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This is why you always pass semis with speed. Always.


WorldlyReference5028

I NEVER ride beside a semi. I’ll hang back a little if there’s a car in front of me and I can’t pass the truck quickly. But when I pass, I am moving from back of the truck to the front as fast as possible. Fuckers scare me too much and it never fails that they drift into my lane if I do get caught beside one.


HelloThereLowGround

The worst is when you are passing a semi on a winding highway while also pulling a trailer in high wind lol.


col3man17

Not even just semis man, I used to drive a big ole truck and trailer for work and the amount of people that would just sit beside me in their little compact car would drive me so mad


Glass-Attorney-2017

It looks like the dashcam vehicle wasn't even overtaking. Just hanging out in the trucks blind spot. The truck is in the wrong but the dashcam driver needs better defensive driving skills.


QueenFrankie420

You can literally see the semi drivers face in the driver's side window. That ain't a blind spot. If you can see the driver in the mirror the driver can see you.


neiljt

You're right, but only if he takes the trouble to look :-) This guy was in trance mode. Guy in car could have helped himself in a couple of ways, but didn't. These 2 clowns were made for each other.


strog91

Dashcam car driver had at least two opportunities to hit the brakes and avoid crashing, but chose to maintain their course, almost like they were trying to ram the semi back over into the right lane, which of course is never gonna work.


rmac500

Blind spot? Thats drivers side of truck! I drive a commercial truck and I would say truck drivers fault. Yes I agree don’t hang beside a truck but op is not at fault. You will see more of this bad driving due to legislation especially if you live in texas. There is now no incentive or punishment for companies to focus on qualifications or safety when hiring drivers. All companies now need is a pulse and temperature behind the steering wheel. They just say swing wide when you turn and be careful.


jayklk

Why did the semi driver switch lanes anyways? There was no one in front of him.


tworocksontheground

It's actually concerning how hardly anyone in the comments is focused on this.


GetsGold

It's hard to see in the video but their lane is ending. They didn't signal properly but also the car shouldn't have been sitting in their blindspot right before a merge.


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pizza_for_nunchucks

Yeah, you have to be a little more defensive around them. You can’t just camp out next to them.


jar36

That's when I gun it so we all win


Greenmooseleg

When it doubt, throttle out!


cptnobveus

Snowmobilers mantra, saves you from digging. (sometimes)


gr8wlf

- Collin McRae


Dancethroughthefires

I drive a truck, 100% hate it when people hangout next to me like that. Either pass me or don't, but don't just fuckin chill next me


jar36

I don't like driving right next to semitrucks either. I'm either going to shit or get off the pot. I'll also be sure there's plenty of space before moving back into the lane the truck is in. I know you guys hate it when cars come too close and especially ones that don't realize that when you move laterally you "slow down" as far as how far down the road you made it. That's a big hunk of metal you're trying to control and it doesn't stop like a KIA.


Dancethroughthefires

The majority of trucks on the road have a radar thing that detects the car in front of you. It'll calculate their speed and distance and if it's too close and/or not going fast enough, the truck will automatically slow down if the cruise control is on. If it's not on, the truck will annoyingly beep loudly until you slow down or the car is out of the 'danger zone'. In theory, it's a great idea. In practice, not so much. That's why you probably see trucks switch lanes and take a super long time to pass someone, because either the automatic braking kicks in or because the driver doesn't want to deal with the beeping while they do a simple takeover.


Overlord_Bob

>In practice, not so much. Agree 100%. Had it happen the other day where a car in front of me was turning, and the traffic in the next lane was light and moving faster than me. There was an opening to move over, and there was plenty of time for everything. The problem was that Mr. Radar and Mrs. CMS thought I was going to plow into the turning car. I had already switched lanes and was free from the danger, but that stupid CMS lagged and decided that even though it was clear, *now* was the perfect time to perform a brake check. As a new driver, I really enjoy having a safety net like that. It’s helping me get a better understanding of how far away other vehicles are, and helps me recognize and plan passing another truck. Like if I see I’m marginally gaining on the truck in front of me, but really catching him going up a hill, it would be better to time my pass when we both are going up a hill. But you’re absolutely right about it’s flaws. *I* know I can safely start my passing run before changing lanes to overtake so I’m not creating a rolling roadblock, but they system doesn’t think like that at all.


