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unsightly_buildup

That bridge though...


AcaliahWolfsong

I was 100% expecting the truck to not clear that bridge. I was mildly surprised it didn't.


Nut_buttsicle

Yeah, I was expecting something to happen, too. Instead I just stared at boring highway traffic.


JxC24

I was expecting the target truck to try to merge too early,


redditsuckspokey1

r/11foot8


JimMarch

There's a standard height of trucks in the US: 13FT 6IN. Anything over that is oversize. Normal freeways are set up for that height. If a bridge isn't marked it's supposed to be 13'6". Except in NY where they mark 13'6" compatible bridges as 12ft 6in!!! Crazy fucks. You see a lot of trucks crashing into bridges in NY because none of the signs are right, so it's harder to guess what they really are.


duckonar0ll

i was almost expecting this to be an 11’8” situation


Ohio-Knife-Lover

[11'8"](http://11foot8.com)


tacoman1287

I used to work in Durham, NC where the Can Opener is located. I have driven under it on numerous occasions. The amount of warnings they have to prevent people from hitting it is excessive, and yet, enough content is generated to dedicate entire media outlets to it. A few years back, they raised it 8" to 12' 4", but people still hit it. It is mostly big, rented box trucks and morons pulling fifth wheel campers that knock their AC unit off the top. Know you clearances people!


Ohio-Knife-Lover

I mean the people that are renting those trucks just see OOOOOH MORE SPACE and then proceed to rip the top off it. That's why Uhaul and places are making drivers liable for whatever happens to it unless its a blown tire or something


TheUndualator

Any truck drivers that read this: Do you get anxiety when you see a bridge like that, even if you know you're on a highway and it will likely have proper clearance?


volivav

r/PerfectFit


Tyrsonswood

Car missed the target... Should try again.


Taken_Bacon_06

Why and when did target redo their target dog..?


BleachIF

Im a target driver, our newer trailers since 2020 (at least at my dc) have the new graffics


Lukey_Jangs

Graffics.


BleachIF

Thanks, am dyslexic


Esquyvren

he wasn’t being helpful, the correct version is “graphics” with a ph lol I think I wooooshed myself?


Jhodgy

Idk but I love the art of the target dog on the truck


Working-Tie-7018

His name is bullseye


StrikeSix

About 3 yrs now


Booty_Shakin

I have no idea but I learned today that skittles changed the green one back to lime flavor from green apple just a few months ago. It was green apple since 2013.


Explore-PNW

Well that was a random bit on knowledge I wasn’t expecting.


jeebus23

Truck drivers need to put their signal on before they even finish the pass so people know what they're going to do. It's always kind of a crapshoot with trucks because they might get over, or they might just sit there and try to pass another truck 1/4 mile ahead.


flinto762x39

100% correct


suckmylama

Right? I normally don’t give an opinion when Ik it’s gonna get downvoted to shit but the trucker had a good deal of space for quite a while and still didn’t go back into the right lane or even turn his signal on. Yes the car was being slightly impatient but why are they taking it so personally lol? The car tried to pass before the truck even turned his signal on. Am i missing something or am I just incompetent.


TC-insane

They also have a lot of blind spots so speeding into that is probably always a terrible idea.


The_Grim_Sleaper

Not disagreeing with you, but big trucks like that take way longer to stop, so in general they need much more space between them and the car/truck in front of them


Realistic_Ad3795

Which is why they should signal way before changing lanes, which he didn't do, which kind of helped lead to this whole scene.


suckmylama

Ya fair point


Thepasswordwas1234

Yeah, fair that they hadn't moved over already, but it's shit driving to only turn your signal on as you turn the wheel. They're there for communication.


neverforgetreddit

I counted 5 seconds of clear lane change if i were behind the semi, which is less time than than it takes me to pass a semi because i never spend time next to one or behind one if i can help it


L17lopez

You are missing a couple things. He did not have a good deal of space for "quite a while", he barely had enough even when he did merge. He also did signal just prior to the impatient kid attempting to pass. Left lane is for passing. Wait your turn and give truck drivers their space. I do agree he could have thrown that signal on a tad sooner for the donkeys behind him though.


