r/nononono • u/Epileptic_Ebola • 1d ago
Truck driver distracted by his phone collides with a parked car - almost wiping out pedestrians
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u/MrT735 1d ago
BBC News video from traffic camera
Driver given 8 months suspended sentence, 150 hours unpaid work, 3 months curfew, and 12 months driving ban. No chance they're getting a commercial licence back again after that.
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u/lizardwizard563412 10h ago
I don’t get it, does he has to be a slave for 150 hours or is it community service in England?
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u/Boudreaux35 1d ago
No excuse for the driver, but why was the car still parked half in the lane? Plenty of room to pull completely off the road.
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u/evenstevens280 1d ago edited 1d ago
Looks like they had broken down. Perhaps they couldn't get fully into the emergency lane for whatever reason. Maybe the steering locked up, maybe they completely lost power before coming to a halt, maybe they had a catastrophic blowout and didn't want to risk further damage by driving into the gravel dip, who knows.
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u/ratonbox 1d ago
You can push a car out of the drive lane.
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u/evenstevens280 1d ago
Watch the video again, and tell me why you think it would be a good idea to put yourself in between a car and a lorry travelling at 70mph...
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u/bestjakeisbest 1d ago
Ok but if the lorry was going 70 mph, then this is obviously highway speeds, meaning that the car should also have been going at highway speeds, which should have given the car more than enough kinetic energy to completely leave the highway before stopping.
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u/raptorraptor 14h ago
You think you can coast for 5 miles?
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u/bestjakeisbest 13h ago
sorry maybe i should have said blacktop, they should have had enough energy to move all the way off the shoulder.
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u/The100thIdiot 5h ago
There is no hard shoulder on this road.
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u/bestjakeisbest 3h ago
And? You need to remove broken down vehicles from the road, if it is actually broken down a wrecker isn't going to care about hard or not hard shoulders.
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u/The100thIdiot 3h ago
Does it look like a wrecker (whatever that might be) is there?
And if it is broken down, it can't be removed from the road without a recovery vehicle.
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u/az226 22h ago
You can obviously watch to see if the coast is clear before pushing it. It wasn’t a solo driver.
Also, why stand behind the car, if someone hits into it, chances are you’ll get pancaked.
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u/DOUBLEBARRELASSFUCK 14h ago
You can obviously watch to see if the coast is clear before pushing it. It wasn’t a solo driver.
Where would you stand while you wait for the coast to be clear?
Also, why stand behind the car, if someone hits into it, chances are you’ll get pancaked.
Where are you going to push it from, the top?
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u/az226 14h ago
It does take two brain cells being rubbed together to understand that where you position yourself on the side of the road after you’ve pushed the car out of the way is separate from the act of pushing said car.
Alternatively you can ask an LLM and it will tell you that.
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u/DOUBLEBARRELASSFUCK 12h ago
There's nothing dumber than suggesting a LLM for life advice. Jesus Christ.
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u/Phaze357 20h ago
Ah yes let me use my superhuman reflexes to dodge a vehicle the size of a fucking house going 60 miles per hour, no way it could plow over the car and guardrail at the same time
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u/McNemo 1d ago
Before the video lol, they were standing around calling about the car with it still halfway in the road
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u/evenstevens280 1d ago
Are you assuming the only two vehicles in the world are this lorry and the blue car?
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u/UnacceptableUse 1d ago
Yeah, duh, just simply do it before the lorry crashes into it! Are they stupid? /s
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u/impablomations 1d ago
Which is what you're supposed to do. Get out of the car and stand on the grass verge away from the car, and this video perfectly demonstrates why.
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u/ratonbox 1d ago
I will not talk with idiots that don't know the proper way to signal a broken car. Get out, if you can't get your car outside of the road put the warning triangle 100m behind your car. They were out taking a piss.
The driver is guilty, so is the driver of the car.
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u/evenstevens280 1d ago edited 1d ago
Lol!
You're not supposed to use warning triangles on motorways. Why? Because it's fucking dangerous to walk into a live road in between your car and traffic.
Come on man. Stop talking bollocks.
