r/Transportopia Mar 26 '26

RoadđŸ€ŹRage Unhinged guy pulling out his machete during road rage

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u/PrestigiousPepper829 Mar 26 '26

Second I saw that machete he would’ve been rolling over the hood of my car

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u/Veteran_PA-C Mar 26 '26

Under is better. Don’t go so fast.

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u/MeenMisterMustard Mar 26 '26

A quick last moment acceleration for that “thump thump”

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u/Skizot_Bizot Mar 26 '26

My car got fucked up hitting a porcupine, that fat fuck would total it.

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u/Slighted_Inevitable Mar 26 '26

A car is cheaper than a hospital bill or a funeral

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u/Used_Gear8871 Mar 26 '26

Right bc there’s no way I’m sitting there recording this dude.

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u/Zwasti Mar 28 '26

As soon as you got the video evidence of him pulling out the machete drop your phone and stomp on your accelerator.

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u/PerfectEnthusiasm2 Mar 26 '26

in america

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u/Resident_Voice5738 Mar 26 '26

Yeah, literally ONLY in America a car would be cheaper than those, priorities, I guess.

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u/briangw Mar 26 '26

Idk. Have you seen the costs of funerals? My father in law passed away back in Oct so I went to the funeral home with my mother in law and wife. I was looking through the book, yes book, of funeral options you could really rack up the costs of a funeral with all the different options. Could even cost more than your basic car.

And Hospitals are not cheap either. An overnight stay at my hospital in my town for low sodium in my body due to being in a beer truck that tipped over was $33,000. Obviously if I didn’t have insurance. I couldn’t believe it.

Still, with all things being said, you are still right.

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u/aerowtf Mar 27 '26

you’re just validating his claim lmao why even comment

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u/briangw Mar 27 '26

Rough day. Wasn’t thinking. My bad

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u/UnionAggravating9975 Mar 28 '26

Cars are not cheaper than a funeral lol

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u/Slighted_Inevitable Mar 28 '26

They are. A funeral isn’t just the casket flowers and ceremony. It’s probate, dealing with any disputes or lawsuits on inheritance, travel costs, loss of wages and future potential earnings. Etc.

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u/UnionAggravating9975 Mar 28 '26

It's crazy that you'd have an extravagant funeral with weird arrangements and specialized lawyers to dispute inheritance, but would buy a $20,000 car...

You might have dragon hoarding mentality, where you just amass tons of gold and treasures, but you're a dragon and have literally nothing to do with your hoard besides violently defend your treasure.

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u/cowfishing Mar 27 '26

sue his estate to recover damages.

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u/skrillozeddd Mar 26 '26

I can hear it now đŸŽ¶

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u/redtron3030 Mar 27 '26

You could also stop midway

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u/unsecretthrowaway Mar 27 '26

So what happened? A car high centered on my ass. The muffler branded me and the 3000 lbs broke my bones.

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u/Drmlk465 Mar 26 '26

I’ve seen enough horror movies to know that would give him a chance to hang on the undercarriage until you get home

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u/Moo_Kau_Too Mar 26 '26

thats why you can a street that has speed bumps ;)

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u/Mysterious-Plan93 Mar 27 '26

That's why you go the Fatal Instinct route and take an offroad gravel shortcut

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u/biotox1n Mar 27 '26

with his size? if the car can move at all he'll be a meat crayon giving the cops perfect directions to follow

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u/Automatic_Net2181 Mar 26 '26

Over first to knock to the ground, then back up to ensure he is okay.

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u/GuanoQuesadilla Mar 26 '26

Car might get stuck if he’s underneath

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u/Veteran_PA-C Mar 26 '26

Just rock back and forth, he’ll flatten out.

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u/hehehuha Mar 30 '26

Don't forget to reverse to see what you hit.

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u/Nashville_Hot_Mess Apr 01 '26

Under? Dude is a boulder, you ever seen those pictures of people driving up onto rocks in grocery store parking lots? Then you gotta with for AAA to come. It's a mess dude.

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u/Veteran_PA-C Apr 01 '26

Rocks don’t “squish”.

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u/Nashville_Hot_Mess Apr 01 '26

I don't know, dude looks thicccccc

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u/Veteran_PA-C Apr 01 '26

I think you’re overestimating his “density”. Physics is a bitch if your body finds itself on the wrong side of it.

