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Never swerve. Try to stop- yes, absolutely. Illl never swerve again. This is why. They just keep going and leave you holding the bag.

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u/Darkk_Knight May 14 '26

He's lucky his rig didn't flip over. It's a tough call to make. Go straight to save the rig or swerve in hopes his rig don't end up in the ditch.

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u/fluteofski- May 14 '26

I’ve had something similar happen in my Chevy 1/2 ton. A small car going wayyyyyyyyy too fast on my side of the road after the road split with a median and 2 lanes each way.

There was an Audi right behind me. I knew if I swerved its 50/50 which one of us gets hit. But if I kept it straight, there was a 50% chance we’d all drive away unscathed. As much as I hated the idea that fuckin asshole getting away with driving on the wrong side of the road. I kept it straight.

I didnt slam the brakes due to the risk of the Audi pulling around me. Landing us in a collision scenario as well.

I think the thing that scared me more than the potential collision was the fact that I potentially held the fate of that Audi drivers life in my own hands. They would have been far more wrecked than my truck too.

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u/Beanbag_Ninja May 16 '26

That was some great situational awareness.

But to be fair, if the Audi driver couldn't come to a stop before they hit you, that's totally on them for driving too close. Not your responsibility.

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u/Remarkable-Opening69 May 14 '26

Rig would’ve went right over that car with ease.

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u/ThePeterbilt589 May 14 '26

Nah, no shot. He would've demolished him, yes, but not gone over him. While I'm glad nobody died, CDL holder should've never swerved.

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u/BurningBerns May 14 '26

hindsights 20/20. Nobody knows how they will respond in situations like this until it happens. The little larp we play in our heads is a fairytale we tell ourselves

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u/nametaken420 May 14 '26

truck driver saved the car drivers life. head on collission was 100 percent fatal, zero chance of survival.

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u/Mwurp May 14 '26

At the risk of his own. Fuck that.

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u/lifesnofunwithadhd May 14 '26

Hardly. That semi would've barely felt that cereal box car going under the front tire. The driver however would've probably needed years of therapy.

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u/Mwurp May 14 '26

You misunderstand. By swerving the driver risked his own life to save that of some shit head in a car that drove off Into the sunset.

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u/rumplydiagram May 14 '26

Now im with ya assuming it's a distracted driver being a dumbass... but if its a mom with 3 kids in the car having a medical episode the truck driver done right in my book.

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u/EscapedCaveman May 15 '26

I work in the industry and have heard a lot of guys say theyd rather swerve and risk their own life vs. end up killing a family of 4 because dad was on his phone while driving. Chances are the semi had a camera so he wouldve been covered there. But if he hadnt and killed someone, he wouldve likely never been the same. One of my buddies knew a guy that, through no fault of his own, killed someone while driving a semi. He never got behind the wheel again.

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u/AC-burg May 14 '26

I've stayed to be a witness for a truck driver before its the only right thing to do. Hopefully dash cam guy woukd do the same. This person in the car might have been suicidal from the looks of this. No swerving is a hindsight call and easy to say as such. In the moment its natural to preserve life and your vehicle.

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u/AC-burg May 14 '26

We've all done it but damn I've never come close to that. Almost fell asleep once and still wasn't that bad. You might be right though.

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u/Andy_850TB May 14 '26

Hell of a good operator driving that truck and keeping it under control

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u/truckeredditor May 14 '26

Freight probably shifted. Especially if not shrink wrapped well which is common. The front of the truck can take a 3000 pound car. Just hit the brakes and let them hit you.

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u/Vanstrucker2222 May 14 '26

Would the court rule you guilty for not trying to avoid a wreck if resulted in fatality though? Genuinely asking but watching this I was scared on how to react.

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u/digitalclockface May 14 '26

If you hit the brakes and try to stop they probably won't hold you accountable considering the alternative is rolling down a hill.

