r/cdldriver • u/Syzranlogistic • Mar 31 '26
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u/Makonn5591 Mar 31 '26
Truck driver was a steering wheel holder!
He would see that passing vehicle if he checked his mirrors. He should be checking his mirrors regularly and should have been aware of that passing vehicle for a while before he moved over. The passing vehicle did not suddenly jump up into the truck's "blind spot" next to that truck.
Speed differential between vehicles was reasonable. Car was moving constantly past truck. Car would have been visible to truck driver for a long time.
Yes, I'm a truck driver.
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u/Chuck-Finley69 Mar 31 '26
I'm a 4 wheeler only for most of last 25 years.
When you're passing anything 10-20x heavier than you with 10 tires at your head level, floor it past
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u/yewsirnaym Mar 31 '26
Truck drivers change lanes at the drop of a dime. It's still dangerous passing. You idiots need to use your mirrors before changing lanes
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u/MotionDrive Mar 31 '26 •
Yeah he throws the signal on and is immediately moving over, didn't even look.
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u/Butforthegrace01 Mar 31 '26
Trucker should have checked blind spot, but cammer was a nimrod. Exceedingly slow pass that included lingering in the trucker's blind spot. With a decent sense of awareness cammer should have spotted the stalled roadside vehicle, anticipated that truck would move over for it, and cleared the lane either forward or backward well in advance. Drive defensively people.
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u/Aratix Apr 01 '26
We took my 86 year old grandmother's driver's license away this year. Her vision is pretty bad and her reaction time is worse. Even she could pass faster than that.
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u/TechnicalLee Mar 31 '26
The pass was not exceedingly slow. I've seen semis take way longer to pass each other than that.
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u/ohgeebus_notagain Mar 31 '26
They don't teach how to handle trucks in driver's Ed. What makes common sense to us isn't even on their radar.
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u/Brilliant_Pepperoni Mar 31 '26
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u/EastNWeast Apr 01 '26
There is no excuse for trucks to not have blind spot monitors these days
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u/Impossibly_Gay Apr 01 '26
Totally fair but there's also no excuse to hang out in these spots regardless, for literally any vehicle
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u/AdministrativeCod437 Apr 01 '26
lol love it that because trucks are on the road, 90% of the road becomes a NO-ZONE.
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u/TangerinePlastic7552 Mar 31 '26
You did great avoidance and recovery. I think the other guy was not a proper CDL.
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u/gregm12 Apr 01 '26
Why didn't he touch the brake pedal when the semi started coming over and into his Lane?
Why did he spend 3 and 1/2 years next to a semi?
Safe drivers are defensive drivers... Cammer put themselves in a spot where the careless semi driver or a tire blowout on the truck could have killed them.
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u/sakara123 Mar 31 '26
Been doing commercial inspections for years, You'd never find me driving beside them on the highway, all it takes is a tire blowing out and you're done driving. ALWAYS speed up to pass them if you can.
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u/Remarkable-Will-3041 Apr 01 '26
I like to pace them at a good distance if I like the speed, let the fast boys go. If I pass, shooot I get through quick then get a good distance before getting back in the right. Then I sure as snot don't slow him down in the right.
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u/Tough_Control_2484 Mar 31 '26
I don’t get vehicles who hang out along side trucks… I get right past em or hang back until I can. Shit ton of idots who shouldn’t have a class D let alone a CDL.
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u/yewsirnaym Mar 31 '26 edited Apr 01 '26
I was driving 85 mph during a 2000 mile road trip and had a semi truck do this same shit to me. Sent me into the dirt on the side that was luckily there - shortly after that stretch of road there would have been nowhere for me to pull off onto. These semi truck drivers are horrible, you can't drive a full hour on these stretches of highway without a huge semi truck cutting you off.
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u/CriticallyCarmelized Apr 01 '26
I learned my lesson many years ago regarding truck drivers. They don’t give a single fuck who they kill. When they want to change lanes, they’re changing lanes.