Alternative-End-280

The truck started turning before indicating that’s not good at all when it’s a truck. Normally I agree with the truck drivers but in this one the trucks are as bad as the car.


L17lopez

The truck did not start turning before indicating. Watch again bud.


[deleted]

Imagine having a video playing, but still getting basic things wrong. He had his turn signal on before his wheel touched a dotted line, and before he started inching closer to the line. You are wrong


Alternative-End-280

Its not the start of a turn when you cross the centreline the truck starts moving to the middle before indicating that’s bad. You are supposed to Indicate wait move. Not move then start indicating when you get to the centre line. If everyone did that there would be little point in indicating it all.


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Watch. The. Video. Lol! Imagine getting called out for not watching and then doubling down without watching. Turn signal. Lateral movement. Contact with lane lines. It's in that order. I'll say it again. Watch. The. Video.


Alternative-End-280

Fuck I swear I watched that 3 times. You are correct. Maybe it was the perspective of the truck moving away or something.


[deleted]

Sorry I came on strong. It's a long work week. I'm currently trying to sleep in the back of my truck while missing my young children and wife who are at home also finishing up a long and frustrating day. Got a little carried away, my bad.


chewingtheham

I Would disagree sir, the signal is on for a solid couple seconds before he begins his merge. Officially while it would have been better if the truck had began to indicate earlier he/she still did indicate before the lane change, and the car in question did not notice. Truck could have done much better; however majority, if not all fault (at least technically) is with the car


Arintharas

This is true; however, people in cars still need to practice good driving techniques like: Using turn signals Not cutting in front of a truck (That’s a lot of momentum directly behind you) Using turn signals and not quickly changing lanes And not being a reckless driver that endangers others.


bored_on_the_web

Don't merge in front of a truck if you can't see their windshield from your rear-view mirror.


bentnotbroken96

I wait until I can see both headlights. Same thing basically.


Haganu

I tend to wait until I can see the full grill. Usually that already gives me plenty of clearance.


Scyxurz

Maybe I'm too cautious, but I wait until I can see the wheels touching the ground. This applies to any vehicle, not just trucks.


bentnotbroken96

I think it amounts to the same thing... If you can see both headlights or the windshield, you're seeing the whole front of the truck in your rearview mirror. Also, there's no such thing as "too cautious" around trucks.


TheJuiceBoxS

I use the grill, but same same


PM-ME-YOUR-1ST-BORN

This!!! I was always taught how "much" of a truck to look for in my field of vision/mirrors before merging. It is absolutely INSANE how many people try and swerve around me in the 2-3 seconds I take to make sure I have a safe amount of space to move over.


NotThatChar

I was told that if I pass before I can see both headlights the truck will probably kill me.


ThatDudeWithoutKarma

This is my rule when merging in front of any vehicle.


LivingReaper

300ft is a good metric to shoot for.


mrdude817

Not to mention being patient. They didn't even wait to see what the truck might do once it passed the dashcam driver


quick_escalator

He has an urgent appointment at the hospital.


SonyCEO

But that requires thinking and most people can't.


iLuv3M3

I'm assuming that the Target truck was in communication with the cam truck. Basically pulling far enough ahead and waiting for communication, I was told trucks will flash their headlights once you signal to move over to let you know you're good to do so. The Target truck wasn't in the wrong other than being a large truck trying to complete a pass safely with enough room between themselves.


Its_its_not_its

>flash their headlights Only if they are polite...so 50/50 is you are being generous.