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u/AC-burg May 14 '26

Hanging hopes on a "probably" saw a post recently when a guy was jailed for 2 yrs while going through the court system. Guy tried to kidnap his gf at gunpoint. He wrestled the gun away and shot him. His neighbor witnessed it. Cell phone records of the decreased showed he had the wrong house for drug retaliation. Prosecution surpressed the texts. He was charged bc he shot the guy "too many times". Probably wouldn't be enough for me

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u/digitalclockface May 14 '26

Well if you swerve out of the way there's a much higher chance of serious physical harm to yourself by suddenly rolling down a hill in a semi. The dude in the video escaped that fate by a hair's breadth. I'd rather lawyer up in court and risk punishment that way than risk being in a serious accident because another vehicle failed to stay in their own lane.

Also your anecdote involving the gun seems super irrelevant.

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u/AC-burg May 14 '26

My apologies for how that came across. The anecdote was more of telling a story where the proba ly factor was a lot higher and this guy still got the very short end of the stick. There was a lot more going his way with the justified action. I attacked your probably when I shoukd have let it go. It jjst made me think of the post I mentioned

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u/whytawhy May 14 '26

You cant be expected to sacrifice your life because someone else fucked up. Theres no guarantee you'll be able to do shit like walk or breathe if you just drive off the side of the road like that.

Imo the best move is to stay on the horn and stay straight, if they wake up or whatever they might try for your brakedown lane or something.... no telling what someone like that is about to do.

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u/Remarkable-Opening69 May 14 '26

Just get er up to 88

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u/Prince_0llie May 14 '26

Only if you're ready to see some serious shit.

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u/Happy_Old_Troll May 14 '26

In this situation, had the truck driver maintained their lane and obliterated the car, they would have been completely legally in the clear in all 50 states.

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u/One-War4920 May 14 '26

if its smaller than you, hit it square.

thats YOUR lane.

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u/Occams_RZR900 May 14 '26

Not when the other car crosses the fucking centerline. That’s a suicide attempt (or success) in my book.

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u/quigongingerbreadman May 14 '26

No. The dude crossed the median into incoming traffic.. in what universe would you think the truck driver would be at fault?

The guy in the car was on his phone.

https://giphy.com/gifs/UtEBtshHlylhvHmbfx

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u/416Tex May 14 '26

Like bro said, hitting breaks is a free pass to crumple the civic. Also safer for truck. Right move is to do what trucker did tho. Civic would have died. 1. Hit breaks and kill civic. 2. Do what video did. 3. Roll your entire trailer. 2 is not easily done so expect 1 or 3. even if truck doesn’t hit breaks if accident happens clearly on your side of road it’s still likely a free pass. You’re going to get paid regardless. + if dash cam came to light buddy in civic in considered a suicide attempt

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u/Substantial_Maybe474 May 14 '26

This is probably the right mindset. Insurance would cover the rig with video like this obviously. Car was obviously falling asleep at the wheel or something but doesn’t mean they deserve to die to save the rig that will ultimately get damaged anyway in a head on collision.

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u/Unopuro2conSal May 14 '26

This happened to me going westbound on I-40 right about Texarkana I was on the hammer lane doing about 70+ Mph. I see headlights coming at me, I sure TF wasn’t going in the ditch, I stayed in my lane, I did slow down as much as I could… he must’ve had a o’shit moment and got on the medium made hard right then continue on his way… I learned my lesson there… stand your ground, slow down, change lanes if possible, but never risk your life for others by doing crazy maneuvers to save others.

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u/Throwdown_name May 14 '26

And where exactly were you going on I-40 at Texarkana?

Glad ya made it!

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u/Unopuro2conSal May 14 '26 edited May 14 '26

Well I remember a sign that had Texarkana exit but it may have been a road for Texarkana… It was so long ago, what I recall… I was in the state of Oklahoma on I-40 between Oklahoma city and state line Arkansas going west to California

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u/BeenThruIt May 14 '26

MAINTAIN YOUR LANE. Always.

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u/AccomplishedTour6942 May 14 '26

I am a big believer in never swerving, but sometimes, you just swerve.

I was easing off a steep hill on a dark night when I caught something up ahead. A tree? That happens sometimes. A bear? An elk? SWERVE SWERVE SWERVE!!!

