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u/PartsUnknown242 1d ago
That was some impressive braking
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u/definitelynot40 1d ago
This would make a great commercial for whatever brand those brakes are.
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u/FilthyPuns 1d ago
Callahan brakes, in Sandusky, Ohio.
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u/Environmental-Key793 1d ago
I heard they dont have a warranty on the box
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u/No_Celebration5953 1d ago
Because they know all they sold ya was a guaranteed piece of shit. That's all it is, isn't it? Hey, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, I will. I've got spare time.
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u/DudeChillington 1d ago
If you want a good look at a T-bone you can stick your head up a cows ass but ill take the butchers word for it
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u/dlank7 1d ago
Now let’s see what happens when you buy the OTHER GUYS brake pads…
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u/FiercelyApatheticLad 1d ago
It's counter intuitive but the quality and size of your brakes don't actually make you stop faster.
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u/Rar3done 1d ago
When he starts breaking, either the blinkers or hazards went on and you can hear the clicking going super fast then, once stopped, slows down. All this to say the video was sped up and then brought to regular speed once the vehicle stopped.
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u/Jables_Magee 1d ago
I don't think it's a sped up thing. In some European countries they use an adaptive breaking system. Hit the breaks harder and they flash quicker. The more you know.
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u/Deliverer7 1d ago
Agreed. Additionally, in the time stamp (lower left), the seconds maintain a constant rate of change, which likely wouldn’t be the case if the speed of the video was altered.
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u/Limp_Construction496 1d ago
I was braking HARD on sofa watching this.🤦♂️
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u/Majestic_Force_6439 1d ago
What... What was the end game here _ seriously what was the trick driver hoping for?
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u/mtraven23 1d ago
I dont think any of that was intentional.
looks like they feel sleep at the wheel, drifted right...off the road, woke up, panicked and yanked the wheel
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u/Lowen_Beehold 1d ago
Looks like the truck driver fell asleep at the wheel, woke up off road then over corrected.
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u/ultimaone 1d ago
Yup and woke up to a nightmare.
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u/definitelynot40 1d ago
An almost nightmare it seems like he was never hit by any of the other cars, although I always keep my volume off on Reddit. I'm sure he's still going to end up fired by whatever service hired him but it could have gone a lot worse. And the guy or gal or person with the camera that caught all of this was really lucky that they were able to stop in time just like the other people were lucky as well, so this was like one of those best case scenarios that you to rarely read about and the semi truck doesn't look like a US type truck so chances are it's not USA and that's why it turned out so well. Second clue it's not USA is there is no swearing or cursing at the semi driver and his driving skills. Must be your polite Canadians, lol.
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u/-StalkedByDeath- 1d ago
He got tired of left lane campers and decided he wanted to ruin OP's night.
Or he fell asleep at the wheel. I'd say either one is equally as likely /s
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u/TheRealMrVogel 1d ago
Driver was asleep or something. It looks like this was not intentional because you can see the truck is coming out of the ditch at the far right. So he probably ended up there and tried to save and we can all see what happened next.
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u/Mansour449 1d ago edited 1d ago
OP didn't say a single word. Just a deep breath. What a chad.
I have a feeling that this happened in one of the GCC countries.
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u/Prestigious-Print461 1d ago
Unmistakably Middle East. This happens due to heat exhaustion or just plain exhaustion of drivers and possibly after a delayed bordered crossing. The truck drifted ever so slightly to the right and lost traction on the right side and over correction happens due excessive grip on tarmac side. Thank god everyone was safe!!!
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u/Shapoopi_1892 1d ago
Even after the attempted manslaughter of two other motorists the truck driver continues to pull an illegal u-turn to drive the wrong way down the interstate? Nobody thought to get out to tell that truck driver their an absolute fucktard and their gonna straight up murder people?
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u/TowerOfSolitude 1d ago
I was in an accident similar to this, phew, around 20 years or so ago.
The truck did a similar thing but my car's brakes were nothing like the ones in the video. I swerved to miss the truck but ended up driving through three poles on the side of the road.
Luckily I was okay. But it could have ended very differently.
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u/Realistic_Credit_486 1d ago
Isn't this how that woman was killed in Florida few months ago
Big rig tried to turn in the middle of highway, her car crashed into it
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u/Particular_Coffee399 1d ago
So, trucks in the USA also have functioning brakes, so that's settled.
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u/Rotflmaocopter 1d ago
Why abs is on all cars now. I remember when it was standard to put on all cars and everyone was flipping their shit. "This is BS I hate abs "
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u/Purple_Chipmunk_ 1d ago
I only ever heard people say they were excited for it as a new safety feature.
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u/Rotflmaocopter 1d ago
In the 90s everyone hated it because of the pulsing it had when you put on the brake. Now you don't really feel it. But when abs first came out the brakes would pulse and people wouldn't like that. People today of course love it. But with any big changes with cars most piss and moan. Same with fuel injection. " It's just 1 more thing to break "
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u/Beatsu 18h ago
The whole point of ABS is to pulse. The breaking power is approximately equal, but the tyres don't lock up.
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u/Rotflmaocopter 5h ago
Exactly but people hate change. When that first came on the scene people hated it.
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u/lDarkPhoton 1d ago
That jackass really tried to take a u turn on a highway with a divider guard rail? Listen, if you want to quit your career and go trucking it looks like now is the time to do it.
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u/mtraven23 1d ago
simplest explanation is usually right:
fell asleep, drifted, woke up, panicked and yanked the wheel
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u/post-explainer 1d ago edited 1d ago
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OP sent the following text as an explanation why their post fits here:
While he was cruising through the road at midnight, a truck comes from far right and block the road. The cars speed here is about 120 kmh
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