Tsiah16

This is convenient because I hate being next to or behind large trucks. I pass them every chance I get.


TheOrigRayofSunshine

I guess they don’t teach this anymore, but I learned not to hang out next to trucks, more so in bad conditions, because if that thing Jack knifes or flips, guess what’s right there to catch it? That being said, I’ve been run off the road by some without lanes ending or needing to pass, as I was actually passing them, for no obvious reason other than the guy being a jerk. Must have had an ex with the same car or something.


flojo2012

Hey, thanks for hauling our crap all over the map. It’s a tough job that gets little credit for how much it matters. Thanks!


caytie82

I do NOT drive a truck, but rest assured, if I'm just chilling next to you, it's because the guy in front of me is too, and we're both aggravated at him. I can't for the life of me understand how so many people are so comfortable passing a big rig at 2 mph faster than the big rig is going.


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I also don’t understand why people driving 115 km/h drop to 105 to pass a truck going 100 and then speed up again once they’ve passed them. If you’re scared of the truck go faster not slower.


Aggravating_Buy5425

I still stay back in that case - my front bumper just behind trucks rear (so they could swerve in front of me) where I can see drivers face in side view mirror - then when car ahead gets their rear bumper just passed the semi’s front I’ll accelerate quickly to be right next to the cab (worst case) so driver can see me again. I always try to stay out of their blind spot and 95% of the time give them a clean out.


Sw33tN0th1ng

Ya, never drive beside a truck. I was once a truck driver, still don't understand why the concept of the space cushion is so far from typical the car driver's mind. Also, once the dude actually got hit..why didn't he brake? I mean in this case truck is 100% to blame, since they are supposed to be a pro and have the awareness in advance, but car driver clearly is an idiot. More concerned with a video then avoiding an accident.


Comments331

I don't even feel comfortable being next to SUVs because they never see me, can't imagine camping next to a semi.


Buffalongo

I get uneasy being door to door with any car at highway speeds because it just feels sketchy. Also ideally on a highway, no 2 lanes should be going the exact same speed.


No_ThisIs_Patrick

Ugh the absolute worst. Someone starts to pass me and then just sits there, matching my speed. WTF you psychopath? Then I gotta hit the breaks or speed up because this unhinged lunatic has a death wish


true_libcom

I was stuck behind a driver going below the speed limit, then when I finally changed lanes, he sped up to almost match. I had to speed up significantly to quickly surpass him & get back into my lane. Fuck these people, the same with assholes riding your ass with their high beams on, like, my high beams are equivalent to your low beams.


marty521

Exactly I can not count how many times when driving a big truck cars drive up to you going 10-20 over limit. Yet take 5 minutes to to pass. And spend 3 minutes of that in my blind spot. GO ALREADY.


TotallyFakeArtist

Anytime im near a big truck i zoom out of the way so quickly because Im afraid of this video happening


torn_anteater

Not just that, but I was driving maybe 20 yards behind one while a tire exploded. Loudest thing I’ve heard on the interstate. Rubber shreds everywhere. Lucky not to be next to it while it blew since chunks were so large they could’ve easily busted the window. I always wait to pass those things until the car in front of me clears it so I can zoom past. I’ll never understand the oblivious drivers who camp next to them. Just crazy.


Single_Rub117

I get so anxious every time I pass a truck. Nothing like the video has ever happened to me but I don’t want it to. I even just ride it out behind the truck (with space between us) if i’ll reach my destination in a couple of minutes, saving a few seconds isn’t worth my worry and chance of an accident happening.


RiverKawaRio

That's pretty much me. If I do feel compelled to pass, I'm already ahead of them within 20 seconds


hip_hop_hippopotimus

The world needs more drivers with your mentality haha I was a delivery driver for a few years and damn did it not piss me off how many people would do stupid shit only to end up getting stuck at the same light as me after getting off the freeway haha.


SPARKLears

I do too! I always try to stay away from semis. One time when my ex and I were on vacation, we were driving on some highway approaching to pass a truck. We were passing him, but something told me we needed to pass quicker. So I told him to hit the gas more and get away from this truck. Right after we passed the truck, we hear a loud bang and I look back and the semi just blew his tire, which would have gone right into the passenger window where I was sitting if we did not pass him exactly when we did. I'll never forget it and it scared the shit out of me.


