Dashcam shows truck crash in Mexico.

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Toybasher@reddit

Late but is there any update on the driver's condition? I hope he survived. That was a horrific crash and the "after" clip with the wreckage burning is nerve-wracking.

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Ok_Read908@reddit (OP)

I have not, but hopefully in good health🫶🏻🫶🏻

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Lane8323@reddit

One of the most bizarre videos I’ve seen. Did he run over the barrels on purpose?

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samureyejacque@reddit

Definitely looked like it. But let's say there's a glare and he didn't see them. You seriously didn't feel those??

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joecee97@reddit

He felt them. That’s why he started looking around and in his mirrors. It seems like he thought he ran something over and was now past it. Nothing else to avoid. No clue why though

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AdventurousAbility30@reddit

His seat is WAY too low for his height. Look at how high his elbow has to reach just to sit it on the window frame. I bet he could hardly see over the steering wheel.

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arrynyo@reddit

Hammer down Henry in his Pete says that's how you're supposed to have your seat or you're not a real trucker.

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AdventurousAbility30@reddit

Yeah, I've seen this trend happening more often in the past few years.

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arrynyo@reddit

Then they put that visor thing on that covers 90% of the windshield

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fordry@reddit

I've ridden with people putting their seat all the way down. I don't get it.

And then you've got all these dumbbells talking about their blind spots...

Well ya, when you don't properly position yourself to see everything you're going to have blindspots. When your eyes are barely seeing over the steering wheel you're going to have blind spots.

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Same trend here in Norway (and guess rest of europe) too, people will buy aftermarket chairmounts that basicly puts the chair directly down to the floor... Preferable without having air in the seat too

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AdventurousAbility30@reddit

I remember the first time I drove a cab over. I felt like the king of the road with the sight lines I suddenly had. This poor guy wouldn't even have been able to see over his dashboard unless he stood up. It's such a useless death for the industry. My heart goes out to his family

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BearsAteMyGarbage@reddit

We have a 1990 FL at our work that is just the worst thing to drive ever as a tall person. Every time I drive it I still can't believe it even made it past the assembly line the mirrors and everything are so godawful you're basically blind while driving if you're over 6' tall and don't want your knees touching your forehead while you drive. Nothing can be adjusted more than half an inch to fit your vision. Blows my mind.

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fordry@reddit

I've never driven an fl but I drove Columbia and century class and both of those the height I wanted to sit at had the top of the windshield too low. Had to sorta crouch to see out properly. Not the greatest.

Volvo and Western Star 5700xe have both had great views.

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EducationalStill4@reddit

Is there an IQ test that accompanies the standard trucking test?

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NorthDriver8927@reddit

It’s better for looking way down the road.

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LikeSomeWigger@reddit

So you can't see what's in front of you?

Calm down on the window licking brother.

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NorthDriver8927@reddit

I got 25 years hauling. I run air in the seat in the bush and down low on the highway so I can read the road. It’s a big deal when a moose steps out looking through your windows

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AdventurousAbility30@reddit

Yeah there's nothing worse than hitting a moose. They're massive. Saw one swimming through the lake on a fishing trip and when it came out of the water it was taller than the 4 wheeler we were driving. Also saw one step out of the forest almost onto the road, definitely would have caused some damage.

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NewAlexandria@reddit

This absolutely makes sense for how the video happened.

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Summersong2262@reddit

By the time you're feeling them it'd be too late.

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Sushimaven@reddit

It didn't seem like it was too late. It seems like he didn't even attempt to slow down after hitting them.

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YjorgenSnakeStranglr@reddit

He definitely had time to dive into the shoulder

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Reddit_Is_a_jokee@reddit

At no point did his brain register to slow down.

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Smokeman_14@reddit

He’s too low. He’s not wearing his seat belt. He seems to be intentionally driving because he’s checking his mirrors to see if anyone sees him. I bet he thought it was a shortcut

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muck2profit@reddit

That's tunnel vision

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Islanderwithwings@reddit

Driving too fast in construction zone. I saw him steer slightly to the right before he hit that block in the middle. Could be lag input from fatigue. Or under the influence of something.

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NomadFire@reddit

I guess the barriers were set up to push him to the emergency lane of the road. But there was an opening and he thought he was supposed to turn left????? No matter one dude was going way too fast given the situation.

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enjoi130@reddit

41mph isn’t WaY ToO fast.

