Roadway catastrophe narrowly avoided

[@Gelabertb]

Credit to the tractor trailer driver for giving plenty of warning to everyone involved. Your action saved their lives. Thanks

[@fluxfaze]

Warning only that he was bound and determined to barrel right on through regardless of alternate paths he could have taken presenting far less risk to everyone else involved. Even if it had injured the tractor trailer driver to veer off the road across the space to the right or to the left or he had been killed in the process it would not have caused harm to the children or drivers of vehicles in the oncoming lane if he had not been so lucky. Luck played against children’s lives is irresponsible to a criminal degree.

[@Gelabertb]

I can not tell you what the driver was thinking at the moment or what I would had done if it was me. he’s actions saved there’s lives. I am grateful nobody got hurt.

[@SaishoVibes]

@@fluxfaze well you are sure a ray of sunshine arent ya?

[@fluxfaze]

@@SaishoVibes Always when it comes to children’s safety.

[@cbonesteaksauce3833]

Exactly. I hate that they ended it with “pending charges”. Not that I want negligence to go unnoticed but let’s not bury the guy’s career yet.

[@christinaanderson7246]

To hear the terror in the tractor trailer drivers voice as he was approaching that bus made me tear up. Great evasive driving avoiding what could have been a tremendous tragedy.

[@cbonesteaksauce3833]

No kidding. Like a nightmare as your about to watch yourself pulverize a school bus.

[@user-qb3vi5kk3t]

Truck driver is an idiot for staying on the road, just because it happened the way it did doesn’t mean he did the right thing He had plenty of time to go off the street instead he chooses to stay on the road and risk killing innocent people

[@christinaanderson7246]

@@user-qb3vi5kk3t I understand your opinion because I had that reaction myself at first. It took me a couple rewinds to see all the homes, and other vehicles on the road and around him. I was looking for his out too. All I could think was what else was I not seeing, that maybe that driver did? Im not him, I'm not sure exactly how I would react in a similar situation.

[@user-qb3vi5kk3t]

@@christinaanderson7246 I drive 18 wheelers 5 days a week, if that blue truck wouldn’t of reversed he would of killed people for sure, u throw the truck off the road u will obviously destroy your rig and lawns and mail boxes, but all those things are priceless compared to an innocent life, he wasn’t going fast to where his life was in danger he would of been ok

[@g.6991]

@@user-qb3vi5kk3t no one cares about what you have to say please find God

[@chichomx623]

It’s crazy how they want to give the CDL driver charges for brakes going out 😡. he’s doing his job, just listen to his fear he didn’t want to intentionally hurt anyone. If it wasn’t for drivers this country would fall apart

[@ccramit]

Exactly. Not much you can do once your brakes go out. I don't see how any of it could be his fault. He's alert, he's blowing the horn to make sure everyone knows he's there, and then maneuvers his way around traffic. They should be rewarding him, not investigating him. If anything, investigate the truck and whoever did the inspections.

[@chadvargo7822]

Brakes on a tractor trailer don’t just stop working. What happened here was the truck drivers failure to do a proper pretrip and hitting the road with bad brakes. Also, he should’ve been able to drop a few gears and slow down. Jake brakes work wonders in situations like this.

[@tonyk8163]

@@chadvargo7822 drop a few gears? Aren’t most trucks automatic now?🧐

[@giorgiotribastone7070]

@@chadvargo7822 Agree 100% as trucker myself

[@coreychristoffersen1143]

@@tonyk8163 Even though my Freightliner is an automatic I can still put in a lower gear.

[@mrwheatt]

Credit to the tractor trailer driver for warning everyone and being able to maneuver through the vehicles during an extremely scary situation and also huge credit to the pickup truck for thinking fast and reversing to make a big enough gap for the truck

[@angelab2906]

ABSOLUTELY!!!

[@chubby_cheesecake_cheeks]

That was a great reflex from him. Not everyone would have that great reflex.

[@Marchingband_horsegirl]

It is called a semi

[@pinaopina]

Both drivers should be given a medal for saving life regardless of what went wrong with the truck.

[@crazyjoe4247]

What is the point of giving them a medal?

[@isirseir]

@@crazyjoe4247 Its a saying

[@janetmiller4339]

Sure one

[@eurekify1563]

Honestly. If the driver of the bus had “hurried up and gone” then the truck wouldn’t have had enough space to squeeze through.

[@Marchingband_horsegirl]

@@eurekify1563The bus had its air brakes on by the time it started moving the semi would of crashed into the bus

[@UnboundGodz]

That tractor driver should not face any charges, you can hear it in his voice he was distressed and managed to avoid crashing into anyone or anything.

[@mikemcmikemcyeahok4977]

He could have been on his cell phone also. He said the brakes went out but was able to bring the truck to a stop 1320 feet past the bus, so he had some brakes there

[@maotio]

@@mikemcmikemcyeahok4977 it’s possible he just ran into a hill and gravity stopped it

[@mikemcmikemcyeahok4977]

@@maotio no

[@maotio]

@@mikemcmikemcyeahok4977 you are just trying to put the driver at fault you should shut up

[@mikemcmikemcyeahok4977]

@@maotio I should

[@mehdisturbed7261]

The "No no no no! " As he saw the school bus is hearthbreaking he would blame himself if only one kid was injured

[@mandingo9471]

Lol he was screaming “no no no” because he knew if one kid got hurt he’d be facing charges up the a hole

[@mehdisturbed7261]

@@mandingo9471 that too but i dont think he wanted kids or anyone to be injured not everyone has a cold hearth like you

[@mochiyeosang1908]

@@mandingo9471 point still stands. he didnt want to hurt the kids.

[@manhoeban]

@@mandingo9471 thats probably what your dumbass would think , not him

[@deViant14]

His steering wheel still works. If he hit that bus, that's on him. Literally 359 degrees of other options.