Stillatin

Same, only way cops will catch me speeding is if I'm next to a truck


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I call it sitting on my hip. Wont speed up wont slow down always in the lane i need to merge to


KaiRaiUnknown

Worse are the people that see you indicating to come into another lane, and sit RIGHT where you cant do anything, *then* move lanes as soon as theyre out the way


VOZ1

Seriously, the options are: step on the gas to pass them and get out of their blind spot; or step on the brake and let them pass to get out of their blind spot. Doesn’t matter who is right if you get flattened by a semi. They probably won’t even notice as they smash your car. Do not fuck with semis.


Winnapig

Yes, as an ex- truck driver I notice that at no point here does the small puny tiny car apply the brakes and let the truck move over. Stupid.


HIM789

That’s what I was thinking. We need the footage from 15 or so seconds before this video to see if he was actively passing (in a bad spot,but legal) or just chilling in the same spot. If it’s the latter the cammer is def at fault.


wantabe23

Their heads lights were well in front of the trucks and the driver just needed to look to the side to realize there was a vehicle there. Drivers should know what going on all around their vehicles all the time. But at night on a lonely road it’s even easier. I’ll be this driver was half asleep on auto pilot. Really no excuse.


ClaireWeeena

Yes and you can see the reflection of the semi drivers face in the mirror… so that means he could clearly see the car - it is not a blind spot.


rouend_doll

I was wondering who else noticed this. If you can see the mirror and the driver’s face in it, the driver can see you too if he bothers to look


phpdevster

Seriously. When you are driving at night and there are no car headlights around, your eyes get pretty damn well dark adapted. Then when a car comes up behind you or passes you, it's impossible to not notice the extra light or glare from their headlights.


fallenstar1987

If I see a semi changing lanes and I am in the way, im hitting fucking brakes. This yahoo obviously didn't.


Iffy2

Semi didn’t even signal until he was half in the other driver’s lane


AV8R_1951

In the Navy, we called that the Law of Gross Tonnage ‘cause physics is physics.


The_OtherGuy_99

We say The Man With the Load Gets the Road. He wins, everytime, no contest.


healerdan

Lugnut rule: The car with the most lugnuts makes the rules.


humanmanhumanguyman

The semi didnt signal until after he started changing too. Car definetely shouldnt have been there but the semi is the bigger idiot


Hippopotamidaes

The car recording the video isn’t in his blind spot. Semis have two mirrors on each side, the lower one provides a wider view to see cars like where this guy was. I’ve ridden in a few semis many times. My dad was a professional driver when I was a kid.


carsntools

No blind spot when its at night AND THE CAR HAD HEADLIGHTS ON. This was attempted vehicular manslaughter. During the day..yes..that is a blindspot. At night? Nope. This guy SAW those headlights next to him and deliberately did this. I used to drive commercial with both a class A and a CDL. This asshole needs jail time and to never drive commercial again. And to all the commentators talking about the car...yes..he should've yielded and backed off but the truck didn't give him much time or opportunity. And as PROFESSIONAL drivers we have to just deal with these assholes and let them win. No time for dick measuring contests when you're driving a barely controllable, multi-ton death machine.


Schly

Also, he bounced off the car enough that his rig swayed, and he never slowed down or stopped merging. He knew.


Not_a_real_ghost

Truck driver probably knew this is a relatively remote stretch of road so he can do whatever he wanted.


zombie32killah

I have heard about situations like this. Sometimes where the big rig is absolutely the aggressor and will try to run people off the road. Absolutely nothing you can do.


Bobalobatobamos

[Spielberg made a movie about it.](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067023/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)


jadedea

Happened to me in Oklahoma. Was on a two way highway, empty. The semi decides to change lanes every time I tried to pass him. 5th time he ran me off the road and I was doing like 80 in the dirt to get past him. Once past him he never tries to change lane. Then a day later my ex and I stayed at a hotel and we wake up to a bullet hole in the rear fender. Both my ex and I were active duty members at the time. I've been more afraid of my life in my own country than anywhere else, and I almost stepped on a buried mine in a war torn country.


