Seriously?

Ok, it's almost 11:00 PM, the TV Olympic opening ceremonies are almost over. We live on a dead end street about 3 blocks long in a small group of one story duplexes. There is a small curve half way up the street, and a small "circle" at the end. There's enuf room in the circle for the garbage truck to lift the dumpster and dump it, and then with only a couple of back and forths, he can turn around....

So why at this late hour, do we hear the sound of an 18 wheeler...hooked up to what appears to be a 48" (at least) grain style or other type of open top trailer....
He's attempting to turn around in the circle. Hmm... the neighbor's SUV is parked right in front of the house, we're beating on her door trying to wake her up, so luck.

Either the driver is a total dumb ### ..hey, not only is our street marked "No outlet". but the cross street is marked "NO through trucks",
or the world's best driver.
He did finally get turned around, came really close to wiping out an SUV, 4 mailboxes and a pickup, with only minimal damage to the grass.... where they've just installed new lawn sprinklers....

Too bad my camera cant' take piccys in the dark....Has to be an O/O, both the truck and trailer had a TON of yellow marker lights.... too dark to read if any info was on the cab door....

Now, my question ( ok, I already KNOW the answer...) is... when he got far enough up the street to see there was no room.... WHY didn't he just back out?
The cross street has very little traffic , and one of his buddies was sitting there in a pickup waiting for him to get out.....
Where are the cops when you need them?
Hope everyone has a good night and a better tomorrow!
mary

 

Ummm. No. Shows as a dead end street on iphone, android,garmin and every map.

Mary

 

Was an interesting 5 minutes... :0)
Mary

 

OH.. forgot to say in my first post... the street is about 2.5 lanes wide, with cars parked on BOTH sides at all times....
It's not a cross street.. you have to turn into the street.... period....
Mary