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famousone
· 4 years ago
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Valid break.
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popsy
· 4 years ago
Lucky dog
iccarus
· 4 years ago
buh-bye
creativedragonbaby
· 4 years ago
For those who can’t decipher these hieroglyphics, the car that the truck is tailgating slowed down for a white dog, seen moving to the left. The truck had to swerve to not hit, and oversteered, causing them to careen off the road on the left.
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popsy
· 4 years ago
The first time I watched it ,I thought it was a swan when it turned facing forward
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creativedragonbaby
· 4 years ago
Yeah I also thought it was a bird
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guest_
· 4 years ago
I thought it was a cat. Lol.
creativedragonbaby
· 4 years ago
It's a bit big for that
guest_
· 4 years ago
Perhaps it was just fat.
catfluff
· 4 years ago
Instant karma
guest_
· 4 years ago
This is a primer on how not to drive all around. You shouldn’t tailgate, but you also really generally shouldn’t panic stop for animals*. I know, it’s harsh and unpopular- but had the truck not veered around, it would have slammed the back of the car in front- even if it wasn’t tailgating there are good odds it would have. If it smaller the car in front, not only is it very likely any occupants of the cars could have been hurt, but it’s likely the crash would have propelled them into the animal anyway.
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guest_
· 4 years ago
Now the truck swerved around, but that’s not really better. Not only could the truck have collided with an oncoming car, injuring those people who are completely uninvolved and generally a worse collision as it is head on- when a car stops in front of you on a road, if you are surprised by the stop (unable to stop safely in time- which if you have to swerve you are) swerving around it, you could hit pedestrians or whatever it is the car is trying to avoid hitting by stopping.
guest_
· 4 years ago
Swerving is generally not advised and is a last resort, as it can often result in loss of control. Here in this very video- we see that. Loss of control is exactly what it sounds like and is very dangerous. The truck could have hit the car anyway, it could have hit the dog, and we have no idea what was off screen or unseen that it may have hit anyway- any animals- perhaps another dog, perhaps the dogs owner out for a stroll in the brush, any number of possibilities.
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guest_
· 4 years ago
It SEEMS from just this clip like everything worked out relatively alright- the two cars didn’t collide, the dog seems to have made it safely, the truck owner doesn’t seem to have collided with anything too solid or had too bad a crash... we don’t know for certain of course, but that said, it doesn’t matter because it was all luck. Nothing that happened here can be attributed to skill or good driving practices by anyone involved.
guest_
· 4 years ago
The car in front obviously wasn’t paying attention- and/or was driving faster than they should be driving in that environment. It’s simple fact- if you are paying attention, and you are driving a safe speed for where you are, panic stops are unnecessary 99.9% of the time. The animal is moving at an easy gait over flat and clear terrain, it didn’t dart out, there was no brush, they didn’t turn a bend and it was there, the stop was unsafe and the driver was not aware of the situation around them- a dangerous recipe in 3000+ lbs of steel with more kinetic energy than a portable machine gun can generate in an entire firing cycle.
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guest_
· 4 years ago
*I am not saying to never brake for animals. But it is NOT something that should be done in a “panic.” If you are not CERTAIN and within your abilities, your HONEST and confirmed abilities as an operator without reliance on luck, that it is safe to do so- that you do not have vehicles behind you unlikely to stop, that there are not other hazards around or that your actions will create a more dangerous situation, if you are not aware of the animal and able to perform a safe stop in the time you have to do so- you are panic braking, you’re reacting and not thinking. If you find yourself in such a situation you have probably failed as an operator already and should audit and asses your suitability to operate a vehicle, and remedy the causes of your deficiencies before endangering lives again.
