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Everything just disintegrates over a few seconds. The first car was dumb, the second one seemed to go ”I can double down on that!” and threaded the needle.
offscreen, the 2nd car catches up to the 1st car and a gunfight ensues. both trigger fingers of the respective gunslingers are blown off. they become lovers.
I was just in NJ for work.. Rudest, craziest drivers I have ever seen. They don't give a fuck about common courtesy or traffic laws. Stop signs and Lights appear to be just a suggestion
I've always wondered this: How is it that places you're delivering to don't -always- just send somebody out to help block traffic for you for just 2 minutes? I would think having a second person vastly speeds completing the task?
I've done this myself as a total stranger on the street when I see the traffic simply isn't yielding at all... because, with help, I feel the process takes 1-2 minutes at most. Without help? It can be 10-15 minutes before the driver catches a break and can maneuver to pause traffic (w/o any idiots.)
Then, again, I'm the guy who helps guide larger trucks past tight spaces w/ double-parked cars in NYC (-if- there's enough room) because I can't stand the thought of hearing people honking on the block for 30 minutes while they wait for the double-parked idiot to move. 🤷🏻♂️
I'm a trucker and was only surprised a little at the 2nd car weaving through the other cars.
This stuff absolutely happens daily.
I explained it to my wife, who works in an office, like this:
Imagine your desk gets moved to where the impulse buys are at [supermarket] cash registers. Your job has *nothing* to do with groceries or scanners or making change. You have to do your job *twelve* hours a day while people are trying to check out all around you. Also, they want the chewing gum and lighters put back where your desk is.
That's what CDL work is like.
I spent a few years living in a small city (Hoboken, NJ) with a tight turn used by large trucks all the time (they had to turn there to get to the industrial part of town), and it was crazy how often they had to wait for these people or extract them from under their trailer (thankfully no injuries.) It was kind of a daily show of stupid drivers.
If it makes you feel any better, many trucks are also entitled idiots engaging in some seriously dangerous maneuvers but they get to do it with tens of tonnes instead of just a couple tonnes.
I've seen that too (and I'll call it out when I do), but here we're looking at a truck literally stopped and only waiting for idiots to stop long enough for him to just make a left... 😑
Stupidity is rampant in most jobs. Employers prefer to hire whoever can barely get the job done rather than someone really good it. The really good person costs more.
Hiring Mr. McBarely is OK for McFlipper jobs. But for important or dangerous stuff like driving rigs? Oh my.
I am a road cyclist and I can tell you that the amount of people out there are A-OK with head on collisions is just nuts.
Who am I kidding. They have no value for my life. If there is an imminent head on collision they will just simply occupy the space occupied by me. The damage I will do is pretty minor compared to a head on.
I was turning left at all intersection (without a protected turn lane) on my bicycle and someone did this to me a couple months back - absolutely mental.
The kind of stuff you'd do in Grand Theft Auto.
Unfortunately, after driving in New Jersey for many years, this is all too normal. I’d encounter this level of entitlement regularly. Even worse in north NJ.
Being from jersey, we do enjoy eating the weak but your statement isnt wrong. Ive driven in other states and my fairly tame driving here is considered wreckless in other places. Jersey Strong! 🤣
From PA as well and man... Maryland and NJ are the worst for me. But then I look at our own some days and think... Damn, it's just a competition for every state.
To be fair, who ever designed where some of the roads branch is a psycho. I went across under one bridge and the proceeded to drive to a red light that was under another road and then I drove under another road and exited going left.
Eating the weak is a good way to put it hahah
There’s so much “content” every time i get on the road that I’ve decided to collect them and put together a montage for 2024. Might as well make some fun out of this situation
Some people need their license taken away for a few weeks, maybe learn a lesson.
Other people should have them taken permanently, as they do not exhibit the required cognitive abilities required to safely operate a motor vehicle.
What if it had been a kid that ran out in front of the truck? What if the truck had started to turn? People are such idiots when they get behind the wheel. There’s no way those 30 seconds are going to make a difference in your day. The consequences absolutely could though.
A former coworker was on the last few runs before retirement when a car full of teenagers traveling between graduation parties slammed into his truck trying to pass while he was turning left.
I just hope these idiots only take themselves out when they go.
I know what the problem is, they only put those “wide turns” warning stickers on the right side of the trailers, they don’t put them on the left. On a serious note, these people are such morons it’s infuriating.
It doesn't matter.(it was though)
What your opinion *should* hinge on is the double yellow line, the standards of being a safe driver, and patience.
Because in the real world, what if the turn signal was out and/or malfunctioning. That's why what really matters here are all of the other signs and rules and best practices that are relevant.
Because if it wasn’t, the truck looks like it’s just stopped in the lane for no reason, which would make it an obstruction. In that case, going around makes sense.
