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he got what he deserved for driving like an idiot (img-9gag-fun.9cache.com)

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[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 43 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"When I'm driving, I'm the most important person in the world!!"

Sure, mate, but there's a problem here, see? Physics don't give a fuck.

[–] LouSlash@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That person would think that he/she owns the physics just to find out that it's the other way around

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How much can physics cost? $10?

[–] LouSlash@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

$10 for Bare Metal Tier i guess

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 30 points 8 months ago

I can't stop looking at this. It's beautiful.

[–] corvi@lemm.ee 28 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Damn, open window as well.

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

The window seems to have been spared a bit, the full blow missed it by a little.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Sunroof would've been better

[+] nimble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 27 points 8 months ago (2 children)

They shouldn’t have been driving fast enough where sudden breaking would make them lose their load.

Driver: I stopped 50 tons in 2 seconds

Internet Rando: you should not have made a mess on the idiots whose lives you just saved with your quick thinking.

[–] GreatRam@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Lets say it wasn't an idiot but an animal that jumped into the road that's now covered in concrete. Is the driver still not at fault for driving too fast?

[–] procrastitron@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Narrowly avoiding a collision isn’t the sign of a good driver.

Good drivers are the ones who prevent the risk of narrow misses to begin with.

I wholeheartedly agree with the other posters that the truck driver was driving too fast for that road and the load they were carrying.

[–] deeferg@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Narrowly avoiding a collision where someone pulls out in front of you unexpectedly is the sign of a good driver.

If someone was driving along and a deer jumped out from the side of the road, would they be a bad driver for hitting them? No, because there was no logical way they could have stopped in time, even while following the speed limit.

The same applies here, this is a heavy load and really doesn't seem to be travelling more than 30km/h. They can't crawl along a road at half of the speed limit just because they have a heavy load, otherwise every dump truck would have to be followed by route navigators like wide-load operations have to be.

The guy was a great driver and sacrificed a small bit of his cement load for someone's vehicle to not be totaled. I wholeheartedly agree with the other person who said they are a good driver.

Source: DZ Licensed driver who has driven plenty of these vehicles before.

[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

truck driver was driving too fast for that road and the load they were carrying

I don't know how people can downvote this. You're 100% correct.

[–] Butterpaderp@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Good drivers are the ones who prevent the risk of narrow misses to begin with.

There are always going to be mistakes, whether it's mechanical failure or operator error due to inexperience/sickness/lack of common sense. It's more proper to say a good driver is someone who turns a potential accident into a narrow miss.

[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 8 months ago

I think the vegetation would be ok if the other factors weren't so bad. Mixer should be roadsafe and be driven roadsafe, personal car driver should heed to the laws of driving.

[–] Pregnenolone@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

It’s the SUV drivers fault, but the cement truck should not be able to lose its load through a sudden stop.

[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

If only the white SUV driver's father had pulled out all those years ago...

[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Best part is the truck driver not backing out after the cement starts to pour.

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Won't that just make more concrete come out?

[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Well, maybe yes, but it won't pour on top of the car, right? (or maybe not, honestly I have no idea)

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 2 points 8 months ago

Yep, unless timed very well with a backward slosh, but that infeasible.

[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 3 points 8 months ago

It's a thing of beauty ..

[–] satans_methpipe@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The truck driver is going too fast for that road and traffic conditions. The other driver is at fault too.

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 8 months ago

The truck driver was going at a perfectly fine speed, as evidenced by the fact he was able to fully stop before hitting the white car despite having no warning.

[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Considering that the driver managed to stop without colliding with a sudden obstacle, I'm not quite as sure that they were going too fast. Other driver caused a major danger by not respecting right of way.

[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

The fact that stopping made them shoot their load is pretty obvious evidence they were driving too fast.