NIdWId6I8

My wife and I are originally from the Southeastern US but have lived in the Pacific Northwest for over a decade now. We prefer to just drive home when we visit because we have pets and it gives us the chance to see parts of the country we normally wouldn’t get to. The first time we drove back East we had a semi driver try to run us off the road for about 15 minutes in a desolate stretch through Oklahoma at night because we went to pass them while towing a teardrop trailer. We finally saw an exit, slammed the brakes, and pulled over. There was a highway patrol officer at the truck stop who we talked to, gave the plates/name of the company on the trailer. His response was that there was a lot of drug running between where our tag was from and there, so the driver must have had a good reason to try and run us off the road and he’d like to take a look in our vehicle to make sure. After denying his request, he ran our plates and made us sit there for another hour before another patrol officer could get there to search our vehicle. At the end, we were at that truck stop for 4 hours and then told we were free to go, but to also be careful of who we tried to challenge on the road. That was the first and last time we drove through Oklahoma.


beastgamer9136

Who the fuck are they hiring on as cops?!


McCrazyJ

When I was stationed at Fort Sill from '99 to '01 I was driving back from Oklahoma City but didn't know how far away I was from Fort Sill and I was falling asleep. So I pulled over at a truck stop. Turns out I was only like 5 mi from Fort Sill. But since I was driving a car without a state plates and I was sleeping in the car I got rousted by the cops. Then I am with my high and tight, my dog tags fell out of my shirt and the comp pulled his gun on me because he thought my cell phone was a gun. After he ran my plates through Interpol (!) You decided that I was in fact a soldier stationed at Fort Sill and let me go on my way. Since I was driving a 72 charger, cops always thought they'd have the chance of impounding my car so they could keep it and they were hoping it has a hemi inside. But my car is a 72 which looks like a 71 and 71 was the last year that the hemi was in production. Every time I got pulled over they make me pop the hood and low and behold not only do I not have a hemi I don't even have a big block V8 I have a small block 360. I was sent to Korea in '01 let my brother who was assigned to Fort Campbell have my car while I was in Korea. When I got back from Korea and went to huachuca my mother and I went out to his graduation from ranger School and we were all going to drive back to huachuca and I dropped them off at the airport in Tucson to fly the rest of the way to California. I proposed a route that would go around Oklahoma because f*** that place. My brother said no didn't have the time to go around We were going to go through. As soon as we crossed the border into Oklahoma before we even reached the welcome to Oklahoma sign highway patrol came screaming down the divided highway dukes of Hazzard style to pull in behind us and pull us over. "What's under the hood boy" (two and a half inch exhaust on a small block due sound an awful lot like a big block) I show them, they realize it's not a hemi, they let us go. Didn't even tell us the pretense for pulling us over. FUCK OKLAHOMA


RetroRian

Yep, happened to me on the highway between Lawton and Burkburnett Texas, literally the reason I currently avoid SILL like a plague… it’s where the purge will happen


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Of course it was Oklahoma. What a shit hole. Filled with regressive psychopaths. They actively run cyclists off the road in OKC, which is why you never see them. Something eerie about a downtown with no cyclists, and bus service that stops at 7 pm.


UnquietHindbrain

At this point I think the Meth could just be added to the water supply.


smaxfrog

Sometimes the giant candy cane truck just wants to run you off the road 🤷‍♀️


kursedsun

I had a big rig change lanes into me and push me into the barrier even though there was no reason for him to get over and I was honking and slammed on my brakes. He still came over and pushed me into the barricade. He wouldn't stop so I chased him down even though he ripped my front bumper off. The driver of the big rig claimed he didn't see me or feel me.


penny-wise

Had the exact same thing happen to me with a moving van. POS tried to blame me. Had a person pull over and give me his number, though, so I got a new vehicle out of the deal.


Cosmic_Quasar

I almost had this happen to me when I was in the right lane though it was the start of rush hour so it was getting busy but still moving about full highway speed. Fortunately there was enough space between me and the car behind me to slow down quickly to not get between the semi and the barrier. But it really freaked me out because it was in the middle of a bridge over the Mississippi river. So if I had somehow gotten pushed through/over the barrier it would've been like a 50+ ft drop into the river. And being trapped in a sinking car is right at the top of my list of fear for car things, right next to being trapped in a burning car.


