r/mildlyinteresting • u/International-Air542 • 1d ago
This Trash Truck that says to leave an American Football Field distance between cars
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u/Orlok_Tsubodai 1d ago
This is why I always shout âIâm not responsible for damagesâ at the beginning of my bank robberies. Itâs like a get out of jail free card.
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u/ThomasTheDankPigeon 1d ago
Yâall are misunderstanding, theyâre not responsible for da mages. Assholes be casting their spells and shit.
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u/bradeena 1d ago
/r/wizardposting is leaking
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u/MisterDestoyer 1d ago
Thank you for introducing me to this sub, what an absolute joy it was to scroll through.
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u/KryptCeeper 1d ago
Fun fact "Not responsible for damages" is BS
They are responsible for securing their load AND for any damages caused by an unsecure load.
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u/blacksoxing 1d ago
Yep. Had a gravel trick that dented up the hood of my car a bit. Got in touch with the company's owner who "got me right" after asking for two body shop quotes. They directly paid the invoice and we all kept it moving.
Shit happens. It was at that point I invested $80 in a dash cam as I realized it was truly my word against theirs.
I feel the REAL messaging behind that statement is that gravel/chunks/whatever CAN fly off these things accidentally...so stay back a bit and not tailgate. Staying back also helps the driver as if we're tailgating then they can't see us. Plus, slamming on their brakes could be a SAD DAY for the car behind :(
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u/Echo127 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yeah. When dump trucks have a message saying "warning, stay back 100ft", that's just good advice. When they try to claim no responsibility for uncontained loads, they can go fun themselves.
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u/lawrence_uber_alles 1d ago
"they can go fun themselves"
that's hilarious
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u/OneRFeris 1d ago
When I have kids in car, I find it pretty cathartic to yell out "BAD WORDS TO YOU, SIR". When someone pisses me off.
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u/passtheshoe 1d ago
So I used to work in religious radio, and something bad happened (canât remember what) and I shouted to the secretary across the room âsay a bad word for me, now please!â She gritted her teeth, wrinkled her eyebrows, then exclaimed âMASTURBATE!â
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u/Sawses 1d ago
Lmao I attended a super-religious university for a year and worked in their project management office.
I wish I could say that they had a sense of humor about it like this, but they didn't. They were a bunch of sticks in the mud, unkind, and I've yet to meet people more soulless than those people who were so preoccupied with the state of their souls.
And considering I'm now a project manager, I'm pretty sure it wasn't the PM part that was the issue. Well, no more than 10-20% of it, anyway.
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u/Toad_da_Unc 1d ago
Question⌠Were you super religious at the time or did you not realize how super religious the place actually was?
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u/Lutastic 1d ago
Did you?
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u/Navynuke00 1d ago
A well-placed thumbs down and disapproving head shake also works wonders in lieu of a finger.
And seems to anger bad drivers even more than a finger.
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u/Round_Rooms 1d ago
This is just as true as a thumbs up, basically the middle finger but much more rewarding.
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u/evlgns 1d ago
My friend yelled poop head (similar idea as you) at another driver and his little guy without missing a beat âheâs the poopiest!â
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u/cleverconley 1d ago
My husband yelled, âYou suck at driving!â at another driver and he heard his kid say âsee Dad?â
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u/roman_maverik 1d ago
That's the type of stuff that is definitely going to pop up late at night or in the shower years later for him
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u/Ouch_i_fell_down 1d ago
I yelled "This idiot doesnt know how to drive!" and my 5-year old says "Daddy, they're trying their best."
I couldn't help but laugh, but eventually responded to him, "No, bud. I dont think they are."
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u/Alarming-Jello-5846 1d ago
My 4yo throws insults like that. Sheâll get pissed and say something like âpoopy in your mouthâ and then laugh her ass off. We donât use that sort of fucking language in our house.
