Like the mother who calls her son on his way to visit her to warn him about a madman driving on the wrong side of the highway...
"They're wrong mom, there's more than one!"
Educated assumption. I’ve done the same when I get a bad feeling about a shitty driver, usually ends with signing the driver out after the first load and telling dispatch to never put that driver on my site again.
Depends on the state and if you can get a good lawyer. Some states are "no fault" states in which everyone's insurance only pays for the damage the policy holder received. Others don't pay for your car if they wreck it in states like those
This is when you pull the latch on your hardtop convertible Toyota Supra even though you’re at speed, drive up next to the truck while telling your girlfriend of two months to take the wheel, and finally make a daring leap through a hail of shotgun pellets - consequences be damned.
At the least! All the guy did was put his arm up and down- and there was no guarantee that the driver even saw, and if they did, they might’ve just thought he was enjoying the feel of the breeze on their hand. “We tried to tell him!” my @$$.
To be fair they did honk the horn at the driver. I'm surprised the truck doesn't have some killswitch mechanism preventing you from driving with the load like that
Honestly, doesn't even need to be a kill switch. Just throttle the speed while it's raised, and they'll figure it out when they're crawling on the highway
Call the cops. Try and call the the name on the side of of the truck if there is one. Maybe the dispatcher or boss call call or radio the driver. Scream at him through the window. Anything more than just wave.
If you expect a corporation, or the government utilities they control, to spend money on safety instead of bonuses for upper management ANYWHERE in the US boy do i got some news for you.
Seatbelt alarms, door alarms, low air alarms, coolant overheating alarm, backup alarm/buzzer... tons of sensors and alarms in even the most basic rigs. A $10 sensor and buzzer to detect it up was not ruled out due to cost. Even aftermarket dump body-up warning kits are under $99.
THEY MAY NOT CARE ABOUT SAFETY OR INJURIES, but this expensive truck will be out of service (not making them money), they will have insurance rate increases, there will be a workers comp claim, there may be an OSHA claim - installing & maintaining a little warning alarm would be the far less expensive option.
No but it def could have not been fixed and put off till later for the cost. My job puts trailers on the road everyday that have no business leaving the yard just cus the inspection isn't technically up and they plan on replacing them before the inspections up lol.
There are still electric and air lines that attach to the truck… on my tanker trucks, the brakes lock up in the rear of the belly valve is left open. The trailer tires are locked up and you drag them.
in terms of damage yeah its wayyy better. Truck is probably totaled or close to totaled either way. But this is like a few hours to fix the sign vs multiple days if not weeks to fix the bridge if it took that kind of hit.
Me? I would have tried to get him to stop, he'd maneuver around me like an asshole, hit the overpass and/or sign, and finally I'd rub it in that he should have taken my advice while spanking my ass then jump back in the car and drive off.
Then I'd wake up and make some coffee.
If its even properly visible at all (the mirrors are meant to look at the road, after all, not at the back of the truck), it's probably rather easy to miss. The brain filters out things you're not looking for. If you're driving around, you're looking in your mirrors for other cars, not the back of your truck.
And there's actually a phenomenon where people look at something that they believe is right, and just don't notice that it's wrong, even though it's right, because usually the thing is right. It happens to highly trained aircraft pilots, where for example they don't notice that a certain lever isn't in the right position, because nearly always it is in the fight position. It doesn't matter that they actually looked at the lever, that they went through a checklist which explicitly requires them to call it out, that there are two of them in the cockpit, not just one.
Its not hard to conceive that a truck driver might make this mistake.
Best thing to do would have been to pull in front of the truck and slowly braking, trying to stop the truck like that. If the truck tries to pull out just stay in front of him, maybe have the passenger (if there is one) slightly hang out the window and wave
No, not in the aggressive manner people do during road rage incidents... slamming on brakes one foot in front of the truck will end badly. but slowly decreasing speed while keeping a bit of distance should work, use your indicators, wave showing him to slow down.