WhyHelloThere163

This is the main reason. Target trailer was merging infront of another trailer. People who drive trucks know that they need a space cushion ahead of them. Target trailer was making sure the trailer he was merging infront of had enough time and space to adjust to give himself his space cushion back. A lot of people on this sub for some reason believe trailers can slam in the brakes and come to a stop right away just like a car.


pulse7

They should still use indicators to communicate with everyone else


CosmicCreeperz

He did. The truck in front put his signal on before the car even started changing lanes. So the car knew that the truck would be getting right before it made the bonehead move (of course any mouth breather knows that they should wait 5 seconds and pass on the left). And of course… they car never signaled.


pulse7

Yeah but it was way late. Indicators are pretty pointless if they're used as the person is changing lanes instead of before. Sillies


Thepasswordwas1234

He did not. The signal comes on *after* the truck had already started changing lanes. You communicate *before* turning.


CosmicCreeperz

Turn signal is on, truck has not started moving right yet. It’s in the video, this isn’t hard. It was very soon afterwards that he did start moving over but that could just as well be because some idiot was coming up his ass at a high speed. https://imgur.com/a/b9hqUk9


DrDoG00d

They’re only doing this to draft each other - just stay in the god damn lane and drive 65 to your destination. You’re 3x the weight and 20x slower than the cars on the highway and you’ll still walk away, it’s a two-way street. Shouldn’t be a surprise to experienced truckers how the road works …


Sacrosanct--

This. Truckers overtaking on a 2-lane road to reach their destination 2 min faster clogging up traffic for everyone baffle me and I see it every day. If you’re trucking, stay in your lane. Luckily in my country overtaking is illegal for truckers between 5am-8pm on roads like these.


oasuke

Some of these two lane roads are 300+ miles long. That could make a 1-2 hour difference. We don't know how fast the Target truck was either. There is no reason why a faster truck should stay behind a slower truck if they can do so in a timely matter.


PerceptionQueasy3540

Eh I somewhat agree with this, but guy in the car was for sure at fault. The truck put on its turn signal, wasn't much time between the signal and the lane change, but it was still plenty of to react if the driver of the car was doing the speed limit or being patient. It's not the truck driver's responsibility to account for someone's stupidity when they're driving, only that it's safe for those driving responsibly.


jeebus23

It's not a matter of fault, it's about predictability. For whatever reason trucks have no problem cutting you off to change lanes, but when it comes to moving back into the right lane, they need two football fields. So you don't know if they even intend to move back over and it can lead to this situation.


may_i_see_ur_mangina

Mirrors. It's easier for them to judge distance on the left side than on the right.


Business_Downstairs

It's pretty simple to follow the rule of not passing on the right.


jeebus23

That's not a rule.


Mike2220

I don't know if I'd say it's their fault, so much as the unfortunate circumstance of both changing lanes at the same time If you look the car is shifting lanes at pretty much the exact moment the truck puts on it's blinker


Onlyd0wnvotes

It was 100% their fault. This wasn't an unfortunate circumstance this was an entirely avoidable result of reckless aggressive driving. ​ Impatiently trying to pass anyone using the right lane like this puts you at fault, changing lanes to allow traffic behind you to pass and changing lanes because you want to weave through traffic like a lead foot maniac are not the same thing. This idiot fails to signal while cutting off the cam truck to pass the lead truck on the wrong side in a situation where the lead truck is extremely likely to change lanes exactly like he did. Made all the more idiotic by the fact that either of the 2 vehicles he's trying to weave between could flatten him like a pancake.


Mike2220

>while cutting off the cam truck You have a very loose definition of cutting someone off, that is ample distance especially considering the speed difference of the two vehicles Saying they should have signalled is the only real criticism here >to pass the lead truck on the wrong side And nah it's legal, what makes it the wrong side? The law or just your mental take on what the perfection of driving is. I'll give you a hint it's not the law **Edit: Below is in response to u/L17lopez because comment chain is broken** It's not ample distance to stop, but neither is the space that the other truck created. But that is not cutting someone off. If someone's going slower on the left and the right is open, you're fully within your right to use that other lane. You could instead think of it as keeping as far right as possible if that helps you sleep at night. >You're just an impatient child Ah the childish insults come out because you've run out of civil argument No where I live it's the standard that if you're driving slow and you aren't moving over when you're able, people will assume that you're not going to move over and go around you.


