Semi-Truck Crashes After Refusing to Let Cars Pass

[catbyte]

I'm not one to wish people ill, but I hope that truck driver got thrown in jail and got a nasty bump on the head to boot. What a psycho. I'm dating myself but it reminds me of Steven Spielberg's first big commercial movie, "Duel." That movie scared the crap out of me when I watched it on TV as a teenager.

Occurred on December 22, 2022 / San José Iturbide, Mexico

"On Highway 57, in the section of Qro - San Luis Potosí, in the direction of SLP, a driver of a trailer appeared to be under the influence of something as they were fighting to keep other cars from passing. Later, a car tried to overtake from the right, so the driver turned sharply and overturned."

[jmbar2]

1. He has emergency flashers going

Wondering if he was dealing with some sort of mechanical issue and was trying to protect the other drivers? Perhaps a braking or acceleration problem where he didn't want anyone to pull in front of him, as a passing driver would do.

[LakeArenal]

4. That's what exits and meridians are for.

[jmowreader]

7. I think he would have pulled over and stopped if that had happened.

He was also going really slow, so anyone who passed him would be gone quickly. I think the guy was just a jerk.

I was driving on the New York State Thruway once in an 18-wheeler when I came upon a trucker doing 50 mph. When I tried to pass him he made the same offensive maneuvers this Mexican driver did. So I'm tucked in behind the jerk about an eighth of a mile back when another trucker attempted to pass the guy - only to receive the same treatment. Only thing I could come up with was he was a Republican who couldn't stand anyone to do better than him.

[jmbar2]

9. I confess...

I didn't watch it til the very end. The driver is a sociopath.

[Conjuay]

8. yeah,

a mechanical issue- a pissed off road hog.

[XanaDUer2]

2. Bad nt

[GreenWave]

3. He forgot to cut off the jam.

Roller Derby 101 basics.

[LakeArenal]

5. Truck drivers used to be the white knights in the highway.

My friend and I used to be two young women who traveled together. Many a night we would sleep a couple hours at a truck stop.
We would ask to park between two semis while we slept. They were always polite. And always made us feel safe.

Can you imagine ???

[sinkingfeeling]

6. I hope he loses his commercial license and is fired by the trucking firm.

That was obviously deliberate.

[keithbvadu2]

10. A one-sided game of chicken with large toys.

A one-sided game of chicken with large toys.