More like attempting insurance fraud! It’s all too common and usually that’s what they’re trying to do is make a claim on commercial truck companies. That’s why all trucks if they don’t should have forward facing cameras to capture these instances. As soon as that driver has to hard brake the camera is capturing everything leading up to the moment of the hard braking to reveal the hazard!
I used to drive long distances for work, like multiple states long distance. A man was playing games driving past me, making faces, cutting me off and brake checking. The drivers saw it, got on the CB and told me to drive on while they boxed him in. Never had a problem with professional drivers.😊
I didn't need to be punched in the face to have empathy and be more mature. That comes down to how you were raised. A break checker like him was entitled throughout childhood and was likely never punished. Not physically punished. But told no and held accountable. If he was 16 years old, his car would've been revoked as a punishment and taught that his antics on the road can get his license suspended.
@@Jake38ninebro g raised any kind of way is no excuse! People who have had the best upbringing decide to be @$$holes all by themselves. My brother being one of them, same parents, same upbringing, he’s the only one who decided to take the hard and dirty path in life! Only difference is, he was the smartest in school, dumbest in life???
He was very lucky that he was only beating up for that first trucker it could have been a lot worse. Are you aware that a truck does not stop on a dime? I have seen episodes where a 1 ton car got pitted by a 20 ton truck. The car is completely totaled while there is just only moderate damage done to the truck. Like I said he was very lucky. I don't care if you have your brakes on if that truck rear ends here you're going to be bounced 20 or 30 ft down the road.
I remember getting brake-checked on the interstate, got me down to 20MPH even. So I signaled & switched lanes...as did he. Signaled & switched again, as did he. Signaled & switched again, as did he. Now, you may ask WHY I would signal my intent like this. The answer is simple: I wanted him more focused on his rearview mirror and less on traffic in front of him (like the semi we were coming up on who was at a near-stop due to traffic), and for him to get used to the idea that if I signaled my lane change then I would try to go around him in that lane. On the fourth signal/change he jerked into the next lane over before I had gone over the dashed white lines...and barely avoided plowing into that semi, while I switched into the opposite lane that just happened to have an exit 500-feet away, which I took. The bloody psycho, once he realized that his dumb-ass had been outsmarted by someone using first-grader logic, then attempted to drive up the grassy knoll separating the exit from the freeway to get back in front of me. Grass he got stuck on. Last I saw he was pounding his fist onto his steering wheel. As stated - psycho.
@@kevinclaes4143 Insurance scam. If you don't have a dash cam to proof innocent or any otherway to proof your innocent you are most likely at fault in this cases.
About 25+ years ago I (female) was driving on Interstate 40 in California heading East. I had my two very young children in my vehicle. This guy in a van kept following my speed… very fast, super super slow and I could not shake him driving in the middle of the desert. I jumped on my cb radio and hollered out my situation with the other driver. Way up ahead two truckers answered they asked for my vehicle description and the other driver vehicle description. The truck drivers told me to speed up past them and as I did the two truckers pulled this same scenario on the van behind me. I will always be forever grateful to them coming to my rescue ❤️
@@MilburtWhy? 25 years ago, I had a CB in MY POV as well. I've been assisted by several Drivers over the years. There was a time when they were Gentlemen, and could be *trusted* to assist a lady. Just because YOU aren't up to that standard, is no reason to disbelieve this woman.
@@gretchenjackman7086 so the OP had this exact situation in the video happen 25 years ago and 25 years ago (conveniently) you did too? Couple of female truckers stumbling across the same video, cross paths and unite to tell their shared exact experience as the video, both in 1999 on the same comment thread. 🐂 💩
Exactly. If someone is tailgating me and there’s no way for me to move over or speed up (such as a car in front of me that I don’t want to tailgate) I tap my brakes just light enough for the lights to come on a few times. If that doesn’t work I tap the brakes so the light comes on and then drop a gear or two to engine brake. That usually gets the message across. Slow enough deceleration so as to not be a brake check, added with the engine all of a sudden getting REAL loud brings most people back to reality without any real danger.
@Rhaspun I swear some people just don't care. Or are so caught up in their own world they imagine if they do get hit, it's the other persons fault. Entitlement on the road is out of control in this day and age. I'm just trying to get safely to my destination without getting any tickets, that's all I care about. 😅
@@sasquatchdude4537It's an insurance scam. Just like in many poor countries mothers throw their children under random cars to get money. That's why dashcams are nearly mandatory in such countries.