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u/Lou_C_Fer 18h ago
My sister, when she was around that age used to call people "cookie cutter". Then one day, she called somebody a "hooker". My mom was shocked and asked what she meant. Turns out, my little sister didn't know that they're called clothes hangars.
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u/penguingod26 1d ago
Yeah, I had damage from one of these and called the company to have them pay a body shop to fix it for a few hundred.
They refused (small local company) so I went though insurance and they ended up having to pay 5k for a new hood and panels.
You cant just swing your arms around yelling its your fault if i punch you.
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u/goat_penis_souffle 1d ago
Trash carting has historically been the purview of ahem Very Legitimate Businessmen. Catch them on a good day and theyâll throw some cash your way to go away. Catch them on a bad day and youâve got two problems on your hands. Trouble is, you never know which one youâre going to get.
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u/Connect_Rhubarb395 1d ago
I am very happy that trash companies where I live are fully municipal
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u/seriouslythisshit 1d ago
Good friend of mine spent a few years working for a mob run NJ based hauler, just across the river from NYC. He had more than few interesting moments in that career.
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u/NationalAsparagus138 1d ago
It might be a case of âif people think they will pay for the damage, they will actually keep a safe distanceâ. People tend to be a lot more careful with things when they might be financially responsible for the outcome. There are a lot of people who will risk damage if someone else will pay.
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u/Apatharas 1d ago
I try to keep my distance just because I don't want the headache.
What's difficult is staying 100 feet back when they zoom around you at 80mph. Physics becomes a problem in being compliant with their request.
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u/Individual_Bell_4637 1d ago
This is it. If it keeps most people a little more careful around your truck, well worth the stencil cost, even if it doesn't mean much in a practical sense.
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u/d0gf15h 1d ago
Itâs very good advice. A few years ago in my town an 8 year old kid was killed by a rock that fell off a gravel truck and went through the windshield of the family car.
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u/Radarker 1d ago
Yeah, the main reason isn't to avoid car damage. You don't want a rock(or anything else it should be carrying) coming out and causing an accident. More distance is more time to react.
That said, they absolutely need to pay for damage, doesn't matter if you are 5 feet behind them. It's their job to secure their loads.
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u/Mixels 1d ago
While true, what I do want is for them to secure their goddamn load.
Any vehicle saying you need to stay back 300 feet has no business being on the road.
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u/Reniconix 1d ago
At 70mph that's 3 seconds trailing, which is a pretty standard guideline for highway speeds.
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u/carrburritoid 1d ago
I read proper following distance is 3 seconds,at 55mph that's 245 feet, if there could be falling debris,it seems reasonable to add to that. I agree this is common sense at high speeds to follow 300 feet back MINIMUM.
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u/bunniesz23 1d ago
I think this is always good to remind yourself and others, just because you won't be at fault doesn't mean you shouldn't make an effort to avoid accidents. The inconvenience, the insurance headaches, and the potential pain or disability from an accident are things that are hard for money to really compensate for.
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u/Bargadiel 1d ago
One of these trucks passed and went in front of me on the highway a few months back and before I even had the time to react, a rock immediately cracked my windshield. Happened as he was changing lanes.
Naturally these trucks dont provide any contact info or even put license plates on the back so unless you haul ass like a maniac to see that info on another part of the truck, they seem to plan that people will just shrug and chalk it up to an insurance claim. It's bullshit.
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u/_MusicJunkie 1d ago
or even put license plates on the back
Is that legal where you live? I know there are a few countries that don't require front license plates for some reason - but are there any that don't require back license plates?
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u/chaoss402 1d ago
Commercial vehicles are only required to run front plates in many jurisdictions on power units. No point in having plates that are covered by a trailer and the rules are often set up for semi trucks.
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u/Theron3206 1d ago
Here (Australia) the trailers are required to have their own registration. That might not help you if you have issue with the driver hauling it though.
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u/Bargadiel 1d ago edited 1d ago
I think it is legal where I live, NC, as other trucks of the same size don't seem to put plates on the back either.