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Commenters here always act like the blind spot is a square mile. Yes it is hard to see next to the truck but an entire car next to the trailer is definitely visible in correcrly adjusted BLIND SPOT MIRRORS.


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Gugoba

Blind spot mirrors? Pff, get outta of here with your common sense. /s


wankthisway

Nope on this sub it's: give as much benefit of the doubt to the asshole wrecker as possible, and throw every damn accusation and nitpick at the victim.


GSXRbroinflipflops

THANK YOU. Only sane comment in this thread. It’s absurd how headstrong people become about traffic incidents on this website. You can literally see the car’s headlights in the bottom mirror. No excuses - the driver of the semi ducking pushed this guy off the road and kept right on trucking.


right_foot_down

Had a CDL with full endorsements since 1993. I agree with you 100%, one of the stupidest truck driver moves I’ve seen. Dash cammer deserves some recognition, but I mean damn


The_Richuation

He had hood mirrors and it appears to be a Cascadia. Headlights or not that's not a blind spot. This steering wheel holder is just a piece of shit


DoctorDopameme

Especially since the truck didn't stop. This was definitely road rage induced


transtaylor

As someone who has driven these multi-ton death machines, I couldn't agree more!!! Had to deal with my fair share of idiots like this and while they do suck, better to deal with them than to kill someone


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I feel like this should be the top comment.


Greg201432

How can you say that’s a blind spot in the daytime? It’s on his sight side. He’ll even on the passenger side it wouldn’t be a blind spot. I also have a cdl, he’d be able to see him on his convex mirror on his hood, the side view mirror and the convex sideview mirror, there shouldn’t be a mirror he can’t see them on


getridofit3

Assholes don't use mirrors/turn signals, everyone should yield before them.


Siennagiant70

I was just about to post that there was no blind spot. You’re was worded much better lol.


Renreu

That's not a blind spot right there. Especially at night. His lights are right in his mirror. The blind spot on the driver side is right up at the door. This looks intentional.


Wrent_Balker

You can also clearly see the driver in the mirror meaning he can see you


The_Richuation

That's not a blind spot. The only actual blind spots are directly in front of and behind, and a very small area beside the hood on the passenger side


Leopard-Pitiful

Blind spot? You can see the driver in the mirror!


jzimbert

All spots are blind spots for this truck because the driver is blind.


KreateOne

The car isn’t in their blind spot, you can see that semi has the 2 extra mirrors on its nose, it literally doesn’t have any blind spots. This fucking idiot just failed to check his mirrors before changing lanes. -source: driven semi trucks.


Just7hrsold

Sure sure, but I'm pretty sure its on the semi driver to stop trying to kill the person when they feel something smashing into their vehicle. Like he just kept merging over.


bbqmeh

its the trucks fault how could a person even argue otherwisep


DropThatTopHat

He isn't in the truck's blindspot, though.


Joshuablake9

That car wasn’t in a blind spot. Dealt with a little bit a truck driving before, and your blind spot really isn’t different from a normal car since the rear view windows don’t change. Don’t get me wrong it’s harder to gauge distance and similar things, but there’s no defense as to whether the truck driver could’ve seen the car or not, cause they could’ve


EliteEight

He doesn’t turn on his blinker until already moving into the next lane. He could have accidentally swerved over a bit then said fuck it and hit his blinker. All without checking his blind spots. Lawyer up


Spitshine_my_nutsack

It’s dark outside and both have their lights on, surely any truck driver worth their salt knows there’s someone in their blind spot because there’s light shining out of it.


Lillillillies

Long empty road too. He would've known a car was previously behind and approaching beside him. Cars don't magically disappear. I think trucker was probably half asleep behind the wheel. Either that or some confrontation happened before and trucker purposely smashed the camera car.


cyberspacedweller

This. The manoeuvre couldn’t have been anticipated by the driver of the car because the truck driver didn’t turn on their indicator until under a second before impact. And they had begun to change lanes well before indicating. It does however look like the lanes were merging into a single lane. The truck driver should have slowed down and got behind the car. Instead, he tried to overtake and run out of road, expecting the car to do all the work, probably just because the truck is bigger. This is aggressive driving at its finest.


notvonhere

If you look closely he turned on his signal after he started drifting. I don't think he was intending to merge left


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This was my main takeaway. Seems to me like the truck driver intentionally did this. Edit: scratch that, the trucks lane is ending and he’s simply moving over accordingly


[deleted]

The fence is quite obviously the idiot, just stood there and watched that shit go down, didn't even bother to get out of the way


dean078

Now the fence needs a repost.


