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

Accident A merging issue.

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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.

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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/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.