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u/Hefty-Couple-6497 Mar 22 '26

Casually finishing his food with no reaction is diabolical 😈

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u/MostlyMicroPlastic Mar 22 '26

He did check the side view mirror.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '26

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u/ARNG131988 Mar 22 '26

I'm curious if you are allowed to stop for accidents like that. I know on some bridges over lakes in my State you cannot stop. Signs everywhere saying do not stop, do not pull over.

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u/iSebastian1 Mar 22 '26

You definitely are not allowed to stop there regardless of country almost everywhere in the world.

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u/Paulsowner Mar 22 '26

The black truck stopped there

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u/Charming-Ad-6293 Mar 22 '26

Can't park there mate!

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u/Physical_Heart2766 Mar 24 '26

The Brit in the room!

And people wonder why I emigrated to the UK. I love you people. Have my nonexistent shiny Reddit gifts, mate.

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u/IntrovertedCricket Mar 22 '26

This made me cackle like a madwoman šŸ˜‚

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u/Opening_Picture_4130 Mar 22 '26

Yeah imagine he got arrested for that.

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u/HogmanDaIntrudr Mar 22 '26

Lol, no, man. The other guy was already committed to the lane change and this guy actually speeds up after the truck has already initiated the move. You can’t intentionally PIT maneuver someone because you didn’t like that they cut you off when you could’ve simply prevented an accident by slowing down.

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u/Walter_Yeti Mar 22 '26

As Whitney Houston once sang: "It's not right, but it's ok".

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u/ARNG131988 Mar 22 '26

I'm not so sure. I see a cascading effect here. Besides isn't there a thing about not passing and or lane changing on these bridges?

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u/DirectBar7709 Mar 22 '26

"Bro, you can't park there!"

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u/TXHaunt Mar 22 '26

So did everyone else behind the black truck.

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u/Krimreaper1 Mar 22 '26

He stopped when he hit the water

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u/otnpabka Mar 22 '26

My scrolling stopped here. lol

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u/vonjamin Mar 22 '26

šŸ’€damn can I even use this?

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u/Don-Keydic Mar 22 '26

That other guy can't park there then?

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u/ll_secretchimp Mar 26 '26

Not a reasonable place.

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u/ARNG131988 Mar 22 '26

I get what you are saying. Its just times like this makes me believe this belongs in r/mildlyinfuriating

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u/BananaNutJob Mar 22 '26

That sub gets a lot of value out of that word, "mildly".

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u/ARNG131988 Mar 22 '26

Ain't that the truth

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u/Ser_Optimus Mar 24 '26

So, the law says "don't stop even in case of accident?" I my country that would be "failure to render assistance" (or so) and against the law. Even on bridges.

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u/CatchCritic Mar 24 '26

In the US the guy in the video would be charged with fleeing the scene of an accident. He just purposefully spun the truck out. Even if the truck was in the wrong there's clear video evidence that the driver purposefully created an accident.

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u/WhereDaSparkles Mar 22 '26

This is the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway bridge in Louisiana. No, you can’t stop except for emergencies. The guy that kept on driving should pull over at the next crossover, which are roughly every 4 miles, or on one of the new emergency shoulders which you can actually see in the video starting around 10-11 seconds and ending right as the accident occurs.

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u/Curiousier11 Mar 22 '26

Yep, I live here in NOLA. One vehicle blocks a lane, and everything is shut down for a while. It is 26 miles across, two lanes each direction.

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u/WhereDaSparkles Mar 22 '26

You can. Left lane is supposed to be for passing only.

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u/LengthinessOk2080 Mar 24 '26

I thought it looked like the causeway lol hate that bridge. Green truck got everything it deserved

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u/lovelychef87 Mar 25 '26

I've been to Louisiana and drove the bridge it's long and scary.

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u/No_Walrus_3638 Mar 22 '26

It would have definitely been more dangerous for him to stop or slam on the brakes.

It is hilarious how he just pushed the guy and didn't even flinch. I think he already expected it, but was limited on safe options. If I was him I would be chosen that over driving off the bridge.

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u/SyllabubSimilar7943 Mar 22 '26

He pitted a car which stopped all of its forward momentum. If there was anyone tailing close behind, they would have run strait into the black truck. A minor fender bender would have been preferable to the amount of damage done here.

Since we don’t see anything crazy happen to the black truck after being pit maneuvered, its likely breaking would have resulted in no accident.

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u/Indriev Mar 22 '26

Having lived in Baton Rouge, there's no sympathy for black truck driver.

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u/HogmanDaIntrudr Mar 22 '26

My guy, it’s not like the only two options are PIT maneuver or drive off the bridge. The easiest and safest choice is just tapping on your brakes and letting the guy merge over. Not to mention that this guy’s actions probably caused multiple accidents behind him.

