1 00:00:10,644 --> 00:00:12,446 - [Woman] [bleep] you! - [Man] Ooh. 2 00:00:12,546 --> 00:00:14,147 [Woman] [bleep] you! 3 00:00:15,282 --> 00:00:17,351 - [Woman] No, it's not enough! - [Guard] Park your car. 4 00:00:17,518 --> 00:00:19,152 - [Woman] No! - [Guard] Keep driving. 5 00:00:19,253 --> 00:00:21,154 [Woman] You better get the [bleep] away from. 6 00:00:21,255 --> 00:00:22,623 [Woman] [bleep] you! 7 00:00:22,789 --> 00:00:26,660 People like you is what's wrong with this [bleep] country. 8 00:00:26,827 --> 00:00:28,228 'Cause you don't know how to act. 9 00:00:30,597 --> 00:00:32,466 [bleep] 10 00:00:32,633 --> 00:00:35,269 [Driver] Yo! Come on, man. We ain't got time for this. 11 00:00:35,435 --> 00:00:37,170 [Woman] 12 00:00:38,138 --> 00:00:39,640 [horn honks] 13 00:00:39,806 --> 00:00:42,476 [Woman] Uh-uh. Uh-uh. Uh-uh. Uh-uh. Uh-uh. 14 00:00:42,643 --> 00:00:44,745 [Man] Get out! Go! 15 00:00:49,283 --> 00:00:51,084 [Trooper] Oh my god. 16 00:00:51,184 --> 00:00:52,986 Hey, what's about to happen? 17 00:00:53,153 --> 00:00:54,621 Hey! Hey, what's about to happen? 18 00:00:54,788 --> 00:00:56,623 Nothing! 19 00:00:56,790 --> 00:00:59,526 Ain't nothing! You're going extinct! 20 00:01:00,661 --> 00:01:01,995 [Narrator] In the last few years, 21 00:01:02,095 --> 00:01:05,766 the number of Americans on the road has skyrocketed. 22 00:01:05,866 --> 00:01:08,402 - And that means more traffic... - [horn honking] 23 00:01:08,502 --> 00:01:10,470 ...more accidents... 24 00:01:10,637 --> 00:01:12,606 - [crashing] - [horn honks] 25 00:01:12,706 --> 00:01:15,242 ...and also more rage. 26 00:01:15,342 --> 00:01:16,710 You got a problem, step out your car! 27 00:01:17,878 --> 00:01:21,949 [Narrator] With violent road rage up nearly 500%. 28 00:01:22,115 --> 00:01:23,951 [man laughs] 29 00:01:24,117 --> 00:01:25,719 [screaming] 30 00:01:25,819 --> 00:01:28,322 - [horn honks] - [driver laughs] 31 00:01:30,090 --> 00:01:32,426 This is where the rubber... 32 00:01:32,592 --> 00:01:33,794 meets the road. 33 00:01:42,135 --> 00:01:43,637 - [Woman] [bleep] you! - [Man] Ooh. 34 00:01:43,804 --> 00:01:45,439 [Woman] [bleep] you! 35 00:01:46,206 --> 00:01:47,507 [Guard] 36 00:01:47,674 --> 00:01:49,443 - [Woman] No, it's not enough! - [Guard] Park your car. 37 00:01:49,543 --> 00:01:50,677 - [Woman] No! - [Guard] Keep driving. 38 00:01:50,844 --> 00:01:52,312 [Woman] You better get the [bleep] away from. 39 00:01:52,479 --> 00:01:53,981 [Woman] [bleep] you! 40 00:01:54,147 --> 00:01:56,450 [Narrator] When a driver has an extreme reaction 41 00:01:56,550 --> 00:01:59,019 to a seemingly minor conflict... 42 00:02:05,959 --> 00:02:07,260 [Narrator] ...like this woman, 43 00:02:07,427 --> 00:02:09,363 who, believing she was called a name, 44 00:02:09,463 --> 00:02:12,299 berates people who ask her to stop blocking traffic... 45 00:02:12,466 --> 00:02:14,234 I don't listen to you either! 46 00:02:14,334 --> 00:02:15,902 [Narrator] ...the cause could be as simple 47 00:02:16,069 --> 00:02:17,437 as someone having a bad day. 48 00:02:17,604 --> 00:02:20,107 Listen, you short [bleep] piece of [bleep]. 49 00:02:20,273 --> 00:02:21,475 - [Guard] Whatever. - Okay? 50 00:02:23,744 --> 00:02:25,679 Grow some [bleep] balls, baby! 51 00:02:25,779 --> 00:02:27,147 Grow some [bleep] balls! 