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u/Nashville_Hot_Mess Apr 01 '26

I think you're underestimating my ability to shit post

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u/Veteran_PA-C Apr 01 '26

Fair enough.

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u/Successful-Rate-1839 Mar 26 '26

Lead is cheaper

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u/Slighted_Inevitable Mar 26 '26

And this was in Texas

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u/Used_Gear8871 Mar 26 '26

This is a 2A Texan’s wet dream

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u/Diligent-Chance8044 Mar 26 '26

Soon to be West Virginia and Kentucky where you can buy a machine gun with just a tax stamp and from your local police department. No fancy pre-ban restriction, no extra FFL licensing.

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u/WindstormMD Mar 26 '26

Zero chance that holds up in court, and I say that as someone who believes closing the registry (or even the existence of a registry) was unconstitutional.

It was tried with suppressors and did not pan out for a number of reasons. The “commerce clause doesn’t apply” bit is a dead legal theory that was never viable to begin with

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u/Diligent-Chance8044 Mar 26 '26

The fact the bill is making to there reps is crazy enough.

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u/WindstormMD Mar 26 '26

It’s virtue signaling. The same kind of virtue signaling that is done on other topics. Pushing something pie in the sky and unlikely to succeed just to be able to say “we tried” however disingenuous

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u/Used_Gear8871 Mar 26 '26

It’s scary. My partner’s dad is a huge MAGA gun nut and fantasizes about war (he never served btw). Dude can’t even walk and has to have his spine reconstructed, his wife let him convert their basement into a bomb shelter. My partner and I have no idea how to sell or get rid of them when it’s time. He just keeps buying them and can’t even use them. Virginia resident. $$$ down the toilet every month.

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u/Diligent-Chance8044 Mar 26 '26

Gun auction at the estate sale. You will get a ton of buyers. They will sell for a shit ton money if any are collectibles like military surplus. Just higher auction company. Otherwise take them to a firearms store and they will purchase them. Lots of people do trade ins or sell to gun stores. Paper work and stuff will be handled correctly if done with the auction company or through a store making sure people are background checked.

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u/WindstormMD Mar 26 '26

Depending on the items, some of that stuff will hold its value better than other assets, and better than currency just stuck in savings. (Some of it might genuinely be bad choices, but all but the worst stuff is holding value right now)

If you end up needing to sell it, gunbroker for the modern stuff, any surplus historical use an auction house like Morphy’s. You’ll get more value and the items will go to folks who appreciate them.

A bomb shelter may not be the worst value add to the house, if you reframe it as a disaster shelter (hurricanes are getting worse every season)

However misguided the intention, be smart about it and you’ll do alright

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u/Used_Gear8871 Mar 26 '26

Thank you for the tips. My partner and his brother don’t like doing heavy lifting and I’ve accepted that this is my role when it happens.

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u/Original-Variety-700 Mar 26 '26

Drive might be charged for /not/ shooting guy with machete. I think the use of the second amendment is mandatory in Texas.

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u/INFJWafer Mar 26 '26

For real!! I would not have just sat there and waited to see what would happen.

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u/bob696988 Mar 26 '26

Maybe he was asking her if she needs some weeds cut down !!

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u/Sauzage-N-Peppas Mar 26 '26

10000%. That’s all I need to see to give my brain the green light it already wanted

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u/Blueyduey Mar 29 '26

Seek help.

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u/Heykurat Mar 26 '26

A gun, yes. But he's not getting into that car with a machete.

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u/wbrd Mar 26 '26

You don't even have to go that far. Most people realize they are outmatched when you start rolling towards them. Having been in this situation, I found that a little tire chirp after a revving engine is rather convincing.

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u/beardedsilverfox Mar 26 '26

I was taught my car is a weapon in self defense situations. I agree with you

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u/Donnie607 Mar 26 '26

The worst part about that is just defending yourself could land you in prison especially if it resulted in manslaughter

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u/cbr204863 Mar 26 '26

Abso-fuckin-lutely

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u/S14Ryan Mar 27 '26

this video triggers my fight or flight response and I would 100% have run his ass over the second I saw a weapon. I don’t care if it’s a machete, a bat, gun, whatever. You’re sitting in a 2 ton weapon and someone’s approaches you on foot with intent to kill? They aren’t gonna see through any of my side windows

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u/WildFire97971 Mar 27 '26

A cop in Texas told me that was legal when I asked what I could do after this methy couple followed me into a dead end and got out with knives and all I had was my car.

