4 wheeler gets schooled in merging

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  1. nredfor88

    nredfor88 Road Train Member

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    lol.

    I'm not a freak'in lawyer and it's not a law that I outlined. But rest assured a good lawyer can find intent from the bullet point I outlined. Don't forget that the truck driver is supposed to be a professional. He is supposed to be monitoring the merge lane. The dumb ### car drivers can't be relied upon to save themselves, in a situation like in the video the professional truck driver has to be the adult in the room, so to speak.

    The Hammer fries him.
     
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  3. Western flyer

    Western flyer Road Train Member

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    It ain't worth the hassle of taking all the pictures,
    Filling out the paperwork,dealing with cops,
    Dealing with the company,answering all the questions.
    Taking drug test, then driving the truck to a shop.

    That's what this driver got for not lifting off of the
    Throttle for 2 seconds.
    That dash cam footage should get him fired.
    No excuse for that.
    That's normal every day bull that we deal with.
     
  4. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    Well the car is a dick. But the truck put himself in a bad spot before that merge lane even came into the picture. He closed both his outs to his left on his own and couldve backed off throttle long before .... You have to do one or the other . Either leave out infront of u by backing off or open up an out to ur left .... Preferebly both..... With that said , that car driver is a ####ing moron.
     
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  5. Cowboyrich

    Cowboyrich Road Train Member

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    They are both idiots. The car should have taken care of business, got on the highway and get down the road.
    Truck driver should have seen it getting ready to happen, it wasn't hard to see. Then they shouldn't have posted a video where you can see the car coming over and the trucker doesn't lift his foot until after impact.
     
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  6. Trucking in Tennessee

    Trucking in Tennessee Road Train Member

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    The camera does not have the same view as the trucker. He sits much further to the left, and can easily claim he cannot see a car under his right front fender. even with a mirror once they get further ahead. And as posted above, there is no obligation to move over (especially if you cannot), to let them in. There was plenty of room for that car to merge if done properly.
     
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  7. Trucking in Tennessee

    Trucking in Tennessee Road Train Member

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    I had this idiot one day in bright daylight in a high dollar SUV trying to merge onto I-40 near Nashville. This was one of the rare ones with at least a 1/4 mile of on ramp, so he had plenty of time to get in front of me. I had a truck right beside me and traffic behind me. He kept looking back at me and I kept motioning him to go on and get on the interstate. I was only doing 68. Well this bozo, after being mostly in front of me the entire time, finally hits the brakes and I go by him. A minute later he comes flying by me and flips me off. The mentality of these people is just plain scary.
     
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  8. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    This might be an insurance scam, and unfortunately the truck driver took the bait.
     
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  9. FozzyNOK

    FozzyNOK Road Train Member

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    That showed him hitting the car pretty much on purpose.. that was real smart
     
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  10. JonJon78

    JonJon78 Road Train Member

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    What do you mean by hillbilly?
     
  11. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    The usual, probably....

    Fingerless gloves, chain wallet, western boots, Caterpillar hat, dinner plate sized belt buckle...
     
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