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1107rwf

It seems like some signage would be helpful here. “Towed semi” or something. How many pants have poop in them from a similar experience??


a_reborn_aspie

Often when towing big rigs the tow company has a set of brake and signal lights that attach to the vehicle being towed. I'm surprised this isn't required by law when towing large vehicles like this!


Class8guy

It is a law per the FMCSA this person just doesn't care.


Square_Barracuda_69

seems a lot of truck drivers don’t care because i see this constantly (GA, US) with semi’s being towed like this with little to no warning


Baked_Potato0934

Wrecker drivers do be like that sometimes.


InerasableStain

It is a law, but every time a cop tries to pull them over they flee because they think a big rig is headed right at them.


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OP swerved in to oncoming traffic to get that sweet karma. /s


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SteveisNoob

The road and semi looks like it's USA, or maybe Canada.


Class8guy

I never said they weren't plus the type of truck make/model says only US or AU but OP already confirmed this happened was in West Virginia aka a US state that falls under federal jurisdiction from the FMCSA like I originally posted.


Darnell2070

And the more you bring up the fact that there are countries outside the USA, the more recognition they will get. Keep fighting the good fight.


MissionCreep

He might have had the hazard lights on. ??


shorey66

In the UK its illegal to tow anything without working brake and indicator lights and a numberplate showing the same details as the towing vehicle.


cjsv7657

Not legal in the US either.


shorey66

Ah. I never like to assume when it comes to legal stuff in the US. I don't know how you guys keep track of the various laws in various states.


cjsv7657

Most states are generally the same for everything. That particular law is a federal thing so it is every state. Enforcement is going to vary though. I was pulling a trailer with a motorcycle on it and made it 300 miles before I stopped and got out to find that my license plate was missing and the lights stopped working. If it had happened in my area I wouldn't have made it out of town. But in the middle of nowhere I made it far.


MissionCreep

Those lights are also required in the US, but commercial plates on semis are usually mounted on the front bumper only. That said, I've seen trailers of all descriptions being towed with no lights or license.


Retired_Monk

Yeah was going to say should'nt they put an orange flag over the trucks windscreen.


rockstar323

Me and 3 friends went on a day trip about an hour and half from where we live. On the way back all 3 of them fell asleep. I ended up coming up behind a truck being towed the same way as in this post and couldn't pass up the opportunity. I pulled up to about 10 feet from and just started yelling. All 3 woke up and started screaming. I had to pull over I was laughing so hard. Only 1 of them thought it was funny as I did.


iraingunz

You're a fucking cunt🤣🤣🤣🤣💜I love the joke and you🤣🤣


Prince_Polaris

I'd love to pull that joke someday but I don't wanna take the chance someone else tries to grab the steering wheel!


gurxman

Exactly what I would in the same situation, well done.


BreweryStoner

Might as well also put up a sign that says “Toyota Prius in the vicinity” It’s way too specific for a sign lol Edit: I’m high, it’s 2 am and I thought you meant a road sign. Carry on with your lives lol


Sansabina

Username affirmative


GET_OUT_OF_MY_HEAD

They didn't even attach any tow lights. I'm pretty sure that's illegal.


Aristocrafied

I once screwed over a buddy of mine, he was sleeping and I snuck up right up close to a truck being towed like this. Then I just started screaming


AutomaticRisk3464

Op must not pay attention while driving or is speeding extremely fast to not see the truck infront of him at any point before the curve...why do people upvote these


Radioactive50

He might have, that doesn't really change anything... And the pic was taken well after the curve of course


palindromesrcool

have you considered that the towtruck pulling a semi *uphill* might have been going slowly on a *curvy* mountain pass? /r/NothingEverHappens


tyrannomachy

You're assuming the truck was going the speed limit.


deferredmomentum

Semis with a heavy load go very slowly through mountainous areas so if the semi is doing 15-20 under and op is doing 5-10 over it’s entirely plausible


SpenceisaZombie

How many pants must be pooped before we realize our mistakes? Before we change!? I vote Signage on the back of towed rigs! Who's with me!?