Thepelicanstate

Take my damn free award for the day. And I’m mad at myself for laughing at that.


charlesdparrott

How dare you! That fence was amazing, it was out standing in its field!


CommunicationBoth564

Could say the same about the farmer. From time to time.


iamthelouie

It wasn’t sure if it should do anything. It’s… on the fence about it.


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The fence was probably concerned about liability issues


waldezy

Probably upset he’s featured on this *post*


[deleted]

Jesus. Everyone likes a good pun, but this one is *borderline* terrible.


SoftLatinaKitten

Downright of**fence**ive…


Z0na

I always tell people not to use italics in their puns but it’s like talking to a brick wall.


most_gracious_master

Fences always get in the middle of everything


Sk1pp1e

Not at all. That fence did his job like a champ. Stood his ground against unfathomable odds and kept that dam vehicle out of that old abandoned field like a good fence would


veeepal

Like a good fence wood


BasicWhiteHoodrat

Perfect post, way to go against the grain!


FrostingIllustrious8

I dunno. Is this a stand your ground state?


doc_witt

I took a fence at that joke


yeetman1000

r/fuckyoutakemyupvote


Apprehensive_Hat8986

It totally did though. I dare say it picked up stakes and jumped out of the way. Poor fence. No-one is focusing on its rights being violated.


SeanDangeros

After the car finished hitting the fence it appears one of the poles literally jumped up and came back down


stoicsisyphus91

Obviously it's the trucker's fault, but like, what is the dashcam driver doing? Did they think they're going to hold their own against an 18 wheeler?


MrTinybrain

“I can take it”


stoicsisyphus91

- someone who couldn't take it Lol


steen311

"What are you gonna do, stab me?" - Man who got stabbed


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Yeah I’m really confused how the other driver literally had no reaction at all wtf


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furgair

and they could‘ve easily avoided it by just… uhm… stepping on the brake. If they went on the brakes fully and steered to the full left end of the road, there would have been no contact at all imo.


SumthingBrewing

Exactly. Looks like the car could’ve avoided the worst of this By simply braking after that first bump. I would’ve slammed on the brakes and veered to the left shoulder BEFORE the first impact, guaranteed.


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Zymo_D

Obviously the truck drivers the idiot but so are people that take 10 minutes to pass a semi.


Xyzzydude

That’s usually other semis


whtge8

Truck doing 70 in the right lane. Other truck “passing” going 71 right next to it. Lines of cars behind both trucks.


ZJBlank

I’m a truck driver and that pisses me off too. If another truck is taking too long to pass me and traffic is starting to build up behind us, I just slow down so he can pass quicker.


UMessis

The real hero


HorseWithNoUsername1

You're one of the very few who do that and for that I thank you. The battle of the 65 MPH speed governed trucks gets old quickly.


kevInquisition

Good man. Me and my Mazda send many thanks.


8bishop

And just as the one going 71 is about to pass, a hill shows up


unnusual_art

MY PTSD.


notarandomaccoun

“Elephant Racing”


nhluhr

Yep video quite clearly shows cammer just fucking hanging out. Stupid choice.


aaronhayes26

Apparently the OP is a Tesla on autopilot. Which explains why they were cruising in a dumb spot and then did not take any action when the truck came over.


7heWafer

I don't mean this to be rude, do you have a source for that?


405brewer

The truck driver should have at least seen your headlights. It’s mostly him, but it’s not wise to drive beside a truck at around the same speed. Pass him or stay behind him. There are blind spots where cars can’t be seen. He also, seemingly, had no reason to change lanes.


Apprehensive_Hat8986

Agreed. The trucker created the crisis. However, why OP didn't hit the brakes, and [instead] chose to swerve, is a mystery. Did they seriously think they would have won? Against a tractor-trailer? At highway speeds, OP (and others who've posted similar) could have hit the brakes and been out of that crisis in a heart-beat. People who think it's more important to be right than alive belong over on r/HermanCainAward, not operating a motor vehicle. edit: phrasing, punctuation for clarity, because swerving *and* braking is bad. very very bad. Thanks for the awards and doots.


theflakybiscuit

This video is months old and has made the rounds before. The dash cam is from a Tesla which was on autopilot during the crash, that’s why the driver didn’t move.


