Dashcam footage really does seem to show some of the weirdest behaviour amongst drivers. It doesn’t just show off bad driving either; dashcams can show off road rage moments and various other moments of madness amongst motorists as well.
The subreddit r/dashcams is a great place to see these videos. One was recently uploaded by user Flashmemory256, and it is simply captioned “Road Rager Blocks Semi Truck Over Honk.” As the name suggests, it shows someone letting road rage get the better of them, just because they were honked at by a semi-truck.
In the video, we are on board a semi-truck heading along a dual carriageway, and there is a convertible Mercedes in front of us. The left-hand lane looks to be closed for roadworks, so the Mercedes needs to get in front of the truck. However, its attempt to do so nearly sees it crash into the semi-truck.
The truck driver sounds the horn, purely to stop an accident and alert the Mercedes driver that he is about to cut him off. The Mercedes is full of all sorts of stuff, potentially blocking the driver’s view. Yet after that, the Mercedes driver clearly took offense to the horn being honked at him.
How the Mercedes Driver Got Angry at the Truck
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At the start of the video, the Mercedes tried to merge in front of the truck as the lane it was driving in was about to close. However, it did so without leaving any real room for the truck, which almost went into the back of the convertible. The truck driver sounded their horn to alert the Mercedes, which then swerved slightly before speeding up to merge properly.
For a second or two, everything looked normal after that. However, it seemed like the Mercedes driver did not enjoy that reaction from the truck. After merging in front of it, the driver slammed on the brakes in front of the truck, blocking its path and forcing the driver to come to a stop. The Mercedes driver kept looking back at the truck, clearly irritated, while the semi just sounded its horn to try to get the car to move again.
At one point, the driver of the Mercedes opened the door to his car, indicating he was going to confront the truck driver. After initially not doing so, he then did get out and walk over to the truck, shouted a few things, and then got back in his car. He flipped off the semi-truck driver as he pulled away, with the truck giving him a cheeky final honk of the horn, just to really wind him up.
What Did Reddit Make of the Road Rage Incident?
Reddit users naturally loved what they were watching in the video. Some loved the fact that the truck driver kept honking at the Mercedes driver, just to wind him up even more. “I know this is an old video, but I will also admit it would be fun to keep honking at him so he loses his little mind,” said the top comment on the video. “This is how petty I sometimes get. All because I think it’s funny to see someone like that lose their [expletive],” said user Bad_wit_Usernames in response to the top comment.
“I’d be laying on the horn,” said another user, indicating they’d have just kept on going. “I have thought about spending the money on one of those musical tone horns,” joked another user, also clearly amused by the situation. No one felt any sympathy for the driver of the Mercedes, and in fact, many wished the truck driver had kept honking his horn even more!