Truck reversing fail

Vehicle crashing into house at Cowpe junction. Action ends at 8:00.

[@tee_m]

Just to add. The house was badly damaged and can be seen on streetview here for your reference.

[@henktulp4400]

Surely most HGV drivers can sympathize with this driver..... We have all been caught in tricky situations,like this one just being one of the many examples!!..... sometimes timely delivery and returning the lorry undamaged seems like a gamble....

[@MJBott]

Had the balls to knock the door. Fair play. Honest man.

[@garviere]

Number one rule he broke. Get out the bleeding truck and have a look! He never left his cab!

[@grinningpinhead3961]

Don't ever be afraid to ask for help. If you're in a spot like this and an extra pair of eyes would help get out safely then find them. Sure that may seem embarrasing but it's better than wrecking the truck or the street.

[@TomTomTomTom538]

Baffling that he even tried this. He should have just reversed out while he had the chance

[@lliambunter]

He plainly doesn't understand articulation

[@MADTASS]

Only Way Out of that was to Reverse back out and do a Blind Reverse back over the Bridge and then Reverse onto the Roundabout, Drivers will Stop or Ask for Assistance.

[@blacksky9621]

My name is GPS and that was my fault.

[@riley165]

As a new pass this situation would have my arse twitching like a rabbits nose! I feel for that driver!

[@TheDrews11]

this is why i dont drive artics

[@Davey007]

Totally relate to this, especially when I was a new driver. Got lost, no help from control, seen red and done something risky. Park up and take a minute, although it looks difficult without blocking the road. 😢😢

[@andrewlee6064]

Never panic it’s a waste of energy and clutch lol - just look for the simplest way out .poor guy but he made the turn 😂 well done son .

[@TheDeepExplorer1]

As a class 1 driver myself I feel for you buddy who ever you are. Sometimes you just need to bite the bullet and refuse a delivery or park up and walk it get a better look. Could have avoided a damaged house and nearly ripping the whole trailer off. Hope he’s still driving because he gave it a good attempt fair does 😂

[@stuarttempleton6009]

Lesson learned at least he tried to contact the householder so full marks for that ❤

[@asdwqe4815]

reverse back the way you came is an option

[@nunorodrigues9780]

the real one! most people dont know how stress is drive a truck...

[@ofpWolf]

He could have tried to back up onto that street. It's not even blindside turn, so, if there's enough space, he could do it. If there's no chance of doing that, then reversing back is the best option. Although, I don't know conditions of the road he would have reversing through

[@basherman1028]

This is where the maths come in. That was never going to happen without damage to the lorry and property. The driver needed to assess this and work it out before forcing the issue.

[@johnmikel4335]

Don't judge the driver because we don't know if the he could reverse back without hindrance of other cars blockig him. I have also found myself in this kind of situation whereby it was the police that had to clear the way for me to reverse back because the car drivers in my back didn't want to. Sometimes, the so called Garmin map for truckers is misleading. In this kind of situation, i would advise that he should have called the police to help him control traffic so that he can reverse back even if he was given a ticket.