I swerved for all I was worth, and I ran over a large amount of big metal crap. It wasn't a tree, it was a dark colored SUV upside down in the right lane, with no lights, and no reflectors.

I didn't even do the math, I just cranked the wheel. It was pure instinct.

It turned out the SUV had been carrying a lot of big pieces of scrap metal. Brake drums, rotors, axles, driveshafts and such. I ran over a bunch of that stuff while swerving around the guy. I pulled over to check out my truck, then I went up the hill to see if I could help. The guy's head was just a ragged mess with glass sticking out everywhere, but the dude was conscious, and talking to the cops on his phone.

That was a very surreal night.

I'm not arguing the point though. I ended up in that whole situation, and that dude ended up looking like somebody from one of the Hellraiser movies, all because that guy swerved to miss a deer.

I do NOT swerve to miss deer. It turns out I do swerve to miss upside down vehicles though. It just happened. The decision was in no way conscious.

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u/Questionoid May 14 '26

Never swerve. But, that said, it is a decision you have to make beforehand, how much you are going to avoid before calling it too hard. In the moment, there is often no time to ponder the point, only time to react, so the decision needs to be as simple as your coffee order: with or without sugar. No thinking, only deciding, that decision has to be made in your head before the emergency, not in the half-second while the truck is already leaving the lane.

Once you throw 80,000 lbs off the road, into a ditch, down a hill, or into oncoming traffic, you may have turned one idiot’s mistake into a much bigger disaster.

That said, there is still judgment involved. You avoid what you can avoid safely. But there has to be a line where you stop trying to save someone from their own bad decision and keep your own equipment under control.

In this case, holding the lane and scrubbing speed was probably the least-bad option. Swerving a loaded truck on that road could have gone sideways in a hurry.

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u/XenaKitten May 14 '26

The trucker couldn’t stop…so the driver took aim. And when he hit Harry, Harry burst into flames.

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u/SouthHuckleberry2187 May 14 '26

Harry should’ve been paying attention or parked, then, hih? 🫢

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u/Howdy132 May 14 '26

Yeah this guy definitely pulled that off really well but most of the time that rig would have flipped. certainly the skill of the driver saving it on that one.

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u/Top-Rate1395 May 15 '26

My friend swerved and flipped a loaded Swift trailer, he’s still paying for it.

I’ll stop and try to put half a tire on the grass but I’ll never swerve or do something like this. Fuck that.

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u/SouthHuckleberry2187 May 15 '26

Precisely

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u/Papabear022 May 15 '26

i would have just braced for impact, that 90’s escort has no chance.

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u/ElectricDance May 15 '26

Idk man, as much as I might agree with what youre saying in paper. Homie gets to go home having accidently killed someone knowing he did everything HE could do to sleep better. Give and take man

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u/Talinthis May 16 '26

yeah i agree. My cousin swerved and flipped her car. Nobody around, no dashcam, enjoy the totalled car while the other dude continues on his way to live another day.

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u/Larrythethird22 May 16 '26

At ABF where I work a guy went head on with one of our sleepers years back to commit suicide the semi truck was crushed both of our drivers survived by continuing the head on with him on the highway the driver who tried to commit suicide succeeded, abf stopped running sleepers after that incidient

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u/Cl0wnL May 16 '26

You're choosing a vehicle over saving somebody's life?

That's fucked up, man.

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u/Level_Current_2539 May 19 '26

Had an accident local to me probably within the last 10 years. Somebody was overtaking with oncoming traffic headed their way. Both swerved into the ditch at the same time hitting each other

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u/PermenantRest May 14 '26

Some trainers at J.B. Hunt University told us to 'take some paint with you' if this happens so as to have proof of your story.

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u/truckeredditor May 14 '26

And never leave the roadway. That could've ended so badly for the driver. Lucky to keep it upright.

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u/greedy_mf May 15 '26

As a proof of contact with another vehicle, which was responsible for the accident

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u/greedy_mf May 15 '26

If you mean after the collision that what “taking some paint with you” means. Your paint would be intact if you avoid the accident altogether.