[@nunyadambusiness3530]

I'm glad she kept the kids calm! When a kid asked what happened she said "You don't wanna know!" rather keeping them excited than scared.

[@minnie243]

It already happened so there wouldn't have been any harm done telling them

[@MysticMae21]

@@minnie243 just the kids freaking out and panicking.

[@minnie243]

@@MysticMae21 Can you read? it ALREADY HAPPENED hence they wouldn't be freaking out they probably would've brushed it off since they didn't see it happened.

[@samlung2724]

That the problem.

[@nunyadambusiness3530]

all of you shut up

[@Stealthspy589]

As a CDL holder, this tractor trailer driver had excellent maneuvering navigating that tight gap. Thankfully he was able to eventually slow down to a stop, and no lives were lost.

[@Marchingband_horsegirl]

Semi and trailer

[@ConvictedFelon2024]

1:15 "Who was that?!" "You don't wanna know." 10/10 response, I'm dead 🤣🤣💀

[@HydrixTheory]

imagine a kid say HEY THATS MY DAD LOL

[@hotpotato2832]

🤣🤣

[@CJDiecast]

It's reassuring to see every driver in the video take the proper safety precautions so nobody gets hurt or killed. Between the trucker blaring the horn in the distance as a warning to the Mercedes driver pulling off the side of the road and to the Silverado backing up to give the trucker enough space to maneuver around the bus. If only every driver in the country could be this alert and precautionary, driving wouldn't be such a chore.

[@casper8076]

Word

[@juangonzophx]

Remember it happens to the safest vehicles so even if you inspected the truck it doesn't mean that you are at fault. So he did the best thing ever for warning and the SUVs aswell. The people who own the damaged vehicles should be awarded with new vehicles and the truck driver should get a new one for free if he doesn't own it or even if he does own the truck he should be awarded with a new one. That's what I think!+

[@MsLizric]

To the man in the truck to have fast thinking to back up and to the tractor trailer driver you both are heroes in my eyes!

[@Athenstrainman]

Credit to the trucker for being aware. Credit to the pick up truck driver! That was a situation where all were aware and they took action. I'll be shocked if the driver is pressed with charges.

[@austinhunt8050]

You forget in these situations people living doesn’t matter only assigning blame to someone

[@2PiNkStEr]

@Kira that’s what insurance is for bud

[@Rocket_Man.]

@@austinhunt8050 I blame you

[@austinhunt8050]

@@Rocket_Man. I would never do something so sloppy. Give me the credit I deserve

[@Kishanth.J]

@@2PiNkStEr honestly I don’t think his insurance needs to pay anyways. In this case, he was driving defensively to avoid a collision, so because the tractor trailer created such a situation that made it so he had no choice but to reverse, he or his company (who ever is responsible for the faulty maintenance in the first place) would be liable.

[@TrashcanRaidingPossum]

Anyone that doesn't understand the mention of charges for the tractor trailer driver, understand this: Before you drive your commercial vehicle, you are required to perform a Pre Trip Inspection. This means going around the vehicle, making sure everything is safe and in working order. Lights, tires, brakes, any components on the vehicle, all need to be functional and have a log that shows that you inspected it every single time you drive. One of the things you test is your brakes, and on big vehicles like this, typically that involves air brakes. You have to test that your air brakes don't lose air when held down, that they hold when applied, that they build pressure back up to the required PSI within a certain threshold, and that they stop smoothly without pulling to the left or right. Long downhill grades using only the brakes can cause brake fade or failure, which can cause a situation like this video. I know downshifting is an option that allows your transmission to help slow the vehicle, and I know engine braking is also an option, but my knowledge of engine brakes is limited since I only drive a school bus currently. Just remember, 80,000 pounds is a lot of weight and requires a lot of braking force to stop. Those brakes get hot, and they stop working as well. Sorry for the long, all over the place, comment.

[@gullybeam3814]

@Anxious Opossum also things happen these machines are man made anything can go wrong with them at any given time meaning after inspection . Situations like this happen all the time and know one is at fault it’s how you handle the situation while in it . That’s why they also teach you about Counter steering Out of of accident or road hazard if something should occur “ this is exactly what everyone did in this situation” So give praise no one came out Gone or hurt, properly damage can be replaced not Lives.. But we all know someone gotta take the blame for what happen, just to make it look all good on paper…

[@reneelemaster3290]

This doesn't really apply to this accident. Breaks were not hot as there wasn't any smoke in the video so that is ruled out. The brake tests you are describing are really to test for air leaks. This truck didn't have this problem otherwise the brakes would have set and stopped the truck as soon as the air pressure dropped to an unsafe level. This is a complete failure, in the past, people would say maybe brakes were out of adjustment but these days we have auto adjusting slack adjusters that can't or shouldn't be done manually. That leaves random mechanical failure or poor maintenance which would fall on the company, not the driver.

[@markshaw2009]

I see why you drive a bus.

[@TrashcanRaidingPossum]

@@markshaw2009 I don't understand if that's meant to be insulting. I'm young and everyone has to start somewhere to drive commercially.

[@kevinfricke3915]

There is another video that shows more from the tractor, where you can clearly hear what sounds like the air pressure warning buzzer. So it is very possible an airline blew as he applied the brakes.

[@dsouthernflyboi]

Shout out to the Chevy driver AND the tractor driver for saving EVERYONE’s life. To even mention charges for the tractor driver is disrespectful and preposterous. Smh

[@jbeyond7402]

No charges but he failed as a driver. He panicked and just kept going on the road. He should have gotten into the grass to slow himself down. Hitting a random rock in better than a bus full of kids. No charges but I wouldn't hire him for my company.

