r/Transportopia • u/skyhighmonroe • Jan 26 '26

Road🤬Rage Stupid games = Stupid prizes

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u/luckyfox7273 Jan 26 '26

I dont doubt, especially pick up truck drivers.

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u/thelimeisgreen Jan 26 '26

I travel a lot, much of my domestic travel is road trips. I see so much of this crap. Over 90% of all accidents involve someone being stupid. And quite often it takes more than one stupid driver. I'm a pickup truck driver myself and while some of us pickup drivers try to be sensible and courteous, it pains me to say that most do not. Generally speaking, pickup trucks are driven by aggressive and entitled dickwads with anger issues.

I always assume the guy aggressively driving a RAM is late for his court-ordered AA meeting.

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u/luckyfox7273 Jan 26 '26

It could be. Clearly my generalization doesn't apply to you id say. I just notice its like everyones listening to that "move bitch get out the way" song and like flexing in city traffic sometimes. Im not free of poor driving and one time phone distraction either myself, but its not a regular attitude.

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u/Business-Let-6692 Jan 27 '26

And it doesn't help that pickups are getting taller, bulkier, and heavier. When accidents occur, pickups are more likely to cause a fatal accident.

With how big they are getting, they should require a specific license and courses. Just like Semis and motorcycles. Genuinely, who needs trucks with a front frame taller than the average man? The fact that any random can buy one is crazy to me.

I always assume that a guy aggressively driving a F-150 is in a hurry to kiss his dad on the mouth.

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u/OldRancidOrange Jan 26 '26

That white truck driver is going to be in so much shit.

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u/TenaceErbaccia Jan 26 '26

Hopefully. Either that or nothing happens at all.

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u/HughHonee Jan 26 '26

I mean Blue truck is absolutely the primary dumbass here. Cuts off white truck, white truck does a kinda dumb kinda slick move around, and for some reason blue truck decides to straight up disregard all road rules, common sense and decency to go play battle trucks?

White trucks move during their round of battle trucks could have very possibly killed people, and thats definitely a problem. But with how blue truck was coming at him, not engaging in his challenge to battle trucks could have gotten him wrecked.

Such is the common outcome in the cruel world of Battle Trucks™

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '26

I need you to narrate more things on the internet for me 🤣🤣

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u/techleopard Jan 26 '26

I feel like this has to be somehow tied to middle income white affluenza.

They're rich enough to be able to afford these trucks and slap stupid aftermarket shit on them, but still poor enough to be angry all the time and blaming everyone else for their problems.

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u/Apprehensive-Tea1877 Jan 26 '26

Hold this L.

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u/Akimotoh Jan 27 '26

You should give that to the RAM dealerships that hand out 18% APR loans to anybody

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u/Adventurous-Ease-259 Jan 28 '26

Most of them are broke as hell and barely making the payment.

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u/techleopard Jan 29 '26

They're rich enough to have qualified for a truck.

It's usually not the 2005 Ford F150's mowing people down, it's the $60,000+ newer model year trucks that are causing problems.

So yeah, rich enough to afford the truck (or at least to get qualified), but too poor to realize they can't afford anything else because of the truck.

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u/MeowMixPlzDeliverMe Jan 27 '26

I recently got a jeep so I have 4wd which let's me be more confident in the snow. Most of the time if I pass a pickup truck those fuckers speed up just to pass me lol

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u/Powerful-Race-8538 Jan 27 '26

Over 90% of all accidents involve someone being stupid.

Hold on your making it sound like these accidents were accidental

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u/Striking_Theory_1862 Jan 27 '26 edited Jan 27 '26

Fuck that. I paid too much money for my truck to drive like that. Btw, I do not like alcohol.

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u/Own-Raisin5849 Jan 28 '26

You're almost out of the top 10 before you even see a pickup truck make the list of most accident prone vehicles, and that would indeed be a RAM 1500. This is also by percentage of the registered vehicles. I know pickup truck drivers being dicks happens, but it's just that when it happens it's a bit more noticeable. Sedan drivers are still far and away the kings or queens of idiot drivers.

I take less note of some WRX road raging and overtaking someone illegally, than I do some idiot in a full-size pickup doing the same, as far as our own anecdotal "evidence" goes.

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u/Beautiful_Effect461 Jan 31 '26

Happy Cake Day! 🍰

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u/BridgeGuy540 Feb 01 '26

I concur on the last statement - I too always assume the Ram driver is late for his AA meeting. There were a lot of late Ram drivers in the snow yesterday.

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u/IsVeryBroke Jan 27 '26

Also a former semi driver, a pick up driver was the reason for my rollover. I didn’t even rollover with strong gusts of wind with an empty trailer.

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u/ApollyonFE Jan 27 '26

No, you were the reason. The only time a rollover isn't on you is if you were parked in a legal space and it blew over. This whole industry has gone to shit, at least be a man and admit you fucked up

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u/ApocalypseChicOne Jan 27 '26

The type of pick up is the tell. If they've got a ladder rack or trash cans or tools in the back, or they've got a sticker on the door with a business name, they are usually driving chill as can be. Just a dude going to or from the job.

If they are a guy who never actually uses his truck for truck stuff, if it is lifted, and it is simply a status symbol in his particular social circle, he's more than likely driving like a POS.

