Most drivers can absolutely relate to making an attempt a dangerous overtake, however few are as dangerous as what this Subaru Crosstrek driver did to overhaul a truck with virtually all his wheels off the pavement.
The incident befell in North Carolina on US-321, the place the video begins with the truck driver making his approach down the highway within the center lane. After about 15 seconds, the lane to his proper ends, clearly forcing automobiles in that lane to merge. Nonetheless, the Subaru driver subsequent to him seems out of nowhere on the best facet to try a cross. By the point the truck driver sees him and lays on the horn, the Crosstrek is already alongside him and passing with two of his wheels within the grass – and the opposite two not removed from it.
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He did finally make the cross, however solely by a matter of inches. Had he been a bit nearer, with virtually all of his wheels off the highway, a faucet from that semi truck would’ve despatched him rolling into the embankment. In line with the unique Reddit publish, the truck driver was doing 62 mph (100 km/h) in a 65 mph (105 km/h) zone and couldn’t transfer over to the left as a result of passing visitors in that lane. Moreover, the unique poster states that there was an indication indicating the lane ending, which suggests the Crosstrek driver ought to have had ample time to merge earlier than encountering the truck.