[@brizzled5193]

@@jbeyond7402 I partially disagree, and the only reason is that the incline of the road and the weight of the truck, probably majorly effected it.

[@Khoriander]

@@jbeyond7402 and possibly plow into one of those houses killing whoever inside, no thank you

[@doorppily8791]

@@jbeyond7402 but set aside your right but also pay the truck damage and his job in return but in the end we already see the results and the outcome everyone is safe the truck driver face penalties for not checking the brakes he didn't lose a job or probably face disciplinary trials. Everyone goes home safe not hurt. Thank god, it could be so much worries.

[@NotQuiteSaulsbury]

@@jbeyond7402 at 45mph with an old truck and a full load, the grass would have yanked his wheels right out from under him. He might have flipped onto the cars in the oncoming lane. He chose the only option he had, as far as I can tell.

[@skybearer]

Mannn I can understand charges against the company, but the driver CLEARLY did all he could do in that situation so I would hate to see anything happen to him. Kudos to him for everyone being alive.

[@skeeter.1017]

Some can say he could of crashed the vehicle in the ditch or anywhere off road but that would most likely cause his death and probably someone else's too

[@BurningSkele99]

@@skeeter.1017 yeah, and look at the houses surrounding the road. Not sure why people think that's a better idea than going ON a road for vehicles

[@lilliematthews7922]

The driver did all he could at that moment, but was probably responsible for inspecting the vehicle to make sure everything was working properly, and may be at fault for not doing all the safety checks before driving. (But it’s also possible he could have followed all the proper procedures and there was nothing he could have done to prevent the incident)

[@avenger007007]

​@@lilliematthews7922 Is he supposed to inspect the break while the truck is moving. You can do an inspection before you start out and have every thing look good, crap happens when an 80k pound truck is in motion.

[@lilliematthews7922]

@@avenger007007 Yep, as I said, he could have followed all proper procedures and had no way of preventing the incident. But it’s also possible he was in a hurry that day and skipped over a safety check that might have indicated a problem. They’re investigating to try to find out which happened (and hopefully find ways to prevent future incidents from occurring, though obviously sometimes things are going to go wrong anyway)

[@stormapex2122]

what charges? he averted a fucking crisis by smart thinking. If anything the trucking company should be investigated and charged accordingly.

[@bobby6569]

are you dumb? you don't know the full story. you don't know if this dude was speeding

[@cherrypoptart2001]

In certain countries there's a safety driving course these big truck drivers must take . They're taught that they MUST run the vehicle off the road or crash it into something even at the cost of the drivers" own lives. If u hit someone u can be jailed for like 20yrs +. Im not sure if this is a law in the USA or certain states but maybe this is why they might be trying to press charges against him

[@CA-bw7mf]

The Driver should be Charged as well he should have been paying attention & tried to slow that truck down he’s not a Hero if the Brakes were bad on that truck that truck should’ve never been on the road I drive a truck he could’ve tried downshifting that truck to get it slowed down I think he wasn’t paying attention til it was too late to stop yeah him & the pickup driver avoided a bad situation but that truck driver could’ve done more to stop the truck no one should ever pass a School Bus I drive a Truck myself currently & I used to drive a School Bus people who pass a School Bus on the left side shouldn’t be driving it’s a deadly mistake if a Child gets hit

[@mikemarcus8676]

DOT requires that before driving a big truck, they must be inspected and TESTED before moving the vehicle

[@frontagulus]

Before you start swearing, educate yourself on what responsibilities are at play here. Plenty of responses above spell it out. Better to not write anything than to show wilful ignorance

[@BR-cq2hm]

Had that man not made the one critical calculation to back his truck into the vehicle behind him to make space, this would have been a totally different, tragic scenario.

[@ryanravencaller]

You can replace a car - you cannot replace lives the car behind him was his best bet in case the semi truck veered off into the property to the left - thank god everyone is okay the trucking company just needs to make sure it doesn’t happen again

[@deViant14]

If the trucker also stayed on the road and hit the one thing he most shouldn't like a psycho, sure.

[@randomrazr]

could he ahve just gunned it into the grass or better off he backe up

[@JonJon22505]

He had plenty of time to pull into the right side. The white car was already thinking the same thing and he kept them both in partial danger had the semi not been able to turn back.

[@Alteori]

The tractor trailer driver did the right thing in warning everyone. It's not his fault that the brakes went out

[@megaaggron9778]

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[@francegamble1]

All of those drivers did well there. I love the veteran bus driver answering the kid: You don't want to know. That's right. You don't. The kids didn't know the danger they were in, and it won't cause issues now. I hope they figure out what went wrong with the brakes and check all of their trucks.

[@richardresendez2325]

Credit for the Chevy truck owner for moving out of the way to give the 18 wheeler room

[@OliversElevators]

Why in the world should the tractor-trailer driver be charged? It’s not his fault his brakes went out, and you can audibly hear the terror in his voice when he realizes he can’t stop. If anything, the company that owns/maintains the vehicle should be charged, but definitely not the driver.

[@MasterOfTruck]

FMCSA regulations requires every truck driver to perform a pre-trip inspection before that truck starts rolling (some state DOT's even requiring each inspection to be in written form and signed off on). such an inspection would include testing your service brakes to verify there is no pressure bleed and that air pressure can properly build up to operational PSI. if he did a proper inspection, then he wouldve definitely noticed that there was a problem. if his brakes just "went out" like he claims, then that means he had a massive air bleed which a pre-trip inspection wouldve caught. otherwise what he experienced wouldve been brake fade, which is the result of going too fast and not properly paying attention to your surroundings to give yourself enough time to react and stop.

[@jmtradacc]

in short: is just another way for the companies not be responsible in case something happens.

