Oops
You know those signs on the back of semi-trailer trucks? The ones that say "This truck makes wide turns"? This is a wide turn that went wrong. The driver of the car pulled into the right-hand turn lane, right into the truck's blind spot. The truck was in the next lane over, intending to turn right -- which he couldn't do from the turn lane, because that would mean dragging his rear wheels over the curb and taking out the flower bed. Either he didn't have his turn signal on, or it wasn't working, or the driver didn't see it. The light changed, and both vehicles started to turn. CUE THE SOUND OF CRUNCHING METAL AND BREAKING GLASS. The driver sounded his horn, the truck stopped instantly, and the driver climbed out the passenger door, shaken but OK, muttering "My wife will kill me when she sees the car." Various rutuals were commencing as I left involving police, cameras, insurance companies, etc. Something to think about next time you pull up alongside a truck at an intersection.
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Oops
You know those signs on the back of semi-trailer trucks? The ones that say "This truck makes wide turns"? This is a wide turn that went wrong. The driver of the car pulled into the right-hand turn lane, right into the truck's blind spot. The truck was in the next lane over, intending to turn right -- which he couldn't do from the turn lane, because that would mean dragging his rear wheels over the curb and taking out the flower bed. Either he didn't have his turn signal on, or it wasn't working, or the driver didn't see it. The light changed, and both vehicles started to turn. CUE THE SOUND OF CRUNCHING METAL AND BREAKING GLASS. The driver sounded his horn, the truck stopped instantly, and the driver climbed out the passenger door, shaken but OK, muttering "My wife will kill me when she sees the car." Various rutuals were commencing as I left involving police, cameras, insurance companies, etc. Something to think about next time you pull up alongside a truck at an intersection.
(Best viewed large.)