52 00:02:27,314 --> 00:02:28,715 [Guard] 53 00:02:28,882 --> 00:02:30,350 No! I'm not moving! 54 00:02:30,517 --> 00:02:33,754 [Narrator] ...or it could be something more complicated. 55 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:36,990 And though the woman later apologizes for her behavior... 56 00:02:37,090 --> 00:02:41,695 You can talk all the [bleep] you want, you [bleep]! 57 00:02:41,862 --> 00:02:43,964 No, it's not enough! 58 00:02:44,064 --> 00:02:46,099 [Narrator] ...dealing with such an outburst 59 00:02:46,266 --> 00:02:49,770 can require a bit more than one is prepared to take on. 60 00:02:50,470 --> 00:02:52,239 In Maryland. 61 00:02:53,473 --> 00:02:58,111 On a rural road, a driver with a dashcam spots a sedan ahead, 62 00:02:58,278 --> 00:03:00,714 seeming to tailgate the SUV in front of it 63 00:03:00,814 --> 00:03:03,183 for reasons unknown. 64 00:03:03,350 --> 00:03:06,386 [Automated Voice] Turn right onto Iverson Street. 65 00:03:07,688 --> 00:03:10,223 [Narrator] Then when they turn onto a residential street... 66 00:03:12,426 --> 00:03:16,229 the SUV appears to pull aside to let the sedan pass. 67 00:03:18,632 --> 00:03:20,634 But instead, the sedan stops 68 00:03:20,767 --> 00:03:23,070 and the two seem to exchange words. 69 00:03:23,236 --> 00:03:25,038 [horn honks] 70 00:03:28,341 --> 00:03:30,110 [Dashcam Driver] Yo, what the [bleep]? What are y'all doing? 71 00:03:30,277 --> 00:03:32,813 [horn honks] 72 00:03:32,913 --> 00:03:35,849 [Narrator] And though the SUV attempts to move on... 73 00:03:36,983 --> 00:03:40,787 the sedan driver appears unwilling to let it go... 74 00:03:47,594 --> 00:03:49,696 [Dashcam Driver] 75 00:03:51,598 --> 00:03:54,634 [Narrator] ...and now seems determined to make a stand. 76 00:03:55,635 --> 00:03:57,804 [Dashcam Driver] 77 00:04:00,474 --> 00:04:01,541 [horn honks] 78 00:04:02,242 --> 00:04:04,044 [Woman] 79 00:04:04,578 --> 00:04:07,547 [Dashcam Driver] Yo, come on, man! We ain't got time for this! 80 00:04:10,917 --> 00:04:12,152 [Dashcam Driver] What about the rest of us? 81 00:04:12,252 --> 00:04:15,322 Why would you do that? You know what you did. 82 00:04:15,422 --> 00:04:17,124 [horn honks] 83 00:04:18,258 --> 00:04:20,193 [Dashcam Driver] Yo, you got a whole-- 84 00:04:20,293 --> 00:04:21,495 - [Dashcam Driver] Bro! - [horn honks] 85 00:04:21,661 --> 00:04:22,963 - Just move! - [horn honks] 86 00:04:23,063 --> 00:04:25,632 [honking] 87 00:04:26,533 --> 00:04:28,301 [Dashcam Driver] 88 00:04:31,605 --> 00:04:33,907 [horn honks] 89 00:04:34,074 --> 00:04:40,080 [horns honking] 90 00:04:47,020 --> 00:04:48,522 [Dashcam Driver] Come on, bro! 91 00:04:48,622 --> 00:04:50,457 [horn honks] 92 00:04:53,627 --> 00:04:55,028 Hey, if you got a problem with that dude, 93 00:04:55,195 --> 00:04:56,163 take it up with that dude. 94 00:04:56,263 --> 00:04:57,631 You got all these people backed up. 95 00:04:57,731 --> 00:04:58,865 [woman speaking, indistinct] 96 00:04:59,032 --> 00:05:00,367 Bro, you got all these people backed up. 97 00:05:00,467 --> 00:05:02,702 Don't nobody care, man. Just move! 98 00:05:02,869 --> 00:05:05,438 [Narrator] With the woman appearing to settle in, 99 00:05:05,605 --> 00:05:08,942 the driver with the dashcam tries to soften his approach. 