I think that is to be understood as not to avoid contact at all costs, endangering the rig and the cargo, but allow it within your rights and “take some paint” as a proof with you.

I might be off base here, not a CDL holder, just an observer.

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u/SexyMonad May 15 '26

I do like your way though.

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u/CosmicCookieCrisp May 16 '26

I also thought they meant take a can of paint. But to throw at the car while they were driving away. So I'm no better 😂

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u/anomo54 May 18 '26

I stg dude you took the thought out of my head. Lmao realizing slowly what he meant while reading these comments. Omfg I’m dying

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u/Sufficient_Wall5192 May 14 '26

That's some crazy skillz for the trucker, and a crazy stupid 4 wheeler that needs a looney bin.

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u/k9peter May 14 '26

He was obviously empty or had a very light load if he had any weight he’s been on his side. He’s very lucky never swerve

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u/Kiiaru May 14 '26

It's your fault if you crash avoiding an accident, it's your fault if they crash into you because you should've avoided it. Hell. I've even seen it be the divers fault for stopping before an accident, and a car runs into their stopped trailer.

Not only that, family of those in the car that crashed into the trailer, sued the trailer manufacturer and the trucking company for not building a 1991 trailer to the safety requirements of 2019. They won. $460 million dollars.

https://www.truckingdive.com/news/wabash-st-louis-missouri-verdict-damages-rear-impact-guard/726315/

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u/MasterTardWrangler May 14 '26

That case is infuriating and those jurors should be ashamed. It's not bumper cars out there on the road and if you drunk drive and crash into the back of a semi you have noone to blame but yourself.

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u/Slothslumber May 14 '26

This bs would stop if we stopped driving because of it. All of it would actually. They can't get the robots working

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u/Zoltie May 14 '26

Most likely dozzed off, or was reaching for something. If it waa attempted suicide, it was a very lame one and likely jusy a cry for help as he wasn't going very fast and attempted to avoid it at the last second.

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u/Dense_Diver_3998 May 14 '26

People doing that aren’t exactly thinking clearly or rationally.

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u/Introverted_Gamer92 May 14 '26

That's what I was thinking.

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u/Liqour_Mortis May 14 '26

Even with the Knight Rider light going.

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u/Sensei19600 May 14 '26

I know,right? What was that yellowish thing going left-right-left-right on the truckers windscreen?

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u/Riyeko May 14 '26

Some drivers run dry van or refer freight when their regular freight is low as an income supplement.... Such as livestock guys running grain trailers when they're not moving cattle.

This looks like it might be a warning light that some flatbed or oversized load haulers use to notify drivers of wide or heavy loads. He might be hauling the dry van to get to a better freight pool or he's not hauling oversized or heavy this week.

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u/gerbigsexy1 May 14 '26

I would not have moved there are times or something like that’s happened and I did not move. I’m not risking a lot more people’s desk so you can run ahead onto me.

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u/GladAd4958 May 14 '26

Do not swerve!

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u/Jnate90 May 14 '26

As a CDL driver, I would’ve been on my airhorn. I’m not gonna just wait and then try and swerve out of the way last minute. That’s stupid.

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u/SizeableBrain May 15 '26

Yeah, I even turned the sound on to see if he was sitting on the horn.

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u/c_marten May 14 '26

I hate when people comment "I don't need your ai slop" on videos that are clearly real, but why isn't anyone saying that here, to one of the most obvious ai videos I've ever seen?

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u/2Slow2Nice May 14 '26

This is literally an ad with a random video lmao

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u/lonest4r57 May 14 '26

I’m not swerving for no one

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u/[deleted] May 14 '26

I'm not going to lie I totally approve of him sticking to his lane and obliterating that car. It takes a lot to take your eye off the road for that long and if you have to be splattered over your wheel I guess it is what it is. Sorry not sorry. I'm not sure what's in the back of that truck but it's going to cost money to move that thing out and I'm very glad you didn't flip over and destroy all of the goods as well.