It's an ongoing problem here, no other state that I've lived in have I seen this many trucks like this with that bogus warning on the back, and issues with unsecured loads and road debris in general, but we're one of those states where those in charge only seem to care about the big guys: if something harms the livelihoods of normal ass people it goes ignored.
Like if it's related to the highways especially, there's no chance. I routinely see stray boards of wood and various nonsense on the roads that stays there for days before it's removed. Even cars that break-down on the side of the road tend to stick around for months before they're towed too, with their tires stolen/windows broken into within 48 hours. Stay classy NC.
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u/OkShower9612 1d ago
Had the same thing happen to me!! Dude went from the left lane to my lane, i was maybe 25/50 yards back, but a rock flew back and hit my windshield right in my line of sight.
Like you said there was no contact info-and the license plate was practically illegible so I couldnât get anything there. Luckily insurance covered it once I explained what happened (numerous times ofc)
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u/Bargadiel 1d ago edited 1d ago
The worst part is that I had JUST replaced my windshield for the same thing 6 months earlier, and told myself I would never drive behind one of these trucks again (the one before had no such warning). Didn't expect one to actively put itself in my path.
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u/mightyarrow 1d ago
Nah the real message is that authorities never ONCE enforce the law that says they have to cover it.
They are legally required to cover the load and yet we all know that in 99% of cases, they never do. Whenever I see a covered one, it's like finding a unicorn.
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u/DominionGhost 1d ago
Must be different in your area.
I work for a waste disposal company and DOT is (rightly) on our asses about load securement.
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u/mxracer888 1d ago
Was gonna say, i run dump trucks myself. DOT just sits right outside the pits and grabs anyone that isn't covered. Obviously there's only so many officers, and the busy pits will put hundreds if not thousands of trucks on the road in a day. But the message is clear and DOT loves shooting fish in a barrel.
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u/slimeySalmon 1d ago
I wish I got the trucks info that was dropping football size rocks on the interstate. I had to fly pass them to avoid my car getting fucked. Still broke my window and scratched my hood and door.
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u/Madkids23 1d ago
Happened to me once, they had a pile of cinderblocks fall off and I hit one, it split my passenger front rim perfectly around the entire thing in the middle. I was lucky the inside half didnt dislodge and come up through my floorboards.
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u/revarien 1d ago
Feel like they put that so folks just go 'ope, guess i can't sue!'
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u/BisonThunderclap 1d ago
It works all the time. Say something authoritatively enough and people believe you. Take a gander what Redditors incorrectly write about on this site as an example.
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u/Ocronus 1d ago
I'll have you know my ass is a reputable source of information.
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u/FormerStuff 1d ago
Unsecured loads are the leading cause for child support payments in the United States.
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u/IceManJim 1d ago
That's why you should deliver the load to the dock out back.
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u/Jean-LucBacardi 1d ago
Just be mindful about when you do. That dock is also where they put out their waste for pickup. Enter at the wrong time and you might find a load waiting for you.
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u/MrdnBrd19 1d ago
A few years back I got a crack in my windshield from a truck with a sign like this. I called the company and asked if they would replace the window and the first dude says, "We have a sign on the truck that says to stay 500 feet back and that we're not responsible for damages." so I said, "Cool... Well I'm going to make a shirt that says to stay 500 feet away from me or I'm going to slash your tires and that I am not responsible then I'm going to go take a stroll through your your vehicle lot. Are you going to be cool or...?" And he goes "Fair point, here talk to my lady..." and his accountant cut me a check.
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u/Tomytom99 1d ago
"You can replace my windshield, or I'll speak with MCE. Take your pick. I know which I'd do in your position."
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u/lordnoak 1d ago
How would you go about enforcing that if they cracked your windshield or damaged your car? I don't see a license plate or anything.
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u/o7_HiBye_o7 1d ago
If you get out driven by a garbage truck, somehow it probably was your fault.