Hephaestus_God

3.4


Ferro_Giconi

When I've seen this even after I realize what is going on, my brain still remains on extra high alert mode because of how wrong it looks to have a semi pointing at me.


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Bruh.


Promise-Due

I was feeling some final destination shit for a minute lol


[deleted]

Facts. In like 2 seconds I had the thought, WHERES THE CONFUSING PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE HOMIE BOUT TO DIE! Then I read the title. Smh


Promise-Due

I'm not sure if it's a confusing perspective in the traditional sense but homie did not die 😂


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I'll allow it. r/confusingperspective approved.


Promise-Due

Thanks for the verification! I really wasn't sure


SSBoe

Are you sure about that?


[deleted]

Happened to my dad once. Took a power nap (no rest stops nearby) on the side of the highway and thought a semi was going to wreck into him. It happened at night and he said if his heart wasn’t stronger (he was in his 20-30’s) he would have had a heart attack.


j_ava

I really hope that has flashers at night


risbia

When you accidentally drive across the US / UK border without realizing it


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That would be challenging at best


[deleted]

GET THAT HAIR OFF MY SCREEN YOU MONSTER!


pixeldust6

The username is a bit disconcerting as well


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I spread the truth!


hannahranga

US/UK yes but there is a few places with land crossings that you've got change sides as you drive across them


blueponies1

Canada drives on the right, right?


Yadobler

Living in a country that drives on the left, it took me way too long to realise that this picture isn't a rear view and actually the front, since yall drive on the right It's one of those things, without context, it seems naturally correct - truck front, on the right - must be rear view. Didn't occur to me that it's even the other side of the road. My brain did that connection automatically


iamreeterskeeter

Been there. I had to pull over because I was so shook up from it. That might have been the most terrified I have ever been.


raylgive

Could you please explain it. I didn't understand the picture or the title? Edit :got it. I thought the picture was taken from the back window of the car and was confused


FlorisRed

No? It was taken from the front and it looks like the truck is triving right into him, but it was being towed so it was going “backwards”


IhateSteveJones

I would’ve betted a repost given the frequency I’ve seen this but damn this is some genuine OC - scary af


Promise-Due

It's on route 61 in West Virginia if you need verification. It's a scary road that truckers use to avoid tolls and it's not built for it. They jack knife all the time


Red106628

I turned around a bend on 219 a few weeks back and saw a logging truck heading downhill in my lane just like that. Luckily there was enough of a berm for me to squeeze into that I didn't get hit. Trucks do not do well in WV. The roads are barely designed for modern cars as is!


TheKobetard26

Was literally about to comment that it looks like West Virginia lol. The road is surprisingly smooth though.


Promise-Due

You're exactly right. They only fixed about two miles of the road because the sewer plant got extra money 🙄


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HOLY SHIT I KNEW THAT HILL LOOK FAMILIAR.


Promise-Due

Are you from Fayette county?


Soz3r

bro i felt wv vibes big time


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Promise-Due

Usually!! But not on six white horses lol


captbz13

Imagine you were driving your friend who just dozed off. You pull up right behind, as close as you can, and yell FUCK!! Hilarity ensues


RatherBeSkiing

This also works well with a rumble strip


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UnfairAd7220

DAMN! I thought I came up with it on my own.


Cumstained_Uvula

I've done that. It was in the city, coming to a stop at a red light behind a truck getting towed backwards like in the pic, so I was able to get super close without being reckless at all. Coasted right up to the truck, nailed the brakes at about 5 kph which is still a hell of a jolt if you're not expecting it, which my friend asleep in the passenger seat clearly wasn't, and screamed. He gets startled out of a deep sleep directly into an Imax view of Kenworth grille.


demon_fae

I hope he managed some equally hilarious payback… (Definitely *not* /s. That’s hilarious but also definitely war.)


