Insurance company took names
He’ll be cutting the grass for a LONG time.
Seems like he hit the wrong pedal.
Teens just don’t have adequate driving skills for some things yet.
Tombstone: Here lies Jake, who stepped on the gas instead of the brake
I think we just found a new driver for an Indian trucking company.
If he needs work, some of the Indian-owned trucking companies might be hiring.
Happens regularly at docks, thousands of blooper videos.
Things were a lot different when I was a kid in the 50s. I have a picture of me pulling a seeder with a 200 Farmall when I was seven, and one running a bailer when I was 9. Now at the tender age of 77, I make more “errors” in judgement than I did back then.
First real job I had was working at a gas-dock at Lake Berryessa. It was right nest to the boat ramp. Sunday afternoons were always entertaining. People drinking all day then one has to go get the trailer while the other learns how to get the boat on. I’ve seen cars and trucks go under water, boats fall off onto the ramp, spouses yell at each other many many times. If you’re bored, make a visit to your local boat ramp. Seriesly.
It doesn’t look like that in Hollywood films. The truck twists getting over the edge of the bulkhead. The roof of the cab is also crushed presumably from when it hit the water. That’s not a good advertisement for the safety of Ford pickups when they roll over in an accident. The kid is lucky not to have been injured and needs to learn how to drive.
Beat me to it.
Teens are by definition inexperienced drivers - they cause a lot of accidents, over-inflate their driving skills and do not well understand power of cars and how quickly things can go very wrong (I think he probably stepped on the gas by accident).
There is a reason insurance companies charge teen drivers a LOT of money. Insurance companies do give a discount for good grades, I remember submitting my son's grades to them. Still, the cost was very high.
The answer is right there - teen driver.
The real question is whether Taxachesetts made him pay for an extra launch fee at the boat docks.
“He did not sustain any serious injuries.”
At least not until he got home.
The first vehicle I learned to drive was a Hyster forklift when I was 12 years old. I worked for one of my uncle’s who was a masonry contractor during the summer. I also did my share of carrying bricks, mixing mortar and shoveling dirt.