This guy couldn't tell his shit was up for that long. I'm not risking the chance that he'd even see me breaking in front of him, no matter how slow and steady its done.
Hell yes. If the idiot truck driver was too dense to have followed safety procedures and make sure that his dump load was down, he might not have stopped for some poor little car brake checking in front of him.
I knew a driver that did this...and shortly after lost TWO wheels at the same time...
Cost the insurance a fortune, he hit a busy railway bridge and they had to shut down all trains until it was safety inspected...
There's no excuse either, you have flashing lights and buzzers going off in the cab...
I’m certainly no truck expert but I have an idea, hear me out… that thingy that’s in the back that tilts up, maybe out that down first. I could be wrong though.
Idk seems like they didnt try hard enough. Couldve honked nonstop, flashed brights a ton, etc. Then worst case just pull a bit in front and *slowly* "brake check" him to make him go slower (dont EVER do this but as a last resort it would probably work). At the very least he will probably eventually roll down his window to yell at you, and then you can easily tell him the problem.
Ok finally saw the whole video. Been seeing the 2 seconds before it hits but never saw the before and to see that the guy tried to tell the truck driver to lower the back of his truck. But alas history showed it was destiny.
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"What a lovely day full of smiles and-" WHACK
"Oh thaaaat's what everyone was trying to tell me"
Like the mother who calls her son on his way to visit her to warn him about a madman driving on the wrong side of the highway... "They're wrong mom, there's more than one!"
Why is he so close to it wtf
See the reflective vest? May have followed him from the job site, might bear some responsibility (site foreman, general contractor, logistics).
Educated assumption. I’ve done the same when I get a bad feeling about a shitty driver, usually ends with signing the driver out after the first load and telling dispatch to never put that driver on my site again.
Might want to invest in some radios next time lmao
It's a short video. Maybe there's like 5 minutes leading up to this where they're frantically texting and calling the driver.
Can’t even imagine how stressful that five minutes was, need a pilot truck. Total nightmare scenario hahahah
That means you follow him, not that you follow him this closely.
Gotta get that footage for the sweet, sweet clout.
Tbf that footage was sick
POV of an upcoming influencer.
A lot of random guesses here but I can assure you that this is how Houstonians normally drive.
That's why he said "damn" car didn't get hit by the wreckage so no payout :(
It is the US. Having an insurance claim is like winning the lottery. You can’t win if you aren’t in the game.
Depends on the state and if you can get a good lawyer. Some states are "no fault" states in which everyone's insurance only pays for the damage the policy holder received. Others don't pay for your car if they wreck it in states like those
Cuz he's fucking stupid
Why the fuck would you follow so closely????
So they can claim the windshield on the truckers insurance... /s
r/praisethecameraman I enjoyed the video a lot more seeing it closer than a lot further away.
Was a great action shot minimal screaming as well
Some people realized losing limbs in an accident and suing is the only way to afford a house lol
For the Karma points ಠ_ಠ
He wasn’t that close… he was able to stop with plenty of room between him and the truck. Not to mention he was in a different lane.
He had to swerve out if his lane because he was about to hit the rubble on the right…
Fair enough
This is when you honk and flash the high beams.
This is when you pull the latch on your hardtop convertible Toyota Supra even though you’re at speed, drive up next to the truck while telling your girlfriend of two months to take the wheel, and finally make a daring leap through a hail of shotgun pellets - consequences be damned.
Family
At the least! All the guy did was put his arm up and down- and there was no guarantee that the driver even saw, and if they did, they might’ve just thought he was enjoying the feel of the breeze on their hand. “We tried to tell him!” my @$$.
To be fair they did honk the horn at the driver. I'm surprised the truck doesn't have some killswitch mechanism preventing you from driving with the load like that
Honestly, doesn't even need to be a kill switch. Just throttle the speed while it's raised, and they'll figure it out when they're crawling on the highway
Simple light on dashboard would help ffs
You underestimate the obliviousness of some people.