@@sasquatchdude4537Usually you could test your brakes before entering a motorway but not on a motorway. So they kind of have taken this all too far now.
Also their brakes don't work like the brakes on a car. You could slam the brake pedal to the floor and it's still going to do nothing for about a second and then come on gradually.
Those are hazard lights, not brake checking. Since the video starts there we have no evidence the car driver did anything wrong but we do see the truckers violate the law.
It doesn't matter what leads up to it, break checking someone is never justifiable. You're putting not only your own life in danger but also the lives of other people just to soothe your broken ego and feel like you one upped some stranger on the road you're having a 10 second beef with
Yeah and something you never want to do because unless the truck has a dash cam no one can confirm how far you where when they were brake checked them and also either way your getting in trouble if police get involved
How ridiculous as a fully loaded truck takes time to slow down, so not only disrespectful but damn dangerous as well! This is how multi pile up accidents happen and in cases not everyone is lucky enough to walk away with their lives. Good on u guys 👍 xo ❤
People are so stupid. My dad used to be a lorry driver and, what people need to appreciate is, due to the size and weight of a lorry/truck, it takes longer for them to stop than a car. If you brake check a truck, you're literally putting your life on the line.
@@Rhaspun It is call calculated engagement.Tthere is absolutely no advantage for beating someone's ass. You just get sent to jail for 3days and hope the guy in the hospital doesn't file charges - ask me how I know
I mean event aside, who is dumb enough to break check a truck? They all have cams on them for the companeys insurance proving that the car is in the wrong, and if the truck dose hit the car, the car gets worse off damage. It's just stupid.
In Oregon many Semi trucks follow Way to close even if they are Not going to be able to get in the passing lane for miles. If the car has to suddenly slow down for an emergency there is No way for the Truck to avoid smashing in to the car in front of it.
@@niveknookhey fellow Oregonian I live in Springfield what part do you live in if you don't mind? Truckers here aren't too bad but then again I hardly go anywhere aside from work lol.
Best case they flatten your dumbass and don't mess up their vehicle and your estate pays for the insurance claim, worst case you cause an accident with deaths or injuries and thousands in property damage and end up in prison where your cell mates and the rest of the block know what you did
Normally, I'm with truckers but a few months ago I was on my way to work and I promise you despite doing nothing wrong, a trucker almost ran me off the highway. I had been driving in the right lane, he was in the center, and I had been in front of him for a few miles, so there's no way he didn't see me. No blinker, he sped up to me, just started merging into my lane right at me, I had to hit my brakes and swerve into the shoulder.
@@user-fl1pc7zu7f distracted for several miles to the point of not seeing me? Not an excuse. Tired doesn't explain why he would've driven me off the road, and defensive driving? You're kidding right? He did the exact opposite of defensive driving.
Not just that, but probably go through driving school again too so they can be more reasonable, but then again, once some people get behind the wheel, they act stupidly and always seem to think they own the road, which happened allot to me when I was in high school, graduated from it thankfully as every Friday was a nightmare
@Sphere16 it's basically you getting in front of someone and intentionally hitting the brakes when there's clearly no need to hit them so you can try to do insurance fraud or provoke a reaction out of your victim behind you, nowadays that fraudulent won't be so easy thanks to dashcam footage
Why in the world would anyone INVITE an 80,000 pound vehicle to smash into the rear of their own automobile? Years ago,I was in a vehicle that got rear-ended by a tractor-trailer and ended up with back injuries that resulted in disability. C’mon,people…THINK about the consequences of your actions!
@ Thank you. But,it’s been,nearly,twenty-five years since the accident and with my physician’s help I manage to do okay. There are people in worse situations than myself.
I don't understand why anyone would "brake check" another vehicle regardless of that vehicle being a little Smart car or an eighty-thousand pound eighteen wheeler. I've driven for years in numerous countries, and there will always be inconsiderate or just unaware drivers. It makes absolutely zero sense to get aggressive and accelerate situations on the road. Glad you are managing as best you can @myleslong. Back pain is no joke.
@@myleslong5584 They can't think...when many people sit in their vehicles, their brain disengages. That's they only thing that explains how some of these people drive.
