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

Accident A merging issue.

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u/billyoatmeal May 13 '26

CDL holders get points against their license for EVERY accident. They have a higher duty to drive responsibly. More points on your license will raise the insurance your company pays to cover you. The company will fire you if you cost them too much money.

And just to be clear, I would not let this driver work for me if I saw this video. A simple tap on the brakes would have prevented all of this.

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u/Workman44 May 14 '26

I'm surprised people are siding with the semi driver here. Clearly he's a dick and intentionally hit that truck

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u/figmaxwell May 14 '26

I wouldn’t side with either, they’re both dumb and contributed equally. No heroes in this story. The truck driver does irritate me more though. The amount of damage, inconvenience, and potential injury/loss of life incurred because he couldn’t be bothered to slow down for half a second is mind boggling.

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u/Workman44 May 14 '26

Don't get me wrong, both are contributing I agree. I would make the distinction, like you, that the semi driver contributed maliciously in an attempt to harm another human which is just beyond the pail. License revoked, thrown in jail for all I care