100 00:05:09,743 --> 00:05:11,278 [Dashcam Driver] You in the way! 101 00:05:12,145 --> 00:05:16,082 My business? I'm just trying to go home, sweetheart! 102 00:05:16,183 --> 00:05:17,350 I'm just trying to go home. 103 00:05:17,450 --> 00:05:19,486 I don't have no beef with you, sweetheart. 104 00:05:19,586 --> 00:05:20,987 I don't have no beef with you. 105 00:05:21,087 --> 00:05:23,757 I don't have no beef with you. 106 00:05:23,857 --> 00:05:26,059 You in the middle of the road. 107 00:05:28,461 --> 00:05:30,197 Well, can you handle it to the side? 108 00:05:30,297 --> 00:05:32,599 Everybody else gotta handle your business? 109 00:05:33,633 --> 00:05:35,035 [Narrator] And then the back-and-forth 110 00:05:35,135 --> 00:05:37,704 takes a decidedly darker turn. 111 00:05:39,472 --> 00:05:44,244 [Dashcam Driver] I'm not playing with you! Listen. Listen. 112 00:05:44,344 --> 00:05:46,746 [Dashcam Driver] What did I have to do with it? 113 00:05:46,913 --> 00:05:49,282 Did I do anything to you? 114 00:05:49,382 --> 00:05:51,618 Because you in the middle of the road. 115 00:05:52,786 --> 00:05:55,555 [Narrator] At this point, all the driver with a dashcam can do 116 00:05:55,655 --> 00:05:57,824 is keep the woman as calm as possible 117 00:05:57,991 --> 00:05:59,960 and hope she leaves peacefully. 118 00:06:00,060 --> 00:06:01,294 [Woman] 119 00:06:02,929 --> 00:06:04,097 [Dashcam Driver] Okay. 120 00:06:05,265 --> 00:06:06,266 [Dashcam Driver] Okay. 121 00:06:06,433 --> 00:06:07,734 [Narrator] The footage ends there, 122 00:06:07,901 --> 00:06:10,437 but according to the driver with the dashcam, 123 00:06:10,537 --> 00:06:13,840 the woman's rant goes on for about 10 more minutes 124 00:06:14,007 --> 00:06:15,742 before she finally moves her car. 125 00:06:15,909 --> 00:06:18,345 [Dashcam Driver] Yo, come on, man. We ain't got time for this. 126 00:06:19,179 --> 00:06:21,281 [Narrator] Frustrating proof that when initial attempts 127 00:06:21,381 --> 00:06:23,917 to be reasonable fall on deaf ears... 128 00:06:24,017 --> 00:06:26,019 [Dashcam Driver] 129 00:06:26,853 --> 00:06:29,256 [Narrator] ...sometimes it's best to simply remove oneself 130 00:06:29,422 --> 00:06:31,424 from the conversation... 131 00:06:31,591 --> 00:06:33,526 I don't have no beef with you. 132 00:06:33,627 --> 00:06:35,896 You in the middle of the road. 133 00:06:36,062 --> 00:06:37,998 [Narrator] ...and call the authorities. 134 00:06:38,098 --> 00:06:42,035 [Dashcam Driver] I'm not playing with you. Listen. Listen. 135 00:06:48,041 --> 00:06:51,077 [Narrator] Danger on the road is sometimes... 136 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:55,916 [Driver] What the [bleep]! 137 00:06:56,016 --> 00:06:58,184 [Narrator] ...hard to anticipate, 138 00:06:58,351 --> 00:07:00,553 which is why it's always best to be mindful 139 00:07:00,654 --> 00:07:03,790 of the worst-case scenario... 140 00:07:03,957 --> 00:07:06,993 because staying safe requires more than simply trusting 141 00:07:07,093 --> 00:07:11,097 that everyone else will do the right thing. 142 00:07:11,264 --> 00:07:12,399 [Passenger] Oh my god. 143 00:07:12,499 --> 00:07:14,434 [Driver] What the [bleep] are you doing, buddy? 