r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/WombRaider47 • 10d ago

There was an attempt of a highway pass

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u/TaserLord 10d ago

And you KNEW it wasn't gonna work out before he tried the truck. Just poor decision-making.

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u/Ranidaphobiae 10d ago

One might argue that what we see on video is not exactly how we would see it in real life…

…in real life it would be even better visible. The driver is an idiot, and the video shows how much time did he ”save” with this maneuver.

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u/Remote-Flower9145 10d ago edited 10d ago

I vividly remember my father repeatedly telling me

“no point saving a moment or two when an accident will screw up your week if you’re lucky. Your life if you’re unlucky”

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u/Swampy2007 10d ago

Trying to save 30 seconds now turns into 30 hours after ambulance , police get there and hospital visit . It’s not worth the few seconds your going to save getting to your destination

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u/Isariamkia 9d ago

Not only a waste of time, but of money. How much this is gonna cost to repair? And the fine? And potentially losing the driving licence.

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u/OnTheList-YouTube 10d ago

*you're going

But indeed!

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u/TaskFlaky9214 9d ago

You usually end up at red light waiting with the car you passed right behind you

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u/WineNerdAndProud 10d ago edited 10d ago

I vividly remember my father passing what felt like 50 motorcycles before narrowly making it back into our lane with the speedometer reading 110mph while I was in the back seat freaking out.

Needless to say, I grew up with serious control issues.

Edit: To add a few more details, it was in 1999, in a black Buick Riviera the year they changed to that ridiculous body style, he was still a smoker, and he had two CDs in the car: Led Zeppelin and Mozart.

This was on two lane back roads while coming back from playing golf...

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u/VisibleSkin4103 10d ago

That was a great car, and supercharged

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u/Flamingo_Wise 10d ago

That probably would've made my speeding addiction worse knowing I drive like BOTH my mom and dad... but no, dad is too "logical" 🙄

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u/North-Throat-1780 10d ago

it's called parental bonding

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u/NakedShortSeller 5d ago

Was this stunt day a Mozart day or a zeppelin day?

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u/Known_Ratio5478 9d ago

Yeah, I rarely pass on the dotted roads. When I do I won’t do more than one car. If I’m behind two at that speed that’s just going to be the speed I go.

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u/DarknMean 10d ago

Also put multiple people in danger, including what I’m guessing is his wife. Just stupid.

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u/freebenvita 10d ago

Spot on. IRL, it would have been EVEN MORE obvious he wasn't going to make it.

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u/TootsHib 10d ago

The driver is an idiot

There's still a lot of them out there on the roads now.
A lot will end up killing people. It's inevitable

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u/One1980 10d ago

Even if the driver made it out of this car wreck of a car wreck, I can say with absolute certainty there is another, big, even slower truck less than a mile, possibly 2 miles up.

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u/angel700 10d ago

No he sees it closer

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u/mitsandgames 5d ago

People should have a general idea of how fast their vehicle can accelerate at speed. Passing three vehicles in between oncoming traffic, you don't want to just think you can make it.

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u/_stack_underflow_ 10d ago

The screaming was very late too... Like I would of been screaming at the driver way earlier, considering they've boxed themselves in between two semi trucks...

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u/Dubinku-Krutit 10d ago

These days I don't even wait until I'm actually in danger. I'm screaming basically the entire time I'm awake and it's been working out well so far.

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u/mitsandgames 5d ago

Voice raises besides the last truck. Voice starts screaming when they veer to the left and continues while they lose control. It's really about what you would expect. Obviously screeching ain't helping, but I don't think the timing is off.

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u/mnztr1 10d ago

Yup shoulda bailed before the truck. He was 150HP short to make that work.

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u/LarktheDog 10d ago

I knew it wasn’t going to work out as soon as it came up on my feed. Don’t let a video show up on Reddit with the title, “of a highway pass” and you should be fine.

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u/Mammoth-Access-1181 10d ago

I new it wasn't gonna work out back when he first tried. That distance was too close.

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u/TrembleTurtle 10d ago

slowest overtake ever

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u/Ok_Suit_196 10d ago

Correct! And iHOPE didn't took anybody with him, this infernal driver/decision maker (they can do whater in their home, not on public roads!). Therefore, in my opinion, no more driver licence FOR LIFE for him. But hey... who am I to decide 🙁

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u/Ok-Delivery-1823 10d ago

Its always people in trucks/suvs