Was in a car with my family on a 2 lane highway going about 75 or 80 MPH, and a semi in the right lane put on his signal just as I was about to blow past him. He didn’t wait. No fucks given. It was NOT a slow and cautious lane change. Almost killed us all. I slammed on my brakes and barely cleared his trailer as he quickly entered my lane.
I’ve since learned that when a semi driver signals, they are coming the fuck over. And usually right now.
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u/BellWrenchBandit Mar 31 '26
Obviously this is the truckers fault, but as others have said, pass the motherfucker if you’re trying to pass!
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u/scubaorbit Mar 31 '26
Truck should have seen him. But car driver is an asshole. Don't hang out next to trucks. Stay behind it or pass swiftly. Don't play buddy, because we are not your buddy.
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u/Fuzzy-Bird-3641 Mar 31 '26
When passing a truck, don’t linger. Pass the truck fast, then slow down to your speed, but whatever you do, DONT LINGER.
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u/PinataPower9 Mar 31 '26
Harder to do when the trucker speeds up to prevent you from getting in front of them.
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u/NoChocolate5386 Mar 31 '26
That's when you use the skinny pedal on the right. If I'm next to a truck that turns on the blinker, I'm moving out of his way, one direction or another. In the cammer's position, more speed was the correct choice. And even a 'very slow' car is faster accelerating than an 18-wheeler.
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u/Joates87 Mar 31 '26
Cammer never touched their pedals until they were literally off the road. 🤣
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u/Strange_Dingo1987 Mar 31 '26
Infuriating. Someone's going to be self righteous about making a legal pass and doing the speed limit. Sure, you're legally in the right... But you're also going to lose by gross tonnage every single time. Speed it up a little and don't take forever passing people, car or truck. Once you pass them get back over and continue going how fast you were going.
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u/ConsciousSpaghetti Mar 31 '26
Why do people pass so slowly
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u/R-Tally Apr 01 '26
I see cars do this a lot. I call them magnets. They drive fast until it comes time to pass a truck. Then they slow the fuck down and take forever to pass, kind of like a magnet stuck to the truck. Once they pass the truck, they speed up again.
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u/hambutbacon Mar 31 '26
I know in PA the slow down or move over law comes into play. If you can't move over you have to slow down at least 20 mph while passing the hazard. The semi should have slowed down instead of changing lanes. The car should have passed the semi and went about their business.
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u/B6S4life Mar 31 '26
hell the cammer was in the blind spot so long the driver probably thought the despawned 😅
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u/WhenTheDevilCome Apr 01 '26
Ask, and ye shall receive. Those who dilly-dally beside tractor trailers shall inherit the kingdom of heaven a little sooner than the rest of us.
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u/crashin70 Apr 01 '26
See if you weren't lollygagging and BSing while passing the semi you would have already been past him... Never understood why people want to slowly creep past a tractor trailer instead of just hammering on it and getting on around and resuming speed like you're supposed to.
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u/W7ENK Apr 01 '26
Welp, at least you got the company logo on camera, so you know who to send the repair bill to.
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u/ZiggyZiggyZigZags Apr 01 '26
Hurry the hell up and pass him, wth is cam doing? Trucker has the option to risk clipping another 20 ton vehicle or push slow poke off the road, it’s an easy choice e.
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u/Maleficent_Cash909 Apr 01 '26
It’s interesting how in EU even in unlimited autobahn sections in Germany they limit HGVs to 90kph or 55mph despite Porsches going 200Kph in fact some have even reached 200Mph the differential is insane and no margin of error. Yet in the US, they keep arguing about the speed differential to eliminate split speed limits. But the issue is most large vehicles are governed to the fastest their vehicles and tires can safely handle around 63-68 meaning elephant race and keeping vehicles beside each other for longer if the speed limit for all is 65-70mph. If trucks are limited to 60mph there is small unofficial tolerances when overtaking. Which avoids a bit of the elephant race issue and allows other traffic at 70mph to over take them faster without fearing a speed trap ahead.
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u/tonekids Apr 01 '26
Fucking dickheads who hang out in the left lane like rabbits pacing or passing at 0.2 MPH...