[@hugoseguin8040]

​​​@@MasterOfTruckyour name is master of truck, but i hope you know if your brake are bleeding air in any capacity for while the brake will engage due to the lack of air most compressor on truck cant keep up with air leak. If he had a massive air bleed before leaving the truck wouldnt even move.

[@MasterOfTruck]

@@hugoseguin8040 the rate which air builds varies from truck to truck. its possible to have air bleed and still hold some pressure under these circumstances. im not saying the bleed is so bad the pressure is near 0. i was being generous with my point to explain how the brakes "went out" as the driver claimed because its plausible that the truck was able to hold enough pressure for the brakes to release and get it rolling, but trying to apply the service brakes would cause a significant increase of air loss from the bleed, making the brakes feel spongey and inoperable under the condition that there was still enough air to not release the emergency. when bobtailing, something like that can feel negligible due to the significant lack of weight. but pulling a loaded trailer is what made the issue far more apparent when the brakes need to hold more pressure and work harder.

[@aussie8114]

That wasn’t much room to pull in. Well done.

[@alyssa2796]

Hearing the terror in the drivers voice as he yeld “no stop”, I’m so glad that man didn’t have to deal with hurting anyone.

[@miss_bhello7925]

Good example of everyone around trying to work together in a difficult situation to do what they can do to help, in order to avoid disaster, instead of having an attitude that it's someone else's responsibility.

[@journeyforyou5600]

Usually if any fatal accident happens then sometimes people say that avoiding this scenario could have change everything. But in this one if everything had gone backhill then nobody would dare to talk about the mistake because it would sound unsolvable.

[@blakejacobsen4846]

Hopefully the company pays any fees for the pickup driver if he dented the front bumper of the car behind him. Obviously the dude is happy to be alive, but he shouldn’t have to take a financial hit or have his insurance raised for a life saving ‘dent’ lol

[@Yusei_Xrlz012]

There is no way ur gonna charge a truck driver who tried so hard to use his brake

[@deidradahl2802]

When all is said and done, it seems the little kid asked the nice lady, ''''what's that''' she said, you don't wanna know, that' grace under fire

[@whatever11497]

The driver? May get charges? We can all see he was attempting to stop in plenty of time. We can all see it took another 1/4 mile to stop. And we all know he doesn't deserve any charges most importantly, because we all heard him.

[@soloyoni2000]

The truck driver need some credit too

[@stevenflores80]

God bless all the people there they definitely avoided a catastrophe for sure. I’m a maintenance mechanic and no matter with a pre trip inspection it’s wear and tear machines fail.

[@tpp4007]

The bad news is, the insurance company gonna say the truck owner is at fault for backing up into that car.

[@FateBoost]

No one needs to know what happened

[@katiem4539]

Wow. & of course our society wants someone to face charges for this, even though no one was hurt of hit, and the driver clearly stated the brakes failed.

[@theinfiniteabysmal7299]

Preventative actions, like charging the driver or the company, keep people alive. He got lucky because everyone involved was stopped and aware of his presence, people committed moving violations to cede roadway to a runaway vehicle that would’ve killed 4 or 5 children in front of their parents, there was even property damage to two vehicles. This is a video demonstrating luck and the need to be vigilant as others are irresponsibly driving and putting your life at risk. Wait for the day a semi brushes up against your sideview mirror at 60 mph, centimeters being the only space between you and the pulverizing force that is a runaway tractor trailer. We don’t NEED truckers if their irresponsibility causes scenes like this, especially considering the driver didn’t use engine breaks that even a rookie would know to use.

[@echo997]

he should’ve pulled off into the trees. he technically still caused an accident bc the other truck had to back up and hit the SUV

[@katiem4539]

@@echo997 wow. Read your comment again. We as people make mistakes every day. You probably “should have” done a lot of things differently. Just like all of us. In a moment of brake failure, you’re not always thinking clearly. It’s very scary. He did at least go around the other cars. The point here is, no one was hurt and no major accident was caused. Our whole society is brainwashed thinking jail is the appropriate response to everything

[@katiem4539]

@@theinfiniteabysmal7299 no one was hurt. All of your sentences are hypotheticals. People make mistakes everyday. Machines fail. That does not mean Jailtime

[@theinfiniteabysmal7299]

@@katiem4539 if nobody gets hit by a bullet why do we have attempted murder charges? To keep people from pointing loaded guns at your forehead. Nobody was hurt in this particular circumstance, but what happens next time when there isn’t a bright yellow 30 ft long crossing guard telling everyone to stop and pay attention? Rear end the family of four so they can’t avoid oncoming traffic or swerve into the oncoming traffic himself, instantaneously killing the next person with whom he makes contact. Prevention keeps the brakes in working condition with 40 tons of steel moving anywhere between 30-85 mph. If you’d like next time you see a runaway semi you can try to block him with your vehicle as it’s not his, or the judicial systems, problem. Be a real community hero, be the change you wanna see.

[@farrahsaidi7194]

The truck driver is a hero with his quick thinking backing up. Thank you who ever you are may God bless you!🙏👌🙌👍

[@michael.starbuck1998]

Had the semi truck driver and the pickup truck driver not acted the way they both did, this could have been a major tragedy. I'm glad no one got hurt or killed from this.

[@giorgiotribastone7070]

As trucker myself pre-trip inspection very important

[@LSRG-YT--LandonSRobloxGaming]

The driver of the pickup (Chevrolet Silverado 1500) didn't even care that he hit the white Cherokee, he had to do what had to be done to prevent a disaster.

[@DLH165_ptfs]

Can't even stop the truck on Ohio 💀

[@TedsHoldOver]

Now interview the driver of the white SUV. “He backed right into me for no reason!!”

[@dusty8261]

Hats off to that CDL DRIVER, you could hear the terror in his voice - he had no control of that truck and he did EVERYTHING possible to avoid a horrific crash. Great job.

