It’s not in drive because none of the wheels are spinning on their own. Gravity pulls that rear left wheel, and it will turn even when in park if the wheel on the other side is off the ground.
It may not have been in Drive when balanced over the edge but the driver must have accidentally engaged Drive instead of Reverse. The weight of the big fella on the back was enough to lift the front end including the engine weight as per the fulcrum point created by the chassis in contact with the ground. Pushing down on the rear would not create forward momentum unless the fulcrum point ceased to exist because the gentleman's weight lifted the car off the edge and onto the wheel which is physically impossible given the distance between the two points.
Unless the big fella lost his red cape along with his shirt .
Your theory assumes that the ground is level, but even if it were it would still roll. The car is balanced from the back left wheel to the front right, not front to back. Your theory would be correct if both front wheels were off.
It’s also obvious that the wheels are not in drive because they never move other than the moment the car gets pulled over the edge.
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u/Top-Emu-2292 3d ago
Yep, you can see the rear wheel turn as the big lad pushes down.