144 00:07:14,534 --> 00:07:15,902 [Passenger] I don't know how you stopped that, Kevin, 145 00:07:16,069 --> 00:07:17,237 and didn't hit him. 146 00:07:17,404 --> 00:07:18,638 [Narrator] It's being ready for those times 147 00:07:18,738 --> 00:07:21,508 when the actions of other drivers... 148 00:07:21,675 --> 00:07:24,411 [Passenger] What in the [bleep] is wrong with people? 149 00:07:24,911 --> 00:07:28,381 [Narrator] ...are nearly impossible to avoid. 150 00:07:28,548 --> 00:07:30,317 Chicago, Illinois. 151 00:07:31,952 --> 00:07:33,586 A trooper responds to an accident 152 00:07:33,753 --> 00:07:35,789 seen on the highway at night... 153 00:07:37,290 --> 00:07:41,594 Okay. All right, yeah, just-- just stay over there, okay? 154 00:07:41,695 --> 00:07:43,229 [Narrator] ...as he keeps a concerned eye... 155 00:07:43,396 --> 00:07:45,432 I'll be with you in one minute, all right? 156 00:07:45,532 --> 00:07:46,833 ...on approaching traffic. 157 00:07:46,933 --> 00:07:48,401 Okay, can you hear me, ma'am? 158 00:07:48,501 --> 00:07:50,603 You gonna be able to get out of here? 159 00:07:50,704 --> 00:07:52,272 Can you move your arm? 160 00:07:52,439 --> 00:07:54,674 [Narrator] With one victim's car stopped sideways 161 00:07:54,841 --> 00:07:55,608 in the middle lanes... 162 00:07:55,709 --> 00:07:57,477 Okay. I'll cut you out. 163 00:07:57,644 --> 00:08:01,514 ...the situation... remains highly dangerous. 164 00:08:01,681 --> 00:08:03,249 Okay, I'll get you out of here, okay? 165 00:08:03,350 --> 00:08:06,119 [Narrator] Because despite the cruiser's flashing lights 166 00:08:06,219 --> 00:08:08,988 and the state's "move over" law requiring drivers 167 00:08:09,089 --> 00:08:11,624 to give room to emergency vehicles... 168 00:08:13,026 --> 00:08:15,695 traffic continues to stream past. 169 00:08:15,862 --> 00:08:17,030 You gonna be able to climb out? 170 00:08:17,197 --> 00:08:19,265 Can you get out through the passenger side? 171 00:08:20,734 --> 00:08:22,469 We're sitting in the middle of the lane of traffic. 172 00:08:22,635 --> 00:08:23,636 [Narrator] And though the trooper 173 00:08:23,803 --> 00:08:25,705 continues to keep a watchful eye, 174 00:08:25,872 --> 00:08:27,874 when he circles to the far side of the car 175 00:08:27,974 --> 00:08:30,343 to help the woman get out... 176 00:08:32,312 --> 00:08:34,147 [crashing] 177 00:08:38,985 --> 00:08:41,221 [Trooper] Just stay over there, okay? 178 00:08:41,388 --> 00:08:42,655 [Narrator] In Chicago... 179 00:08:42,822 --> 00:08:44,657 I'll be with you in one minute, all right? 180 00:08:44,824 --> 00:08:46,659 [Narrator] ...an accident on a nighttime highway 181 00:08:46,826 --> 00:08:48,595 has left the victim and a trooper 182 00:08:48,762 --> 00:08:50,997 in a precarious situation. 183 00:08:51,097 --> 00:08:52,499 You gonna be able to get out of here? 184 00:08:52,665 --> 00:08:53,666 Can you move your arm? 185 00:08:53,833 --> 00:08:55,402 It's stuck in the seat belt over here. 186 00:08:55,502 --> 00:08:57,036 I'll cut you out. 187 00:08:57,203 --> 00:08:59,606 [Narrator] Because despite the flashing lights of the cruiser 188 00:08:59,706 --> 00:09:02,275 and a state law requiring traffic to move over 189 00:09:02,375 --> 00:09:04,677 for stopped emergency vehicles... 