Nah, this is the unlikely positive outcome. What is more likely is that you would found out the inertia plays a big role, and truck cannot stop as fast as a car.. Insert random " traffic accident " with possible hurt or killed people.. And for what? This is next level stupid..
@@relight6931 yep. Most likely scenario is that they find out a small car can't even slow the truck down, then find out if there is anything after life.
He had his hazards on and looked like he was going to the left to stop, the car even told the truck driver to pass, the guy who punched the car drivers 100% getting sued
that was not a sign to pass, how would the semi pass on the left where there was no lane? Take your drivers license again, you misread the signs. You must be al of 16 years old to be thinking that bro. one report from that driver and every semi driver will be out for him
I seen a person casually getting out of a car and walk over to another car then shoot the driver in his own vehicle, who was driving like a maniac and yelling then blocked this person's path. After that he casually walked back to his car and somehow wiggle itself out of blockage and left. I don't know what happened to the person who got shot (did he live or not) but all was crazy to see how that dude was calm and collective while silencing someone with a gun in the middle of a city ... You never know who you f--k with ...
Truckers are the best!!! I was driving 309 at 1am in the morning in my little 78 Honda and a pickup truck kept speeding up getting in front of me trying to either run me off the road or trying to get me to stop. As a young female driving alone I was scared. But just then a trucker, who saw what was going on, came to my rescue! He got up on the pickup driver and started blaring his horn. The pickup driver took off and the trucker stayed with me from Maryland all the way to Virginia, where I got off the highway. The trucker slowed almost to a stop, beeped, gave me the thumbs up, I returned the thumbs up and finished my journey!! He was amazing! There was no social media back then, 1990, but I sure wish I could find that trucker and thank him!!
У меня отец открыл все категории прав и сейчас водит автобус. Когда его пытались проучить "проверкой тормозов" он даже с педали газа ногу не убрал))) была авария и 4 часа ожидания гаишников. Скорость была небольшая, никто не пострадал. Первый водитель оплачивал ремонт и штраф, а отец получил другой автобус) Никогда не пытайтесь проучить грузовики и другие большие машины. Это опасно для вас, а с ними ничего не произойдёт. В лучшем случае вы будете платить издержки своей же агрессии.
I’m a trucker in the US and I get some relief when I see a reckless driver end their driving privileges permanently. The roads become instantly safer. Been driving for almost 30 years through Mexico and all the US. Common sense and common courtesy are the two important ingredients in three to be a professional driver and the third is pay attention.
My brother, may he RIP, was a trucker. One day, he got fed up with me complaining about truckers and he put me in my place and told me off. Now, granted, I was stupid and in my early 20s. I’m 53 now. But, he explained a lot about weight, the ability to stop with a 90k load and truckers have to pass just like the rest of us. He asked me to give truckers grace and patience. That was the best thing he could have said because it burned grace and patience in my brain forever and I apply it to most everything if that makes sense. Thank you for hauling things that make my life better in many ways. ❤
Hey can some drivers be annoying, yeah sure. Bottom line is you guys do it for a living, so you have my respect and I give you respect on the road. Too many don't give truck drivers the space or respect they need.
@@vikingbulk8531 well said! I totally agree. Just think of what nuisances cars are to truckers. Bottom line, folks are putting innocent lives at risk by pulling brake check stunts. I too give them the respect on the road. All these dash cam videos surfacing really shows what jerks people are to truckers.
I typically drove a bucket truck but took the lowboy a couple times. I'm sure you can tell who drove class A even when we are in a car. I traded that job for a cat 980, D8 or D9 and still run into bad drivers in the pit.
My Dad is a long haul trucker so I have nothing but respect for these men. Truckers all keep in touch via CB radio and when you mess with one, best believe more will show up to help.
Truckers are also really good at helping law enforcement by blocking in cars that were in a pursuit or helping save bridge jumpers trying to end their lives. The second I've actually seen in a news story.
always wondered how they stayed in touch than i saw my dad messing with a cb radio in his room than he told me how it works and how truckers use it like damn now i want one 😂
Hopefully you aren’t one of the 95% of truckers that spend their time driving while staring at their phone oblivious to the rest of the people on the road.
@barbaracataldo566 well, like it or not, you're getting it. They probably don't haul _exclusively_ "Russian" cargo, either. I'd imagine a lot of the stuff your wearing and surrounded by came from the same place as the stuff they're hauling.