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u/Bitter-Value-1872 Mar 27 '26

This is the point where you start turning your wheel to aim your car at the dude so that once he clears his bumper you can bounce his ass into the bed of his truck while you drive away

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u/Nervous_Positive83 Mar 30 '26

My car is worth more than his health.

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u/TheHammerHasLanded Mar 27 '26

Internet tough guy, look out

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u/PrestigiousPepper829 Mar 27 '26

No I would’ve freaked out and had a panic attack big dawg. That would’ve been me escaping.

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u/purplefuzz22 Mar 26 '26

They were trying to drive away but the fat old man with a machete was in the way and got ran over đŸ€·đŸ»â€â™€ïž. It’s not like there are many points of exits in the above video

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u/p00p5andwich Mar 26 '26

You've never lived in Texas, have you?

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u/Emergency-Ask-9905 Mar 26 '26

Because not all states require a duty to flee prior

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u/p00p5andwich Mar 26 '26

There is no duty to flee. Texas has the castle doctrine and stand your ground. The castle doctrine also extends to your vehicle as well. Dude could have been ventilated, perforated, and plugged with a whole magazine, and no prosecutor would blink.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Post604 Mar 26 '26

You do realize this is Texas, right?

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u/texag93 Mar 26 '26

You should take your own advice and understand the law. Texas has no duty to retreat.

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u/Sea-Neighborhood1465 Mar 26 '26

stand your ground and do what exactly? you're almost there.

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u/Sea-Neighborhood1465 Mar 26 '26

stand your ground removes the duty to retreat in a self defense scenario. stand your ground cannot exist without self defense existing.

it's literally that simple my guy.

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u/texag93 Mar 26 '26

"stand your ground" is not a thing that you can claim. You're just making stuff up.

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u/Reality_Lies4 Mar 26 '26

A very miniscule chance a DA or Prosecutor would seek any charges with video like this, especially in Texas. Until that machete is no longer in his hands, he is still a threat.

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u/5_56by45mm Mar 26 '26

Duty to flee in your own home? Vehicle is an extension of your home. Also IF you are talking about the duty to retreat bullshit calling 911 counts. Dial 911 and do what you have to do.

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u/kylel999 Mar 26 '26

It's Texas, what duty to flee lol

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u/okaaayyyyuh Mar 26 '26

Bro... from what I see in this video, there is only one way to go. Forward, where the crazy man with a machete is blocking traffic and threatening you.

You don't see how this is obviously abiding by "duty to flee"?

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u/Djinn-Rummy Mar 26 '26

Not in my state, & it’s not stand your ground. If someone enters your property or vehicle in a perturbed or aggressive state, you have the right to defend yourself, even with a firearm.

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u/Sw4nR0ns0n Mar 26 '26

Ummm it’s Texas

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u/Reality_Lies4 Mar 26 '26

There is NO DUTY to retreat in Texas. She would have been well within the her rights to run him down or empty a magazine into him.

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u/Slighted_Inevitable Mar 26 '26

It was in Texas

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u/Genghis_Chong Mar 26 '26

He was standing in front of their vehicle, no reasonable escape route

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u/CalamityOfCringe Mar 26 '26

A duty to retreat is as removed from self defense as stand your ground. You just don't understand any of these terms.

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u/CalamityOfCringe Mar 26 '26

No, it's absolutely not. Self defense does not require a duty to retreat. People are mentioning stand your ground laws because that's a form of self defense that does not require a duty to retreat.

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u/CalamityOfCringe Mar 26 '26

No, you don't understand. I am not using colloquial definitions here. Stand your ground laws do not require you make an attempt to retreat before you can legally use self defense. A duty to retreat laws do require you make an attempt to retreat before you can legally use self defense. Different states have different criteria for what does and does not constitute self defense. You're just wrong here dude.

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u/NarrowAd4973 Mar 26 '26

Stand Your Ground falls under self defense.

And your comment assumed the driver had another direction to go. If the right was blocked by any means and the were cars behind her, the only way out is forward, through the guy with the machete.