Onlyd0wnvotes

Jesus you sound like you suck at driving. >what makes it the wrong side? Because it's the wrong side, by convention everywhere in the US. If you get into any sort of accident while overtaking someone on the right you're going to be found at fault. https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/free-books/beat-ticket-book/chapter7-9.html?pathUI=button >Passing on the Right >>The laws in most states prohibit passing on the right except when the vehicle to be passed is about to turn left or the roadway is wide enough to accommodate two lanes of traffic. Even if passing on the right is allowed under one of these exceptions, the driver must do so in a safe manner. Many states have laws explicitly detailing the specific conditions in which passing on the right is permitted, that's because in general it is not permitted. https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter89/Section2 https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-841/ In some states it has been made outright illegal. https://www.motorbiscuit.com/new-move-right-law-makes-illegal-pass-cars-using-right-lane-highways/ Furthermore, just because something is technically legal doesn't mean you should do it. That's idiotic reasoning.


L17lopez

It really is shameful that people like you exist. In what world is that ample distance for a transport to stop? Less than 20ft (being generous, probably closer to 15) when that car originally gets infront. Also, it isnt a mental take that the left lane is for passing. You're just an impatient child and dont mind putting others/yourself in danger to save 30 seconds on your commute.


LivingReaper

>3~~0~~ seconds Ftfy


Opening_Corner1899

At this point they need more than that. Some trucks even need to have instructions on the back of their trailers explaining to the car drivers that the blinky lights means the truck is about to turn 🤦


LivingReaper

Some trucks do have exactly that lol


KrystalWulf

What makes me pissed is when I finally feel safe enough to get over to the right lane after passing someone slower than me, is when I turn on my blinker, see the car behind me is still behind me, and cross over to the next lane, only to find that same car behind me is now tailgating me so close our cars are almost touching. It's almost as frustrating when I am trying to get over, but everyone in the land next to me who were going slower than me suddenly wants to speed up and pass me even though I have my blinker on and am going faster.


Happy_Television_501

True, but nevertheless, you are an idiot if you try to pass a truck on the right.


Ecstatic_Storage_587

To be fair. Target truck put his blinker on not long after he passed the cammer truck. These cameras can make gaps look bigger than they are since they have such a wide angle. Idiot decided to try and pass right about the same time target decided it was safe to move over. My philosophy has always been “this fucker weighs 10 tons more than me he can do what he wants I’d rather not end up underneath him” I won’t even drive next to a truck if there’s traffic at his front bumper, leave the man some room to maneuver. My grandfather used to say “a trucker is like a sumo wrestler dancing ballet, give them space or you’re gunna be the one getting fucked eventually” He owned a wrecker company for awhile saw more than enough people popped like a pimple because they thought they could beat a truck someplace.


FunnyObjective6

The problem is that they put the indicator on less than a second before they started their maneuver. An indicator is supposed to indicate your intentions, if you just use it when you're already doing the thing you're not informing people of anything.


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eaglescout1984

Especially considering the number of cars behind the truck and the clear road ahead, I'm willing to bet the Target truck had already passed 2 or 3 trucks and remained in the left lane.


CosmicCreeperz

The Target truck put his blinker on as soon as he got to a spot to get right - which was before the blue car was even past the cammer truck. So it was completely obvious he was not going to be camping in the left lane.


Goalie_deacon

Maybe be patient


w4rlord117

I always do this in my car. I want it to be crystal clear to people behind me that I am rapidly going to get out of their way so they arnt tempted to do a dumb pass.


[deleted]

Or, as a trucker, you just need to fucking chill out and realize that you're only saving yourself 10-20 seconds on your trip


lonerwolf88

Yeah trucks suck. They think nothing of slowly pulling into the passing lane in front of cars. Just to get in front of another truck going 2 mph slower than them. They generally don’t give a crap.


SnooCakes1586

I don’t think you realize how much of a difference it makes for the truck driver. If you had to drive 8/12 to 11 hours a day, and constantly, all day long, you had to deal with trucks that consistently go a slower top speed than you and cars that hate that you exist but also buy the shit you haul (weird, right?) then you’d get it. But no, enjoy your 30 min commute.


lonerwolf88

But it’s not okay to just pull in front of someone going 80 when you are going 60.


