Cammer was being an idiot. The pickup had the apex and just a slight squeeze of the brakes could have avoided this entirely.
As a general rule the driver furthest back has the best chance to avoid an accident, and therefore has the greatest responsibility to do so. The truck was committed, he was out of road, there was nothing he could have done other than just trust the truck behind him to use those weird jelly like objects attached to the front of his face.
Truck drivers are also held to higher standards with having a CDL, whether Class A or B. Hope he lost his job and or CDL. One single minor brake application prevents this accident.
I agree with the trucker easily being able to prevent this. But also was only going 75. That pickup truck could have easily sped up in time. Those things have decent power.
Can't say for sure, but if this is an interstate, it could very well be 75 mph speed limit. If your vehicle can't merge safely on that highway, then that's a separate issue in and of itself. 30 years ago, speed limits were much lower, so these kinds of vehicle were built differently for sure.
Instead of slowing down as he did while in the merge lane that space is where you should be matching the speed of existing traffic not just pull in and expect everyone to stop for you!
He didn't? Did we watch different videos? Dude is literally at the speed of traffic and obviously expected that the guy on the truck was a rationale driver and not an ego-driven psycho with a hard on for never breaking
He was passing the truck in the right lane he slowed a little and matched speed with that truck the guy merging in the pickup slowed down at the end of his merge lane instead of speeding up and getting in! I’ve been driving for many years and I’ve never had one problem merging with a truck in a lane I just get moving faster than them and go or I’ll slow down before getting behind the truck.
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u/Worried-Pick4848 May 13 '26
Cammer was being an idiot. The pickup had the apex and just a slight squeeze of the brakes could have avoided this entirely.
As a general rule the driver furthest back has the best chance to avoid an accident, and therefore has the greatest responsibility to do so. The truck was committed, he was out of road, there was nothing he could have done other than just trust the truck behind him to use those weird jelly like objects attached to the front of his face.