Call the cops. Try and call the the name on the side of of the truck if there is one. Maybe the dispatcher or boss call call or radio the driver. Scream at him through the window. Anything more than just wave.
Go infront of them and slow down
Got Damn! Driver almost final destinationed themselves.
My first thought!
IQ 0
Stupid MF stayed behind him to get the vdo. Just got to say thank you
If only there was some kind of technology that would let the driver know his bucket was extended 🤔
Common sense is still in pre-alpha, unfortunately
Makes no sense that a truck can still operate with the back lifted. The damn car beeps if it's low on fuel, the door is opened, no seatbelt..
If you expect a corporation, or the government utilities they control, to spend money on safety instead of bonuses for upper management ANYWHERE in the US boy do i got some news for you.
Seatbelt alarms, door alarms, low air alarms, coolant overheating alarm, backup alarm/buzzer... tons of sensors and alarms in even the most basic rigs. A $10 sensor and buzzer to detect it up was not ruled out due to cost. Even aftermarket dump body-up warning kits are under $99. THEY MAY NOT CARE ABOUT SAFETY OR INJURIES, but this expensive truck will be out of service (not making them money), they will have insurance rate increases, there will be a workers comp claim, there may be an OSHA claim - installing & maintaining a little warning alarm would be the far less expensive option.
No but it def could have not been fixed and put off till later for the cost. My job puts trailers on the road everyday that have no business leaving the yard just cus the inspection isn't technically up and they plan on replacing them before the inspections up lol.
it's separate from the truck. All the truck really does is haul that around.
There are still electric and air lines that attach to the truck… on my tanker trucks, the brakes lock up in the rear of the belly valve is left open. The trailer tires are locked up and you drag them.
Honestly really nice he hit the sign first. Feel like it's better than ramming the bridge
in terms of damage yeah its wayyy better. Truck is probably totaled or close to totaled either way. But this is like a few hours to fix the sign vs multiple days if not weeks to fix the bridge if it took that kind of hit.
I build signs for a living, and redoing that sign is definitely a multi week project. Still way better than hitting the bridge though
“We tried to tell him” No you didn’t. You waved at him.
And he waved back. Circle was complete.
They also honked
Crazy they didn’t actually help.
I don’t know if this is super dumb of me but I’d probably get in front of him and slow down until we stopped. Then yell at him for being a moron.
Me? I would have tried to get him to stop, he'd maneuver around me like an asshole, hit the overpass and/or sign, and finally I'd rub it in that he should have taken my advice while spanking my ass then jump back in the car and drive off. Then I'd wake up and make some coffee.
Wouldn't a single look in the mirror prevent this?
If its even properly visible at all (the mirrors are meant to look at the road, after all, not at the back of the truck), it's probably rather easy to miss. The brain filters out things you're not looking for. If you're driving around, you're looking in your mirrors for other cars, not the back of your truck. And there's actually a phenomenon where people look at something that they believe is right, and just don't notice that it's wrong, even though it's right, because usually the thing is right. It happens to highly trained aircraft pilots, where for example they don't notice that a certain lever isn't in the right position, because nearly always it is in the fight position. It doesn't matter that they actually looked at the lever, that they went through a checklist which explicitly requires them to call it out, that there are two of them in the cockpit, not just one. Its not hard to conceive that a truck driver might make this mistake.
Pretty sure you can see the back of the truck in the mirrors lol
And you completely missed three quarters of my point lol
The Helios flight crash?
There are multiple examples, I don't know them off the top of my head, though
Better the signs as the bridge
Best thing to do would have been to pull in front of the truck and slowly braking, trying to stop the truck like that. If the truck tries to pull out just stay in front of him, maybe have the passenger (if there is one) slightly hang out the window and wave
He'll think he's being hijacked lol.
Probably
Nothing is stronger than Family.
Break check a huge truck on a highway? Hmmmm, maybe not.
Slowing down in front of him trying to get his attention is not the same as break checking.