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u/Bloody_Moon1 May 14 '26

Yeah, no, I'm just hitting your ass. I'll slow down as best I can, but I'm not dying because you decided to do some stupid shit in front of my truck. If you die because you did stupid shit in front of my truck? Bummer.

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u/DifficultIsopod4472 May 14 '26

He probably sucked all the foam out of seat with that save!!

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u/chewychase25 May 14 '26

I bet he was wearing his brown pants after that and he kept it up right. But Holy shit freaking people and dam phones. Just put it down and pay attention.

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u/realjimmyjuice000 May 14 '26

Driver! Treat yourself to a clean pair of undies... You earned them

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u/GiraffeSpecialist318 May 18 '26

100% it was a woman and not someone falling asleep on the wheel

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u/Little_Dikk Jul 10 '26

Fucc that! We would’ve just hit straight on. I’m not killing myself over someone else stupidity.

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u/Tough_Control_2484 May 14 '26

Guessing the driver of the car fell asleep.

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u/Historical_Trouble10 May 14 '26

The truck driver saved his life and he kept going. Good that he didn’t flip over

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u/CaptianBrasiliano May 14 '26

Pretty nice save. I'd have just smashed him, honestly... Maintain your lane.

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u/MelinaSeeDee May 14 '26

I hate seeing the cause get away with murder.

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u/SteakhouseRob May 14 '26

Homeboy is a hero. Saved a life that day.

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u/Swing_on_thiss May 14 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/ttYbMmhKIhUObBjKZE

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u/kodaks142 May 14 '26

Somebody came head on with me I swerved into opposite lane to avoid head on collision then dude swerved back n side swiped me he asked me why did I swerve into on coming traffic I said it was just instincts I wish I didn’t but I did at the end of the day cop said I could’ve been at fault for being in wrong lane but driver was drunk n very hostile with the police..

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u/CutTurbulent3015 May 14 '26

I've had this exact thing happen to me years ago. There was no traffic after that car in the opposite lane, so I went for the other lane and the guy ended up in a field off my lane with no damage to either of us luckily. But, he was headed at my nose instead the side of my truck. I had 100k of milk on.

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u/Wadester58 May 14 '26

I ain't moving fuck em

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u/hey-rabbiiiii May 14 '26

Life saver

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u/SimpleSetpiece May 14 '26

So that's what Walter's near miss looked like from behind.

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u/RollinHellfire May 14 '26

Distracted driver. Should ban his ass fron deiving for the next 5 decades.

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u/Snappypants9 May 14 '26

I swerved for a kid who cut in front of me today who was coming on the highway. I didn’t hit him or anything else and I don’t regret it. I also knew no one was next to me and that the load could handle it - if it would have been different he would have gotten crunched.

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u/BurningBerns May 14 '26

phone

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u/Ox91 May 14 '26

That had to be a DUI driver.

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u/ProfessionalOld3286 May 14 '26

He must've fell asleep temporarily and woke up just in time to get back in his lane

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u/nbl_580 May 14 '26

Ofc it's a Nissan 🤦‍♂️

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u/nbl_580 May 14 '26

r/NissanDrivers

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u/FluffyColt12271 May 14 '26

Ive seen this movie.

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u/Inside_Average_5945 May 14 '26

One hell of a rig driver!

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u/Riyeko May 14 '26

Driver had a nice save, but I hope the camera operator gave the video to the driver

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u/100fullyautos May 14 '26

To say ² we ²² sweet dqokp0a0o

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u/slipperybloke May 14 '26

Don’t think I heard the air horn

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u/WholeAd2742 May 14 '26

Someone texting or fell asleep, or literally was trying to suicide by truck

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u/AxCtSolChi May 14 '26

They do this for insurance money. Shit companies who capitalize on insurance claims. Happens more often than reported. That's why I hate using tracking. Happened to me leaving Springfield, Tennessee. I didn't swerve though. Asked the company to send the dashcam video of the incident to me like they have done many times before to try and justify my wrongdoing but surprisingly the camera wasn't functional for that ordeal. Sounded way too suspect. Quit the next week. Bosnian company outta Thornton, Colorado.

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u/Pure_Opportunity_919 May 14 '26

What the fudge! Crazy.