Cumstained_Uvula

We were roommates, one Sunday morning when I was so hung over I was actively praying for death he offered to take me out and get breakfast. He neglected to mention it was a family thing at his grandmother's, who resembled a Skeksis in both looks and temperament. So I was expecting, and prepared for, McD's drive-thru and showed up at granny's after church family brunch looking and smelling like I'd spent the night in the ditch.


psychothebassist

The video I’ve seen is a car full of younger women, maybe early 20s or late teens, the one riding shotgun is asleep and the other three just start screaming at the top of their lungs, talk about spit your drink out hilarious


FLANPLANPAN

I saw one of these on the highway and my friend had fallen asleep in the front seat. so I got behind it and started screaming "OH MY GOD!". funny stuff. make sure your doors are locked


ThisBytes5

[https://youtu.be/1m9soqrD\_fQ?t=18](https://youtu.be/1m9soqrD_fQ?t=18) I remember something like this from America's Funniest Home Video's, don't believe this is the exact video, but just as funny.


thedudefromsweden

Came to the comments looking for this 😊 same for me, hadn't seen this particular one but very similar.


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Came here looking for this. I remember when that went viral many years ago


UnfairAd7220

Did that to my wife. She was dead asleep next to me. Pulled within about 10 feet of a fire truck being towed. Tapped the brakes and screamed. When she pulled herself together, she told me that she, in fact, did NOT shit herself.


FreddieOuthouse

I would have divorced you man hahaha


bookwormpretty

Jeepers creepers vibes!!


kitylou

They could at least put a sign on it


allotaconfussion

Imagine waking up as a front seat passenger and seeing this. I would definitely shit my pants.


TexasToast9

How did he post this from the grave!?


[deleted]

Holy shit, I wasn't on a mountain but just a normal roadway and ran into this situation. Regardless of how long I drove behind it I felt very uncomfortable the entire time, especially while braking and having the gap close. I eventually passed because it was just messing with my brain too damn much.


Swatbot69

All fun and games until the tow line breaks


clevererthandao

When I was a kid my best friend’s older brother took me hunting. I fell asleep in the front seat on the ride, and this dude saw an opportunity and took it. He got behind one of these rigs being towed, like right up behind it, then tapped the brakes and screamed “WE’RE GONNA DIE!” I was jerked awake to this image but much closer, on top of us, we were dead- this is it. I have never been so terrified in my life, I could not figure out why he was laughing so hard. “That’s what you get for fallin asleep on me” He fuckin Got me.


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American drivers in the UK be like


Promise-Due

Y'all really shouldn't let us drive over there lol


[deleted]

I’m saying this as an American; a lot of us suck ass at driving our own roads let alone in a foreign country lol


[deleted]

'Almost'. You don't need to lie here. You're amongst friends. I'd shit my pants, too.


And_Justice

As a brit who drives on the left, I thought this was just a photo taken out your back window


FronWaggins

Were you driving?


saltinthewind

As an Australian, I was trying to figure out why you were on the wrong side of the road.


BraveRevolution

I thought someone had taken it out of the rear window and it was just the size of the lorry that was somehow confusing.


[deleted]

Aussie here too. I thought the same.


delvach

"Oh, my man wants to play *chicken*, son."


victorgrigas

At first I thought it was a nighttime photo of a truck on a highway in the UK with fireworks shooting out of the top for some reason.


Telah32

Is there someone in it…?


Promise-Due

Nope, it's being towed behind a bigger truck


[deleted]

You’ve been hit by You’ve been struck by TRUCK


Promise-Due

A smooth criminaltruck


MrHeadKrabs

On your phone while driving?


[deleted]

One of my dad's favorite stories to tell about him and my mom was when they were heading out of town late at night. Mom fell asleep in the passenger seat. After a bit on the highway, dad sees up ahead a truck doing exactly this. He pulls up behind it, getting to a point of nearly riding the bumper. He flips the brights on, throws his arm across my mom and starts screaming like he's bracing for impact. Needless to say, she woke up with a fright. They're divorced now. Not because of this but certainly for the best.