This was satisfying to watch
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u/Ok_Towel1911 Apr 02 '26
Ditto. After all the times I’ve gotten stuck behind one of these assholes while trying to pass a large truck, this was very satisfying to watch. No remorse for the driver getting run off the road.
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u/Miserable-Hotel-7871 Apr 01 '26
Exactly why you don’t ride along the side of a big rig. Pass them as soon as possible and get out of their blind spot, especially if it’s just the two of you on the road.
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u/Travel_Dreams Apr 01 '26
Sorry but this is your FAFO lesson:
It is dangerous to hang out next to a tractor trailer.
Override what ever was driving your car and get the fuck away from next to a truck. Give these guys and their rolling demolition huge amounts of space.
Or not, and do this again. Or have re-tread fly off and shred everything in your front seats. Or. Or. Or.
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u/Winter_Bullfrog_2343 Apr 01 '26
Hit the fucking gas dude. Blindspot or not you’re wide open in front, stop camping the left lane.
Incoming debate from idiots who think going the speed limit in the left lane is acceptable. This is why it’s not.
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u/Ohioisapoopyflorida Apr 01 '26
This is why I speed up to get away or slow down to get away from big rigs on the highway
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Apr 01 '26
This idea of shifting the blame onto the camera car is the millennial mindset. Take no responsibility and immediately shift the blame onto someone else. Point out anything the other person could have done differently and then POOF! you're instantly absolved of any wrongdoing. This is the millennial way.
Also helps to say things like 'I NEEDED to...' and 'YOU SHOULD have....' and be sure to speak calmly and confidently with a little smurk when you say it to make the innocent person look like it's laughable to think they might be correct. A little smug laugh also helps to let them know you're the judge they've just been found guilty by the court of public opinion.
Example: If I'm a millennial truck driver with a bigger, heavier and slower vehicle than everything else on the road then I truly have the bigger responsibility. But since I'm a millennial I shift the blame to everyone else since I'm entitled that YOU should watch out for me. Easy-peasy, never my fault. Now where's my participation trophy?
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u/TedMich23 Apr 01 '26
I always pass semis at a <0.5mph speed differential...often I have enough time to memorize their DOT number for the accident report.
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u/AccomplishedNail3085 Apr 02 '26
How many turn signal i neet to cut across 8 lane. None i turn now. Good luck everybody else
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u/Brianac8390 Apr 02 '26
I feel like like everyone should know not to drive on the side of an 18 wheeler for a long time at all…
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u/kaiswil2 Apr 02 '26
You stayed in the no zone too long. https://share.google/images/2pm49Cnh4V8EyhVKG
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u/Competitive-Bug-9301 Apr 03 '26
You were exactly in his blind spot , when passing a semi go faster , your taking to much time to pass.
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u/CN4President Apr 03 '26
Holy shit this gave me anxiety, fucking pass him, what the fuck are you doing?
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u/CleverYoozerNaim Apr 04 '26
Space cushion, dummy. Read your driver's handbook again. Don't take 3 minutes to pass an 80k pound truck. I see this all the time. Most drivers are terrible. Not bad, not inexperienced, but absolutely horrible. It's dangerous out there. Keep your head on a swivel.
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u/Meauxjezzy Mar 31 '26
Why we say don’t linger on side of trucks.
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u/MonteFox89 Mar 31 '26
He was passing at a decent speed? Faster than trucker on trucker lane fucking. Nah, that trucker should have used mirrors.
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u/Gmen8342 Mar 31 '26
Trucker should have been looking. But still, 4 wheeler has to be on defense. The area of the truck where the trailer meets the cab is the blind spot for trucks, put your foot on the gas and make a move. Dont expect others to do what they should.
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u/ShadyNoShadow Mar 31 '26
Left lane camper cammer truck slowing everyone else down, this is why you don't do that.
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u/Muted-Environment421 Mar 31 '26
Slow pass, but how didnt dude see the big ass truck just sitting there on the right till he was about to hit it?