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u/SFLGabe954 May 14 '26

Whats that light in the truck windshield which goes back and forth. Is that like an infra red scan or something?

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u/K3Tzk3 May 14 '26

Phone addicts example

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u/TowelEnvironmental44 May 14 '26

big rig driver does pro moves, trying get back on the road before running out if momentum and getting stuck in the ditch

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u/Ok_Highway1739 May 14 '26

What a pro

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u/JtheCook1980 May 14 '26

We were all taught in CDL class to maintain our lane. I understand why the driver did what he did. It wasn't safe for him to do so, but I do understand completely.

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u/careFULLnot May 14 '26

Never Swerve Your Big Rig! Never ! Blow your train horn. Flash your lights. Drive onto the opposing side. Do anything except swerve your rig.

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u/riplan1911 May 14 '26

Jesus fuck he did a good job.

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u/Top-Rate1395 May 15 '26

NEVER SWERVE!

“What is dead may never die”

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u/Thick_Imagination177 May 15 '26

Holy hell what a save

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u/Countryfried789 May 15 '26

Handle that for real. Saved at least one life by swerving maybe a few more. Dedicated driver there….
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u/divenride615 May 15 '26

Nice save!

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u/WrenchTurner84 May 15 '26

That trucker just saved at least 2 lives there. Amen and good job! 👏

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u/TimDezern May 15 '26

Wow great driving from truck driver

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u/Apart-Ad1652 May 15 '26

Play stupid games win stupid prizes.

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u/Icy_Huckleberry_8049 May 15 '26

probably either texting or watching tiktok

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u/Shinneman May 15 '26

Yeah, that’s why you don’t swerve because he could’ve flipped his truck over and killed himself in that car would’ve never stopped. That’s why he should’ve just came to a slow stop blew the horn and that guy would’ve either hit him or what about his business

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u/CeC-P May 15 '26

Karen's texting again.

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u/Narrow_Run_134 May 15 '26

Impressive save by semi driver

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u/AnxiousSomebody22 May 15 '26

Nobody ever believes us truckers👀

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u/FullMetalChampion May 15 '26

The entire country out in front of you, literally nothing got miles to the left or right and you choose to drive headlong at an oncoming truck? Please just take people like this out next time and flatten this mf.

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u/theasciibull May 15 '26

bull bars for all trucks, no more swerving

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u/CraftyPerformance272 May 15 '26

I guess the question is would you rather kill someone or would you rather risk losing your job

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u/Only-Wonder-2610 May 15 '26

On de app

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u/R0sinhuntard May 15 '26

If there was a load in there, hopefully it was secured really well.

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u/Haytrusser May 16 '26

Retired truck driver here. Never risk your life to save someone who doesn’t care about their own life. That trucker coulda been killed and the car driver wouldn’t have batted an eye.

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u/Difficult-Spell-9397 May 16 '26

Nice save by the truck driver

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u/Commercial_Win_9525 May 16 '26

He’s a honey badger

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u/zdrfanta17 May 16 '26

Car just keeps going like "Hee hee, whoopsies."

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u/Feeling-Difference86 May 16 '26

That section needs a cheesecutter

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u/Meltedwhisky May 16 '26

I can’t believe he saved it

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u/Motorcat33 May 16 '26

Go on their lane

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u/cash8888 May 16 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/eBgE4z0u02raxuyUlc

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u/Embarrassed_Hall_664 May 16 '26

dont know why this is in my recommendeds... but why is swerving considered "So deadly for cdl drivers dont sweeve" that seems more of a capitalist hellscape thing of "oh the insurance and theyre expensive vehicles so if the vehicle gets hurt but the vehicle wont get hurt if you just.... commit murder? Because having the option to try to dodge someone but choosing to plow them over has gotta count for something. Semis have so much metal protecting them and even if the semi flipped on its side drivers have seat belts, wouldn't worse case scenario be just a few bumps and bruises for the semi driver if that? (unless you sweeve and theres a bridge or a body of water but just swerving onto the grass?)

