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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Excellent reflexes and awareness!

[–] yokonzo 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Reflexes, yes. Awareness, I'm not so sure.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Fair enough. I'm impressed that the driver knew the lane to the right was clear, it would have been easy to freeze in the moment.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

A bit of both. Wonder if they took one of those driving courses that advises you to watch leave room in front and watch you rear in case you need to avoid a non-stopping vehicle, though some initial critical thinking on the stopping distance for large rigs would have been good too!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Why’s everyone applauding this guy brake checking a truck?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Probably because they recovered from it, admitted they made a mistake, and posted it online for content. No point crucifying someone over a mistake that they (hopefully) learned from, especially when harm was avoided.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Where did they admit they made a mistake?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The original Reddit thread I linked.

Should’ve realized I got in front of a truck

There is some room for interpretation, but it sounds to me like they know they made a mistake. I can't imagine they'll do it again anyway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Oh! I didn’t see the link