his inexperience, Oliver runs past a building he was going to, crashes into a wall when he tries to fight some robbers, and during an argument with Barry, he tries to charge at Barry at super speed, only for Barry to trip him.

* In the {{Creator/Konami}} ShootEmUp ''VideoGame/TwinBee'', collecting blue bells will increase your ship's speed. There is no [[{{Cap}} maximum speed]], so collecting too many will make your ship fall into this trope.

* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': Speed-boosting accessories have this hazard, especially for Scouts, who are already the fastests units in game. Woe betide anyone who gets blasted into the air while running at ludicrous speed (usually sentries), as they are then stuck helplessly flailing in the air until they die.

* Trains are very heavy, can go very fast, and their particular method of locomotion results in little friction. The end result is that they can take a mile or more to stop. This is why RacingTheTrain is such an extraordinarily bad idea and RailroadTracksOfDoom and ChainedToTheRailway exist as tropes.

* This happens twice to Rosehip of St. Gloriana's in ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzerDerFilm'': The first is in the opening exhibition match when Rosehip loses control of her [[FragileSpeedster Crusader]] when trying to turn a curve. She ends up crashing into Clara's T-34-85, setting off one of her external fuel tanks, and ''blowing up'' a store. The second is in the match against the University Team, where she removes the speed governor on her tank engine and propels across a river to destroy a M24 Chaffee, going too fast to stop her tank from embedding itself against a wall, white-flagging herself as well.

* Mina Mongoose of the ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'' comic series suffered from this initially, thus forcing her to ask Sonic to help. She also used those moments to try and win his heart.

* Speaking of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog''...
** It's actually possible to go fast enough that you could fall into a {{bottomless pit|s}} without realizing it right away. This gets even worse in the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis games and the VideoGame/SonicAdvanceSeries when the camera often can't keep up[[note]]this even triggers a GameBreakingBug in [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the original game]] where if the camera can't vertically keep up with you if you're falling or otherwise going down really quickly, it will sometimes think you fell into a pit[[/note]].

** In a general sense, a character's SuperMode increases their movement speed to such a degree that it's near impossible to do precision platforming reliably. A few ROM hacks take note of that and allow Super mode to be deactivated via a certain button input (typically two jump buttons pressed at once).

* In ''Fleeing the Complex'' from the ''VideoGame/HenryStickminSeries'', one of the options gives Henry [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic's shoes]]. This cause him to run so fast that he crashes into the end of the hallway.

* In ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'', a Contractor named Goran has this problem. He has super speed, but moves in short bursts almost to the point of [[FlashStep FlashStepping]] because of difficulty stopping and turning. This causes him to run into things and is responsible for his death. Earning him the FanNickname of "Russian Burger Flash Running Into Trees". Due to his country, remuneration, power, and being Too Fast to stop.

* In ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'', a Contractor named Goran has this problem. He has super speed, but moves in short bursts almost to the point of [[FlashStep FlashStepping]] because of difficulty stopping and turning. This causes him to run into things and is responsible for his death. Earning him the FanNickname of "Russian Burger Flash Running Into Trees". Due to his country, remuneration, power, and being TooFastToStop.

** This happens to a kangaroo when a transportation spell goes wrong at the end of ''Discworld/InterestingTimes''. The wizards have never seen one before, conclude that it's a giant rat and wonder if it's naturally one inch thick and deep-fried.
** In ''Discworld/TheLastContinent'', LovableCoward Rincewind is suddenly told he's running ''towards'' the danger and tries to stop, but "his method of running was very efficiently based on the idea that stopping was the last thing he'd do."

* Parodied in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back", as a bureaucrat on an ultra-slow scooter can't stop from rolling into a [[CardboardBoxes stack of boxes]] and jostling them slightly.

* ''Series/Elseworlds2018'': Barry and Allen and Oliver Queen swap lives, so Oliver has Flash's powers. Due to his inexperience, Oliver runs past a building he was going to, crashes into a wall when he tries to fight some robbers, and during an argument with Barry, he tries to charge at Barry at super speed, only for Barry to trip him.

* In the first episode of ''Series/TheBoys2019'', Hughie and his grilfriend are talking about moving in together, when [[SuperSpeed A-Train]] turns her into a bloody pulp. He stops briefly to say he can't stop, and keeps running. The [[Fiction500 Vought corporation]] spins the incident so that the media will report it reported as a tragic accident, though in reality [[spoiler: A-train had been injecting himself with Compound-V, basically a superhero steroid, and couldn't slow down due to it's effects.]]

* This is a major issue with heavier than air aircraft; as air friction is sharply limited, a quick stop with such craft while traveling at high speeds is impossible. Worse still are airplanes; if they lack vertical takeoff and landing capabilities (as most do), they literally CANNOT stop while in the air; if they were to try, they would start falling, resulting in velocity in a different direction. Even when landing (where you ''can'' come to a complete stop, because the ground is supporting your weight, and where you have your wheelbrakes to help you slow down), it still takes a while to stop, especially if the runway is wet or icy.

-->'''Conductor:'''I CAN'T STOOOOPPPP IIIIIITT!!

-->'''Conductor:''' I can't STOP IT!!!!!!

* Paul in ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached''. He calls it "cannonballing". Don't stand in his way when he does it: he will [[NighInvulnerable bounce up unhurt]]; you, on the other hand....