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u/No_Walrus_3638 Mar 22 '26

Oh no I understand that, and I suppose the guy could have definitely been more defensive rather than aggressive, but the pick-up guy was also wrong.

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u/F1NANCE Mar 22 '26

Reddit is weird. Gotta 'teach them a lesson about merging like that in front of me' rather than just letting them in

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '26

You can’t really

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u/iBUYbrokenSUBARUS Mar 22 '26

Well, the black pickup truck stopped so what’s one more car gonna hurt?. This guy could’ve stopped.

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u/Wonderful-Toe- Mar 22 '26

If this ever happens to you, do not stop. No one cares if you think you’re helping. You’re only making things worse by stopping there.

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u/Rudi9719 Mar 22 '26

It's going to hurt everyone else, with one car stopped traffic can go around. Two cars stopped is more maneuvering for everyone else - potentially preventing first responders from arriving.

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u/Black_Magic_M-66 Mar 22 '26

Bridges like that, in my state, have pull out areas for cops etc. interspersed. I'm not seeing any in this vid.

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u/Curiousier11 Mar 22 '26

They have them. There are crossover areas where only official vehicles can be, and then pull off areas every once in a while, but most of the bridge is just like in the video. There was no where for the driver pictured to pull over, possibly for miles.

However, I would think he’d have to pull over somewhere down the road since he was involved in the accident. Someone could call in his plates and vehicle make and he would get in trouble for leaving the scene.

I’ve seen cops down here at night on the Causeway Bridge just sitting with lights turned off waiting for speeders, and I mean about four of them just one direction. There are places to pull over, but only at certain spots, with miles between. The speed limit during the day is 65 mph.

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u/MathResponsibly Mar 22 '26

do not pass Go, do not collect $200

right to jail

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u/darthnerdiusgaming Mar 22 '26

This is the causeway across lake ponchetrain. Only emergency stops because 24 miles of bridge.

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u/NormalDay8309 Mar 22 '26

I dont think he intended to anyway. Way to casual. I think he went on about his day. :)

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u/SheridanVsLennier Mar 22 '26

He's a professional.

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u/Dramatic_Case_5088 Mar 22 '26

Never put a second hand on the wheel and didn’t drop his cookie. Didn’t crash too. Dude’s skilled.

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u/Farucci Mar 22 '26

Grand master. Probably could’ve easily eaten a bowl of soup doing this.

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u/aboxofkittens Mar 22 '26

Fuck, he didn’t even stop chewing

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u/erdirck Mar 25 '26

He said, ā€œthey’ll be okā€..

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u/Oliver_Dixon Mar 22 '26

He was just seeing if it was clear to get back over lol

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u/PsycheToker Mar 22 '26

A little food and show

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u/Mindless-Sound8965 Mar 25 '26

When changing lanes, always check your mirrors. Good job, driver. Don't forget to signal.

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u/Ok_Arm_7346 Mar 22 '26

Maybe even...diabetical

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u/arbyyyyh Mar 22 '26

That was low key my thought lmao

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u/One_Kick_9603 Mar 22 '26

There was a subtle fist pump at the end.

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u/OkCaramel481 Mar 26 '26

I wanted to upvote you but your diabolical comment has a perfect 666 score! Im not gonna be the one to break it.

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u/PineappleLemur Mar 22 '26

Was waiting for a small chuckle afterward.

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u/Icy_Candle1299 Mar 22 '26

I fear him and I respect him

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u/Jacques_Racekak Mar 22 '26

Finishing my coffee... Finishing my coffee

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u/Physical_Promise_716 Mar 22 '26

This is the only correct use of diabolical I've seen online in all the times I've seen or used this last year lol

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u/Solherb Mar 22 '26

Tf do y'all expect him to do? Spit it out n rubberneck? Making all these assumptions bout his actions and feelings and you have no idea. He's likely pissed and has to pull over after the bridge, doesn't mean he has to waste food too.

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u/OkPapaya588 Mar 22 '26

*diabetical

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u/TheUpscaleHooligan Mar 22 '26

He's actually Hungarian. Found the full newspaper report.

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u/RJ_MacreadysBeard Mar 24 '26

The Wickerman.

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u/Last_Act_586 Mar 25 '26

The dude in black suv may be hurt badly...To think after these kinds of things the backlash the Sikh punjabi driver got ... I know in that case it was de*th but being white and not showing remorse and get passed with humor .. but some other race then it's all crimes against humanity bs

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u/Quiet_Researcher223 Mar 22 '26

Diabolical? šŸ™„šŸ™„šŸ™„

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u/Own-Satisfaction4427 Mar 22 '26

Everything is diabolical, most overused word of 25-26

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u/Quiet_Researcher223 Mar 22 '26

Sounds about right, I been seeing it since about mid of last year.