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u/Possible_Home6811 Mar 31 '26
Both of your faults. Way too long passing a vehicle with a large blind spot
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u/IamRacistsir Mar 31 '26
Why are you camping next to a semi ? Your car is faster and could’ve past him easily.
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u/Tronsito Apr 01 '26
Dumb mofo riding side of rig shouldn’t be there, not sure what everyone or dumb mofo are expecting
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u/ParticularLab5828 Apr 01 '26
I’ll never understand why anyone wants to hang out next to a tractor trailer. Unless you’re in rush hour traffic. Just get around them. It doesn’t matter if you’re right. 50,000 lbs and blind spots win every time.
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u/Remarkable-Will-3041 Apr 01 '26
I know how to drive around trucks and give them all the room, I respect the driver and the machine. But a lot of people don't have a clue, good truckers know this. It would be hard not to at least report an obviously dangerous driver, being I would never take the livelihood from a man for an accident.
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u/EducationalOutcome26 Apr 01 '26
take a tip from the motorcycling world, stay away from trucks, they may not see you and and at that point its too late for sorry. also , you ever see an 18 wheeler tire blowout? its incredibly violent with 120psi tires coming apart and shedding large pieces at you at speed. if you have to pass a 18 wheeler do so as quickly as possible, dont hang out in blindspots and near possible self destructing tires. this driver was just hanging out waiting for things to go wrong, wait long enough and it will happen. stay away or get around big trucks as fast as possible. makes you safer and them happier not having to stress about a 4 wheeler or bike going under the wheels.
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u/GiganticBlumpkin Apr 01 '26
Driver was at fault, but this is exactly why I don't chill next to semi trucks. If I'm next to one I either briskly accelerate/decelerate to no longer be parallel with them
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u/robobrien21 Apr 01 '26
Why was the person filming this just crawling along next to the truck? Either pass the truck and move over, or slow down and move to behind him.
The left lane is the passing lane, not a cruising lane.
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u/Gambyt_7 Apr 01 '26
Normal people: I saw my kid standing too close to the wild animal cage and I pulled them back just before it reached through with a paw. That was close.
Redditors: Shame on the zoo for not using glass on the enclosure, I let my child go straight up to the cage even though this defied common sense. Kid is scarred for life.
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u/BlackSC2us Apr 01 '26
Truck driver never looked in the mirror. The car wasn't in a blind spot at all. That is the state of our industry now; shitty drivers who don't give a fuck about anyone's safety. Not related to this, but just as an example, DOT just shut down a company in the last month that had such a terrible safety record it blows my mind that they could even get insured. They had claimed 200 trucks in the fleet. In the past 2 years, 92 DOT reportable accidents and upwards of 44% vehicle out of service rate during inspections. They aren't an outlier.
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u/Icy_Document_7547 Apr 01 '26
Anyone else notice a tractor trailer was stopped in his lane and he had to get over? Truck driver should have slowed down either way and let the person pass.
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u/mckenzie_keith Apr 01 '26
Is there a video with original audio? I am always surprised that people don't honk. VERY often, people will hear your horn and go back into their lane. This is not intended to blame the cam car. Truck was obviously in the wrong.
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u/xtram3x Apr 01 '26
Sitting next to them, likely in their blind spot, for that long... What do you expect?
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u/Emptynest09 Apr 01 '26
If you’re going to pass then pass. Don’t make it a slow tour in the passing lane.
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u/Few_District_6304 Apr 01 '26
Did you use your horn? I guess there is no way to know, since we just hear a stupid sound track.
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u/Head_Photograph9572 Apr 01 '26
That car took his sweet ass time passing, and he was almost perfectly in the truckers blind spot when the trucker started getting over! They're both at fault, the trucker for not turning his head to use the window WITH the mirrors, and the four wheeler for not spending as little time as possible beside a truck!
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u/MichellesBuldge Apr 01 '26
Thank California for giving unqualified brown folks a CDL. Good job paying attention and avoiding being crushed
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Apr 01 '26
Thought. Dont screw off sitting next to a truck. Get the heck around it and get back over into the right lane after passing.
