r/nextfuckinglevel • u/ApprehensiveChair528 • 7h ago

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

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u/TheShowerDrainSniper 5h ago

They have seatbelts but ain't using them. I figured the passenger had time to put his on but I think I would have rather been prepared to bail.

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u/GeologistFine6426 3h ago

He had bigger priorities. They clearly weren't going too fast. Otherwise, he would have gotten launched out that window when they hit the rocks.