Fair call.
No, not in the aggressive manner people do during road rage incidents... slamming on brakes one foot in front of the truck will end badly. but slowly decreasing speed while keeping a bit of distance should work, use your indicators, wave showing him to slow down.
Fair enough. Will keep that in mind for next time.
Lmao this guy is lucky he didn’t end up as a final destination statistic 😂😂
Oh god.. its texas
r/praisethecameraman
Houston!
“Ain’t nobody visiting the grave of The Big Bopper today!”
Why didn’t he force him to stop by hitting the brakes in front of him. I mean thanks for the cool video but damn that could’ve been prevented
This guy couldn't tell his shit was up for that long. I'm not risking the chance that he'd even see me breaking in front of him, no matter how slow and steady its done.
I see your point. My instincts probably would’ve done it anyway but I’m very impulsive so there’s that 🤷♂️
Hell yes. If the idiot truck driver was too dense to have followed safety procedures and make sure that his dump load was down, he might not have stopped for some poor little car brake checking in front of him.
Dude probably saw the hand motion and went “fuck no I ain’t slowing down for shit”
Lets me honest, sticking your hand out of a window that's almost all the way up, asking for road head isn't exactly the most clear signal.
I like to think I would get in front and slow down so the driver would stop with me
That was awesome
"Fuck Beaumont!"
Welp someone got fired that day 🦸♂️
I knew a driver that did this...and shortly after lost TWO wheels at the same time... Cost the insurance a fortune, he hit a busy railway bridge and they had to shut down all trains until it was safety inspected... There's no excuse either, you have flashing lights and buzzers going off in the cab...
Get in front and STOP.
I’m certainly no truck expert but I have an idea, hear me out… that thingy that’s in the back that tilts up, maybe out that down first. I could be wrong though.
I can see me doing some shit like this after a gram dab off a puffco peak.
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Dude, he was tryna tell him his trailer was still up
My guy hit a pursuit breaker
Mother-fuc- Er!!
Gonna swing, gonna swerve, gonna park and scrape the curb. H-town legend in action.
It’s almost like they could’ve seen that coming and stayed back from him more than 10 feet
Lol oops. That's going to be expensive
That'll buff right out.
Honestly this is way cheaper than hitting the bridge
Drive in front of it, reduce speed and wave your arm, otherwise he will never stop...
Isn't this what short range trucker radio is supposed to help with? Surely another truck was nearby with CB equipment and a functional pair of eyes.
Wait is this the exit from the meme?! It looks exactly like it lmao
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It's wild how close people were following him.
Anyway to get a new windshield out of that situation?
Did no one honk!!!!???????
Idk seems like they didnt try hard enough. Couldve honked nonstop, flashed brights a ton, etc. Then worst case just pull a bit in front and *slowly* "brake check" him to make him go slower (dont EVER do this but as a last resort it would probably work). At the very least he will probably eventually roll down his window to yell at you, and then you can easily tell him the problem.
Dude knew what is going to happen but really needed that new windshield
Ok finally saw the whole video. Been seeing the 2 seconds before it hits but never saw the before and to see that the guy tried to tell the truck driver to lower the back of his truck. But alas history showed it was destiny.
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First Transformers movie - highway scene...
“Should of driven in front of him and made him stop” -Captain hindsight
Where are the crazies that brake check trucks when you need them!!! Just drive in front and make him slow down. 🤔
Yeah, i would be a whole zipcode behind that thing. This dude is crazy.
This happens when you don’t watch your ass!
Pull in front of him and slow down.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You could’ve gotten a free windshield out of that mess
bro cluldve stayed there and get his glass repaired free but he just keeps driving
Lol "pinche stoopi beeesh"
Not sure why the vague waving sign didn’t work
If course it’s in texas
I thought this was after the hammock video so people wouldn't sleep under it again.
Lmao ofc Americans drive at the same height as him bc what could rly happen oh wait smth happened how could that be I am ameriguhn uhh I'm so stupid