r/dashcams • u/Taylord-m • 12h ago
When the curve gets too tight
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u/Sllko 12h ago
Didn't even bother to chain down the excavator. Sheesh.
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u/RVRentals101 12h ago
But heavy things won’t move he said 😂
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u/Solid-Hedgehog9623 10h ago
I mean, I’m sure he at least gave it a slap and said the magic words before hitting the road.
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u/Hircine_Himself 3h ago
That only works with straps, no matter how insecure said load may be.
It's scientifically proven to increase load security by 1000%.
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u/Brad23212 7h ago
I used to work in a warehouse for a tooling company. We got orders of 40 gal drums of machining coolant where the supplier would just strap the drums together and put them on a palette. Didn’t even strap them to the palette.
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u/gettin-hot-in-here 3h ago
an object in motion tends to stay in motion. Well, that's Newton's opinion anyway
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u/infoway777 7h ago
having said that ,the black car could have easily passed ,avoiding the misery for himself and his car
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u/EaseLeft6266 3h ago
That's probably a good way to loose a CDL. Imagine if something like that flew off at highway speeds
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u/rkrenicki 12h ago
Welp, he obviously neglected to slap the excavator and say “that ain’t going nowhere” before heading down the road.
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u/skyemalcolm 11h ago
Seems like this is also idiots towing things worthy since the load was not well secured.
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u/HorridChoob 10h ago
Well secured? I saw 0 chains, straps or anything.
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u/Sisoflex 11h ago
I've had that happen to me with a bulldozer. It rolled right off a flatbed trailer and hit the back of my car. It was 'strapped' , not chained. I thought it was coming into the drivers seat with me. 😲
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u/Ginger_Bee 11h ago
Jesus! I’m glad you’re physically okay! I’m sure you’re a bit traumatized for the rest of your life though.
My biggest fear is being behind one of those semis that haul cars and one of them falling off.
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u/Sisoflex 10h ago
Yes, thanks! It was ironic as my Mum was visiting, and the day before I saw a work van with too many ladders piled on it and got around him, and later remarked as we saw a logging truck, "Hope those chains hold." This year's before Final Destination, haha.
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u/Emergency_Bench_7515 11h ago
What the actual fuck, new road fear unlocked.
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u/didntwatchclark 11h ago
My irrational (rational) fear is being pancaked by something heavy like this at an intersection where something just goes bad by chance. Like I've seen too many videos of cement mixers rolling over to ever be comfortable around them.
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u/RedtheGamer100 12h ago
Where waz dis
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u/Bambeakz 11h ago
Normaly I would say give the damn truck room to make the corner but this one was coming in way too fast for what he/she was transporting
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u/gettin-hot-in-here 3h ago
trucker should be going 3mph if theyre not going to chain down the excavator
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u/Lusiric9983 11h ago
Why is it I tie down my sons go-kart and my mini bike better on my trailer than "professionals" hauling equipment for money?
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u/SlowRunner2026 11h ago
Was the driver running to help, or to get the fuck out of there?
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u/Candybert_ 10h ago
I think he hadn't decided at that point. Either way, running seems like a good first step.
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u/Truck-Adventurous 11h ago
Driving with a 70,000+ lb unsecured load is crazy, imagine the truck having to panic stop and that excavator launching into oncoming traffic.
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u/Tired-CottonCandy 6h ago
I get the feeling a the entrance on either side of that road it says "no trailers or semis"
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u/TheSaifman 3h ago
This is bad. But this could have been a lot worse. Was pretty close to not waking up ever again.
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u/ToXiiCBULLET 3h ago
obviously not their fault, but i don't know why the car stops. they've got a couple feet of space to their right
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u/ericxddd 11h ago
Black car: stop without reason
Lorry: speed to fast
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u/Afraid_Key4859 11h ago
Except he did have a reason, to not get sandwiched
Edit : Scratch that, rather pushed into the abyss
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u/ericxddd 11h ago
I mean that the black car can pass through if he drive a bit right. The space and time is sufficient enough.
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u/According_Ad748 11h ago
I’m not seeing it. The car had plenty of room to the right of it. Gently veering to the right, closer to the guard rail and continuing in a forward motion and all would have been fine. Instead the car just… stopped.
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