Honorable Mention for stupidity goes to the driver of the gray car who pulled in front of the trucker at the last second.
Huge kudo’s to the trucker for some excellent heads up driving.
“It doesn’t matter if the driver ahead of you stops to save a turtle or stops to pick his nose. If you cannot stop in time, then you were following too close.”
I agree. The truck driver had an EXCELLENT view of everything going on in front of him. No one else at the scene could control something as wide as that truck. Worse, his/her “avoidance” pathway took her across a grassy median—where there’s scant control to be had.
His/her inattention could have made this idiotic situation deadly. The gray car’s late swerve should have been anticipated: this is Florida, after all.
There’s no shortage of idiots and dumbasses on the roads.
I do roadside mowing for my local highway department. I am supported by two flaggers that cover my 6 and 12. I concentrate on my job, so I don’t witness much of anything. However, the back chatter on the radio between those two is damned scary from what they deal with.
Right you are but apparently several previous posters did not view the video. The driver of the gray vehicle made a highly unsafe lane change, likely never looking to see if there was another vehicle approaching in that lane. There was no way that the trucker could have stopped but he would have been able to come to a safe stop if the gray car driver had not pulled directly in front of him. I expect that after viewing the video, the insurance companies will find the driver of the gray auto at fault.