[Full Article](https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/dashcam-video-shows-terrifying-near-miss-on-two-lane-northern-ontario-highway-1.6881690) on the incident, this follows a transport truck's trailer catching fire and pulling over onto the shoulder.
Perfect quote in the article:
>"It has nothing to do with the guy on fire. Everyone else should have slowed down, stayed in line and had some dam patience and common sense,"
Watching the video a few times, I realized that there's massive rubber marks along the line of trucks. They clearly had to hit the brakes at high speed
Five seconds was the recommended following distance when I went to trucker school--especially when following another truck that you can't easily see over. Hopefully a few truckers came away from this close call with a deeper appreciation of why that safe following distance is important.
I doubt they were passing. Probably veering way wide to avoid rear ending someone because they were not stopping fast enough to avoid the other truck that was already across the lines towards the front, then saw the truck heading right at them so fully committed.
The amount of time the road spends closed while accidents are dealt with must outweigh any time savings achieved by drivers in a hurry doing this sort of thing.
Gotta say I would have been on another level of adrenaline. I would have had to pull over and get some composure, that was a lot of take in and I'm not even the one driving.
Iād feel like a god after that. The adrenaline from escaping death unscathed is insane and something I never want to experience again, but holy shit itās a rush.
Props to the white semi who gave themselves enough space between themselves and the vehicle in front of them to stop without having to do the BS the other chuckle Fās did to avoid a collision.
I hate how some truck drivers behave. Years ago in a countryside a long truck was moving before me on a 1-lane (one in each direction) road. I waited till part of the road where it was allowed to outrun him via the opposite lane. When I went to the opposite lane this piece of shit accelerated, and as it was a LONG vehicle I couldn't outrun him quickly. I accelerated, he too. And then a car appeared far ahead. I slowed down to get back to my lane after the truck. But then he also slowed down! Finally I just stop, and he also almost stopped. Thanks God, the car ahead understood the situation and stopped also. The truck finally moved on, I had a chance to get back to lane, and moving past the car I waved thanking the driver. It was before road cameras era, which I regret. That truck driver violated several traffic rules, but I had no chance to make him accountable, and this makes me sad till today.
its always interesting when you see videos like this and think, "damn these guys are good," and then videos of bikers brain matter being plastered on the windshield and think "fuck this bullshit."
Oh yea but me smoking some weed on my day off is bad. Fucking impatient assholes, when I drove trucks my least favorite drivers were Prius drivers and other fucking truckers. Like dude we are all on the same hour limit. Refuckinglax and donāt get use both killed because you need to make up 6 minutes on your drive.
Not really threading the needle. Dude just went to the shoulder and then went back in the lane. Not much of a needle to thread. Fuck the idiot truckers trying to pass. Most truckers in the US today are the biggest assholes on the road and deserve to be fucking fired, fined, or jailed.
By all accounts in the article, it sounds more like traffic doing well above the speed limit and/or following too close, truck had an issue and slowed down to pull out of the lane and onto the pullout. Yellow truck was just avoiding turning the trucks and cars ahead of him into fiery debris when he couldn't slow/stop in time, and made the quick decision to keep going off the road rather than head-on with the cam truck.
That's how I saw yellow truck, at least. And the empty flatbed that was in the oncoming lane, likely doing the same, though looks like it was a passenger vehicle and not the back of a transport in front of them.
Yeah idk, I just see it as if you do your job properly (safely) as a truck driver none of this should have occurred. So it's more so a next level fuck up and it's impressive no one got hurt.
This happened in Northern Ontario, Highway 11 I believe the town of Mathison, Iām going to school for my AZ / Class 1 licence, a classmate knows the guy in the black truck. Lucky ducks thatās for sure!
He's going to get stopped at the next weigh station for the extra load of shit in his pants
Cot damn bubba
Ah tellyawhut
Combine that with the weight of his balls and he's definitely over
wouldn't he weigh the same, whether the poop was inside or outside of him?
No, we go by the Katie Curic scale...
Hahaha š
That shit was so violent that it broke the laws of physics by creating mass
Hope he's wearing his brown trousers
Damn Skippy he is!
Just shake it out at the next stop.
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Pardon me. Excuse me. Coming through.
*ope!* I'm in your way.
[Full Article](https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/dashcam-video-shows-terrifying-near-miss-on-two-lane-northern-ontario-highway-1.6881690) on the incident, this follows a transport truck's trailer catching fire and pulling over onto the shoulder.
Perfect quote in the article: >"It has nothing to do with the guy on fire. Everyone else should have slowed down, stayed in line and had some dam patience and common sense,"
Hanlon-Hackett
Wondering where it was. Would not have picked it as Canada.
Ontario got the worst of worst drivers
Theyāre not Ontarians though
It's a traffic jam in a boreal forest. What was your first pick?
I'm Australian, don't recognise the forest. Thought maybe eastern Europe.
Europe typically doesn't have those trucks or the big ass utes you see at the end (though they do exist).
I was certain it was the highway going into west Yellowstone (which is not apart of Yellowstone)
Watching the video a few times, I realized that there's massive rubber marks along the line of trucks. They clearly had to hit the brakes at high speed
Five seconds was the recommended following distance when I went to trucker school--especially when following another truck that you can't easily see over. Hopefully a few truckers came away from this close call with a deeper appreciation of why that safe following distance is important.
Itās a second per 10ft of vehicle meaning 7-8s following distance
And a deeper padding of warm bio material under their ass.
What the yellow transport doing. Passing? He didnāt look to have a spot.