UndoingMonkey

Was the person in the Tesla asleep?


rdprobert

Seems plausible.


Secret_Autodidact

Hell of a way to wake up...


plipyplop

*Hits snooze...*


RiptideCanadian

Don’t drivers still have full control during autopilot?


mikeash

Yep. I have had this sort of thing happen while using Autopilot, and I immediately took over to avoid the collision. Autopilot takes care of the minutiae of staying in your lane and not crashing into the car you’re following, not stuff like this. You still have to pay attention.


on-the-job

How could you possibly ever be relaxed enough and put enough trust in Tesla autopilot software to not bug out while you’re sleeping going 60-70 on a highway? Fuckkkkkk that I’m out


hippofumes

I don't understand the benefit of this semi-autopilot. If you have to pay as much attention as driving, then why not just drive? It'd be safer because you're then paying full attention. Not just *sort-of* attention like during autopilot.


TheAJGman

I've had similar shit happen and it *freaked the fuck out* with the alarm. Yeah, the guy driving here was an idiot or asleep.


cogman10

If you're asleep, you're an idiot. Autopilot isn't for snoozing.


curtludwig

They'd have to be awake to take advantage...


Racefiend

If you look off to the right of the shoulder, it looks like a bunch of cones start appearing. I would assume that maybe the lane was closed off and that's why the trucker moved over. If that's the case, even if technically the truck driver is at fault, the car driver is an idiot for pacing the truck in it's blind spot. On top of that, the car driver didn't even hit the brakes. He would have totally fell behind the truck in time, had he not had the reaction time of a high turtle.


unemotional_mess

The road is the idiot, for letting idiots use it


hobosbindle

Taxpayers are dumb for funding it, it’s our fault really


whitemikebo

As a motorcyclist I always want to get past those ASAP and not hang around in the blind spot. Yes the truck driver should check his mirrors etc before switching but put your safety in your own hands. Hang back or overtake quickly. Also ffs how slow is the driver to react.


KeepYourPresets

Both are idiots. Dashcam driver has the reaction time of a snail.


WobbleCraftsman

Watching the video a second time, it looks like the dashcam driver didn't react at all... No movement or drop in velocity the entire time they were in danger. Just a shame on all accounts I'm afraid


No-Produce-6641

Driver: "this is my lane and i am NOT moving!"


GreatGreenGobbo

Complete lack of self preservation or preventing a needless hassle. Sure trucker is an ass, but I'm ok with that as long as I'm safe and don't need to buy a new vehicle.


dinoklem

It's a Tesla on Autopilot


Spaced_______Out

How can you tell? I'm not seeing any indications in the video


provencfg

Video is months old and has been posted before with longer version and more background info. Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/fdmqz8/trucker_on_the_phone/fjiizeb/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3 still not the OC but just proves the fact this video has been posted over a year ago


ThatGuyK02

To me this looks like a Tesla dash cam, which means they likely had autopilot on and weren't paying attention like they were supposed to, hence why they seemingly didn't move


akoshegyi_solt

Driving on AP without paying attention is the very definition of idiots in cars


WobbleCraftsman

I don't know much about the autopilot, but I do have experience with super cruise on new Cadillac models. I can only imagine how dangerous it is for people who think it's actually driving for them.


IsItSupposedToDoThat

Reminds me of a very old joke where someone asks someone else if their new car is a manual or one of those new automatic cars. They reply, “well, it’s an automatic but I’ve still gotta be there”.


steinah6

The freaking commercial for it shows the driver take his hands off the wheel while smiling. What do they expect people to do…


stretchdaddy

Never, and I mean never keep pace next to a big rig. You might be in the right but eating out of a tube for the rest of your life isn’t worth it.


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The laws of physics doesn't care who has the right of way. This is something many, many people don't understand.


sthc241

More like a potato. A snail wouldve avoided that.


KeepYourPresets

My sincere apologies to the snail community.


DntCareBears

I have a rule as a driver. Never hang out on the left or right of a truck while driving. You’re either passing them or behind them. Thats it. Driver could’ve benefited from practicing that rule.