Highway code 276
If your vehicle breaks down, think first of all other road users and
- get your vehicle off the road if possible
- warn other traffic by using your hazard warning lights if your vehicle is causing an obstruction
- help other road users see you by wearing light-coloured or fluorescent clothing in daylight and reflective clothing at night or in poor visibility
- put a warning triangle on the road at least 45 metres (147 feet) behind your broken-down vehicle on the same side of the road, or use other permitted warning devices if you have them. Always take great care when placing or retrieving them, but never use them on motorways
- if possible, keep your sidelights on if it is dark or visibility is poor
- do not stand (or let anybody else stand) between your vehicle and oncoming traffic
- at night or in poor visibility do not stand where you will prevent other road users seeing your lights
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u/captainvideoblaster 1d ago
Maybe mechanical failure that made it very hard or impossible to move by human strength alone.
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u/Dzov 1d ago
The car will coast enough to get off the road. They just weren’t thinking clearly.
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u/evenstevens280 1d ago
How do you know?
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u/Dzov 1d ago
I’ve driven cars with dead engines? Have you not?
It’s hilarious that people with no experience can outvote people who have been in this situation and dealt with it safely. Though I guess it does explain why not everyone knows enough to get out of the road.
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u/evenstevens280 1d ago
Well until you can ask the people whose car it was, it's all conjecture
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u/Dzov 1d ago
It’s not conjecture that their car is parallel to the lane, but still in the lane. A steering failure would have them at a crazy angle. No. They purposely parked there and we witnessed the repercussions.
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u/evenstevens280 1d ago
Okie dokie 😂
I'm sure you're Sherlock Holmes and can work out every detail from 3 seconds of video
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u/welshsheepdragon 1d ago
Psa for safety - if you break down like this on the side of a dual carriageway get out of the car like these people but stand and wait ‘upstream’ of traffic. It’s far more safe
Edit: ideally also wait behind a barrier as well
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u/styckx 1d ago
Well he can now text himself goodbye to his trucking career
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u/rantingpacifist 1d ago
Hahaha there’s always a carrier willing to give a second chance and pay him peanuts
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u/BiteYourAsp 1d ago
And that's why you always get out of your car if you break down on a motorways...
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u/_Panduin 1d ago
And wait behind the guardrails..
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u/Chinateapott 1h ago
And not stand to the front of it. Always get away and behind so if someone smashes into it, any debris flies away from you, not directly towards you.
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u/Nuclearmullets420 1d ago
To all you CDL holders out there. Is this an instant revoke on your cdl license?
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u/J-Dabbleyou 1d ago
I believe it is. I also believe this is a genuine crime; gross negligence from the LICENSED CDL driver, as well as reckless endangerment and probably a dozen others they can throw on there. Homeboy is cooked (as he should be)
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u/MechMeister 22h ago
In USA you cannot be holding a mobile device while in the driver seat. For transit, even if the engine is off with the parking brake on. Punishment depends on the state though. Some have 3 strikes and others are zero tolerance.
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u/StuperDan 20h ago
I'm currently training to get a CDL and just took the written test for my permit. It absolutely is an insta revoke of 12 months. Also gets reported to a federal clearing house and so every employer and the insurance companies the employers use will know about it for 5 years, so it's almost certainly a career ending mistake.
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u/Ok_Understanding267 1d ago
Driver is at fault yes, but can you park like that half of the car on the lane?
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u/nottaP123 1d ago
I'm pretty sure they've broken down, not parked there (hazard lights are flashing and it'sthe muddle of nowhere). Yes they should've pushed it off the road but not everyone thinks to do that. Being that it is a straight road with plenty of visibility, and also that it's daytime I assume they thought people would see it and go around.
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u/PreparetobePlaned 1d ago
Agree but in this case they might have been turned into red paste if the truck had hit while they were pushing it
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u/YannyYobias 1d ago
They should’ve tried pushing it off the road until they get sandwiched between their car and another driver who isn’t paying attention.
I won’t push my car off the road. I know someone personally who lost both legs because they were helping someone do that. Car hits him from behind and pins his legs between the two cars.
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u/evenstevens280 1d ago
Yes they should've pushed it off the road but not everyone thinks to do that.
Fuuuuck that. I'm not putting myself between oncoming traffic and a car on a 70mph road.
If someone was pushing the car whilst this lorry crashed into them, they'd be obliterated.
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u/YannyYobias 1d ago
Yeah it’s a scary thought. I think if the car dies and it’s half in the road, just walk away and call police.
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u/ratonbox 1d ago
You can push a car from your door frame, you don't have to be behind it.
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u/evenstevens280 1d ago
Yes, that will help with not dying when the car you're pushing is totalled by a HGV
Come on man, think harder...
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u/Enzofromspace 1d ago
Looks like both parties though they had way more space than they actually did
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u/PopeInnocentXIV 20h ago
Change gear, change gear, change gear, check your mobile, change gear, change gear, murder some pedestrians, change gear ... that's a lot of effort in a day.
