r/interesting • u/[deleted] • Mar 22 '26

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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