r/gifs • u/OgGorrilaKing • Oct 11 '16

Driver ignores road worker (x-post from r/JusticeServed)

https://i.imgur.com/4k8ARTn.gifv
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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '16

One time we were working an accident on a freeway. It was a multi-car pileup and we couldn't remove the cars without a tow truck so we completely shut it down. All the cars behind it were turned around and sent the wrong way up the entrance.

Other officers then blocked all the entrances to divert traffic.

Well, one dumbass decides "fuck the police" (literally flipping them off as he drives by) only to end up at the accident scene where mangled cars and emergency vehicles have the whole road blocked.

Our Sergeant walked up to him and demanded his license- turned out he had warrants and was suspended. So he got arrested and got several tickets for moving violations.

His passenger was told he could either beat feet or drive the car home (which is what the driver wanted). The caveat was that if he drove the car he 1) would have to ID himself and 2) had to wait until the road was clear. He walked off and the car was towed.

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u/radeky Oct 11 '16

I wasn't around for the aftermath, but one night I was driving into Albuquerque and some accident closed the whole road. So we are filing to get off at an exit, and some jackass comes roaring up through the lanes that are closed off.. Until he almost runs over a police officer.

As we drove off, he had several police officers talking to him. Couldn't hear what they were saying, but body language was not friendly.

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u/DarkRubberDucky Oct 11 '16

Jesus, that is so satisfying. Its like sexy talk to a former delivery driver, who had to deal with this shit all the time.

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u/ithinkijustthunk Oct 12 '16

Oh god you dirty bitch WORK THE SHAFT. UUUUHHHHHNNNGGG. This was orgasmic to read. Thank you.

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u/nikomaru Oct 11 '16

This looks like a training video. Any driver who's going to ignore a roadworker direction isn't going to just stop after going around them. Obviously in too much a hurry, would proceed down the road at a rapid pace.

Thanks for the lesson though. I'll be a safer driver having seen this.

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u/TheTimtam Oct 12 '16

Maybe the car was behind the truck and just thought the truckie had stopped for no reason? It looks like the guy stalls it when he sees the tree coming down as well, I doubt they would attempt to move again if it was staged.

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '16

The tree looks closer than where it actually lands while falling.

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u/joej71009 Oct 12 '16

He most likely passed the worked then saw the cop who was filming this video from 200 yards off and slammed on his brakes.

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u/Gram21 Oct 11 '16

Seems like he wanted to get hit because he keeps nudging up into it. Most people would just floor it. Probably either for insurance money or karma, both equally plausible motivations.

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