@@chaupham1028he probably was passing, either way break checking an 18 wheeler is about the stupidest thing anyone could do on a roadway, I mean you want 80,000 pounds too come barreling behind you and smack right into you? Break checking in itself is considered reckless driving, brake checking a semi is a suicide attempt and should be treated as such. Anyone who break checks a semi needs too be sent too be sent on a permanent vacation too the nut house.
Exactly, if you are 5-10 mph under speed limit clearly on the phone and when I go to pass then you speed up and ride my ass, I will ruin your day, in hopes you think twice next time you decide to be a total #ss. Not you , anyone..
Those are hazard lights, not brake checking. Since the video starts there we have no evidence the car driver did anything wrong but we do see the truckers violate the law.
Yup. Dangerous for sure. My Aunt lost her newlywed husband to a truck accident. Trucker fell asleep and steamrolled right through their car at a red light. She survived somehow, but husband was killed. What's even worse is that happened on their honeymoon! So this guy was stupid. I don't even understand the purpose for brake checking. I mean the truck doesn't appear like it was tailgating and seems to have been a respectful distance from the car. So it begs the question, why??
It would be awesome if all Truckers could legally teach brake checkers this way, courts wouldn't be so filled up & stupids will keep stupidity at home ✌🏼
they can all learn. If i was the car - you would of had 3 dead truckers. Truckers are some of the absolute worst drivers and most disrespectful drivers on the road. They only show this part - i have no idea what the truckers did but i dont believe he is innocent by a long shot.
I had an incident like that coming out of lynchburg va coming to Danville va….i was new in trucking, dude out of state brake checked me... I slowed to a stop... Right lane he was about 100 feet ahead of me he was getting out of his car when a fellow trucker pulled 50feet ahead of me in the left lane he stopped then another trucker came behind him and another… they all got out and started walking towards him, they blocked traffic... He ran back to his car and sped away.… they came to my truck and asked was I ok... They seen the entire incident!!! I didn't know those guys and gal would come to my rescue!!! From that moment on I fell in love with the trucking community ❤
I hate it but that's because a lotta y'all leave the bathrooms covered in shit and piss and leave your trash all over the parking lot. Talking used needles, piss bottles, rotten food. Never met a more disgusting workforce personally. At least working at a truck stop.
My grandfather warned me about truckers, he always said, "You give them space, respect, and human decency because as soon as you do something stupid like brake check them or keep them from going their speed on purpose, they're gonna call back up and you ain't gonna like the ass whooping that's coming."
I'm clueless, I live in a small town half the globe away and never drive big vehicles...but what is a brake check and why so many people on the internet do this? It seems like it serve no purpose in these videos...
@@kanding3369 Not him but he watched it happen many times and said he would pull over and watch once in awhile. Not quite firsthand but he sure got a laugh out of it lol
@@LadyVoldemort A brake check is completely needless. People do it to others simply out of rage, to be spiteful, or to try to force the person behind them to hit them so they can get an insurance claim which is considered a scam claim. Essentially, if someone is brake checking others, they're a danger and/or a scammer.
I love truckers! Had 2 block me speeding past a trooper in 94 on I-95. They air horned, I waved. Just wanted to give them a big hug! If you guys are still out there, thanks!❤
I’ve noticed this quite often. When I see truckers suddenly block lanes, right after I usually see an officer running radar or driving up ahead. Gotta give it to them for looking out for us! 👏🙌
Its so nice to have people actively encourage your reckless endangerment of other peoples lives, but at least you got to where you were going faster. :D
@@somebodyspecific2410 So what is your assumption from a video that starts out with a car blocking the left lane of a highway and flipping off the trucker behind him? If the car wasn't stopped to block traffic, none of the other truckers would have even been able to catch up to him. What offenses do you think the trucker committed from behind?
@@somebodyspecific2410 Listen buddy. You can assume the opposite of what is shown for everything in your life if you want to. And think sh1t like "I love how the instant assumption is to assume the opposite of what is shown in the video" all day if you want. Just know, it makes no sense. You'll be correct 1% of the time at most. Don't be different just to be different, just be yourself. No need to do whatever this is that you're doing. Grow up and get real buddy boy.
This isn't just road rage. In the 90s in Russia, trucks were often stopped and robbed on highways. Since then, truck drivers have reacted extremely negatively to forced stop attempts.