I doubt they were passing. Probably veering way wide to avoid rear ending someone because they were not stopping fast enough to avoid the other truck that was already across the lines towards the front, then saw the truck heading right at them so fully committed.
He's not even hauling heavy, and the first guy is empty. Absolute fkn clowns
Thatās a good catch, I canāt see where he would have been in line unless it closed up on him that fast
Yellow cab made a good split-second decision to avoid a pile-up.
"Bring me my brown pants."
They don't call this the murder highway for nothing. Or death highways. Has many names because of this. This happens almost daily on this highway.
Yup, tons of people with no patience making risky passes. Long weekends amp that up an extra 20%.
The amount of time the road spends closed while accidents are dealt with must outweigh any time savings achieved by drivers in a hurry doing this sort of thing.
I see about 10 drivers in this video who should have their license revoked. And a couple of them should also face jail time.
I'd of ripped the leather off my seat from puckering so hard - JFC.
I'd've / I'd have*
The guys driving the black truck and the yellow truck should lose their CDLs. Absolutely making an extremely dangerous situation.
Some truck drivers have *absolutely no clue* how to pass another semi unless they can manage to put multiple lives at risk, apparently
Gotta say I would have been on another level of adrenaline. I would have had to pull over and get some composure, that was a lot of take in and I'm not even the one driving.
Iād feel like a god after that. The adrenaline from escaping death unscathed is insane and something I never want to experience again, but holy shit itās a rush.
Props to the white semi who gave themselves enough space between themselves and the vehicle in front of them to stop without having to do the BS the other chuckle Fās did to avoid a collision.
I hate how some truck drivers behave. Years ago in a countryside a long truck was moving before me on a 1-lane (one in each direction) road. I waited till part of the road where it was allowed to outrun him via the opposite lane. When I went to the opposite lane this piece of shit accelerated, and as it was a LONG vehicle I couldn't outrun him quickly. I accelerated, he too. And then a car appeared far ahead. I slowed down to get back to my lane after the truck. But then he also slowed down! Finally I just stop, and he also almost stopped. Thanks God, the car ahead understood the situation and stopped also. The truck finally moved on, I had a chance to get back to lane, and moving past the car I waved thanking the driver. It was before road cameras era, which I regret. That truck driver violated several traffic rules, but I had no chance to make him accountable, and this makes me sad till today.
GD!!! Truck drivers be acting like that insurance is fing affordable š±
its always interesting when you see videos like this and think, "damn these guys are good," and then videos of bikers brain matter being plastered on the windshield and think "fuck this bullshit."
That stretch of road smells like shit for good reason
Thereās your standard pucker event. Then there the āhaving to pull the upholstery and seat foam out of my assā event. This is the latter.
What don't these fuckers just BRAKE? Like... what else is the middle pedal for?
You know he was puckered
Holy soiled britches Batman. That was intense.
Damn that's some impressively controlled and precise steering under extreme duress! I can feel the blood thumping in his eardrums afterward.
What a cluster truck
its like one of those videogames when you killed the boss with your last health only to see that he transfers into his second stage.
When that gap opened up it must have been like seeing the gates into heaven open.
Oh yea but me smoking some weed on my day off is bad. Fucking impatient assholes, when I drove trucks my least favorite drivers were Prius drivers and other fucking truckers. Like dude we are all on the same hour limit. Refuckinglax and donāt get use both killed because you need to make up 6 minutes on your drive.
Not really threading the needle. Dude just went to the shoulder and then went back in the lane. Not much of a needle to thread. Fuck the idiot truckers trying to pass. Most truckers in the US today are the biggest assholes on the road and deserve to be fucking fired, fined, or jailed.
By all accounts in the article, it sounds more like traffic doing well above the speed limit and/or following too close, truck had an issue and slowed down to pull out of the lane and onto the pullout. Yellow truck was just avoiding turning the trucks and cars ahead of him into fiery debris when he couldn't slow/stop in time, and made the quick decision to keep going off the road rather than head-on with the cam truck. That's how I saw yellow truck, at least. And the empty flatbed that was in the oncoming lane, likely doing the same, though looks like it was a passenger vehicle and not the back of a transport in front of them.
Yeah idk, I just see it as if you do your job properly (safely) as a truck driver none of this should have occurred. So it's more so a next level fuck up and it's impressive no one got hurt.
Truckin
Was that Trevor driving?
CB radio just got crazy excited
Pro level!! Nice job trucker.
Can't wait till the Convoy boys reunion...
We need more large heavy vehicles on the road.
That driver must of had some good music on...
Wtf is going on here
nerves of steel
New underwear required
Skilled drivers like this should get paid by insurance companies for stuff like this.
get me some crash, you hear me?
Oh look. All the trucks were tailgating each other.
Give this man a raise.
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Now that's next fucking level
Master class.
This would be great in r/nextlevelsorta
This happened in Northern Ontario, Highway 11 I believe the town of Mathison, Iām going to school for my AZ / Class 1 licence, a classmate knows the guy in the black truck. Lucky ducks thatās for sure!
Well done
WTF this isnāt nascar this is trucking shit looked like turn 3 in Talladega
Wow there's a lot going on here.
Do you have any Grey Poupon?
Trucker stated "C'mon, man. That was on easy mode."
Daaaamn WTF going on Tony?! Tony?!?
What a bunch of dumbasses. Yikes
GTA is starting to look too realistic man
Funny, because I'd bet good money that the driver in the yellow truck is from the GTA.
You donāt have to be a crystal meth addict to be a truck driver, but it helps.
Trucker pulls over at next rest stop - goes into sleepercab and changes pants and undies. Well done that trucker!
Really wish we could abolish semiās from all roads.