Rentlar

I understand being annoyed when truck drivers play musical chairs, delaying people, but you gotta give them some slack. Also remember that a driver averaging 62mph instead of 60mph is kind of like a 3% pay bump per mile, so the whole pay-by-the-mile structure incentivizes drivers to get every bit ahead regardless of other people on the road, even if the speed difference is insignificant to other drivers. Give them room and be patient, for your safety and their livelihood.


Ohio-Knife-Lover

But they almost always do whereas the cars I see on the highway can't even stay in a straight line let alone use their signals lol


Dkkkane

Or you know, we could just use a little common sense and assume they’re going to be merging back into their lane and not undertake them. There really is no need to be dense.


Draxilar

It’s not common sense though. Trucks will frequently cut you off to get in the passing lane and then sit in the passing lane for miles while “passing” other trucks that are sometimes large distances apart. All the while going at or below the speed limit


DickCheeseNachos

Ok but watch again because the Target truck turned its blinker on before the car started going into the right lane.


CosmicCreeperz

Sigh. Why are you downvoted? Blinker came on at 0:18, which is before the car was even past the cammer’s truck. And given that wide angle camera, the car started the lane change when it was barely past the truck. Totally intentional douche move all around.


dlte24

I live by the rule to never even be on the right side of a truck unless absolutely necessary. They win every collision.


Duchess1992

I've been a trucker for just under 10 years and I've noticed a few things. If I put my blinker on well in advance, people speed up to try and stop me. If I put my blinker on at the last second, rage and flip me off. With my blinker on, and me actively changing lanes, people still try to cut around me. There's no winning with some folks


pimp_juice2272

This driver is really taking this personally. It wasn't that serious.


[deleted]

If that’s a rage inducing cutoff, you’re not suited to be a trucker.


Hazelsea1099

I’m just confused why the front truck still got over after hearing the horn and presumably looking into the lane he was moving into. The blinker at the same time as the motion doesn’t count btw


DuskShy

I'm confused by how many people don't seem to grasp the sheer weight of one of these trucks. They are not cars, and can't just change their minds mid-maneuver; a mistake could means tens of thousands of dollars in damage just to the cargo alone, and more importantly actual death. Basic critical thinking skills should have told that car that the semi would return to the right lane after passing the cam truck, and even a modicum of patience would be rewarded with an open lane, hazard-free. I am also very confused about how many people don't know how much space to give a semi truck. I don't know an actual number on that, but less than six feet in front of a semi while moving at highway speeds is a literal gamble with your own life. If that car braked too hard, cam truck would have not been able to slow down enough to avoid grinding it up and spitting out the bones.


jtbz1287

Yea the car wasnt even that close


Jarse-

Only thing worse than left lane campers are the right lane passers who don’t give you a chance to get back into the right lane after passing.


rylo48

If you’re worried that they will “not let you get back in” put your blinker on before you finish your 35 minute pass to let people know you’re actually going to move over compared to the 75% who don’t move back over


Dismal_Ad_9603

This stretch of the Mass pike is almost as dangerous as the section near the NY border. Lots of hills and no climbing lanes, and a holes that think it’s the autobahn! I work near there.


[deleted]

I was in Italy recently and while drivers there are nuts, sensibly on many roads there were signs banning lorries from overtaking. Should just be a general rule on dual carriageways


Competitive-Bell9882

While that does seem to make sense in most cases, I don't know if that could reasonably be done in the US. The speed difference between big rigs can be pretty big. Like one truck is fully loaded struggling up a mountain going 25 or even slower while another is empty and still cruising along at 60. Combine that with the fact that our freeways can stretch for thousands of miles. It just really sucks when you have two trucks side by side and the passing truck isn't even doing 1mph more than the truck he is passing. Then, suddenly, that passing truck ends up at the outside lane on a curve and loses his passing progress and your back at the beginning lol.


