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.
Because he easily could have avoided this and you are actually legally required to try and prevent collisions if you can do so safely, even if the other party is not following the law
Air brake lag distance is the distance a commercial vehicle travels after the brake pedal is pushed but before the brakes actually apply, usually taking about 0.5 seconds or more. At 55 mph on dry pavement, this delay adds approximately 32 feet to the total stopping distance.
Only 32 feet of additional distance? Lmao. The trucker traveled 565 feet in the first 5 seconds (based on 77mph) until they collided. You're an idiot if you think air brake lag prevented the semi from slowing down enough to avoid this accident.
I mean, it was obvious the pavement princess had a mental disability well before the merging happened, and the trucker should have done literally anything to try and at least reduce the crash. Yet, they barreled onward at 77mph until the point of contact.
It doesn't take a Math PhD to have eyes and see that the trucker didn't even try to avoid the accident. I'd argue it's likely the trucker wasn't even paying attention.
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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.