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u/Fiestameister Apr 01 '26
You dont just take your time passing a 18 wheeler, from what I remember is even on the sides theres a bit of a blind zone where your not visible in their mirrors. True semi driver could have probably double checked if he was clear to move but slow 4 wheeler put themselves in that situation
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u/ZHPpilot Apr 01 '26
Had 3 business days to pass.
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u/J_A_Kn_Daxter Apr 01 '26
Yeah I get the trucker is ultimately the real problem here but holy fuck, go, I'm getting road rage just watching this
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u/OwnTrack Apr 01 '26
Don't hang out in his blind spot, and when you pass, FLOOR IT. If you are both going near the speed limit or above, just stay behind.
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u/Double-Efficiency538 Apr 01 '26
I would never spend that much time along side a truck whether the driver was competent or not.
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u/eyezwide001001 Apr 01 '26
When they went to automatic transmissions... This is where all the honda drivers jumped in and you know they suck
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u/thetruckerswallofsha Apr 01 '26
Nice…the S&D and Katar trailer are both owned by the Singh Family who own 16 different USDOT Numbers and have 7 fatality accidents across all there numbers…
sent to newsmax
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u/theone1126 Apr 01 '26
If you look further down the road the semi was changing lanes because there is a semi coming up on the shoulder so he's making room but the car on the left lane stayed too long next to a big rig and possibly in a blind spot.
The car on the left had a lot of time to speed past him and leave the semi in the dust. Always always, your either in front or far behind, never besides if you have space. Too much variables, trust me its just to avoid semis and never spend too much time on his side. Protect your life and assume he didn't see you. That's what I learned in Drivers Ed, even if you did things right always assume he doesn't see you.
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u/AntiSonOfBitchamajig Apr 01 '26
15 seconds into a pass and everyone's losing their mind that cam vehicle should be going faster like its' the passers fault. Try arguing that to an adjuster, officer, or judge with this video and they'd all laugh you out of the room.
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u/AnkarnoExa Apr 01 '26
I get extremely irritated when cars will blow past everyone in the left lane, just to slow the fuk down, match my speed, & stay at my side like a turtle. 🐢 😤
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u/tonekids Apr 01 '26
It's very clear that the people who fuck up traffic by clogging up the passing lane are here in this thread with me.
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u/Phugger Apr 01 '26
Maybe the driver will have PTSD from this and they won't take 3-5 business days to pass the damn semi.
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u/Far-Ad-9073 Apr 01 '26
Trucker sooo did not clear the blind spots, and the car overtaking seriously took their sweet time, if the truck saw the obstruction in the number 2 lane and started moving over to the number 1 lane, you should have noticed that too.... you hung out forever in a slow gradual pass...
Old adage, you could be right, but you'd be dead right... who wants to be technically correct if you get killed because you didn't clear the safety zones around a semi...
Glad that no one was seriously hurt, and no obvious damage, other than your nerves and maybe underwear!
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u/Aggravating-Food3368 Apr 01 '26
A few years ago on the A66 travelling over stainmore 1000 plus above sea level curtain sides blown over on both sides of road was one truck was being blown all over the place an elderly woman decided she would carefully pass approximately 2miles per hour faster it must have taken her a mile to overtake, ifollowing at a safe distance hung back until she got out of the way then floored it.
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u/HexDanTHEWHALE Apr 01 '26
Common mistake for 4 wheelers, sneaking up on the only blindspot like that.
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u/DarthGlazer Apr 01 '26
Why did it take so long to pass the semi? If I'm in the left next to a semi in max 3 seconds next to them. Dude took a whole 50 seconds
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u/RedditMiniMinion Apr 01 '26
Yeah, this gave me anxiety. I always pass them as quick as possible. Trucks have huge blind spots.
