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marmar

(77,091 posts) Sun Aug 2, 2020, 12:06 PM Aug 2020

Florida Man Hangs On to Hood of Big Rig, Driver Claims He Went Berserk

Florida man strikes again -- only this time, he's in action hero mode, which looks way more terrifying in real life than it does on the big screen.

This insanity went down Saturday in the Sunshine State somewhere along I-95 -- where a big rig was cruising down the highway at a pretty fast clip with a HUMAN BEING stuck on its hood outside ... clinging on for dear life. ...........(more)

https://www.tmz.com/2020/08/01/florida-man-hangs-on-hood-semi-truck-big-rick-highway/

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Florida Man Hangs On to Hood of Big Rig, Driver Claims He Went Berserk (Original Post) marmar Aug 2020 OP

Weaving a rig in and out of traffic at 65 mph to dislodge him? dawg day Aug 2020 #1

Did you watch the video? A HERETIC I AM Aug 2020 #3

I can't judge speed-- it looked scary in the video! dawg day Aug 2020 #5

Driver is an asshole. Eom GeorgeGist Aug 2020 #2

Both were, but the truck driver could have killed that man. demmiblue Aug 2020 #4

dawg day

(7,947 posts)

1. Weaving a rig in and out of traffic at 65 mph to dislodge him?

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun Aug 2, 2020, 12:27 PM

Aug 2020

Doesn't seem like a really sensible way to deal with it. Pull over. Get out.
But in insane situations, who behaves sensibly.

A HERETIC I AM

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3. Did you watch the video?

Reply to dawg day (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 2, 2020, 12:52 PM

Aug 2020

The trucker was hardly "weaving in and out of traffic at 65 mph". It looked like most of the vehicles were holding back and the driver was in the right lane and by my guess, doing 40, tops.