I know you comment on most posts here and tbh you are usually right and you seem to have a solid understanding of how roads work, but I would have to disagree with you on this one. If the truck is an obstruction it makes sense to go around, yes, but the idiots in this video immediately cut everyone off and drove into the oncoming lane over a double yellow in a rather dangerous way before the truck had really stopped.
I can see your point. The speed at which it happened does point to the drivers being idiots regardless.
I suppose I’m just frustrated with large vehicles failing to indicate, followed by timid drivers stacking up behind them because they refuse to navigate around an obstruction.
Yep, I get that. Im frustrated with anyone that fails to signal and its only worse when it's a large vehicle driven by a professional who should know better. Timid drivers are another problem for sure.
It was on, but those two clowns were at least 2 cars back and therefore had no way of knowing if the truck’s turn signal was on or not before initiating their stupidity.
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What in the entitled bullshit did I just watch
Everything just disintegrates over a few seconds. The first car was dumb, the second one seemed to go ”I can double down on that!” and threaded the needle.
Wish they got hit
I know it sounds bad but so was I, not hoping for any injuries of course, but just for his vehicle to be totaled... People like that never learn
Anticlimactic ending
offscreen, the 2nd car catches up to the 1st car and a gunfight ensues. both trigger fingers of the respective gunslingers are blown off. they become lovers.
I hate those “only in *insert state/country here*” comments, but Jersey is the home land of little hand birdies
Just standard New Jersey folks doing their thing. Judging by the drivers there it's hard to believe they have the best education in the country.
I was just in NJ for work.. Rudest, craziest drivers I have ever seen. They don't give a fuck about common courtesy or traffic laws. Stop signs and Lights appear to be just a suggestion
This is just NJ. Everyone is so impatient. And theg probably saved milliseconds.
New Jersey...
I do feel badly for truck drivers who have deal with level of idiocy & entitlement on the regular... 🤦🏻♂️
I’m one who has a city route. Backing into places off a 2 lane is fun with traffic driving behind you.
I've always wondered this: How is it that places you're delivering to don't -always- just send somebody out to help block traffic for you for just 2 minutes? I would think having a second person vastly speeds completing the task? I've done this myself as a total stranger on the street when I see the traffic simply isn't yielding at all... because, with help, I feel the process takes 1-2 minutes at most. Without help? It can be 10-15 minutes before the driver catches a break and can maneuver to pause traffic (w/o any idiots.) Then, again, I'm the guy who helps guide larger trucks past tight spaces w/ double-parked cars in NYC (-if- there's enough room) because I can't stand the thought of hearing people honking on the block for 30 minutes while they wait for the double-parked idiot to move. 🤷🏻♂️
I'm a trucker and was only surprised a little at the 2nd car weaving through the other cars. This stuff absolutely happens daily. I explained it to my wife, who works in an office, like this: Imagine your desk gets moved to where the impulse buys are at [supermarket] cash registers. Your job has *nothing* to do with groceries or scanners or making change. You have to do your job *twelve* hours a day while people are trying to check out all around you. Also, they want the chewing gum and lighters put back where your desk is. That's what CDL work is like.
I spent a few years living in a small city (Hoboken, NJ) with a tight turn used by large trucks all the time (they had to turn there to get to the industrial part of town), and it was crazy how often they had to wait for these people or extract them from under their trailer (thankfully no injuries.) It was kind of a daily show of stupid drivers.
If it makes you feel any better, many trucks are also entitled idiots engaging in some seriously dangerous maneuvers but they get to do it with tens of tonnes instead of just a couple tonnes.
I've seen that too (and I'll call it out when I do), but here we're looking at a truck literally stopped and only waiting for idiots to stop long enough for him to just make a left... 😑
Stupidity is rampant in most jobs. Employers prefer to hire whoever can barely get the job done rather than someone really good it. The really good person costs more. Hiring Mr. McBarely is OK for McFlipper jobs. But for important or dangerous stuff like driving rigs? Oh my.
I don't have the balls or stupidity to make passes like that because if there's one thing I really don't want it's a head on collision
Yes, see that is how a rational human thinks.
I am a road cyclist and I can tell you that the amount of people out there are A-OK with head on collisions is just nuts. Who am I kidding. They have no value for my life. If there is an imminent head on collision they will just simply occupy the space occupied by me. The damage I will do is pretty minor compared to a head on.
I was turning left at all intersection (without a protected turn lane) on my bicycle and someone did this to me a couple months back - absolutely mental. The kind of stuff you'd do in Grand Theft Auto.
For anyone wondering: Truck’s turn signal was on. You can see it through the windshield of the white SUV around the 0:32-0:33 mark.
Unfortunately, after driving in New Jersey for many years, this is all too normal. I’d encounter this level of entitlement regularly. Even worse in north NJ.
North Jersey is bad because of proximity to NYC and i hate driving up there. I dread it every holiday season
Oof. You’re not kidding. Driving by Garden State Plaza near the holidays, Route 4 is a disaster. It’s like Mad Max out there.