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mad_titans_bastard@reddit

Looks like they were set up to push him into the emergency room

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Summersong2262@reddit

'Set up' is doing a lot of work there. Yeah, he was going too fast, although I wonder given the crappy state of the site, there was an absence of proper signage letting drivers know they were expected to leave the road.

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NomadFire@reddit

Yea you ain't wrong, the road grew really set up an unfair situation. Might only have made sense what to do with hind sight.

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tehgimpage@reddit

maybe.. it would explain why he glances over like that... but surely he'd be slowing down there if he thought he was about to make a left?

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NomadFire@reddit

Seems like he might be driving into the sun a bit. Maybe

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amazingmaple@reddit

That's what I was thinking.

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potsour@reddit

following the GPS

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Flavoade@reddit

A Swift driver did something similar earlier this month. The complete front axle with wheels stopped dead in its tracks at the front of the barrier. The rest of the truck and trailer just kept going about 40 yards. Driver had no injuries

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TheMetalWolf@reddit

I know we all like to bitch and moan how much better older vehicles used to be, but in terms of surviving crashes, new cars and trucks are incredible.

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TruckeronI5@reddit

Looks like his face went through the dash at mach 12, Pretty sure he was gone on impact. Driver error.

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rilloroc@reddit

I wouldn't say it was driver error. Looked like he was going exactly where he wanted to

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highclassfire@reddit

It looks like he didn’t want to survive

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i_was_axiom@reddit

My man couldn't give less of a fuck until after the point of impact, what the hell?

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Kindly_Region@reddit

"This road sure is bumpy today"

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jose_guapo_@reddit

Did he just say f these medians?

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Slater_8868@reddit

To those of you saying it's because of the sun, when he's wearing sunglasses, the sun visor is down, and you can see the shadow vs sun on his shirt. The sun is nowhere near his eyes.

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Megamodpod@reddit

Must have been the wind

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biggie_ballzzz@reddit

Well at least it wasn’t a bunch of cars and innocent people

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Victorious1MOB@reddit

Yikes brother, wonder what type of distraction caused this... hope that driver survives.

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KeyAdept1982@reddit

That guy is dead dead

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LyubviMashina93@reddit

This is horrendous roadwork. No signage. No signals. No warnings. Just sparse barriers in the middle of the road.

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geneticdeadender@reddit

No seatbelt.

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Edge2110@reddit

That probably what actually saved his life

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Emotional-Computer66@reddit

Buddy ate a 1/4 of the steering wheel and the dash. yikes.

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Wrong_Year_5406@reddit

He wasnt even wearing his seatbelt

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Transcend_Suffering@reddit

pretty sure that should say accidente terrible.....

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OldBike67@reddit

bummer, looks like he was just zoning out

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Jerm_DaGnome@reddit

Was there also no signage leading up to this part of the road?

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xoutlawtrucker@reddit

He thought he still worked for Swift and was picking up bonus points for every object he hit, until the Jersey Wall when reality hit

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confusedbystupidity@reddit

His head smashed into that dash... you can see one frame...

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RiseofdaOatmeal@reddit

The fuck was he thinking? Man thought he was getting bonus points for every marker he hit

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YukonDude64@reddit

The sun MIGHT have been glaring. Not an excuse for stupidity but he might have had a vision issue

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confusedbystupidity@reddit

So he didnt hear the thumps of each orange barrier he took out...🤔

I understand the sunblind, while wearing sunglasses... but it doesn't make you deaf or unable to feel each impact...

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YukonDude64@reddit

As I said, not an excuse for stupidity

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Torta_Eater999@reddit

Yooo where’s the seat belt no mames

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ElectronicGarden5536@reddit

Why are you even asking that if you ended with a no mames? You already know the answer.

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EnoughLuck3077@reddit

He had his safety sandals on so it’s okay

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YetAnotherJake@reddit

He doesnt need it with that vest on, guey

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waltk918@reddit

¿Estás seguro, vato?

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Meatball546@reddit

El pendejo andando.

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Cadillacwalt@reddit

Holy shit! He just vanished!

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nattwentylife@reddit

It’s insane how insensitive and stupid some of these comments are. It’s clear the man didn’t notice and was having vision issues and had his mind elsewhere cause you can see when he finally realizes what he’s doing. The glare from the sun on days like this is brutal and sometimes worse than dense fog. I hope he makes a full recovery. Terrible way to almost die, just trying to earn a living.

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SashaDabinsky@reddit

It was all fun and games running over berraels, but not so fun when he hit those concrete jersey barriers. Idiot.

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Ok_Read908@reddit (OP)

Same thing i said looks avoidable but who knows.

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