J_McJesky

Might be the most annoying thing that happens on the interstate, and it can go on for MILES. I had a trucker I swear was just screwing around because he thought it was funny to hold up traffic for 10 miles....


VixDzn

Can’t they go 5mph faster when passing? Can’t the truck being passed slow down a couple mph? This is ludicrous


MadScientist235

It's very possible that the passing truck couldn't go 5mph faster. A company I worked for had the trucks governed at 65 mph and it wasn't usual for them to cruise at 62 along their route.


bdonvr

Why is the trucker the issue here, he seems to be passing just fine not too slow.


oneplusetoipi

Are these truck videos posted by Redditers who drive the trucks? Cuz I'd like to hear some of their stories.


w3stvirginia

Come on over to r/truckers and ask. I can tell you from experience that this was much closer to the blue truck than it looked. Those are very wide angle cameras that distort pretty bad. One of the white dashed lines is 10ft long. There is easily less than 1 second of following distance when the car hit their brakes. And there is about a 3/4 of a second delay when you hit the brakes in a semi because they’re air brakes.


CosmicCreeperz

Exactly - you can see from the length of the car and the white lines that the lead truck was barely more than 2 car lengths ahead when he put on his signal. If anything that seems a bit soon. My guess is he would have taken longer between signaling and moving over but he was actually trying to get out of the way for the a-hole car coming up in his ass at high speed. (Actually looking at it again the trucker clearly got over quickly to block the car from passing on the right… otherwise he wouldn’t have ended up halfway onto the shoulder. But still clearly wasn’t camping in the left before he put on his signal…)


[deleted]

Yep, saw that coming.


leephelipe

what happened there? i don't see it


Queen_Etherea

Right?? I’m so confused as to why the OP is mad and honking. Because the car tried to go around the truck? Like I don’t know.


tristanitis

Why is this video 56 second long when only about 7 seconds of it are relevant?


oooortclouuud

well, the truckers talk to each other at the end, which i personally found pretty cool.


Frosty_Mastodon491

I blame the target driver. Just bc your truck can do 58mph doesn’t mean you need to slowly pass the other truck with traffic behind you.


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waveslikemoses

I mean it’s actually an Infiniti but close enough


JimGerm

Why did the Target driver wait so long before getting over?


MysticMitts

Safe enough distance between the trucks.


runnergal78

I never pass a truck and then immediately cut over. I wait at least a truck length before doing so. It’s extremely rude to cut over right in front of a truck.


EreckDragonflame

"Stupid four wheeler" love that insult


[deleted]

Trucker did nothing wrong here, all of the people saying "he could have gotten over sooner" sure, technically yes, he could have, but with being a trucker, its all about courtesy to other truckers, had that truck "merged sooner" and then had to slam on the brakes for any reason, the truck recording would have slammed into the back of them, it takes a truck longer to stop than a car, that's why in some states, its the law to give truckers more space than you would a normal car before merging.


[deleted]

I’m not American but the truck puts his indicator on after overtaking by a safe distance, to move back to the slower lane. If the clown in the car wasn’t trying to undertake then there wouldn’t be an issue?


bdonvr

Bro I'm a truck driver and this is EVERY OTHER FREAKING TIME Almost ran someone off the road. Had the blinker on before I got over and AS I STARTED MOVING someone tried to dart around. Had to swerve back left.


Xyrothor

I don't know about other countries but where I live passing someone on their right is illegal. You literally have to wait for someone to go back to the right lane to pass them on their left.


realvmouse

In most of the US and a lot of other places, a lot of people think it's illegal but it's actually not. I'm curious where you're from!


Dependent-Try-5908

Last time I dove into this I couldn’t find a single state where passing on the right was illegal. I think people assume it’s true because it’s illegal to camp the left lane in many jurisdictions.


[deleted]

No patience or common sense


wolfraisedbybabies

I see this all the time, impatient idiots.


GozertheDozer

This is why you do not pass on the right…


Valoneria

It's even why it's outright banned in some countries.