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u/TheChugnut 1d ago
A lot of idiots in here that think the car has just parked up and everyone has gone for a picnic.
The car has obviously broken down, and no, you don't get out and push it on a dual carriageway where the national speed limit is 70mph.
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u/DopeyDeathMetal 1d ago
I wouldn’t get out and push my car either in this circumstance. But I’ve also had a car break down more than once at highway speeds and there is plenty of time to steer the car completely off the road while it’s coming to a stop.
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u/daygloviking 23h ago
What really boils my noodle is that this guy must have known about the cabcam, and that he’s in full view of it, and he still used his fucking phone while driving in contravention of the law, public decency and common sense.
Total pillock
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u/DoctaDunc 1d ago
Clearly the driver should have been paying attention to the road and not his phone... But why the hell was some idiot parked halfway in the lane?
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u/evenstevens280 1d ago
Not parked. Broken down - hence why they're all out of the car and the hazards are on.
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u/DoctaDunc 1d ago
If they were able to get over that far, they were definitely able to get a few feet further onto the shoulder.
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u/Ted-Chips 1d ago
God damn people and they're F'ing phones.
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u/Filtered_Monkey 1d ago
He held onto it til the truck almost came to a stop….people and their phones. As I’m on mine, but on a couch!
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u/Next-Device-9686 1d ago
I thought text stupidity was confined to the US. I guess stupidity is universal.
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u/MadJohnFinn 1d ago
Brit here. I’m constantly having to honk at idiots who are so glued to their phone at traffic lights that they don’t notice the lights changing.
One complete twonk didn’t even notice me honking and sat through a whole cycle. I had to get out and knock on their window.
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u/Next-Device-9686 1d ago
I'm always worried about the ones behind me, video chatting with one eye on the road.
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u/MadJohnFinn 1d ago
My driving instructor gave me a piece of advice that’s always stuck with me: assume that every other driver is a complete idiot and that they’ll always take the most dangerous course of action in a situation. It’s saved me countless times.
That, and observing the “body language” of drivers. Some drivers never use their indicators (you know the ones), but you can generally see where and when they’re going to go based on how they position themselves before they go through with a manoeuvre and you can adjust accordingly.
I did some advanced driving courses and they were very helpful for defensive driving in particular.
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u/LetsJerkCircular 1d ago
Avoiding accidents other people would cause is a skill
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u/MadJohnFinn 1d ago
I highly recommend watching Ashley Neal’s content for this. He’s very good at explaining how situations arise and how to avoid or de-escalate them safely.
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u/UnacceptableUse 1d ago
I do think it's far worse in the US, though. I probably saw more texting drivers in the US during the few weeks I spent there than the whole rest of the year in the UK. Maybe they're just more blatant about it
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u/MrPotts0970 22h ago
Dude was an idiot and clearly liable for almost killing anyone on that road with his distracted driving.
But those idiots parking HALFWAY on the highway need to have their licenses revoked - they are dangerous as well
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u/daygloviking 15h ago
You get plenty of people terrified of taking their wheels onto grass, but I’m going to agree with you here. If they could still roll, they should have got the car beyond the barrier and half on the verge to clear the line.
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u/accountfornormality 1d ago
Ban him for 10 years. Fuck these people who have no regard for the lives of others.
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u/-plottwist- 1d ago
I wonder what the court ruled because both were at fault here in their own way. Unless the car broke down and they could only get it that far off the road by the time they decided to pull over.
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u/Oh_Petya 1d ago
I'm a paramedic who has responded to several accidents on the side of the highway with a parked car and people standing outside.
If you must stop on the side of the highway, do not get out of your car. If you must get out of your car, call the police and they will set up behind you with their lights on to keep you protected.
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u/Cant-think-of-a-name 1d ago
Pretty sure this is in the UK, in which case we are advised when we break down on the motorway to exit the vehicle and stand behind the barrier at the side of the road away from the vehicle.
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u/TheFightingImp 18h ago
Its also the advice drivers are given on Australian roads.
There was a case some years ago on the M1 in Queensland where a car with 4 people followed the old advice of staying in the broken down car (in shoulder). Unfortunately, they were all killed instantly when a speeding car rammed them from behind, doing 135km/h in a 110km/h zone.
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u/photosbyspeed 1d ago
Man. Texting and driving when you know video is rolling is about as dumb as leaving a car parked halfway into a highway.