[@my12spoonswithrose43]

By using his horn the driver not only saved the kids lives but also the people in the cars lives. He is as much of a hero as is the guy who moved his car back.

[@JordyanBWolf]

Man I just want to know if the truck driver was okay after this. His poor cries. He knew how many ways that could end bad.

[@Marchingband_horsegirl]

He is fine but he is facing charges

[@phoniexace]

That tractor driver handle that like a champ! He did good!

[@swad8953]

I really hope the driver doesn’t face any charges. That video shows he clearly was horrified and did everything in his power to prevent it.

[@Marchingband_horsegirl]

I am sorry, but he did face charges

[@Just_that_dancer]

My dad used to be a truck driver and I always was scared his breaks would fail. This is terrifying, i am glad everyone is omay

[@casper8076]

🏅Semi driver was laying on that air horn, he did everything to avoid catastrophe, nobody was hurt, he did great! Pickup driver deserves a medal! Holy f*k! Everyone involved did great. If the trainee bus driver did move ahead the bus would not have gained enough speed to avoid collision in time. Someone was looking down on everyone that day. My nerves r still in shock! I hate that they would even think to press charges on that driver after viewing that video evidence. If you ask me, he is one of the best drivers out there! He thought to alert everyone around him once he realized the issue & remained in as much control as he could of the situation, had super quick reflexes and decision making skills and managed to avoid a catastrophe and saved countless lives that day. 🏅 P.S. Just my opinion here but the media should have phrased that differently, rather than the way they said it, they should have just said something like "the police r investigating to see if charges, if any, will be filed" or something not pointing such direct blame at the driver who obviously did not in any way shape or form do that on purpose.

[@bryantanderson430]

The car behind the bus is like "Hit the bus, not me"🤣

[@karlawhite4922]

I understand some people saying the driver was supposed to check the trucks brakes before he went but what if he did and they worked? Like this clearly wasn’t the beginning of his trip they must have been working to begin with and gave out along the way. I don’t think the driver should be at fault because the companies who make these trucks should know better, and with the technology we have today, do better.

[@SpoookyGamez]

Why would either one “face charges”? It was a freak accident, things happen.

[@TankYou90]

someone wo a lawsuit because a Macdonald coffee got spilled on them, accidents happen but thos Americans love sewing people

[@WillowtheRainFawn]

@@TankYou90 That story is actually very obscured from what really happened. Elderly lady who wasn't the driver, passenger in a parked car. Coffee gave her 3rd degree burns. Before considering court, she asked McDonald's to only pay for her medical bills. What they offered was extremely low against what the bills were, not nearly enough to help. She then took them to court to ask for the same "just for medical bills" and ended up with more for the fact it wasn't nearly the first time McDonald's had an incident like that with way more than just her. That being said, that truck driver really, really doesn't deserve the scrutiny he's getting. Really hope he doesn't get blamed for it.

[@SpoookyGamez]

@@WillowtheRainFawn I mean you order coffee you should expect it to be hot so…kind of her fault. I wouldn’t have paid her anything either

[@WillowtheRainFawn]

@@SpoookyGamezThere's a huge difference between hot Coffee and what they were giving out. The burns you are thinking of are considered 1st degree burns. Burn off a taste bud or two, maybe a bit of redness on skin it falls on, that's what would be considered 1st degree burn. So yes, I agree that those burns can happen, kind of commonplace and you can expect. But 1st degree burns on your tongue/mouth/skin is pretty much a put ice on it if you want to, it'll get better on its own-- it's a very different story than what their coffee was doing. What was happening with McDonald's coffee was that it was causing 3rd degree burns upon contact. In 3rd degree burns, skin goes black, it chars, slips off. There's a big difference. Coffee that does the same damage that fire directly against the skin does instead of the average red patch on the skin is a definitely way too hot. Search up 3rd degree burn. If a coffee can give you that (and it always sends you to a burn trauma center) within split seconds of contact, it's not something to be expected to expect and it's unreasonable to. 1st degree is home treatment. 3rd degree is thousands upon thousands of dollars and weeks in a burn trauma center. I don't blame her for holding McDonald's accountable for it.

[@casperwarren941]

Hope the driver doesn't. He did really well. Horns from a far. Good driving. And big great job to he blue truck. Truly saved lives

[@carolcanny4778]

WOW, this actually gave me chills !! Because of the smartness of the pickup truck driver to act sooo quickly !!! And that dump truck driver for notifying everyone as much as possible and maneuvering his truck as he did maintaining control the whole time !! Amazing miracle no one was hurt 🙌🙏🫶💖😇

[@elenagonzalez8896]

I’m crying watching this thank god everyone survived

[@anamariazapata8701]

Wow. Great job! You saved a lot of people. This goes to show that everything happens for a reason, you were at the right place at the right time

[@benthomson9397]

Another article on this stated charges may be pending against the driver because he drove the truck to a maintenance yard right after this. Guy was probably still in shock and figured it was wise to get that truck to the maintenance yard pronto. That decision may cost him.

[@katehook75]

Ben Thomson Please excuse my ignorance about trucking, but why would going to a maintenance yard cause charges? Is it like admitting guilt? I'm confused. Where else would he go? Thanks for any insight into the matter!

[@benthomson9397]

@@katehook75 The news article implied the cops were a little upset they were not allowed to immediately impound the truck after the accident so were considering some kind of charge against the driver.

[@katehook75]

@@benthomson9397 Thank you for the clarification! I guess if the truck is not immediately in the possession of the cops, there could be allegations of vehicle tampering 🤷🏼‍♀️ Thank you for your response!

[@thepressgirl]

I'm glad it didn't end tragically. Can't imagine the thoughts going through the driver of the tractor trailer and everyone in its path.

