"Bird" (Bird)
11/05/2013 at 14:02 • Filed to: Trucker Fail
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"Bird" (Bird)
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I can't believe a any human being would think this was the proper way to handle this situation.
TheOnelectronic
> Bird
11/05/2013 at 14:07 |
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He's just adding lightness!
On a serious note, I feel bad for the guy. It may not make sense to us, watching a youtube video, but I've certainly done things that seem obviously stupid in hindsight.
MooseKnuckles
> Bird
11/05/2013 at 14:08 |
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This is where you get out, walk over as if you were going to offer up some sort of assistance and say "jack knifed er did ya?". Obvious guy always wins in this sort of circumstance.
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Bird
> TheOnelectronic
11/05/2013 at 14:10 |
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I would feel bad if he didn't keep trying...
I think it's a clear case of not knowing when to cut your losses...
The man in the iron mask
> Bird
11/05/2013 at 14:11 |
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Clearly needs more hours in this
efme
> Bird
11/05/2013 at 14:12 |
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I have a little sympathy for him. even in GTAV I have a hellva time backing those damn towed cars up to the right spot when you have to turn the opposite direction to make the trailered item pivot in the opposite way.
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The man in the iron mask
> efme
11/05/2013 at 14:17 |
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true, ive highjacked the cluckin bell trucks and play sometimes parking them in reverse. its pretty hard
ttyymmnn
> Bird
11/05/2013 at 14:18 |
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U.S.A.!!! U.S.A.!!!
davedave1111
> efme
11/05/2013 at 14:18 |
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In a car/truck, there's a simple trick for reversing with a trailer: hold the bottom of the steering wheel, and the trailer will go to whichever side you move your hand. I guess you can do the same in GTA - just hold the controller upside down or something.
CAR_IS_MI
> Bird
11/05/2013 at 14:20 |
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Dude, how does this guy have a CDL...
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davedave1111
> Bird
11/05/2013 at 14:20 |
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That's just bizarre. Did it not occur to him to get the trailer straight, then put the legs down and unhitch it?
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The man in the iron mask
> davedave1111
11/05/2013 at 14:23 |
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isnt it the other way around? the thing is you first need to move contrary to the direction you want to move the trailer, this points the trailer where you want to go, then you just play with the wheel following your trailer
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Bird
> davedave1111
11/05/2013 at 14:25 |
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I think a lot of things didn't occur to him...I'm baffled.
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davedave1111
> The man in the iron mask
11/05/2013 at 14:27 |
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"you first need to move contrary to the direction you want to move the trailer"
Yup. And holding the wheel at the bottom reverses your inputs for you, so you can just steer normally. You want the trailer to go left, you need to turn the wheel clockwise - to the right as you normally hold the wheel, but if you hold the wheel at the bottom you're moving your hand to the left for clockwise so it's the same as the direction the trailer goes in.
Dusty Ventures
> The man in the iron mask
11/05/2013 at 14:28 |
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I do think the hundreds of hours I spent with that game series really did at least conceptually help me with driving and reversing the various tow rigs and trailers I've been tasked with
desertdog5051
> Bird
11/05/2013 at 14:29 |
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Seems to me it would have been a whole lot easier and with no damage to just back up til you get to a cross street.
There's a satellite system on there. That should have told him there was a 13' bridge.
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Dusty Ventures
> Bird
11/05/2013 at 14:29 |
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Only thing that could have made this better: a "how's my driving placard on the trailer, big enough to be readable in the video"
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Bird
> desertdog5051
11/05/2013 at 14:37 |
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May be easier, but then the guy wouldn't be internet famous...
Casper
> CAR_IS_MI
11/05/2013 at 14:44 |
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Probably doesn't. There are a huge number of drivers that work for dirt that just drive until they get caught. Half of them don't even speak English well enough to pass the CDL exams or communicate with dispatch and a good number are on drugs.
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desertdog5051
> Bird
11/05/2013 at 14:50 |
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He also would still have a job. I'm sure his bosses have gotten wind of the video.
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The man in the iron mask
> davedave1111
11/05/2013 at 14:50 |
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oh right, i must have been drunk, youre right.
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Bird
> desertdog5051
11/05/2013 at 14:51 |
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I really hope he tried to pass it off somehow..."I don't know...they came out of nowhere! A pack dogs tore the whole bumper off!"
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davedave1111
> The man in the iron mask
11/05/2013 at 14:53 |
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I have a feeling my reaction was exactly the same when I first heard. It sounds like there's something wrong somewhere. Plus, I was also drunk, I expect :)
TheDon
> desertdog5051
11/05/2013 at 15:24 |
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Those are for tracking the truck. Those big yellow signs on the side of the road try their best to alert you of the low bridge ahead
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desertdog5051
> TheDon
11/05/2013 at 15:28 |
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Guess it does not matter anyway. He did some pretty good damage to the cab (probably cracked the fiberglass of the sleeper)
sloPro
> Bird
11/05/2013 at 16:12 |
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Obligatory!!!
but how did that even happen? i'm assuming he started skidding because he realized he wouldn't fit under that bridge?
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Bird
> sloPro
11/05/2013 at 16:38 |
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I doubt it was that intense...I'm guessing he stopped, and then attempted to back up and couldn't do it...
Wildstar
> Bird
11/05/2013 at 17:45 |
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I bet he has a CDL. USA Truck is too big a company to risk him not having one. I'll lay money he doesn't work for them any longer. Noting said he got a 100 on his test. He probably got the minimum score needed to pass. He is still an idiot.