Car cuts in front of my truck, Akron, OH. March 2010

[my92d350]

some assholes just dont respect the truckers on the roads, ive had people do that same thing to me.

[raytio32]

I just wanna tea bag his drumset

[ilsang1337]

truck shouldn't stay in  the passing lane (1st lane)!

[mrnoogots]

@ilsang1337 Depends on the construction zone. sometimes they want trucks to take the left lane.

[Adnanx7220022]

whatttta asshole !!! man why u didnt fuck him off !!! hate that ppl

[carman81usa]

You had to brake eventually anyway for the red light, its not like he cut in front of you while you were speeding and had to slow down, you were slowing down anyway for the red light, but he did wait a little too long to cut in front of you as you were very close to the car and not only that but with a solid white line like that you are not allowed to change lanes at that point.

[darkeyce02]

@carman81usa its still too close for the dumb driver to pull in front of him no matter what

[5british5]

cuts you off to go wait at a red light i hope they fell like a dumb ass

but they probably dont even realise

[atheno2004]

Type of camera?

[markf207]

The car looks orange to me, but that still doesn't make it right.

[dji524]

big truck should stay in the right lane in all time

[zReDYeLLoWGReeNz]

@dji524 lol why???

[ConwayTruckload]

Typical woman driver LOL

[xilix]

I've only seen one bad rig driver in my life. Small rigs have tons of assholes, but the big rig guys are talented and most of them are damn good at what they do. They excel at making cut-throat decisions with no time to spare, while most assholes just freeze up and cause unnecessary deaths. I saw this first hand, a truck driver saving 4 peoples lives, and taking his own in the process. Aaron Staelons. He's a true hero. RIP Aaron.

[Supertzar999]

Too bad you didn't give them the 'Dual' treatment! Would have loved to see the horrified look on their face!

[Izheets]

maybe the truck should stay out of the passing lane

[KadaverDog3155]

@Izheets as you can see in the video,its a construction zone, and theres a solid line in between the car and truck driver..and solid line usually means "stay in your lane" or sometimes construction sign usually says "trucks left lane only" so i'm just assuming you are not a truck driver so you you dont know.

[hakkujin]

What a dick.

[jaypeter666]

Lol.....I admit it isn't the most ''exciting'' vid on 'the youtubes'...

I was trying out my dash cam...and moves like this are pretty much a daily occurance.

My point is that with these little cameras, gone are the days of car drivers blaming every accident on the truck..

[eukey1337]

@jaypeter666 I liked the video because you called it the youtubes

[rtblackwidow]

Oh shit! Alert the press! Call the President!

[zipsrule]

I've seen worse.

[busog97641]

I am guessing that a solid white line means nothing!?!

[MinoritiesRlazy]

ILLUMINATI DID THIS

[xlr8ter4]

Dude, I gotta admit, I've done this before, guilty as charged. Although not right before a red light or stop sign. I've done it simply to pass people in the right lane. I usually try to keep in mind that truckers need more room to stop and are in charge of safely driving a vehicle WAY larger than mine. I'm glad I stumbled across your vid, I'll remember it next time I'm in a similar circumstance.

[SWMIKE100]

Bet it was a woman

[busog97641]

@SWMIKE100 Men do too, and more likely, because there is a point to be made!!!

[MegaMouseSEC]

Gotta get in front of the truck gotta get in front of the truck. Oh shit gotta get out from UNDER the truck.

[Towndrunk26er]

I don't mind people cutting me off, but NEVER do it under braking and shorten my stopping distance, unless you want your family in the front seat with you or at your funeral.

[DJCDIZZLE]

I like how you got on their tail at the end lol

[jaypeter666]

You may be right, I love to bitch Wouldn't recommend cutting in front of an 80,000 lb truck though, just because the guy ahead of you is "braking way too much"!

The driver might be like ME - busy "bitching" on the CB! - although then you could have on your tombstone: "the truck-driver that I cut in front of was a whinging git, and the car in front of me was braking way too much".

And I could visit it, place some flowers on it...and bitch about having to pick your teeth out of my grill!!

