Imagine being crushed by a 350k pound load while out driving. Holy moly Batman!

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    6 months ago

    Well, this is just an open and shut case of reckless driving, clearly the driver should have avoided the situation, and if they had, they would not have been crushed!

    I mean, this is just super basic stuff, “don’t get into dangerous situations” is something you learn even before learning to drive.

    It’s is not hard.

    /s (just in case)

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      6 months ago

      Tbf if I saw a truck hauling what appears to be about a dozen trailers, I’m either passing it at Mach 8 or staying far behind it, because my brain immediately said “oh fuck that” at the ‘what if’ situations fueled by the photo. Actual nightmare shit.

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        6 months ago

        The photo isn’t great, but my memory of that stretch of road is there is a curve after a bridge. If the load came off and the truck was eastbound, that giant pole would have rolled across oncoming traffic. The poor driver coming the other way never stood a chance of avoiding it.

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          6 months ago

          There’s another link in the thread with a side and frontal photo; it didn’t cross traffic. But that’s equally terrifying.

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          6 months ago

          They already are (waymo has been having automated rigs with a safety driver at the wheel for over 5 years now; I’ve been up close and personal with them). Usual loads don’t bother me, but anything oversized or special I’m still very much in favor of having humans drive, or at least as a safety driver position.