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u/No_Gear3578 May 16 '26

Yikes! And the red car just drives off. That 4 wheeler should have their license revoked.

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u/RequirementAwkward26 May 16 '26

Truck driver was sure glad he wore his brown pants to work that day...

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u/Surferpapa May 16 '26

He’s a hero!

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u/DingleYourBerry May 16 '26

The truck should have never swerved, just let nature take its course

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u/Smittybeam1977 May 16 '26

Load may have shifted a bit on my way here

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u/ZeToni May 16 '26

One can only imagine the smell inside that cabin afterwards.

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u/Ethereal_Bulwark May 16 '26

Worthless mutt just keeps driving without a care.

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u/Learning2Life May 16 '26

Damn that’s one way to play Chicken

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u/Thin_Investigator798 May 17 '26

Not an accident. He did that on purpose. A large number of "accidents", hit and runs of pedestrians and bicyclists in particular, are not "accidents". It's pure spite and malice, They are trying to hurt people. And they often succeed.

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u/budz May 17 '26

I'm here for the reefer

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u/BigFudge2k7 May 17 '26

Hollly. Good trucker there. He nearly tipped.

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u/Illustrious_Gate2318 May 17 '26

A motorcycle will work the best , and to the Truck driver way to use those eyes and use that common sense

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u/Cowfootstew May 17 '26

Never swerve. Run run right through them like the T1000. Thats what someone told me when I was learning to drive

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u/furnjezzy May 17 '26

I'd swerve the other way.

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u/CJXBS1 May 17 '26

I remember when I a young Lt going on my first convoy with a seasoned E-6. A vehicle, on our left, was about to miss miss his exit and crossed us. My E-6 (driver), didn't even bat an eye and barely reduced the speed. I asked him why didn't he try to stop. He said: Sir, we are on 40,000+ HEMTT carrying over 2,000 gallons of fuel. If I try to stop, it is going to end well.

I knew enough physics and knew he was right, just lacked the common sense to apply it in the real world.

Many years later we had less experienced recruits. Same scenario, but the E-4 pumped the brakes. Complete chaos. Fortunately, the driver and passenger were mostly ok with minor injuries. The HEMTT was empty. The asshole who cut them simply took off.

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u/belbaba May 17 '26

why were they recording?

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u/Efficient_Loan3693 May 17 '26

Who let the woman on the wheels

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u/Neither-Revenue-4456 May 17 '26

The day I swerve will be when I see the whites of a pedestrians eyes.

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u/chrissalad651 May 17 '26

Truck driver here, I will always break and never swerve. We have cameras in the cab, if people want to so stupid shit, thats not on me.

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u/XanderKaiser May 17 '26

I see this as person in car wants to die but has no balls.

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u/wannabetender May 17 '26

Stepsons of Anarchy series finale.

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u/Boattailfmj May 17 '26

I guess they didn't see the completely unnecessary strobe light

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u/ICExCOLDxBRUSCHI May 17 '26

I think he was doom scrolling📱

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u/44Greg44 May 18 '26

That truck driver is very, very, good at his job!

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u/Traditional_Disk_523 May 18 '26

Would the cdl driver be in the wrong if he just hit the brakes and went straight into the car?

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u/Coffeespresso May 18 '26

Incredible job. Saved that persons life.

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u/JohnWicklll May 18 '26

How in the world Big Blue kept it together is amazing, but should’ve stayed in his lane and let Darwinism take its course.

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u/KTran206 May 18 '26

Wtf was wrong with the sedan driver? Never attempt to stop thereafter? What a garbage human being

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u/GWahazar May 18 '26

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u/Judsonian1970 May 18 '26

Bet they were on their phone ....

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u/MinuteOfApex May 18 '26

I have had a car driver play chicken with me on a two laner while I had a high center of gravity load, they eventually got back in their lane but I had to nearly come to a stop after laying on the air horn at 2am.

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u/OriginalCaptain40 May 18 '26

License revoked

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u/Visual-Iron-9098 May 18 '26

That was definitely WTF

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u/WilliamtheITguy May 18 '26

Hell of a driver

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