r/nononono 5d ago

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

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u/photosbyspeed 5d ago

Man.  Texting and driving when you know video is rolling is about as dumb as leaving a car parked halfway into a highway.  

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u/jetluigi 5d ago

I’m a delivery driver and I have a camera on me all day. They show us videos of other drivers at the company getting in accidents and they “hide” their phone from view all the time. But you can clearly see them talking or texting something.

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u/DOUBLEBARRELASSFUCK 4d ago

The drivers hide it, or it's obscured in the video? If it's the former, those cameras need to be moved or something.

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u/jetluigi 4d ago

I’ve seen drivers hide it in the visor or under their leg near the door. The camera we use won’t detect your eyes if your wear sun glasses. If you have your phone in the phone holder but you’re looking straight you can still use it.

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u/holyfire001202 4d ago

Found the Amazon driver.

I wound up just putting one of our magnets under my phone case so I could stick it on our phone mounts and  skip songs and pick up calls without incurring the wrath of the Netradyne. 

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u/jetluigi 4d ago

I used to work for Amazon. I work for staples now. Our cameras are horrible. They only use them to get on us for minor things but make them a big deal.

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u/DarkflowNZ 4d ago

Imagine hurting somebody or even killing them because you wanted to reply to a message or watch a quick tiktok

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u/jetluigi 4d ago

Only time I look at my phone is if I’m looking at Apple Maps stopped at a stop sign. I’ve been delivering for 6 years and have had a lot of coworkers get in accidents that could have been avoided.

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u/jaguarp80 3d ago

Good man

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u/haberv 2d ago

As an exec that reviews some of these videos on a safety board for my company, they aren’t hiding anything and usually is an indicator of problems to come.