:-)

[DAGSTERZ26]

Not a big deal. The Camry is braking way to much. I would have done the same thing. Not matter what someone does you strike me as someone that will bitch about everything.

[HoboJIm117]

Shoulda hit that bitch... Except not really

[fordtruxdad]

I feel for you, man. I used to drive w/ a guy who told me he'd creamed a 4-wheeler that pulled out in front of him. The lady said she thought big trucks could stop quicker since the have more wheels!

[pope350]

when they do that u get rite up on there ass at the stop light !!!

[patio84]

this thing happens to me all day long , wat i hate is if they past you and than brake hard infront of you to take the exit or wat ever ..... some people are to stupid to understand that 50.000 KG take a bit longer to stop than 2000 KG

[Jesus45U]

@patio84

Oh god yes.

And it gets even worse if you are driving something that isn't obviously heavy, like a panel van, with a heavy load. I have personally been in that situation, where some 2nd gen legal aliens cut in right in front of me and slammed on the brakes to get a rise out of me.

Joke was on them, since it was wet and my braking distance was almost double of theirs ... so they had a nice and terrifying ride on my bumper for about 60 feet or so.

This was on a highway at 70.

[cyclenut]

I totally agree with you.. I condersider myself lucky to have lots of real driver ed. I moved to minneapolis 4 years ago.. NO ONE follows the first traffic laws.. not even the police.. Bicyce, car or rig, it is like being in hell. Try to avoid this region if you can....

[ShaadyKS]

You are crying about somone who borderline cut you off at rush hour? That happens 100percent of the time to everyone. And you are supposed to be a pro, deal with it dude... seriously....

[DrGodfather14]

get the FUCK out of the left lane if you aren't passing someone

[gyruss3565]

@DrGodfather14

That's state route 8 when it was under construction last year. Lane changing except in an emergency was forbidden and signs were up stating "ALL TRUCKS USE LEFT LANE". The trucker is not the asshole here.

Also, lingering in the left lane is legal in Ohio, even when not passing, even at less than the posted speed limit. Deal with it. I personally love trolling speeders by matching speed with the car next to me.

[pantherxx010]

@DrGodfather14 maybe there was sign back there told truck to use left lanes.

[bchgators]

yep I have totally done that but I thought another big rig was gonna crush me and of course I did not think to brake

[comet773080]

Drivers and former drivers alike are well aware that most truck/car crashes are caused by GENIUSES in cars doing brilliant things such as what you've shown in ur video. I only wish more truckers had fwd facing cams to prove who actually was primary cause. I had to GTFO of the trucks b/c of garbage like that 20+ times daily. Was ready to beat in some heads w/ tire thumper.

[jaypeter666]

Sara...while there ARE some drivers out there that take risks, my guess is that most of us have more 'control" of our rigs than you may think. Occasionally you will see a trailer 'swerve' party out of it's lane...this can be from wind, grooves in the road...or even reaching for a smoke. trailers tend to "swing" out a bit when the tractor moves even slightly, but they can only go so far.

And yes, there "tired" drivers, especially where states and provinces have not supplied enough parking.



[jaypeter666]

Sharp...you are correct. One thing I notice is more and more folks driving in the center of a three lane highway. When there IS a HOV/third lane restrictions for trucks, this forces us to pass on the inside.

I follow the middle-lane hog for a minute or so, flash my headlights to signify my intentions. If no luck, I will pass on the inside with flashers on (it's a special situation to "avoid a hazard",- a clearly intoxicated/ unsafe driver).

Of course, blowing my train horns 4 safety!

[flyingfoxhahaha]

HAHA ohio

[bradmann85]

im not a trucker but i do find people like this cut in front of rigs like this too many times. every now and then ill follow an 18 wheeler for as long as i can on a freeway just to see how many people getting in front of him to where both of the bumpers nearly meet. there was one truck i followed for 5 miles. for about every half mile a car cuts in front of the semi too close. when i pass a rig before getting in front of him ill give another size of his truck space before i get in front of him

[sharp45677]

i am a truck driver and a deputy sherriff and no the right lane isnt for trucks it is for slow vehicals. semis have the right to nay lane exept hov lanes. and more ppl die because they are ignorant about trucks. that person in the car couldve killed many ppl right there and as the investigating officer i wouldve seen the tape a charged the driver of the car, federal law sttes you must have 300 feet between a tractor traailor before you pull in front of them.