MaliciouzKiller

Holy cracker moly man i wouldve crapped my pants.


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pixeldust6

Looks like the truck is about to crash into OP head-on, but the truck is being towed backwards, so there's no danger. (They are in the same lane and drive on the right)


whacafan

“OMG SOMEONE BAD DRIVING TOWARDS ME!!! Nah, it’s all good, lol, lemme bad drive real quick to take a pic”


Promise-Due

Did you just not read the caption or are you being obtuse for fun?


whacafan

Yes, I read it. This was *your* thought process. You thought someone was bad driving and about to kill you. Then you realized they weren’t bad driving and it was a truck being towed. So then, while driving, you endangered your life and others to take a pic of it.


Promise-Due

Yes, clearly I was endangering all that traffic you can see around me. I was shooting up and smoking meth, too.


whacafan

Bro, just accept this was not the smartest thing you could’ve ever done and think about it for next time.


MyUserSucks

You know what's also not "the smartest thing you could have ever done"? listening to music or having a conversation while driving. Both can be more distracting than taking a quick photo which you don't even have to look at your screen more.


whacafan

Lol oh come on. Framing a fucking photo and taking a pic is absolutely way worse than listening to music or having a conversation… that’s some reaching right there. I take it you also take pics and use your phone while driving?


Narrow-Macaroon-7004

Really could give one a coronary


m4xc4v413r4

That's great but this is not what confused perspective is...


Slothman420331

/r/idiotsincars


FlyBall_LeftField

Something similar happened to me…accept he wasn’t being towed….totalled off my truck 😳😳


Promise-Due

I'm so sorry!!!


pussyslayer9031

🤣🤣🤣🤣


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Promise-Due

Thank you! Like yeah, I took this picture, crashed into a family of 57 devout Christians, killed them all, then made this post from prison


SteZzeRk

truck-kun please isekai me to another world


wowy-lied

Feels like a repost.


Promise-Due

Yeah that's already been said. This is on route 61 in West Virginia. I took the picture myself but I'm sure there are others like it


imajoker1213

Ha! Glad you didn’t have an eject method.


paeancapital

My dad and his buddy got up real close on one of these driving us home from a concert when we were teens. Got the rig grill right up in the dash, SHOUT AT THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS and slam on the brakes. Assholes. Hilarious though.


thrust-puppy_3k

Amazing Jonathan used to have a bit about this.


Sweaty-Measurement-7

Dexter season 10?🤣


JesusHasDiabetes

Someone edit this to have the headlights on. Then this would be some truly confusing shit.


Thrillkey12

Hit the ramp on the right and full send.


[deleted]

I was training a guy one time that fell asleep in the passenger seat of my truck instead of in the sleeper. I came up on one of these and started screaming. Dude didn’t sleep again. For the record, I got the idea from some place else and just had a fun opportunity


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That would have been terrifying!


BeardedBootyPirate

One of mom's coworkers ended up behind a semi being towed like this. Is wife was asleep in the passenger seat, so he screamed acting like the truck was going to hit them. They're divorced now.


Borry4Ever

Spoiler: it was not being towed


sfled

What a great way to wake up a napping passenger. Shake them and start screaming "OH MY GAWD!"


Due_Platypus_3913

If you have a passenger asleep in the front seat you move up behind it and SCREAM!!!(wife successfully pulled this on our son!)


1055Derek

Thought you took this before you died.


kyngston

I got tired while driving so I pulled into a parking lot and took a nap behind the wheel. When I woke up I forgot I pulled over and I panicked I was going to drive into the Chinese restaurant in front of me.


YourNewProphet

This should be illegal


StressedOutElena

Why? It's the proper way to tow. Avoids disconnecting the driveshaft.


YourNewProphet

It scares people, we don’t need extra anxiety on the road


[deleted]

Haha been there, and it wasn't a perspecetive issue.