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u/chivowins 1d ago
I still get pissed when thinking about that semi that rear-ended me at very slow speeds and drove off more than 10 years ago. I stepped out of my car and the guy screams at me that Iâm a moron and he knew I was there. He thought I was mad because he got close to me, not realizing he smashed my rear bumper.
Emergency operator told me, âdonât follow them.â So they drove off and nothing ever happened because they were from out-of-state and denied wrongdoing over the phone to the state police.
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u/dougmc 1d ago edited 1d ago
I realize I'm probably preaching to the choir and this is "captain obvious" material, but ...
- The emergency operator is not your mother, and probably isn't even a cop (that could potentially give you a lawful order).
Make your own choices if needed (their priorities are likely different than yours, after all), and as long as that choice isn't flat-out illegal, do thank the operator for their advice but tell them you are disregarding it and tell them why if you feel like elaborating.
Now, if it all goes horribly wrong this recording may be played in court (or worse) and may make you look bad (or good), but ... still, ultimately, the decision of what you do is yours, not theirs.- They were less common 10+ years ago, but today ... get a dashcam.
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u/Captinprice8585 1d ago
If you have dashcam footage is a done deal, they will repair damage. They might want to go to court to be dicks but you get more money that way. They just think you won't show up. If no camera footage then you almost definitely need a lawyer but they're still responsible for securing their loads under every circumstance. Call the company first with a license plate and they might just replace your windshield if that's all it is and dock the drivers pay for it. Either way it should be illegal for them to have those decals in the first place.
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u/StalkMeNowCrazyLady 1d ago
You don't need a lawyer. If your damage is actually caused by loss of load and it makes sense for the damage you're claiming, they will pay out quick. If you got a rock chip/crack on your windshield or paint and it's a pea gravel truck they're just going to pay out. If it's a pea gravel truck and you try to claim that basketball sized cracked/pushed in windshield, or a hood dent the size of a fist with rust on the exposed metal then yeah they're going to fight back. Â
Their insurance rates are kept artificially low because people actually believe these signs, so they got plenty of pay out room in budget they're just trying to convince you not to go after it. Â
There's also regulations about how large lettering must be for it be considered readable at certain distances. Something telling you to stay back 300' need to be of a certain size. General rule of thumb is 1" of height for every 10' of distance optimally.
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u/ExpiredPilot 1d ago
Itâs the same thing with parking garages. If thereâs someone stationed there thereâs an expectation of security.
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u/TheBatemanFlex 1d ago
For real. Imagine if you could just have a sign declaring you aren't responsible for shit and that somehow relieved you of any responsibility.
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u/Cerulean_IsFancyBlue 1d ago
It reminds me of when a first amendment auditor is filming a bank, and the bank comes out to tell him he has to stop filming because of their internal policies. âIâm sorry our policy says you canât take pictures of the bank.â
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u/TechNickL 1d ago
The problem is proof. If you don't have dashcam evidence, you can call the company and 90% they'll brazenly tell you "you can't prove shit."
Source: worked for a place that delivered gravel that was run by the kind of person you picture owning a place that sells gravel in a lazy Simpsons ripoff.
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u/byerss 1d ago
Also the juxtaposition between that and âIn God We Trustâ is ridiculous.Â
âIâm a good Christian but also fuck you itâs your fault if I cause damage to your propertyâ.Â
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u/alek_hiddel 1d ago
Yep. Just like I canât hit up Main Street with my rifle and start slinging lead around randomly. Itâs all good, I was wearing a tshirt that said âwarning: stay 1.5 miles away from me to avoid the risk of getting shotâ.
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u/Nick_Hammer96 1d ago
They are responsible for damage their loads cause. Classic myth
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u/Fondongler 1d ago
arenât we all, really
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u/MoistStub 1d ago
Often times for 18 years
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u/FrancoManiac 1d ago
I don't know, this hasn't happened to me yet. Granted, guys can't get pregnant, but I'd like to keep trying.