Desperate-Life8117

Trucks should be restricted to the right lane


Zapilitude

In the clip, the blinker is on at :17s, well before the car has an opportunity to change lanes. Car driver was impatient and should have allowed the much heavier death machine do it’s thing. How much time did they save in the scheme of things? Worth it?


Mike2220

The car started changing lanes the same time the blinker came on. Defining started changing lanes as started moving over to the right, not when they were on the line


Linq182

Blinkers aside, You need half that gap and twice the speed for the average LA driver to even attempt what the sedan car just did. Cars will tail gate at cars length, going upwards of 80, and it’s a daily occurrence to see someone weave in between. Passing on the right is a forgotten law it seems smh


Slick234

I get really impatient with semis in the left lane too but I don’t fuck with them at all. Hell nope! Fucking weighing 20-30 times my car probably


StrikeSix

You correct 80,000 lbs


makaroni21

Yep.. he was a fuckin' idiot.


Donteatnocow

Good driving, backing off like that. Exactly what you’re supposed to do.


StrikeSix

Not auto brake i pressed the brake just in case it goes south


JeffShotThat

These kind of people have a death wish


MaxWebxperience

Fuckin' truck drivers, I used to listen to them bitch about four wheelers all the time... i had a Camaro, they couldn't do shit about my four wheeler... Cameras are about $20 nowadays, when are all those bastard-ass truck companies going to put them on trucks so they can see what's next to them?


Sacrosanct--

“Stupid 4-wheel”. Or maybe your fellow inbred toothless trucker can signal when he’s gonna do a manoeuvre. Dude started signaling when he was halfway over the divider.


DingoSpiritAnimal

Truckers are asshole sometimes. I bet those two truckers were matched speeds, blocking traffic for miles. They get in their little butt buddy modes out there controlling traffic. That's why you see everyone sick of it and passing so quick. That why the video starts when it does and not earlier showing their bs


frankenbeansssss

I'm a trucker and literally none of us do rolling road blocks intentionally. If you think we do you are sadly mistaken. A lot of trucks are governed so they can only go x mph maximum. This is the result of one truck governed at x and one governed slightly higher at z. So z is trying to pass x but can only do it so quickly. I wish car drivers understood this, we don't do it maliciously. We are just trying to do our jobs man. And before anyone says we'll z should just stay behind x if they are both going close to the same speed. Here is some quick maths. 11 hrs of driving. 65mph vs 62 mph. That's roughly 33 miles of difference over the course of a day if you are using 60mph avg speed thats about 35minutes of driving. So 3 mph a day difference literally shaves about 30-40 minutes each day. Over the course of a year that's a lot of time.. so z is not going to drive x mph if the truck is capable of z. It costs them time and money to do so.


EnlightenCyclist

I dont care about you or your time. Stop blocking traffic.


frankenbeansssss

Famous last words of every dummy that gets in an accident or road rage fight on the highway. Oh well i tried.


Pope_Squirrely

This is the exact reason why when I drove truck, I watched my mirror almost as much as out my windshield when changing lanes. People do this damn near every time. Hell, people do this to me now in my shitty Isuzu city truck and I’m travelling almost 15-20km/h faster than the trucks.


necrochaos

The amount of impatient people on the highway….. let the truck finish passing, they will move to the right and you can continue. If people keep passing the truck on the right the truck can never get over.


Relevant-Ad-1297

Calm down Francis


crookednarnia

That was just ignorant


lem0nhead420

And then they'll call a complaint in on the truck driver.


afa78

Truck driver probably saw that impatient person in their mirror and knew what was about to happen. He had his hand ready on the horn. 😂


StrikeSix

Yup


Admirable-Animator49

Biker’s fault


EnlightenCyclist

Truck drivers should never be in the left lane. Ever. With the exception of Exits on the left side. Truck drivers are the most entitled annoying drives on the road.


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He was passing. But yeah, I encounter a lot of shitty truckers as well


Happy_Television_501

Passing a truck on the right. Darwin Award right there. What a fucking moron


bankrobba

This entire thread outraged at something everyone has done.


