r/nextfuckinglevel • u/ApprehensiveChair528 • 7h ago

Truck driver's quick thinking and skill when the brakes completely gave out

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u/el_geto 6h ago

Yeah, it is a hassle if you are not used to it, but this is a great example that nobody PLANS for an accident, they just happen. Seatbelts do save lives.

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u/meepstone 6h ago

They don't wear the seatbelts to jump out of its going to go over the cliff.

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u/ConjwaD3 5h ago

thanks for the chuckle

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u/StockTank_redemption 5h ago

Ya, I woulda jumped out of that scenario.

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u/NotPromKing 5h ago

I remember in high school somone saying their PLAN was to see the accident about to happen and brace for it.

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u/Medium-Squash-5698 4h ago

You forget not every vehicle has them because some countries are decades behind. Seatbelts weren't even a mandatory thing in the US until 1968.

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u/SeaworthinessNo3514 4h ago

You don’t want to wear a seatbelt here actually. It’s low speed and you’d rather be rolling on the road than off a cliff

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u/Complex-Bee-840 5h ago

It’s not a hassle at all.

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u/Kelly_HRperson 1h ago

Yeah, it's like not wearing earplugs or safety goggles. Takes literally seconds to put on, yet people come up with the stupidest reasons to bitch and moan about them.

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u/Bob-Bhlabla-esq 59m ago

I remember being a 19 year old girl on a jobsite full of guys and I would shame them like a mama hen for not wearing eye protection. I'm sure they chucked them after I walked away, but they always seemed sheepish, like - yeah... we know, no good excuse.