'My truck's over 20,000 pounds... prepare for revenge': Reckless driver gets a $2,000 ticket after failing to let a tow truck merge

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Nov 22, 2023 10:00 AM EST

One of the first things you learn in driving school is how to merge. Shortly after you learn which pedals make the car go and which pedals make the car stop, you learn the tried-and-true method of merging, fondly called "The Zipper". Everyone knows how a zipper works and thus, it's the perfect visualization for drivers of all levels. However, once we're released onto the roads of the real world, oftentimes, people forget the you-go-I-go flow of traffic, forgetting entirely how to merge like a civilized driver. In our next story, one reckless driver pays a hefty price for their forgetfulness after threatening the lives of everyone on the road with a failure to merge. 

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    "It's airhorn time" 200 O 9999 I
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  • Now we've all had moments where our lane is coming to an end and traffic doesn't feel particularly merciful. In the moments as you're hurling towards the freeway barrier walls, you wonder how this could have been avoided. Well, if that crazy road rager next to you had let you merge, perhaps you wouldn't be driving in the diminishing shoulder. 

  • In our wildest dreams, we imagine a cop car magically appearing behind drivers like that and we not-so-secretly wish that we could be the ones to witness that ‘reckless endangerment’ ticket being written up. But unfortunately, life isn't always so sweet. However, for one emergency-response tow truck driver, he lived the retribution we all hope for. Scroll for this extremely satisfying tale of road rage brought to a definitive end when a guy refused to let a tow truck merge. 

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    r/pettyrevenge. Posted by u/itzrpg Dont wanna let me merge? Enjoy the tickets
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    So i drive a tow truck for a living. I was leaving the scene of an accident with a vehicle on the deck, all my lights are on and flashing and this shitbox vw jetta decides " you, im gonna speed match you so you cant merge". My lane is ending,
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    my trucks over 20,000 pounds and a jetta is around 3,000 pounds. Prepare for the pettyrevenge. Instead of just going in behind him (i have the right of way as my lights are on and the cop that was at the scene of the crash was watching
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    this unfold) i decided " air horn time. Now its a freightliner m2 with a 21 foot deck on it so its a decent sized truck. I am on the airhorn constantly now, my signal is on and this still thinks he wont be letting me over. I force you,
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    my way in as the truck isnt the fastest but im the only one on the road to cover the entire city to when its busy and its raining hard, seconds do count. The cop is getting irritated by in jetta (the cops in a fully marked explorer) and decides "you wanna be a ......? Lets see how you like this one". Jetta is now
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    tailgating me, has his phone in his hand taking pics of my truck and then when the road goes back to 2 lanes, jetta aggressively swerves into the lane next to me and is taking pics of the truck still so he can complain about me. The cop is off now and decides this guy needs a little reminder of the laws.
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    The cop lights this guy up and pulls him over and gave him multiple tickets. Failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, failure to slow down and move over for flashing lights, using an electronic device while driving, failure to use signal during lane change, tailgating, driving with undue care and attention. The
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    total is about 1500-2k in fines for all this combined. Maybe shouldve just let me in and then he wouldnt be out a load of money. I block traffic for the cops at night on blind corners to keep them safe, they watch my back to keep me safe.
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    I have a video of the idiot getting pulled over but it wont let me attach it. BECAUSE EVERYBODU ASKS HOW I KNOW WHAT HE GOT FINED WITH. ITS BECAUSE I WORK WITH THE SAME COPS 4 NIGHTS A WEEK. AND THERES ONLY 4 COPS ON THAT SHIFT
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    FewHuckleberry7012 - 1 day ago Always yield to the vehicle with more lug nuts. 1.7k Reply Share Vondecoy 1 day ago I call it "Right of Weigh".
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    Tricky-Celebration36 1 day ago . He who has the biggest tires has the right of way. 393 Reply Share Rarely Recommended. 1 day ago Most of those clowns are in emotional support farm vehicles, usually a Dodge Ram.
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    Magic phil 1 day ago The guy in the Jetta deserves what he got for sure, but can I ask why having all your lights on and flashing gives you right of way?
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    CorporateSharkbait. 1 day ago edited 20 hr. ago While most people only think of cops, fire trucks, and ambulances as right of way with flashing lights, tow companies that are specifically contracted for roadwork and accident scenes can be considered emergency vehicles.
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    beathelas 1 day ago What a fool. I've been driving a big truck for work, 16' flatbed, and I am always shocked pikachu face that traffic actually works against me instead of letting me in.
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    Just the other day, I had to bully my way in to a merging lane in a construction zone and the suv behind me honked at me, like I'm not entitled to merge with traffic. It's like people treat traffic like a contest instead of a cooperative effort, but that doesn't shake out well when my truck is bigger :P
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    popopitifulme. 1 day ago When ya drivin the highways, no matter what vehicle or destination or purpose, the mantra is, "Share the road." 53 Reply Share NoNotThat Michael - 1 day ago and this mantra applies equally to drivers of jettas and tow trucks
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    xXCaptain_StabbinXx22 hr. ago If I drove a VW I would sure be nice to tow truck drivers cause there's a good chance I may need that tow truck driver at some point. Reply Share 3 itzrpg OP 22 hr. ago Precisely. Lol. Theres literally 2 companies in this city. One of them is a 2 truck type company. The other one is part of a 90+ truck company
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    Saffiana 1 day ago My dad taught me this rule of the road nearly 50 years ago. "If it's bigger than you, you lose". "Just get out of their way and let them do their job"
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    ineedatinylama. 21 hr. ago Anyone who doesn't allow an emergency vehicle, utility truck, or semi into a lane is a and deserves to be stuck in the slow lane for eternity.
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    My husband works for a utility. Day after day, he tries to merge in, and people speed up. They won't let him in because they don't want to be behind the truck.
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    Also, traffic cones are out for his safety as well as to mark obstacles. You dickheads driving through them deserve jail. Average of 10 people a year drive through the cones on his hob sites, hit the open man hole, and rip off a tire.
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    Leave early. Stop being Respect large vehicles. Stop being You are endangering an yourself as well as another human. Stop being an
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    Supergoid 1 day ago Law of the seas: biggest thing that's hardest to turn or stop has right of way Law of the road: Fk Around, Find Out!
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