190 00:09:07,981 --> 00:09:09,349 [Narrator] ...when the officer moves 191 00:09:09,516 --> 00:09:11,151 to the other side of the car... 192 00:09:17,223 --> 00:09:18,758 [Trooper] Oh my god. 193 00:09:21,594 --> 00:09:23,830 [Narrator] ...as the trooper approaches the passenger door, 194 00:09:23,930 --> 00:09:26,966 he spots an SUV careening towards its front end. 195 00:09:29,502 --> 00:09:32,972 The car's loose bumper spins into the trooper's leg... 196 00:09:33,072 --> 00:09:35,041 just as he dodges a second vehicle 197 00:09:35,208 --> 00:09:36,876 that slams the car. 198 00:09:37,844 --> 00:09:39,245 [Trooper] Oh my god. 199 00:09:39,345 --> 00:09:40,547 [Narrator] As he bears the pain, 200 00:09:40,713 --> 00:09:43,183 the trooper immediately calls in the accident... 201 00:09:43,349 --> 00:09:46,953 10-50, vehicle was just struck in the lane of traffic. 202 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:48,988 You can start fire this way. 203 00:09:49,155 --> 00:09:50,423 [Narrator] ...while remaining aware 204 00:09:50,590 --> 00:09:52,192 that danger could strike again. 205 00:09:52,292 --> 00:09:54,994 [police radio chatter] 206 00:09:55,161 --> 00:09:59,632 Chicago, 3-0-4-8, be advised. I was partially struck. 207 00:10:00,733 --> 00:10:03,636 [Narrator] Incredibly, despite the severity of the crash, 208 00:10:03,736 --> 00:10:06,639 there are no reports of significant injuries. 209 00:10:07,474 --> 00:10:08,575 Minor injuries, all advise. 210 00:10:08,675 --> 00:10:11,478 The driver was stuck on the driver's side. 211 00:10:11,644 --> 00:10:14,247 [Narrator] According to court records, 212 00:10:14,347 --> 00:10:17,150 the driver who hit the front of the vehicle 213 00:10:17,350 --> 00:10:20,120 ultimately pleads guilty to DUI-alcohol 214 00:10:20,220 --> 00:10:23,790 and improper passing of an emergency or disabled vehicle. 215 00:10:23,957 --> 00:10:26,993 She is sentenced to more than $2,000 in fines, 216 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:29,028 24 months supervision, 217 00:10:29,128 --> 00:10:31,631 and 50 hours of community service. 218 00:10:31,798 --> 00:10:33,867 But the trooper's incredible escape 219 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,369 speaks to the importance of road awareness... 220 00:10:36,469 --> 00:10:39,172 We're sitting in the middle of the lane of traffic. 221 00:10:39,272 --> 00:10:42,942 ...and always being ready for something to go wrong 222 00:10:43,109 --> 00:10:45,278 in the worst possible way. 223 00:10:49,516 --> 00:10:50,950 Oh my god. 224 00:10:56,489 --> 00:11:00,059 People like you is what's wrong with this [bleep] country 225 00:11:00,226 --> 00:11:01,761 'cause you don't know how to act. 226 00:11:01,861 --> 00:11:03,162 [Narrator] Road disputes 227 00:11:03,263 --> 00:11:04,898 can quickly bring out the worst in people... 228 00:11:05,064 --> 00:11:08,768 Someone gets in front of you because they missed an exit, 229 00:11:08,868 --> 00:11:10,069 you wanna take a picture? 230 00:11:10,236 --> 00:11:11,704 - [Filmer] Uh-huh. - This is what comes your way 231 00:11:11,871 --> 00:11:13,273 when you take the wrong person's picture. 232 00:11:13,439 --> 00:11:15,808 [Narrator] ...sometimes turning a clash over driving 233 00:11:15,909 --> 00:11:17,310 into a personal attack... 