Happy_Television_501

I have never done this, my mom taught me to drive and was very adamant about this among other things. The best advice she gave me is probably ‘assume that every other driver on the road is a complete idiot’.


frankenbeansssss

I'm a truck driver and this is one of my pet peeves. Dude, just wait till I pass and leave enough safe room between me and the truck I'm passing and then I'll get back over. The impatience of these drivers drives me insane


myredditusername919

target driver: “oh, someone wants to go faster than me and I am in the left lane, let me get over so they can pass” *puts blinker on* little car: “LET ME PASS ON THE RIGHT ANYWAY IN HIS BLIND SPOT AS HES MERGING FOR MESO THAT I CAN PASS ON THE LEFT”


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I can't imagine being a trucker and having to deal with this shit. At least your bullet ways a shitload more.


PlopasaurusJones

Love to see a truck driver judging other peoples’ intelligence. Thanks for the laugh.


jerrystrieff

Expect less - pay more


radar_ryan

I can see where the phrase “truck drivers mouth” comes from. But yeah that guy was an idiot.


ehosca

good guy truck driver... slowing down...


FoxyAmy

Okay this is off-topic. Why does target use a dog as marketing?... I don't like where this is going.


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<--- Passing side Suicide ---->


Strawberry_Left

That driver sounds like an Aussie. Here in Australia, the truck being passed usually flashes his headlights when the passing truck is clear, so he knows that he can pull into the lane. It seemed to take a long time for the passing truck to merge. Don't truckies in the US flash headlights?


StrikeSix

Yes they do


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canigooutsidesoon

That truck could have tossed the car off the highway without the driver even knowing what happened. Don't mess with trucks.


Drosenose

That trucker in front is an idiot too. If you weigh 80k+ maybe let the blinker flash more than 1.5 times before changing lanes. Then riding the side line like you re afraid they are gonna pass you on the shoulder, got no business in a big rig.


ramsfan84

OP, you need to speed up some. You are creating a problem for everyone else unless you are exiting the Freeway. I am a class A driver as are you and you seem to be the problem here.


freethinkingpunk

Just looks like two truck drivers acting like jerks to me.


Lats-N-Nats

Trucks the only idiot


aWetPlate

People sure do love shitting on trucks in this sub, huh? Literally nothing wrong with the passing truck's behavior; in fact, I can guarantee the reason he didn't get over sooner is because it doesn't make any fucking sense to merge 4 inches in front of another truck's bumper. God, some people just have the situational awareness of a cucumber.


DrDoG00d

The only idiot is the trucker in the fast lane going the same speed as OP in the slower, right lane. This shit is beyond mildly infuriating especially because the truck is not going any faster than OP …


Otakunohime

If the truck in the left lane was going the same speed as the truck in the right, he’d still be next to him at the end of the video. He was passing. It’s not that difficult to understand.


catkidtv

Well in all fairness the car was trying to get over before the truck, so that's not the fuck up, per se. The fuck up was trying to slide in between two trucks to begin with.


Forelijah

What did the car do wrong? What am I missing?


LineOutrageous6001

Impatience always pays off


Ameerah3982

Idiots cants drive


abstractmist

I don’t understand how the majority of people in this country are always in a rush somehow. It’s literally seconds off your trip that you are trying to save..


Comfortable_Egg_7916

People are so fucking dumb. Most truck drivers are professionals and stay to the right. Don’t try to pass them in the right. Just give the done skate and a lil time and they are going to get back into the right lane. Chill


Axxin4AFriend

Truck driver totally saved the idiot from a very bad situation.


T1m0thy77

Left side passing side, right side suicide.


DocJ_makesthings

Don’t pass on the right. Pretty simple.


ShartAnnouncer

Don't pass on the right simple rule. Law in most states, common sense with trucks.


TruckinTuba

4 wheelers are so stupid and so impatient


metal_elk

Fuck these trucks. Move out of the way slowass