[@Marc816]

The trucker really knew how to drive. That's why he didn't hit the school bust.

[@MasterOfTruck]

if he really knew how to drive this situation wouldve been 100% avoidable. this was absolutely a rookie mistake.

[@angelac273]

@1:29 why didn’t the truck just quickly pull into the drive of the house he was outside? But then @1:35 the truck driver isn’t even in the same place, that driveway is way further back. Weird!

[@refertomyprofilepic1224]

The first driveway you see at 1:29 has what looks like missing or broken concrete so you don't see it at 1:35 because its dark but you can see where the driveway ends up until that missing/broken area. You're confusing it with the neighbor's driveway in the second timestamp. Plus, you can see from the first timestamp that the truck really didn't have time to pull in any driveway as they just had enough time to back up into that SUV to get out of the way.

[@jimlasswell4491]

Mack trucks are notorious for bad brakes.

[@user-pt1cz4ot1e]

Well done to everyone!!! Someone hug all the drivers involved. 😢 What a scary situation.

[@gabriel.954]

This is a perfect example of how things are so f'ed up in this country. Here is video with audio of a truck driver expertly dealing with a nightmarish moment - having only seconds to avoid disaster. You can hear him pumping the brakes, downshifting, jostling the truck left and right looking for an avenue of escape, sounding his horn, his adrenaline going. He doesn't panic, or over-react. He deals with it, literally and figuratively head-on. Possibly saving lives. But wait, he's not heralded as a hero. The other pickup driver is, though. The truck driver may face charges. He didn't even knock over a mailbox. Now how f'ed up is that? Why would I want to be a truck driver? F that...

[@robertsteich7362]

This folks shows you a very good reason why self driving trucks shall not be allowed. I HIGHLY doubt a supercomputer would’ve done the same horn warning and maneuver. Heck, I doubt the other cars/trucks would’ve moved as well with self driving computers.

[@pabloelcid3960]

Nobody should be charged. Accidents happen, charging someone will only lead to more people covering themselves when accidents happen.

[@thejtd21]

Shouldn't charge the driver nor company if the cause of the brakes were faulty at that time. There are possibilities parts can go bad during transit after inspections. You can't prevent everything.

[@btwtrademe]

They have to investigate if the breaks were actually faulty. Drivers have claimed their brakes failed but have put themselves in the situation where the breaks overheat and could have avoided it.

[@trucksouteast]

Brake fade is still brake failure. Either way the vehicle isn’t stopping

[@Marchingband_horsegirl]

He didn’t do his Pre-Trip or his inspection which if he doesn’t he gets pressed with charges and it was only the driver not the company

[@Xstr3ngthz]

Lmao that suv behind the bus is like you ain’t gunna smash into me hit the bus instead

[@h.s.6269]

It was a wise call to get himself out of the equation, lmao!

[@aaronaustrie]

Thank God 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@feliciamurphy6244]

why on earth would they want to charge the driver. He did all he could to avoid that accident. You can hear it in his voice. That is just bonkers.

[@rebeccaholbrook1816]

Of course it’s from Ohio 💀

[@That.Mechanic]

Only in Ohio 💀🗿

[@Marchingband_horsegirl]

No, it happened in Missouri

[@drjohnsonhungwell5115]

There are several things that can cause brake failure on a truck some are unforseeable and can fail without warning even if the brakes are adjusted and the driver performed a pre trip inspection.

[@bradcliff7099]

That means 1 of 2 failure scenarios had to be a factor on brake failure on both the truck and the trailer and the only one possible is the brakes weren't properly adjusted! Here's why...The other scenario would be that just about half of the SPRING BRAKES on the drive axles on the truck and trailer axles would have to be broken and not doing their job in this emergency! Springs don't need air to function, they only need enough air to hold the brake shoes off the brake drum! So are you telling me that he had to have missed that many broken Spring Brakes in his brake chambers that morning, or did he just indicate that everything was acceptably safe to operate in his inspection so he could keep working? Not going to convince me! The truck was unsafe to be on the road! Yes he "Guided IT" around the obstacles but he did not have control because he could not stop the truck!

[@drjohnsonhungwell5115]

@@bradcliff7099 Single chamber brakes will roll freely if air leaks off or doesn't go past the supply tank on the trailer , double chambers will lock down and not move another possibility depending on what type of chambers could be a valve on the trailer bypassing the tank and not feeding the chambers if they were single chambers and if you listen closely to the video it sounds like the low air warning light was sounding off , I have personally had a trailer with single chambers and the red button popped out or wasn't pressed and you get the surprise of no brakes until you press it back in .

[@drjohnsonhungwell5115]

@@bradcliff7099 I've also seen a foot valve freeze up in cold weather leaving both truck and trailer without brakes fortunately the truck was still at the motor pool and they replaced the valve to be for sure .

[@esekaimaine7364]

Only in Ohio 🤯

[@DCBELLAFAIRY]

Thank goodness the man in the truck was paying attention and to the lady in the bus telling the driver something was wrong you can also hear the poor man’s fear and he shouldn’t be charged brakes go out all the time at any given moment and he should do a class with his amazing driving skills and doing the best to keep himself composed while going 40 mph with no brakes that was awesome he should be awarded and thanked not charged otherwise everyone that has ever lost brakes would had been charged, I’m glad no one was hurt.

[@mymixedbiscuit9159]

Props to that guy for his quick thinking!

[@jackmccool9911]

Sue the company that owned the truck not the driver lmaooo

[@fluxfaze]

Steering the semitruck completely off the road for the sake of the children never occurred to the driver. More safety training required. Here’s an idea: let the trucker keep his job but reassign him to teaching truck safety at the company using this and other learning-moment dashcam videos recorded by the company (and videos recorded by the entire industry, eh) to other truckers which will be more prone to listen to him than some trained “trainer”.