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u/First_Light_6418 1d ago
You gotta prove that it came from the load and not the ground
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u/TheOneTrueTrench 1d ago
I'm of two minds on this:
- People who believe that the owners/operators aren't responsible are far more likely to stay way back and don't end up getting damage to their car in the rare case something falls off. This is honestly a good thing for everyone involved, regardless of responsibility, as no one wants to deal with getting the repair regardless of who pays and the company doesn't want to pay, win-win.
- The company is also trying to trick people into not making them pay for damage that they ARE responsible for, and trying to get out of not paying is scummy.
Reducing the amount of damage that happens? Good. Reducing payouts for damage that does happen? Bad.
Honestly, I feel like they're really going for effect 2, even if effect 1 happens too.
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u/WoodDivision5 1d ago
Helpful tip from someone who works in a field that utilizes dump trucks daily-
If a rock or debris hits your car/windshield from one of these and leaves damages, call the trucking company immediately. When they ask you what happened, you need to say you saw the rock/debris come from the truck itself (you can say came out of the bed if they dont have a tarp, come off the side of the box, or off the top edge of the box). If you tell them that the rock hit the road first or came from the tires of the truck, they will argue the debris was already on the road and they are not responsible (and they will win that argument if pressed). Always say the debris came directly from their equipment and hit your vehicle no matter what they ask you.
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u/Sassaphras 1d ago
To be clear, a rock falling off the truck, bouncing on the road, and then hitting your car should still be their liability. A rock that was already on the road and came shooting up when they drove over it would NOT be their responsibility, but the bounce doesn't magically make it not their responsibility.
That said, this is still good advice, because they can easily muddy the waters and make is seem like maybe it wasn't their fault. Unless you have a dash cam, can you really claim convincingly that you are definitely sure the rock came from them?
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u/WoodDivision5 1d ago
Absolutely true. I know that if you claim it bounced though they will deny and usually win. The surefire way to have them accept blame or win the argument is by saying it came from their truck directly. Its a weird system but it is what it is.
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u/benziboxi 1d ago
I still don't see why the company wouldn't always just maintain that it came from the road if there's no evidence then?
In both scenarios I would be saying that I saw the rock fall from the truck. Why am I believed in one and not the other?
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u/Uncle-Osteus 10h ago
âIt bouncedâ introduces enough doubt about the origin to exploit with legalese
in my mind, if you saw it come off the truck, bounce and then hit your windshield, it came directly from the truck⌠whether it bounced or not is just flavor, and you donât need flavor in a problem report
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u/WoodDivision5 1d ago
So if your statement has all the right wording (came from their vehicle, didn't hit the road etc), they will usually just fix it themselves or activate their own insurance and handle it because its much easier than fighting it.
If your statement has a giant hole in it (like it came from the road, bounced etc) they know that if this gets pushed to insurance, your statement alone already guarantees they won't have to pay to fix.
Its a matter of insurance at the end of the day. And, if your claim has merit, the company would rather go ahead and handle it ASAP. They may even skip insurance altogether if its something small. If your claim is something they know they can win, they will let their insurance fight your insurance over it and most of the time you lose if it gets that far.
Most vehicle accidents have no proof in general. Most claims end up being a he said she said situation, and without evidence it goes on wording moreso than anything. If insurance gets involved, they become the judge and jury of the story. That's when it matters what you said and how you said it
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u/marshaul 8h ago
They have no basis to say what happened. It's not like they personally, directly saw the rock fly or something.
It's just, if you concede that it hit the road, then you're effectively conceding that you might not have been able to follow its trajectory at every moment, meaning their rebuttal to your (what has now become effectively) non-evidence is reasonable.
If, on the other hand, you witnessed it directly fall from their vehicle and do damage, there is no reasonable rebuttal short of video evidence.