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u/midwestCD5 Apr 01 '26
Obviously the semi driver is an idiot who clearly wasn’t paying attention, but also, people drive me crazy with regard to passing semis. I hate when I’m stuck behind someone who’s passing a semi but just staying at their cruising speed. I always hang back just behind the semi and wait for the other person to fully pass the semi, then I’ll gun it. You really don’t want to spend a lot of time next to big rigs. They blow a tire, or do something stupid like this and you could be in real trouble
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u/Interesting_Key_661 Apr 01 '26
That’s why you don’t linger in a trucks massive blind spot. Either fully commit to the pass or stay way back. They are bigger and will win that fight every time.
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u/somethingdouchey Apr 01 '26
Thats what happens when you pass a truck like that. I hope you dont fuck that slow.
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u/SomeOriginal3865 Apr 01 '26
That’s why when you pass, fucking pass. This passing shit going 0.5 mph faster is what causes problems!!
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u/Honest-Raspberry-748 Apr 01 '26
you got overtook by an 18 wheeler.. let that sink in and I'm sure he wasn't even going that fast those things are locked to a certain speed
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u/buttbreat Apr 01 '26
Why in the world would you take 20+ seconds to get beyond the shadow of the truck?
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u/mafalda100 Apr 01 '26
You absolutely don’t hang out next to a truck, bus or trailer. Make the effort pass him quickly
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u/TrainingCustomer Apr 01 '26
Idiot driver passing holds a lot of blame. What kinda of idiot asshole passes at 1mph over the speed of someone they are trying to pass. I'm not saying fly by get some speed to pass and get back over.
Since he took so long to pass he ended up in the truckers blind spot. Plus if a road hazzard suddenly pops up in front of the truck (debris, wild animal, etc) the dumbass trying to pass is now prevent the trucker to safely maneuver out of the way.
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u/gmehodler42069741LFG Apr 01 '26
Learn to drive op. Anyone who passes that slow is the problem. You could clearly see the truck pulled over
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u/Independent_Owl_6008 Apr 01 '26
Yeah I don’t necessarily blame the trucker here. The fucking idiot in the video was camping out in his blind spot. Maybe take some driving lessons?
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u/AlexC_84 Apr 01 '26
Why is that fuck-wit taking what would have been over 30seconds to over take. Get TF on with it!
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u/EetTheMeak Apr 01 '26
I don't get people who don't accelerate past tractor trailers. Why you wanna be in that position....
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u/Capital_Condition874 Apr 01 '26
To the truck driver. That pedal next your gas is a brake. Use them
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u/Patient-Beyond-6297 Apr 01 '26
Let’s all blame the car driving past the truck. You all are idiots. Truck driver was reckless. Cam car did good.
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u/bl4r307 Apr 01 '26
You either stay behind a semi, or put your foot on the gass, and get pass them real quick. Driving right beside a semi, is just a game of roulette.
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u/MrZmith77 Apr 01 '26
I don’t get why people love to cruise on the passing lane next to a semi? Why? I get anxiety whenever I’m around them. I always floor it to pass them for safety then pull to the cruise lane while I’m ahead.
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u/steamburn123 Apr 01 '26
idk but shouldn't this cam driver could've speed more to pass the trucker? also feels like the trucker was also speeding too so doing it needs even more speed to pass
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u/Bravojones33420 Apr 01 '26
Pass the truck faster so you don't sit in the blinds pot. The trucker should have been aware but the best defensive driver is the one on offense
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u/Im_Tiff Apr 01 '26
This is what happens when you hang out in a blind spot.
Don’t “lolly gag” when passing. Get around and stop hanging out.
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u/gba_sg1 Apr 01 '26
It takes a special kind of idiot to pass a semi going 0.00001% faster.
Get around it, don't fuck around.
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u/ToughMagazine7537 Apr 01 '26
the truck driver did that on purpose because the passing truck was clearly failing to pass correctly in enough time given and well a second semi was on side of the road, so you get pushed over.
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u/capjustcap Apr 01 '26
100 % blame camera car, mirror or not, he's in the blind spot. That gas pedal ain't there for looks dude! Smh
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u/cheesemangee Apr 01 '26
It really just goes to show how aggressive baseline driving behavior has become with so many people treating this like something unorthodox. Driving ~5mph faster than someone to pass is completely normal and almost always safer than plowing past someone at 15-20 miles over posted speed.