[@pinchekittybiker]

That is conjecture. The driver may have known something about that option that we don't know, and chose to maneuver around instead as less of a risk.

[@fluxfaze]

@@pinchekittybiker Semi truck dashcam video at 01:25:01 clearly shows a path off pavement to the right between telephone poles across an open field. To the left, truck-stopping pine forest. Conjecture my butt. The driver chose the worst possible path and should be fired, at the very least.

[@tomato-v8x]

@@fluxfaze Looks like you didn’t hear when she said “quarter mile down the road” before the timestamp you posted, because there was no pavement to the right when they were at the school bus. It’s either they crash or maneuvre around them.

[@soloyoni2000]

What you talking about fool , he avoid hitting anyone.

[@AlexR_44]

@@pinchekittybiker 0:12 seconds into the video they show a dashcam shot of an awful lot of space to the right with a large field like front yard and sparse trees. MAYBE he didn't know the brakes were out by then, otherwise... that would've been optimal place to ditch. Either way, the guy got SUPER lucky and clearly had at least some skill, to make that swerve without clipping anything was pretty sweet. I'd like to know WHY the brakes failed. Truck brakes, especially trailers (that I know of) are default on, meaning if something goes wrong in the system, the trailer brakes lock up before they fail. Someone else in the comments said the driver might have overheated them. If that's the case, then despite his luck and skill, he's still looking at at least losing his CDL for a while. I would think/hope.

[@lenanaH]

This once happened to us! We were at the valley bottom headed uphill and coming fast downhill toward us was a runaway lorry ferrying sand and flashing full beams! People in our van started screaming, the driver of an SUV ahead of us steered away in to the roadside thickets. Well, I don't know how the lorry driver managed to wrestle the steering wheel to keep the aged lorry on its lane but thank God we here! It crashed about 100 m after zooming past our vehicle; no serious injuries.

[@Lamin_G]

Careful look at the sequences of the video shows that the Mack truck driver actually _sought to avoid the school bus,_ long before he got close to it. He changed lanes very *early on,* allowing the Chevy driver to see that the tractor trailer was heading in his direction, thereby prompting him to reverse his pickup. It appeared as though he would have struck the dark Chevy pickup more immediately rather than the school bus, because the truck was heading straight in the direction of the Chevy pickup. So, in a way, the Chevy driver actually saved himself more immediately than he did the nearby vehicles. Still, who knows; had the Mack truck collided with the Chevy pickup, there might have been residual/recoiling movements of both the Mack truck and the Chevy from that impact, possibly causing the trailer of the Mack truck to move in an unpredictable direction, including one that could have impacted the school bus.

[@ragashankar]

It doesn’t help though. School bus was on STOP and children were boarding/de boarding . He could’ve easily hit a child who was about to cross the road.

[@Lamin_G]

@@ragashankar The Mack truck driver's actions, of course, made a difference - just as I described. He changed lanes well ahead of approaching the school bus and the dark Chevy pickup. _On top of that,_ he kept honking the loud horns of the truck. Those actions allowed the Chevy driver to be alerted to a heavy hauler heading straight for him, and hence, giving him time to reverse his pickup. Reversing the pickup, in turn, gave the Mack truck driver a chance to avoid colliding with the Chevy pickup [and posdibly the school bus], no?

[@ragashankar]

@@Lamin_G I get it. But kids are kids. They don’t listen to honks and run towards the bus/home as soon as their stop comes. This could’ve ended very Bad either way. Luckily, there were no kids crossing during that time.

[@Lamin_G]

@@ragashankar Well, luckily no kid was walking about near the bus or the road. Word is that the Mack driver's *brakes failed* on him, which is presumably why he couldn't stop or slow down the truck. That's where the investigations come in, to determine why the truck's brakes failed in the first place, and who-if any-might have been responsible for making sure that they worked properly during haulage.

[@thebetaguy]

2 things... 1 He has (2) brakes he can pull to release ALL the air from the system and lock those tires up.. he just didnt want to because it would slam him into the window probably.. (and the steering wheel would hurt your stomach/ribs pretty bad going 45). 2. He could have ran into a ditch instead of risking a HEAD on collision.. he crossed the dbl yellow its all HIM if he killed a family. but hindsights a b.. I dunno what he was thinking. But I've lost air pressure and locked brakes up before.. its not pleasant.

[@Bendigo1]

It depends on the type of brake failure. If it was loss of air pressure then yes, dynamiting the brakes could have helped. And it would not throw him through the windshield if he was heavy. I think it was over 80,000 with that many axles. It is most likely brakes out of adjustment and in that case pulling the parking brakes will not do anymore than standing on the pedal. As for putting it in the ditch, that is a last "DITCH" solution and i am sure he was thinking about it before seeing that opening. It is not something that any driver should do unless all else fails. Once it goes of the road, there is not much control and he could have plowed into a house. I haven't a feeling he is going to get a pretty hefty fine for poor maintenance but luckily he is not going to jail or the morgue and he did a good job to not hurt anyone.

[@itsicandy]

Why the hell wasn't he driving over peoples lawns to slow down? like aim for a tree, nobody is gonna put you in jail for tearing up a lawn.

[@fluxfaze]

Precisely.

[@urlocaltweaker]

True but that heavy truck would have most likely lost control as soon as he hit the grass so it could have been equally as devastating

[@fluxfaze]

@@urlocaltweaker Only to the semitruck and trailer, and possibly its driver, but after some bouncing and slewing and sliding and possibly hitting trees it would have totally missed coming anywhere near as close to the busload of children as it did when he squeezed around within mere inches at 45 mph and extremely limited space to maneuver successfully. Take that driver off the road and let him continue working for the trucking company as a driving safety instructor utilizing his own dashcam video and other videos like it to teach other drivers safer driving skills than he’ll ever have.

