10 Dumbest Decisions In The Fast And Furious Saga

10. Tej Raises The Bridge

2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) is the second film (surprising, we know) in the series and the one that set a dangerous precedent concerning the 'creativity' of the Fast franchise's titles. It is also the first not to feature Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his LA gang, so in many respects it can be considered a Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) spin-off.

Nonetheless, this is the film that brought in a couple of other characters who would go on to become series regulars and something of a double-act: Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) and Tej Parker (Ludacris).

And it is race organiser and garage owner Tej who is awarded the first of our dumbest decisions, for raising a bridge during a high-speed Miami street race.

Tej injects some extra excitement into the final moments of the opening race between Brian and some of the local underground talent, giving orders to raise the bascule bridge before the finish line, creating a makeshift ramp for the racers to hit.

As a mechanic, Tej should understand the implications of such a jump: wreck the axle, land nose-down, rupture the engine and go up in a ball of fire - you name it. In fact, it is only thanks to Brian's Nissan's thick coat of plot armour that he doesn't suffer such a fate.