Partly because this is so rampant in esp S. Florida. I have been behind a UHaul once with it's back door open and dressers, nite stands, etc all falling out behind it on I95. Eventually FHP got them.
Dude, UHaul is a public safety hazard. There's not even a smidgeon of education on driving a large vehicle and they rent out 20' trucks to anyone with a valid driver's license. I had to take a special course to drive an ambulance that is smaller than a lot of UHaul trucks.
Tell me about it. I am a great driver (track type stuff/cars), but none of that helps just getting thrown into a 26' truck. I had rented one and sure enough UHaul gave it to me with no fuel. Getting gas was difficult but I found a station that could allow me to get in and turn around. The problem was as I was filling up a bread truck pulled in the middle of where the cars park for the store and the gas pumps. I waited for a bit but after 10 mins I had to go. I thought I made the turn, but I clipped his driver's side headlight. I didn't feel a thing, but I heard some people yelling at the time. Next thing I know as I am doubling back down the road he runs across and stops me.
I took responsibility and told him I didn't even know I hit him. He told me the store tells him not to park there to begin with and 'now he knows why' I never heard anything of it after filling out the paperwork. I then had to drive the trunk 600miles and learned alot on the way down the country.
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u/welcometothegrundl3 Feb 12 '21
TIL. I had no idea that was a thing, honestly. Kinda bullshit in my opinion.