[SaraBoutin]

@sharp45677 Well....i try to stay as far as i can, either behind or in front, of a truck driver..coz whatever he's right or not,whoever he is, if he hits me, im clearly dead with my little car !!! and truckers are humans like me....and it happens they fall asleep or that they are jerks while driving...so i care about my life ! coz myself i always fall asleep while driving...but i stop somewhere to make it pass.altho,i know many friends truck driving...& they told us to many stories that happened

[SaraBoutin]

@sharp45677 And i also personnaly know many police officers in Quebec doing asshole moves.nobody here should be taking advantage of being or a truck driver,or a car driver,or a police officer.i dont trust nobody,not even myself...so i keep on doing my best while driving but sometimes,you have to drive for others & not for u.(btw,i saw 2 vans making races,pass each others like 5 times,braking,accelerating,put­ting flashers right/left & the 4flashers)it was winter time i was stuck with my geo metro

[SaraBoutin]

@sharp45677 i was like stuck between their game on highway and couldnt control my car on the ice,snowing like hell, as well as them coz it wasnt a brand new and powerful car and i was just starting to drive alone.they were sooo dangerous and stupid.it lasts for about 15 minutes...so if i see a truck driver...who knows what they are up to? =)

[comet773080]

@sharp45677 You're the exception of most LEOs that wouldn't have even viewed the tape and automatically blamed the trucker. Perhaps this is b/c of ur experience as a trucker as well as an LEO.

[siditesolar]

So what you fucking asshole truck lane is right don't you know that? No fonder you got cut I would do the same thing if it would be me. Learn how to drive moron.

[Mercalio]

@siditesolar Did you read the description? It said he had to use the left lane there. Learn to read before you make yourself out to be an ass. Good job on being stupid.

[comet773080]

@siditesolar Ur the moron who obviously can't read, must be in fleet support or dispatch. Trucks were restricted to LEFT LANE!!!

[QUIX4U]

Oh c'mon .. surely with such a lovely BIG RIG as u have .. U must be able to sneak "IN" a wee porta_power unit .. Car-Clinger-Thingie (U_Know .. them electro-magnets they use at the wrecking yards) ... surely YOU can get one of those wee thingamies welded to YOUR own frontal areas and CLING them direct to your bumper... (especially triggered when close ... on "autolock") ... just to PROVE they got to close & be amazing to see a sideays mounted car- grunting along (TRAPPED) in front of your rig

[QUIX4U]

Either that - R ? do you have AIR ...? and a sneak hook...? U_KNOW... an "auto_ranging" A_Frame toggle_bar .. just slip it down onto their towbar & slip YOUR rig .. into Maori Overdrive (NZ's fifth cog .. amazingly - NEUTRAL) ... IF .. that car idiot wants to CUT YOU OFF .. then let them also BECOME your tractor unit... ?

[QUIX4U]

hahahahaha - Ooops.. Sorry Ocifer .. I was going to unhitch this (BIG_RIG_TRAILER) - but forgot....

[QUIX4U]

OR .. mount some trash_forks onto your rig.. and as soon as another dillbrain front_gater (same as a tailgater - but directly in_front) ... anyways - as soon as another dweeb CUTS YOU like this - slip out the forks & simply toss them over the top & heave them out the back .. just like a wheelie bin dumpload of trash...

[QUIX4U]

AND.. Like you said .. whomever RUNS into them then - will be at fault (& NOT YOU) - as by then - YOU will well and truely STILL be - away up ahead - (IN FRONT)

[soren919]

omg, I LIVE THERE! THAT'S RT 8 AND MY SCHOOL IS BY THERE IN CUYAHOGA FALLS!!! I FEEL SO IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW!

[seeyouinaugust1]

so your saying ohio sucks

[jephboy]

Keep your camera going. Should there ever be an accident, you can use it as proof of the idiot.

[TagGeorge]

Typical move happen more times a day then you can count. No signal either. Of course it would still have been the truck drivers fault had they touched.

[clay4him]

Stupid car