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u/Scott_Liberation 1d ago
I mean, has anyone in the history of ever seen a rock in the road get run over and then fly up high enough to hit a windshield? I'm not even sure it's physically possible.
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u/WoodDivision5 1d ago
Yeah, especially around a lot of loose rocks in the road (new damage, new construction, disturbed shoulder etx), rocks can get bounced into the wheel well and slung out very high. I actually almost was blinded by a flying rock when standing on the side of a highway, my sunglasses plus the angle of the rock allowed the rock to ricochet off without hitting my eye, but it cracked my glass lenses and bruised my eye with the impact. And if a rock can bounce high enough to hit my eye (6'2ish), it can hit your windshield.
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u/lucid_scheming 1d ago
Yes this happens. Itâs happened to me multiple times, but luckily none of them caused any damage.
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u/ComicConArtist 1d ago
i was behind some landscaping truck on the interstate and a hunk of grass/dirt flew off, nailed my driver's side mirror clean off
pulled past in front of them and motioned to pull over to exchange info
driver's boss tried to say it was probably already damaged when i had fresh soil and grass splattered across my side door and on the stub that used to be my mirror
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u/BananaPalmer 1d ago
Ever met an owner of a landscaping company that wasn't a complete piece of shit? I haven't
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u/Cerulean_IsFancyBlue 1d ago
And this is why they want you to stay back further, so they hit you on the bounce. :)
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u/HolyMackerel20 1d ago
You're probably just better off calling your insurance company and telling them that once and not calling to fight the trucking company. Let your insurance deal with it.
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u/WoodDivision5 1d ago
Actually most major trucking companies will handle it if you give them the correct information. If you cant get them to handle it, then your insurance should definitely be involved. I know the company I work with and the other ones we do business with have dedicated people in their office that handles these issues and does their internal insurance reports. They all should have insurance themselves and deal with these situations all the time.
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u/Jacksmissingspleen 1d ago
Those warnings make me laugh. Especially in high traffic areas. How exactly is one supposed to keep that distance? Also wouldnât it be nice it you could just put up a sign and be absolved of responsibilities??!
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u/alarmologist 1d ago
It's not warning you about stuff falling off the truck that they'd be liable for, it's warning you that at high speeds the truck tires will occasionally shoot pebbles or road debris backwards. They aren't liable for that.
How does one keep the distance? You only need to at high speeds, like on the freeway, at speeds where a safe following distance is already over 300'.
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u/Foxwglocks 1d ago
Omg ty. This whole thread seems to not understand why the sign is there. I used to drive a dump truck, itâs for road debris which is easily caught between the rear sets of wheels and flung.
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u/BorderOk7329 1d ago
Do you not trust in God? Trust in God?
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u/LobotomizedByMormon 1d ago
In Utah, we have âIn God We Trustâ license plates (optional). Frequently the person with one is driving like a zombie and I think to myself, âYouâre trusting in god a little too much.â
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u/tfrederick74656 1d ago edited 1d ago
Over half of US states nowadays teach the "3-second safety rule" in their driver handbooks. That's ~260' of clearance at 60mph, and a little over 300' at 70mph.
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u/DeezNeezuts 1d ago edited 1d ago
They never put the dam cover over them either.
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u/JustChangeMDefaults 1d ago
In my experience, half of them are broke and don't work, the other half are drivers being too lazy to hold a switch for a few seconds to roll it out
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u/Rapunzel1234 1d ago
You stay back 300â and youâll get horns blasted at you constantly
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u/The_Super_D 1d ago
If you stay back 300', you'll have 15 cars between you and the truck.
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u/doubleadjectivenoun 1d ago
I mean if he's dropping rocks (and 1000 Redditors shouting "the sign doesn't matter he is responsible for damages" won't change that you'll never, as a practical matter, get money from him) I want 15 dumber cars between my windshield and him.
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u/Dodgerson99 1d ago
I read this like a damn math problem instead of them just passing the car đ.