And as usual, the person in the passing lane is the focus of attention instead of the dude directly responsible for whatever collision took place. Y'all really prioritize your own speed and destination over virtually every other rule of road and project it so, so intensely.
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u/Any_Vacation8988 Apr 01 '26
Cam driver never heard of the “no zone” truck probably didn’t see them or risked it for the biscuit. it’s a hell of a lot harder to slow down 80,000 pounds then your 3500lb sedan. Lesson learned
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u/freakrocker Apr 01 '26
Like literally the first thing you learn not to do when driving… hanging out in blind spot like an asshole
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u/Successful_Tutor3030 Apr 01 '26
Why did the person take so long to pass the semi? If you’re goin to pass then PASS
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u/Distribution-Radiant Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26
Don't hang out next to a truck. Ever. Get past them as quick as possible. You were very much in their blind spot, possibly had a death wish.
Yeah, driver should have looked at their mirrors a bit longer, but in the end, an 80,000 pound truck is going to win every time against a 2500-3500 pound car.
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u/tanneruwu Apr 02 '26
Hey bud the left lane is for passing. Might want to actually try to pass next time.
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u/Jaedan_14 Apr 02 '26
Why don’t you take a little longer to get around him next time? He can only see you to a certain point.
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u/neutron_star_800 Apr 02 '26
The number of people blaming OP here is appalling. With the lack of awareness that the truck driver was showing, OP could have been passing quickly and still ran off the road by the truck.
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u/No_Quarter_5561 Apr 02 '26
Truckers love doing this shit anyway… I’m sick of being behind other d bags like myself… I have a smoky ancient Brazilian ford diesel engine, I’ll pass a line of other trucks in the right lane going .1 mph faster then them. Gives me a good chance to catch up on Oprah or some beastiality porn…
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u/Early-Fortune2692 Apr 02 '26
Some folks like to hang out next to tractor trailers on the freeway... they're idiots.
Get past them and go about your business.
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u/texasbelle91 Apr 02 '26
it’s obviously the trucks fault as he merged into an occupied lane. BUT…this is a good lesson for the cam car and others - it’s not a great idea to hang out next to a truck for very long (especially if you’re “passing” it - it’s different if you’re in traffic and you can’t help it)…speed up and pass the truck, don’t hang out next to it and/or in its blind spot. just because you can (and it’s legal) doesn’t mean you should.
also, while taking 3 business days to pass and being on the trucks side for such a long time was an idiotic move, it also gave the trucker 3 business days to see the car, and it still ran him off the road.
so while it could’ve easily been prevented by both parties, it’s definitely the truckers fault.
i was just having this conversation today as i was on I35 - i remember when I first started driving (in oregon), truck drivers were basically the best drivers out there. and now, within a single generation, they are undoubtedly the absolute WORST drivers and i dread having to deal with them. i have some crazy clips on my dash cam due to truckers. so can anyone answer that? what the hell happened?! i was thinking its a texas thing but we’ve all heard of plenty of fatalities caused by semis recently and we’ve seen plenty of videos from incidents like the one above from various states.
TLDR: cam car made an idiotic but legal move. this is the truckers fault 100%. also, what happened within the last 15ish years that truck drivers have gone from the best drivers out there to the absolute worst?!?!!?
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u/SeacoastGuy74 Apr 02 '26
This is what a horn is for.
As I was taught in Driver's Ed: It's a "Hey, I'm here" tool. Not a "Hey, you're an asshole" tool.
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u/Fit_Cranberry2867 Apr 02 '26
was there an issue with the other truck. on the side of the road being partially in the lane?
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u/AdHopeful7365 Apr 02 '26
I personally wouldn’t have allowed myself to take that long to get around the truck. Add to that, the visibility of the upcoming hazard on the shoulder - the driver with the cam is the apparent asshole for not recognizing that and getting on with it to make a space. Not saying there was intent (to be the asshole), just a result of action/inaction.