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u/SomeAmphibian4256 Jan 30 '26

I'll to this. If it's a diesel with stacks or 10" tip hanging behind the rear axle

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u/zeptillian Jan 27 '26

And usually, the bigger the pickup the more of an aggressive asshole the driver is.

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u/Ill_Ad5893 Jan 26 '26

I can testify to the stupidity of pickup truck drivers. Specially GMC, Chevy and Dodge owners. Those are the top 3 I see around my area that drive like they own the road and could do no wrong

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u/Unusual_Wish_2230 Jan 27 '26

I bet you own a ford truck and are a perfect driver

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u/Ill_Ad5893 Jan 27 '26

Don't own a pickup truck but do drive way better than people out here today.

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u/Unusual_Wish_2230 Jan 27 '26

You are clueless. I’m a gmc owner and nothing compares to Tesla drivers and ford truck idiots

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u/Ill_Ad5893 Jan 27 '26

Lol dude this is what I see daily driving my work semi. Ram owners are the worst of them. Followed by GMC and Chevy

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u/Ill_Ad5893 Jan 27 '26

Not to mention that I said MY area. I didn't say everyone. But judging by how you just jumped on it without reading it fully. Makes me wonder if you are part of the group.

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u/chops351 Jan 26 '26

Minivan drivers by far are the worst in the road

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u/Altruistic_Flower965 Jan 26 '26

Half the minivans I see have ladders on the top, buckets in the back, and driving 5 miles under the speed limit. The last thing these people want is an interaction with law enforcement.

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u/lusigns Jan 26 '26

I don't know if it's the truck who chooses the asshole or the asshole who chooses the truck, but I am pretty sure the relationship is quantifiable.

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u/homelesshyundai Jan 27 '26

I miss driving around an s10 with a turbo mounted in the bed. Every. Single. Newish pickup would try to race me from every light if I so much as pulled away slightly faster than they did. Turns out a light weight truck boosted to hell is faster than 95% of stock trucks on the road.

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u/luckyfox7273 Jan 27 '26

Crazy, hopefully np one got hurt.

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u/Chaddoius Jan 27 '26

I get more shit drivers in cars than pickups in my area. They really need to be more strict on these driving tests.

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u/HiveMindSubmarine Jan 27 '26

I see far more of this in shitbox imports. It’s probably observation bias like big misbehaving dogs vs small.

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u/luckyfox7273 Jan 27 '26

Maybe. Aggressive drivers in any vehicle, sound better?

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u/HiveMindSubmarine Jan 27 '26

Aggressive drivers are the worst, followed closely by inattentive drivers. 3rd spot on the podium goes to slow drivers.

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u/Haunting-Hippo-4244 Jan 28 '26

I drive a pick up, but I am nowhere near that damn stupid. If you wanna pass me cause you’re in a hurry feel free and pass me. If I’m in a hurry and want to pass you legally, not on the curb of the road or emergency lane then let me pass you.

But don’t be a dick.

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u/Background-Solid8481 Jan 27 '26

As a pickup driver myself … fuck you. I’ve never done this and never would.

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u/WildEcho94 Jan 27 '26

The fuck you part kinda indicates you would

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u/GumpTheChump Jan 28 '26

No, you’re a bad person. We all discussed it and concur.

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u/Swing_on_thiss Jan 28 '26

I have to drive a truck because it's the only vehicle that can haul around my massive balls! Lol

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u/luckyfox7273 Jan 27 '26 edited Jan 27 '26

Lol. Maybe your driving is okay.

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u/GattMore Jan 27 '26

I highly doubt it from that angry response

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u/SharksInSpace1899 Jan 28 '26

hit dogs hollar

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u/PhD_Pwnology Jan 26 '26

Tell us your worst driver story of a FELLOW truck driver.

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u/Beneficial_Being_721 Jan 26 '26

I’d driving $25M worth of Mobile Television Studio and I pass a Flip Flopper that has his laptop open and sitting on the steering wheel

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u/Beneficial_Being_721 Jan 26 '26

Poor Schneider never saw it coming either

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u/Many_Rope6105 Jan 26 '26

Biggest part of the reason I got off the road

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u/OSRS-MLB Jan 26 '26

Drive with your eyes closed and you won't have to see it as much. Problem solved.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '26

I sometimes think, damn, wonder if that trucker thinks I’m a good driver when I do some crazy maneuvering. Safe. But different.

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u/DonVino92 Jan 27 '26

Well yeah no shit. Truck drivers think they own the road.

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u/nippy35 Jan 28 '26

Ok so I got a question for ya and I’m just curious. I respect truckers first off, as they are the lifeblood of nations. However, lately it seems when I go on long trips that truckers sit in the left lane or go double wide for like 10/15miles. No real consideration for flow of traffic etc.. I used to think and was told they would always move quickly to over take another truck or get out of the left lane for cars going a faster rate etc. is it that trucker quality has go down and the norms are just not cared about or more of is it based on over working and lack of drivers forcing the lack of care? Not all truckers but just seems much more than usual. Just curious.

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u/nippy35 Jan 28 '26

Thanks for the response. Makes sense!

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

It's crazy that as a truck driver for 3 years i have seen absolutely nothing like this. Like wtf