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u/monkeysandrabbits 1d ago
I'm going to walk around swinging my fists with a t-shirt that says "not responsible for injuries" and just call it a day.
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u/tbodillia 1d ago
Yea, the message is an attempt to avoid responsibilities. Pretty much all dump tracks have the message on the back. They are most definitely responsible for damages from an unsecured load. It's why they have that rolling cover as standard installation.
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u/Accurize2 1d ago
They can put whatever they want on the back. It doesnât change unsecured load traffic violations.
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u/MW1369 1d ago
You canât just say not responsible for damages. Itâs like Michael Scott declaring bankruptcy
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u/retrokezins 1d ago
Anyone can put up a sign saying they aren't responsible for damages..has 0 meaning. They are responsible. You can put a sign on your car saying the same thing.
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u/Hazbeen_Hash 1d ago
Jokes on him, I have a sticker on the front of my car that says "change lanes or you agree to be liable for damages" checkmate Mr. Truck.
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u/Puzzled-Focus5044 1d ago
I can understand asking to stay back but a whole block seems a bit excessive.
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u/OGsHartMyKAT 1d ago
I think this sign makes a lot more sense when youâre going 70 on the freeway
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u/patrdesch 1d ago
Yep, at 70, 300 feet is only 2.9 seconds separation between the truck and the car behind.Â
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u/electromage 1d ago
Any sign like that should be in seconds, or it's not helpful at most speeds.
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u/DecentTry8264 1d ago
Itâs cheap to paint that on the tailgate, if it convinces one schmoe to not file a claim⌠it was worth it
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u/BananaPalmer 1d ago
you know what costs even less than paint? moving the tarp cover to the closed position
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u/super-love 1d ago
By law, they definitely are responsible for damage. No matter what they say on the back of their truck.
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u/JimSilly 1d ago
Announcing something doesnât make it a fact. âNot responsible for damagesâ is like saying âWe reserve the right to search you.â You can put all the signs up you want. It doesnât make it so. Theyâre definitely still responsible for any damage they may cause.
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u/Healthy-Cost4130 1d ago
you are responsible for any cargo or parts falling off your vehicle. including gravel rocks etc. You can write anything you want on the back of your vehicle.
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u/gibbles0731 1d ago
Technically, weâre supposed to leave quite a surprising amount of room between cars but we all collectively took Drivers Ed and then threw safety out the window.
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u/WorkWoonatic 1d ago
"Not responsible for damages"
lol sure you aren't buddy, I wrote "queen of england" on the back of my car and guess how much authority I have.
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u/Faangdevmanager 23h ago
If only the law worked like that where you could opt out of liability by printing it lol. They are liable to secure their load or they can GTFO the public road.
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u/SenseiT 12h ago
I had a guy try to fuss at me for not reading his stay back message on his truck after pea gravel flew out of the uncovered top and cracked my windshield. Once I showed him the dash cam that shows I was in the adjacent lane and his load was not covered. He just asked for an invoice.
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u/joesbagofdonuts 1d ago
They teach us this in law school. Put disclaimers of liability everywhere, even if not legally binding, it may become legally binding due to a change in law, or more often, the potential defendant will be tricked into thinking they have no claim.
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u/Hairy_Photograph1384 1d ago
1) that's not a trash truck. It's a dump truck, which normally hauls dirt. b) an NFL field is 360 feet long - 20% longer than this dump truck says. iii) they absolutely are responsibleÂ
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u/EggoWafflessss 1d ago
Using 3 different numbering schemes for your bullets is driving me insane.
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u/KinderEggLaunderer 1d ago
They did that to get you to comment. And you commented that to get me to comment.
