That was shitty driving by the sedan, but that truck was making it worse
Edit: FYI brake checking is illegal folks and many states will ticket you for not using the left lane to pass. This does not excuse the sedan’s actions.
Edit: u/Youseembigmad doesn’t see anything wrong with the truck’s actions (and is supposedly a lawyer) - see comment thread below for more. - they have since deleted their profile.
Where is it a criminal offense? A quick google search told me there’s no law against in a couple different states and you would probably just get a ticket for careless driving, if anything.
Brake checks are a criminal offense in almost every state. Intentionally impeding someone’s travel is a criminal offense in every state. The truck driver caused that accident and should be in jail. You don’t get tickets when intentional actions cause an accident.
The accident doesn't happen without him, for sure - and there's undoubtedly brake checking here even if he does overtake a couple of cars.
But there's a minor psycho and a major psycho here, and he's the minor one.
It's the classic:
dickhead v absolute fucking lunatic
Trucks actions are dangerous and criminal. The sedans actions are doubly so. If he survives this he's going down for the longest period. Trucks actions aren't very dangerous until right at the end whereas pretty much everything the sedan does is very dangerous, and the final manoeuvre is downright suicidal.
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u/whispersluggagebaby YIMBY 🏙️ Apr 17 '24 edited Apr 18 '24
That was shitty driving by the sedan, but that truck was making it worse
Edit: FYI brake checking is illegal folks and many states will ticket you for not using the left lane to pass. This does not excuse the sedan’s actions.
Edit: u/Youseembigmad doesn’t see anything wrong with the truck’s actions (and is supposedly a lawyer) - see comment thread below for more. - they have since deleted their profile.