We have a lot of these in Western NC. Ive seen brake shoes popping out of trucks like a PEZ dispenser going down some of these mountains
Bruce-7892 on
He handled that messed up situation perfectly. Also he is lucky that runaway truck lane was right there. They don’t have those everywhere.
Remote-Tennis-4153 on
bitchcoin5000 on
Amazing low-tech, perfect solution
dvdmaven on
This location looks rather familiar. If it’s on I5, I’ve been there and have seen a truck use it. I’ve also seen a not as lucky truck in the gulch between the lanes.
Legal_Commercial477 on
I didn’t even know runaway ramps were a thing until I moved to the east coast
Myrtle_Nut on
Bet his testicles turtled into his tummy.
Berger_UK on
Now there’s a code brown if I ever saw one.
EineBeBoP on
Is anyone able to educate me on why you wouldn’t start downshifting through the gears to engine brake and slow down?
Wouldn’t stop you completely, but it’s safer than 90mph right?
zwifter11 on
It’s mindblowing to think the bored road construction crew who laid all that sand, has saved this guys life.
whateverman33 on
No audio because it’s the longest most audible 90 mph poop ever.
KeeperServant_Reborn on
Well, atleast the driver did the right thing
phrozen_waffles on
Saw this happen in WV. All of a sudden there’s a truck next to me, then there wasn’t. Briefly saw the aftermath of the truck hitting a ramp and barrier to slow the down, then around a bend I went.
I hope that guys ok.
alpH4rd07 on
Passing that runaway truck ramp sign must have felt like a blessing.
Short-Display-1659 on
When he started on the emergency ramp I thought he was going to run out of runway.
koolaideprived on
Huh, all the truck gravel traps I’ve seen start at road grade, then slope upward. Looked like this guy was almost out of ramp.
GrandMundane4290 on
God bless the engineer that invented this. My FIL was a career car hauler and he lost his brakes in AZ so he had to use one of these. While my MIL and FIL were both shaken up pretty good, it saved their lives. No question about it.
artisio on
I thought runaway ramps were supposed to slope upwards, I’ve never seen one that sloped down like this. Glad to see it still worked out fine though, pretty interesting.
crackersncheeseman on
They have those safety exits like that in Virginia except the ones I’ve seen are at the bottom of the hill like a exit ramp.
dernert on
Those things would stop a car in like a 100ft, all that inertia from the truck took way longer than I expected. Just shows how much energy they are managing.
Decabet on
My dad was OTR doing long hauls and he had to use one of these in the Rockies.
Hearing him talk about it was the only time Ive ever seen him shook.
Ok-Bread-7503 on
I was driving through rural Tennessee once and saw a family having a picnic lunch on a runaway ramp like this.
thekelv on
What you’re supposed to do instead of killing other motorists
CyBrNaD on
Looks like he used most of that ramp too…
Thin_Primary3261 on
Fucking amazing how effective those emergency lanes are for runaway trucks.
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Wish this had audio.
We have a lot of these in Western NC. Ive seen brake shoes popping out of trucks like a PEZ dispenser going down some of these mountains
He handled that messed up situation perfectly. Also he is lucky that runaway truck lane was right there. They don’t have those everywhere.
Amazing low-tech, perfect solution
This location looks rather familiar. If it’s on I5, I’ve been there and have seen a truck use it. I’ve also seen a not as lucky truck in the gulch between the lanes.
I didn’t even know runaway ramps were a thing until I moved to the east coast
Bet his testicles turtled into his tummy.
Now there’s a code brown if I ever saw one.
Is anyone able to educate me on why you wouldn’t start downshifting through the gears to engine brake and slow down?
Wouldn’t stop you completely, but it’s safer than 90mph right?
It’s mindblowing to think the bored road construction crew who laid all that sand, has saved this guys life.
No audio because it’s the longest most audible 90 mph poop ever.
Well, atleast the driver did the right thing
Saw this happen in WV. All of a sudden there’s a truck next to me, then there wasn’t. Briefly saw the aftermath of the truck hitting a ramp and barrier to slow the down, then around a bend I went.
I hope that guys ok.
Passing that runaway truck ramp sign must have felt like a blessing.
When he started on the emergency ramp I thought he was going to run out of runway.
Huh, all the truck gravel traps I’ve seen start at road grade, then slope upward. Looked like this guy was almost out of ramp.
God bless the engineer that invented this. My FIL was a career car hauler and he lost his brakes in AZ so he had to use one of these. While my MIL and FIL were both shaken up pretty good, it saved their lives. No question about it.
I thought runaway ramps were supposed to slope upwards, I’ve never seen one that sloped down like this. Glad to see it still worked out fine though, pretty interesting.
They have those safety exits like that in Virginia except the ones I’ve seen are at the bottom of the hill like a exit ramp.
Those things would stop a car in like a 100ft, all that inertia from the truck took way longer than I expected. Just shows how much energy they are managing.
My dad was OTR doing long hauls and he had to use one of these in the Rockies.
Hearing him talk about it was the only time Ive ever seen him shook.
I was driving through rural Tennessee once and saw a family having a picnic lunch on a runaway ramp like this.
What you’re supposed to do instead of killing other motorists
Looks like he used most of that ramp too…
Fucking amazing how effective those emergency lanes are for runaway trucks.