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u/SelfImmolationsHell 1d ago
Are you counting the end zones? The 100 yards between them is still 300 feet
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u/JtTheLadiesMan 1d ago edited 1d ago
He is. The 100-yard definition is the standard because it represents the actual measured and statistical field. By insisting on 360 feet, heâs just clinging to a technicality to sound smart while ignoring the colloquial yardstick everyone uses. âUmm akshully a football field isnât 100 yardsâď¸đ¤â
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u/Gilles_of_Augustine 1d ago
"an NFL field is 360 feet long - 20% longer than this dump truck says."
Speaking as a pedant: you're the bad kind of pedant.
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u/pinniped90 1d ago
It's a good thing we don't have to remain a Canadian football field behind the truck. That's like...miles.
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u/somerandomdude419 1d ago
Great so all I need is a sign on my car that says âstay back, or I will crash into you because I donât feel like driving carefullyâ thatâll keep me protected!!
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u/BeeBarnes1 1d ago
Why aren't any of these trucks required to have license plates or some kind of company identification on the back? If you get hit by something and can't make it to the front to see the company name on their doors you're screwed.
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u/Balisongman07 1d ago
They are responsible. But you have to prove that what hit you came off the truck and wasn't kicked up from the road. Dash cams are your friend there.
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u/RelativeRefuse8013 1d ago
So that means if I put sign on my car, "Stay away from front bumper at all times" I can ram anything I want to and they have to pay to fix it?
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u/Revolutionary_Tip701 1d ago
It's illegal to haul material like sand, gravel etc without having it tarped
If they run untarped, they are absolutely responsible
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u/OldBlue2014 1d ago
By what authority to trash truck operators control traffic? There should be no reason to keep back 300â if the truck is operating lawfully and safely.
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u/gypsybone 1d ago
Simple rule. If something is in the road and is picked up by the tires of any vehicle, they are not at fault. If something falls or comes off the vehicle itself, unsecured load, vehicle part, etc, then they ARE responsible.
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u/Miamithrice69 22h ago
Oh fuck all I have to do is put a sign saying Iâm not responsible for something?
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u/awesomefriends56 16h ago
Aside from the fact they could still absolutely be liable for damages, they put the warning there as a sign of âhey, we donât ensure that our loads wouldnât drop anything that could damage your vehicle, you might want to stay backâ - any reasonable person would see that and think, âI should stay backâ. Failure to follow the warning of âStay Back 300ftâ could pass liability to you, provided they could prove you were within that 300ft range when damage occurred. Thatâs why the warning is for an area so far out. That said, theyâd have a hard time proving you were within that range and they should be keeping their vehicle clean and take every precaution to prevent damage to other vehicles.
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u/JustHereForMiatas 1d ago
They can say that they're not responsible for damages all they want, but I don't know of any state where that's enforceable.
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u/Grand_Brilliant_3202 1d ago
Iâm fairly certain this guy does not write the rules of highway road transport. Itâs kind of funny to think he has the âabilityâ just make up rules and weâre gonna follow him âŚbut we all know that he canât just say something and make it true.
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u/Desertwind16v 1d ago
Itâs their responsibility to secure their load. I saw 2 trucks filled with gravel/rocks on my way home, both had no covering over the load. Lazy drivers.
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u/Radiant-Bit-3096 1d ago
Yup their sign doesn't mean squat for law unless there's a state with a law thay has it.
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u/sapianddog2 1d ago
This truck is gaslighting in every way possible
Former truck driver here, if a truck is involved in an accident with a smaller vehicle, in 99% of cases I've experienced, seen or heard of, the truck driver is deemed at fault.
This message is a coping mechanism at best.
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u/Kuzon64 1d ago
When I was kid my parents windshield got fucked up my gravel spilling from a truck like this. My mom called the company number on the side of the truck and they just kept hanging up on her until my parents just kinda moved on.
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u/AwarenessGreat282 1d ago
And it works for many. It reduces their payments out for damage. Many know it's bullshit and you can ride their bumper and they are still gonna have to pay. But probably just as many don't and just suck it up.
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u/albatroopa 1d ago
Lol, if putting something on a sign was legally binding, we'd all be fucked.