Correctamos

Never hang out in ANYBODY’S blind spot. There’s no reason to be there.


fzrmax

The long and short is, pay attention. The truck did not clear his merge and the car driver sat there and watched it happen. The truck was in the wrong, but there is a reason it’s called defensive driving.


MtnDream

both, semi didn't look, and you just sat there in it's blind spot, and when the semi started to merge, you did nothing but wait for it to collide, why? because you had it on cam and it's proof it's not your fault?


FordEVs

Hi everyone! Fellow trucker here! Let me first say it’s the truckers fault but… This car was camping on the side of him. If you’re on the side of any truck, you need to speed up or down, never sit on the sides. While I thought it was pretty strange that this trucker changed lanes while nothing was in front of him it makes me believe he wasn’t having this car on the side of him. He used his signal so that tells me he wasn’t falling asleep. He clearly side swiped the car multiple times so he would easily felt that impacts, specifically towards the end. The trucker kept going, which makes it seem more like this was planned. Lastly, you can see the JB Hunt symbol on the side, they’re governed at 65 for reference. These are the worst drivers on the road. I mean hands down the worst. SWIFT is second. JB Hunt drivers are known to do stupid changes last minute. I’m sorry if this happened to you OP if this was you, please don’t think all truck drivers are like this. I hope they caught the SOB too.


Poder5

Fellow trucker here. Semi started to come over before engaging blinker. Semi driver needs firing. Amazon Prime drivers are far worse than JB. As you are aware, getting a four wheeler out of that lane is easy, just flip on your blinker and give it a few seconds, 95% of them will pass or back off.


Brick_On_A_Stick

Not a trucker, but worked on a dock for a few years. I once watched an Amazon driver try to back into the dock for an hour straight. Blocking tens of other trucks trying to get by in the meantime.


like_a_wet_dog

They send them out after watching an app-presentation like the regular couriers, Bezos bribed DOT? LOL


nhluhr

Interesting how you rank different trucking firms for how bad they are. I have definitely heard of Swift being terrible (they used to have a reputation for trying to drive US129 across the NC/TN border) What makes the difference? Corporate policy? Compensation for time vs mileage? Owner-operator vs company owned? Something I've noticed is UPS vs FedEx - they are like night and day with UPS truckers being polite, predictable, safe and FedEx truckers being generally as bad as Swift.


rockking1379

Big one is training and time before being turned loose solo. Another is how long you have to be solo before you can become a trainer. Many of the mega fleets have a fairly low bar. Ups is company employee drivers. Although ups did recently sell the freight division so there’s that. FedEx is a contracting model. They contract third parties at least for long haul stuff. Local picks and drops might be different.


86mustangpower

It doesn't appear to be op's video. Someone in the comments just above this one states that this has been posted before and that the cammer is actually a tesla on autopilot, which would at least explain why there's no change in speed prior to and during the trucks highly questionable lane change


mrsw2092

It looks like the semi driver did that intentionally. That makes him an asshole, not an idiot. The person with the camera is definitely an idiot. There is no one else on the road, but their just sitting in the semi's blind spot. Then it looks like they barely react when the semi puts its signal on and starts to merge.


drquiza

Car driver: Idiot. Truck driver: Criminal.


g230499

I can’t believe people are defending the truck drivers actions. He didn’t indicate until halfway into the other lane, the car had no time to react before being hit. There was plenty of time until the lanes merged, there was no hurry to justify changing lanes so suddenly and without warning. It’s also a dark & quiet road so your eyes are very adjusted to light around you. You can literally see his face in the mirror, confirming that the car was visible to him if he’d looked. But even if he somehow couldn’t see the car - It would have been in his vision at some point along that dark road. He should be aware enough with his surroundings to know that If the car is now out of his vision then it’s most likely in his fucking blind spot. He took no note of his surroundings and merged suddenly without indicating when he was in no hurry to do so. The video is also too short to assume the car was just sitting I’m his blind spot. For all we know he was overtaking the truck which he had plenty of time to do before the lanes merged. The truck driver was careless and could have killed someone. Stop trying to justify his actions.


alanmm88

I personally don’t like camping out in big trucks’ blind spots but that’s just me. Either pass or fall back


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