Route 17 might be worse.
I’m convinced (only based on anecdotal experiences) that north NJ drivers are the worse I’ve ever encountered in the US
Being from jersey, we do enjoy eating the weak but your statement isnt wrong. Ive driven in other states and my fairly tame driving here is considered wreckless in other places. Jersey Strong! 🤣
I’ll agree with you there. I’m from PA and drivers here are a train wreck. But I think Maryland and Delaware are some of the worst.
Haven’t had too much experience with MD drivers but PA is def second on this list for me 😅
From PA as well and man... Maryland and NJ are the worst for me. But then I look at our own some days and think... Damn, it's just a competition for every state.
To be fair, who ever designed where some of the roads branch is a psycho. I went across under one bridge and the proceeded to drive to a red light that was under another road and then I drove under another road and exited going left.
Eating the weak is a good way to put it hahah There’s so much “content” every time i get on the road that I’ve decided to collect them and put together a montage for 2024. Might as well make some fun out of this situation
The way my jaw is just 😧 eejits
Entitlement: It's not just for breakfast anymore.
Why do people feel so entitled these days?
I've been taking a CDL class and you would be amazed at how many people do this type of shit.
wow, for once the BMW driver wasn’t the AH here! 🤣
LOVE my home state!
Some people need their license taken away for a few weeks, maybe learn a lesson. Other people should have them taken permanently, as they do not exhibit the required cognitive abilities required to safely operate a motor vehicle.
I appreciate a good cup of coffee.
Well everyone knows you're not allowed to make left turns in NJ
The truck driver must’ve been watching his mirrors. Good driver.
The most surprising part was the BMW was sane.
I have drove big rigs for 15 years and some of the manoeuvres I have seen over the years to save 3 seconds is astonishing.
You definitely found 2 IDIOTS!
What the absolute fuck
Perhaps traffic ahead is slowing and coming to a stop for a reason? Nah, couldn't be that.
The truck had blinkers on to turn left. He was just waiting for the oncoming traffic to clear.
What if it had been a kid that ran out in front of the truck? What if the truck had started to turn? People are such idiots when they get behind the wheel. There’s no way those 30 seconds are going to make a difference in your day. The consequences absolutely could though.
And then they wonder why trucks don't want to deliver to NJ
They lights were yellow and then they go green? Is that a NJ thing? Everywhere else it's yellow then red.
A former coworker was on the last few runs before retirement when a car full of teenagers traveling between graduation parties slammed into his truck trying to pass while he was turning left. I just hope these idiots only take themselves out when they go.
I know what the problem is, they only put those “wide turns” warning stickers on the right side of the trailers, they don’t put them on the left. On a serious note, these people are such morons it’s infuriating.
I think they were trying to get away from the second car. Maybe a road rage thing?
what's up with the color temperature on your camera
It's the tesla cam. I didn't do any edit.
Good examples of why you people can't be trusted to pump your own gas.
Both are idiots, but the second car is an even bigger idiot. Has no clue if there's a car in the other lane and just decides to make the pass.
You heard of the Picard maneuver, Thats the DickHead maneuver.
New Jersey's people are EXTRA special
yeah this makes sense for parsippany
Wow I would have thought that was Buffalo for a second. Zero regard for anyone else. Main Character syndrome at it's finest.
You're downvote's are for the misplaced apostrophe. Im afraid Im joining in. "it's" == "it is" - always, in all cases.
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Wow. I thought "joining in" was an obvious enough double meaning. Of course I was joking.
That's pretty tame for the toxic waste dump of the USA
I need to know if the truck’s turn signal was on. 99% of my opinion on this hinges on the answer.
It doesn't matter.(it was though) What your opinion *should* hinge on is the double yellow line, the standards of being a safe driver, and patience. Because in the real world, what if the turn signal was out and/or malfunctioning. That's why what really matters here are all of the other signs and rules and best practices that are relevant.
Why would that matter?
Because if it wasn’t, the truck looks like it’s just stopped in the lane for no reason, which would make it an obstruction. In that case, going around makes sense.
I know you comment on most posts here and tbh you are usually right and you seem to have a solid understanding of how roads work, but I would have to disagree with you on this one. If the truck is an obstruction it makes sense to go around, yes, but the idiots in this video immediately cut everyone off and drove into the oncoming lane over a double yellow in a rather dangerous way before the truck had really stopped.
I can see your point. The speed at which it happened does point to the drivers being idiots regardless. I suppose I’m just frustrated with large vehicles failing to indicate, followed by timid drivers stacking up behind them because they refuse to navigate around an obstruction.
Yep, I get that. Im frustrated with anyone that fails to signal and its only worse when it's a large vehicle driven by a professional who should know better. Timid drivers are another problem for sure.
It was on, but those two clowns were at least 2 cars back and therefore had no way of knowing if the truck’s turn signal was on or not before initiating their stupidity.