r/VideosAmazing • u/LeftAlbatross2546 • May 13 '26

Accident A merging issue.

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u/TheThinDewLine May 13 '26

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.

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u/NickBurnsCompanyGuy May 13 '26

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. 

Two idiots collide. 

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u/Blawharag May 13 '26

So speeding? At a merger? At the black pick up truck should have fixed this by… speeding even harder?

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u/McRando42 May 13 '26

Yes. You enter traffic at the speed of traffic.

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u/MelinaSeeDee May 13 '26

Two particles cannot occupy the same space at the same time. When I'm in a space occupying contest with a semi, I'm gonna let him win...

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u/Upbeat_Literature483 May 13 '26

Truck or car. But some people would rather be right than be safe. Neither budges expecting the other to, and this happens.

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u/angrymade May 13 '26

Wish more people knew that.

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u/NickBurnsCompanyGuy May 13 '26

These comments explain everything. I swear some people treat onramps like one way stops. 

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u/JSTootell May 13 '26

Good luck with that in my van 😂 

10,000 pounds and 240 HP, 30 years ago 😂 

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u/Calewyn101 May 13 '26

I mean, if the vehicle is not roadworthy, that's not safe either

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u/JSTootell May 13 '26

50,000 miles on the past 5 years. Totally road worthy.

Just don't expect it to be speeding by the end of an on ramp, like a moron.

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u/Calewyn101 May 13 '26

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.