I drove for years. People don't realize how close they often come to no longer being here. 80,000 Pounds can't be stopped on a dime! Just because they can stop, it doesn't mean the truck won't SQUASH them.
This is the part that seems oblivious to 4 wheelers. We are carrying literally thousands of pounds. To stop & then accelerate in a speedy rate is not possible.
I hate those people! I had a chance to visit North and South Carolina and noticed on their freeways they have a minimum speed posted! I love that! Slower traffic keep right. Left lane is for passing, not traveling! Minimum + maximum freeway speed limits!
Back in the day my father was a truck driver. My mother was driving and when we got home she was freaked out saying truckers were blocking her. He looked at her and asked "did you keep passing them then slow down when you passed them" I'll never forget that look on her face and he said that's what they do. So from a young age I learned what to do and not do around trucks. It's common sense.
People shouldn't drive like that no matter who is around them, semi-trucks or regular vehicles. Passing someone, then slowing down is one of the most annoying, frustrating, retarded things a driver can do!!!
@idontknow12354neither do slow drivers in cars in the fast lane .. Consequences Reactions to actions Things happen for a reason When you are out driving Don’t give people reasons to react to your actions
How so many lack common sense Especially when driving And she was innocently doing that too but people get so defensive and mean so quickly when driving. I just stay far away as possible from other drivers
In Russia truckers on the same road constantly TALK to each other through radio, so if you mess with one trucker, you mess with EVERY trucker. Also, they often block the roadside, risking their trucks and cargo to prevent smartasses to pass everyone in the "line" (idk the exect word for line in this context))))
Well that app comma of three truckers boxing in a little car and three guys coming out basically attacking him.... Probably doesn't help truckers... And they might be lucky that he wasn't a firearm carrying.Dude that was abused despite so called break checking for some reason.. Maybe no good reason but still nobody was really threatened.... Until they threatened him hugely.
And then you get sued for damages resulting from hitting their car + any medical bills associated with its occupants bc the law says you need to have enough distance between your vehicle and theirs in order to stop safely in the event of an emergency. Whether intentional or not, this driver can claim he stopped for some emergency reason (obstruction in the road, etc) and, without further evidence to the contrary, that would be all it takes to win the case. Terrible, terrible advice. Just don't be a d1ck on the roads, even if someone else is being a d1ck to you. Plain and simple.
I wish that some highway traffic organization somewhere would produce a report which explains the main motives behind brake checking … as in … out of 10 brake checking incidents: 3 are looking to commit insurance fraud 3 are behaving erratically as a result of drug or alcohol consumption. 2 aren’t getting enough love/sex 1 bumped his head on plumbing pipes 1 is an angry sob and wants other people to pay for what has happened to him in life due to the fact that he’s a sob.
You forgot union boys. They live a life of entitlement and it transfers to their road behavior, kinda like BMW drivers. Union boys like their big trucks that they never scratch up by working, and never take off road...
*My guy's gonna be the most respectful driver in the country now. You know he drove home reflecting in silence. How you gonna explain your face to your family dawg?* 😫😭😭
😮 I'd like to thank all the truckers in our beautiful country, they're driving in rush traffic, and while the United States sleeps or even taking many risks in any hard weather to bring us food, clothing, mail, etc and they take breaks sleeping in their semi's leaving their families for us sleeping uncomfortable for us. Thanks 🚚
I was a trucker for 2 years and I never had this happen to me, but I had the cars pull in front of me just to take an exit that was about 10 feet away. This was so very satisfying to watch! ❤
Yep, or they'll speed up to get in front of me, get in my lane only to then slow down. If they weren't going to maintain their speed, then they should have stayed behind me.
I had a friend who had a team driver. His co-driver was pulling off the freeway when suddenly another trucker dived in at the last second to catch the rest stop exit. My friend was in the sleeper and his co-driver had no choice but to slam on the brakes. My friend did a superman through the windshield and ended on top of the engine. He some serious burns on about 1/2 his body and a lot of broken bones. He went through rehab for almost 18 months. He won a huge lawsuit. He wanted to start his own trucking company. I told him that's foolish. You can leave yourself exposed to lawsuits if one of your drivers gets into an accident like how it happened with him. I told him to go back to being an architect. He went to college for that and he has more than enough money to let his career grow without worrying about paying for bills until he starts earning enough as an architect.