[@urlocaltweaker]

@@fluxfaze yea now that I think of it, it was alot more risky to go between the bus and the truck lol.

[@Marchingband_horsegirl]

Like I have said before if he pulled into peoples lawns he could hit a dog, kid, or and adult. He was also going down a hill so he would of sped up

[@jasonHadley420]

charges? you can check your truck in the morning and be fine.. then 15 mins later lose your brakes or anything like that.. It happens.. The driver did nothing wrong but save everyones life

[@cocotalbert1382]

That's why you don't sit there with your head down watching a phone waiting for traffic to pass or the bus to move or whatever. You should always be aware of your surroundings and what's going on so that you can have time to react. Kudos to the pickup truck driver for paying attention.

[@thamertanner5448]

This is one of those videos you show kids who are learning to drive. Situational awareness matters!

[@Marchingband_horsegirl]

Umm he wasn’t looking at his phone? He had a kid in the truck looking at the kids phone

[@rebeccahetrick6576]

"what was that?" "YOU DON'T WANNA KNOW"

[@origamidragon4883]

,🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tonyk8163]

What the hell else you want from him exactly. He wasn’t speeding it was raining and he was on a hill. I swear some ppl skipped science class and it shows. Ty god he used his horn to warn everyone. And the correct actions were taken. I’m sure that guy can go fund me for a repair to his truck.

[@desertsurvival8235]

As a former school bus driver my heart goes out to that trucker, he did an incredible job with little to no warning.

[@obviousness8113]

Glad to see this news story as a 'close call' as opposed to a tragedy.

[@givemelibertyorgivemedeath5221]

When I heard "his brakes failed" i immediately thought shut off the engine. Going 50 miles an hour. Turning the key off. Would do damage to the truck parts. But if killing kids was the alternative. Then shutting the engine off and ruining the engine. Is nothing.

[@Matthew-jq7xl]

@@givemelibertyorgivemedeath5221 shutting the engine off does nothing, what do you think the car just stops instantly, you can turn your car off with it being in gear and it'll still roll away, The parking break would ruin his vehicle and also not be enough to stop the truck from hitting them, it would also likely cause a loss of control causing a flip over that would've possibly killed a family in a house, this was the best outcome for sure.

[@givemelibertyorgivemedeath5221]

@@Matthew-jq7xl i never said it wouldn't stop immediately. Depending on how far back he was. The truck could have stopped. If the engine was off. But i do agree with you this was a great out come

[@Marchingband_horsegirl]

@@givemelibertyorgivemedeath5221also the air brakes would be on and he wouldn’t be able to keep pumping the brakes to slow the truck down

[@A.Walker.]

Had that school bus trainee driven off as told it would've been catastrophic. What an incredible outcome.🙏🏽🙏🏽 🙏🏽

[@jaybrooks1098]

You can hear the driver grenade the brakes. He lost them.

[@denisejasmine9178]

This is why I stop a ways away from the bus even if I’m on the opposite side of the road. I mean it’s not exactly why but more of a “you just never know” thing.

[@morath2542]

Kudos to the driver of the tractor trailer as well! That was an amazing maneuver in such a big and heavy vehicle. He did everything he could correctly

[@elizabethg2715]

This is scary... as a parent that lives on busy road my daughters bus stop as been accident scene many times from ppl not paying attention, I'm so glad that man backed up into other car, he absolutely saved lives!!

[@phoenixrising5856]

God bless the dude in the black truck. He saved lives by backing up.

[@crazywolf156]

That driver better not get charged except for incredible driving under pressure. Though with are broken justice system it won't surprise me😢

[@Marchingband_horsegirl]

He was charged for not doing the Pre-Trip and inspection

[@bishopsanthony1447]

The guy in the pickup truck and the tractor trailer are both heros, the guy in the pickup didn't care about a lawsuit for backing up into the other car and the trailer gave plenty of time for people to move. I'll give them both props for being smart enough to move into positions where nobody was killed.

[@CatreniaClayton]

Face charges for brakes failing? That is ludicrous!!!

[@PR-jw6yt]

Situational awareness saves the day

[@h.s.6269]

An exact example of why to be a defensive driver and not expect everything to be going perfectly for all other vehicles. I've had to honk my way to let others at an intersection know I'd lost control as I slid through a black ice patch. Thankfully all the drivers seemed to understand what was happening and waited for my dumbass to get some tred grip again, lmao.

[@courtneynewton4463]

That Tractor trailer driver is a hero in my book!! He absolutely better not face any charges !

[@mattjohnson8465]

P.G.T is out of columbia station ohio absolutely horrible on maintaining there trucks. Just a few years back one of there trucks was trying to stop and was hanging over the retaining wall in cleveland. Source no brakes. This is the drivers fault as much as the company's. I've towed many of there trucks and their equipment is old and not safe at all.

[@bayleenicole2096]

Great job to everyone involved. Including the driver, bus driver and the civilians on the side

[@ekaterinaroyster5892]

I heard a lot of 18-wheelers don't have any brakes

[@kennethmullen7183]

Truck driver=not paying attention. School bus driver=stopped 8 way flashers operating. Big yellow school bus=children on board. Guy in pickup truck=deserves a special award or hero award for fast thinking. My point to all this:everybody blames "my brakes failed" I say b.s. Your truck has an emergency brake, why wasn't it used or applied. Thank God nobody got hurt in this incident. Hopefully truck driver looses his trucking license.

[@gryffenbussan4928]

You=a dumbass. Ur comment=bs. Ur intellect=nonexistent

[@chewdock88]

Can we get any updates on who was at fault