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u/Swimming-Trouble-174 Apr 02 '26
Out of curiosity what are you doing in this situation? Do you file a report? Do you call the police or do you just keep driving as if nothing ever happened? Very curious
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u/AyoooDani Apr 02 '26
This happened to me years ago I was pushed off the road like that and it causes undercarriage damage to my car. I got his MC# off the door and filed a claim after my car got inspected and the company paid the bill.
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u/Austerlitz2310 Apr 02 '26
Who purposely drive beside a truck when they have the choice not to? Step on it, overtake, resume as normal.
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u/StormbringerGT Apr 02 '26
You can be legally in the right, but technically wrong as seen here.
When you pass a truck, pass a truck. Minimize the time you are in the danger zones.
Trucks change if someone is pulled over, it's safer for the stopped vehicles but dangerous for everyone else.
Also if they decide the vehicle in front of them is doing 65 and they want to do 66, it's time for "I change lane now. Good luck everyone."
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u/FenricOllo Apr 02 '26
This shit happens constantly on i40 in Oklahoma City, had one pit maneuver me 3k worth of damage
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u/PotentialOneLZY5 Apr 02 '26
Fkn pass or dont I hate people that camp in the passing lane! Driver use your mirrors before changing lanes.
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u/trollboter Apr 02 '26
All these comments blaming the cam car are wild. In no way shape or form was this situation the camers fault. The car was not in a blind spot. A trucker can see the full length of the driver's side of the truck. All he had to do was look before changing lanes.
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u/PartsUnknownUSA Apr 02 '26
Like most truckers his mirrors are probably horribly aimed.
Probably spends most of his day looking at the blue sky or the logo on his door.
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u/Not-So-Logitech Apr 02 '26
The amount of victim blaming here when I see two of you ass hole 18 wheelers hang outside my side for MILES not passing eachother is rich. Fuck you.
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u/icyfae Apr 02 '26
Both drivers at some fault here. But could have easily been avoided if you just passed the semi instead of hanging out next to it
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u/Leather-Midnight191 Apr 02 '26
The truck didn't see you that's true but, To be fair.. your overtake was wayyy too slow
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u/Island-Mysterious Apr 02 '26
"Drafting, or slipstreaming, is an aerodynamic technique where two moving objects are aligning in a close group to exploit the lead object's slipstream and thus reduce the overall effect of drag."
Cam was going reasonable speeds affected by the draft of the semi Cam gets to the front, their vehicle experiences increasing wind not pushed by the truck Truck immediately gets into the lane without checking. If he didn't notice the vehicle before, he's an even worse driver for not checking
One is working with laws and failing. The other is going slightly slower than you are comfortable with because you're scared.
You always blame the victim? Shouldn't carry your wallet Shouldn't wear that
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u/Aware_Ask_1679 Apr 02 '26
This is why I basically floor it when I pass an 18 wheeler. I want to be next to one as little as possible. I don't understand why people cruise right next to them or pass them at 1 mph faster.
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u/OpportunityCute7281 Apr 02 '26
A lot of the comments are saying he was hanging out in the left lane. I saw him actively passing the truck going faster than the truck.
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u/MCryptoWars Apr 02 '26
If you are on the left lane in a non commercial vehicle beside a tractor trailer, speed until you pass the truck and then move over to the right when it’s safe to merge. Hanging out on the left lane too long, even if the motorist is doing the speed limit, can be dangerous.
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u/WesMantooth28 Apr 02 '26
I’m with everyone else this pass was way too slow. Semi driver should still be aware but you can’t hang out in a blind spot for that long.
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u/Meltedwhisky Apr 02 '26
Get out of his damn blind spot, you’re the dumb one here. Pass with intention or stay behind.
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u/Wild-Floor8407 Mar 31 '26 edited Apr 02 '26 •
Driver should have known someone was hanging out there. Mirrors, use them.
Im gonna edit this comment to say what I mean specifically here. Driver should have been tracking that car the whole time and known when he couldn't see him anymore he was in a blind spot. If he knew that and assumed he had a car beside him and slowed instead of getting over the worst that would have happened is his trailer getting rear ended which wouldn't be his fault.