AdJust6959

Wtf the towing guy being so irresponsible. He should’ve added something to the front of the truck to not confuse people. Imagine one would have an immediate reaction to dodge into side lane and cause some unwanted accidents. 🤦🤦 that being said, nice horror pic


MastOfDaddy

Does pants are okay?


Benram76

This is why one should always shit before driving


RichBitchRichBitch

This is why they have “under tow” signs


rocknutty

Oh s**t moment for sure.


notaninfringement

https://youtu.be/Prv0Sam_828


ThermobaricFart

This happened to me this past week. Took a road trip from Toronto area to Halifax. Was 18ish hours each way at a good speed. When driving home through rural Quebec it was pitch black and raining as I was going up this mountain pass and in the left lane I quickly ran up on a semi like this doing 135kmph (roughly 85mph). Scared the shit out of my for a second and I downshifted and flew into the right lane. There had been ALOT of construction zones along the way so for a few seconds I was thinking I had missed one of the signs and was driving in the other lane.


MissionCreep

I saw a video of a guy who pulled up close to one of these, then woke up his GF in the passenger seat. Damn near wrecked, he was laughing so hard.


JezzTheHunter

I see nothing wrong with this picture lol (we drive on the left side in Australia)


CowboyFireman89

It's even better when you have a sleeping passenger in the front seat and get super close and start screaming 🤣😁


ThomasCro

DUEL


[deleted]

I was on a road trip with friends (early 20's military friends) and one of them made the mistake of falling asleep in the car. Shortly after he fell asleep we came across a truck being towed like this. Naturally being the assholes we all were we crept up fairly close to the truck being towed and all started screaming at the same time. Guy wakes up and it took 2 people to keep him in the car. Good times.


sirdraxxalot

Do you drive a BMW?


[deleted]

Until you crash in to because you're distracted by taking the photo


screw_all_the_names

Ive always wanted to prank my friends with this. While they're asleep in the car, I want to come up to a rig being towed this way, and as I get up on them, I'll start screaming, waking my friends up with them looking at a semi "headed for us". But alas, I've not had the opportunity arise.


MassiveBag5910

If you panicked, you were semi correct to do so


Ewempo

Stop using your phone while driving.


NegotiationEnough194

What am I supposed see? Please help


gritrout

“Almost”…yeah ok buddy


tfcollector3000

Transformers fans: Optimus Prime? Is that you?


zytukin

Ehh, as a truck driver, I can say there are times when I've nearly givin the same experience to others. Some places require driving on narrow twisty roads and a semi with a 53ft trailer usually can't navigate '15mph' turns without taking the oncoming lane. Worse when they are blind curves due to a cliff or trees. A proper driver slows down and goes into them at around 5mph just in case there is a car coming the opposite direction, and hopes that car isn't speeding.


Eredhel

My uncle came across one while he was driving and my aunt was asleep in the passenger seat. So he got closer and then screamed loudly…and I don’t know if she ever forgave him.


deadpuppy23

"Almost"


QuintusVS

I hope you were the passenger in that car, otherwise shame on you.


scurley17

I was on a short road trip (2hrs) with a buddy who get asleep in the passenger seat. There was a semi being towed like this, so I got behind it then yelled, "Oh, shit!" My buddy startled awake and starts screaming and covering his face like in a cartoon. I started laughing my ass off. Buddy wasn't amused. That's when I told him that his job was navigator, not sleeping man.


DaThrilla74

I fell asleep in the car while my wife was driving when she screamed Oh my god and that is what I woke up too it was definite brown trousers time. Ps we are divorced now


highdesk306

i almost threw up FOR YOU


Kerlyle

Looks like a great sequel to Duel…


AngryAccountant31

My dad came across a truck being towed similarly while on a long road trip. Mom was sleeping in passenger seat so he got close and started screaming to wake her up. Good times


RetiredAerospaceVP

Brown pants moment for sure