Not sure what to make of this

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg) 06/06/2015 at 11:52 • Filed to: dashcam

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I’m not sure if this qualifies as reckless driving, because it was really a combination of factors that led this to be noteworthy. The slight speeding and tailgating is not noteworthy by itself. The fact that it was being done in a massive dump truck with no license plates in the rain makes it more sketchy. Throw in the oblivious/self righteous lane hog in the Tundra, and briefly the dick in the Camry (who cut me off quite close despite what it looks like), and this was just a fun situation all around.

I was doing my best to explain what I was seeing at the time, but I added annotations.

 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 06/06/2015 at 12:04

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I will see your video and I will raise you.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? >  06/06/2015 at 12:11

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Idiots. Idiots everywhere.

stuttgartobsessed > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 06/06/2015 at 12:13

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Damn trucks. I wish I had a dash cam for what I had to deal with last night. Two idiots, most likely drunk (that or something was terribly, incredibly broken with the steering/front suspension), in a an F650 gardening truck were holding up 3 lanes of traffic on I-80 in Berkeley. How were they doing this you ask? By swerving back and forth over the left 3 lanes, almost pinning 2 cars I saw against the concrete barrier and almost taking me out twice as I tried to pass. Finally had to go to the furthest right lane to get by “safely”.

Bonus points for racking Fleetwood

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > stuttgartobsessed 06/06/2015 at 12:15

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That’s the kind of shit you call the cops on.

stuttgartobsessed > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 06/06/2015 at 12:16

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I didn’t only because I saw two other people doing that. Normally i would have had no problem getting their asses thrown in jail

desertdog5051 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 06/06/2015 at 12:54

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Generally, on trucks that pull trailers, the trailer plate goes on the rear of the trailer and the truck plate goes on the front of the power vehicle.

whoarder is tellurium >  06/06/2015 at 12:59

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Sheeeit, thats normal everyday driving around here.

It sucks. :(

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > desertdog5051 06/06/2015 at 13:20

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Neither the back of the dump truck (which is often just a standalone truck) nor the back of the trailer had any plate. I do not recall if there was one on the front.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > whoarder is tellurium 06/06/2015 at 14:47

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Where is this horrible location where that is normal driving? I’ve only ever been in situation like that twice in the year I’ve been driving.

whoarder is tellurium > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 06/06/2015 at 14:51

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Minnesota. People here go too fast, wont yield, wont signal, cut each other off, wont ease off your tail and let you turn or enter a driveway slowly... etc. etc. Its kind of a nightmare. They’ll also stay off the brakes and use the shoulder to pass you if you’ve stopped to make a left turn or something.

 > whoarder is tellurium 06/06/2015 at 14:51

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Sadly all too common around here. I saw the exact same thing happen to someone else right in front of me last year.

GhostZ > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 06/06/2015 at 16:59

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I didn’t watch the whole thing but I wonder if they were tailgating to reduce drag and save on fuel.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > GhostZ 06/06/2015 at 17:00

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I’m not entirely sure an A8 or an Impala reduces drag on a big rig by any significant amount.

GhostZ > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 06/06/2015 at 17:34

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It might, actually. Even a .5mpg increase could be significant with single digit mpg. Is it enough that they would actively seek or risk it though, is a tougher question.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > GhostZ 06/06/2015 at 17:37

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I can tell you what I think.

I don’t care if they save thousands of dollars and are only able to put food on the table by tailgating me in their big rig to save gas. If I have to slam on the brakes for any reason, however unlikely, they will flatten me.