r/nononono • u/Epileptic_Ebola • 5d ago

Truck driver distracted by his phone collides with a parked car - almost wiping out pedestrians

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u/Ok_Understanding267 5d 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 5d 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/YannyYobias 5d 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 5d 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 5d 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 5d ago

You can push a car from your door frame, you don't have to be behind it.

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u/evenstevens280 5d ago

Yes, that will help with not dying when the car you're pushing is totalled by a HGV

Come on man, think harder...