234 00:11:17,477 --> 00:11:18,845 - Why would you-- - Don't ask me questions then 235 00:11:18,945 --> 00:11:20,246 if you don't got the time to listen, boy. 236 00:11:20,346 --> 00:11:21,814 - You understand? - [Filmer] Boy? 237 00:11:21,915 --> 00:11:23,449 [Narrator] ...like insults over age... 238 00:11:23,550 --> 00:11:25,552 - You're acting like a child. - Bro, you're-- 239 00:11:25,652 --> 00:11:30,623 - How old are you? 25? 22? 28? - [filmer laughs] 240 00:11:30,790 --> 00:11:33,192 [Narrator] ...or anything else that may come to mind. 241 00:11:35,862 --> 00:11:38,097 And you're acting like one by doing that. 242 00:11:38,264 --> 00:11:39,432 Have a normal conversation. 243 00:11:39,599 --> 00:11:40,867 If I pissed you off, say, "Hey, man, what the [bleep]?" 244 00:11:41,167 --> 00:11:42,435 I'd be like, "Sorry, I had to take Tudor exit." 245 00:11:42,535 --> 00:11:45,371 Sorry, man, I had to take the Tudor exit real quick. 246 00:11:45,471 --> 00:11:47,106 - And you'd be like, "Oh, man." - You're calling me a he/she? 247 00:11:47,273 --> 00:11:49,475 "I remember the time I've accidentally cut someone off." 248 00:11:49,642 --> 00:11:51,945 [Filmer] Wait, wait, wait. What does this have to do... 249 00:11:52,111 --> 00:11:53,079 "I wish they wouldn't have [bleep] taken a picture of me." 250 00:11:53,246 --> 00:11:54,314 [Filmer] What does this have to do 251 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:55,949 with whatever you are talking about, bud? 252 00:11:56,115 --> 00:11:57,350 It has to do with people like you 253 00:11:57,550 --> 00:11:59,953 are the [bleep] problem with everything going on. 254 00:12:00,119 --> 00:12:01,554 [Narrator] These back-and-forths 255 00:12:01,721 --> 00:12:03,790 can not only be crude and unproductive... 256 00:12:04,557 --> 00:12:07,126 - You're a [bleep] idiot. - [Filmer] Have a nice day. 257 00:12:07,794 --> 00:12:09,762 [Man] 258 00:12:09,862 --> 00:12:11,965 [Narrator] ...but when they touch upon race... 259 00:12:24,344 --> 00:12:26,479 [Narrator] ...they can hit new levels of ugliness... 260 00:12:26,646 --> 00:12:28,481 Your race is going extinct! 261 00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:31,184 ...leading not only to a bad look... 262 00:12:31,618 --> 00:12:33,987 Your race is going extinct! 263 00:12:34,153 --> 00:12:36,322 [Narrator] ...but also, in some cases... 264 00:12:36,422 --> 00:12:38,024 You ain't got nothing! 265 00:12:38,191 --> 00:12:40,627 You ain't got [bleep] nothing! 266 00:12:41,461 --> 00:12:44,364 [Narrator] ...potentially devastating consequences. 267 00:12:45,431 --> 00:12:47,400 Greenville, North Carolina. 268 00:12:47,500 --> 00:12:50,637 [Man] The road [bleep] rip open, bro. 269 00:12:50,803 --> 00:12:53,806 This is the [bleep] Tar River water under here. 270 00:12:53,906 --> 00:12:55,241 [Narrator] A resident films 271 00:12:55,408 --> 00:12:58,678 a potentially dangerous development on a local road. 272 00:12:58,845 --> 00:13:00,647 [Man] Yo, I just rolled over this [bleep] 273 00:13:00,747 --> 00:13:02,248 and the road came apart, bro. 274 00:13:02,348 --> 00:13:04,217 [Narrator] Water from a water main break 275 00:13:04,384 --> 00:13:06,152 is gushing to the surface, 276 00:13:06,319 --> 00:13:10,123 creating the possibility of an even greater collapse. 277 00:13:10,223 --> 00:13:13,226 So the man looks for a way to warn other drivers. 278 00:13:13,393 --> 00:13:15,061 [Man] I'm about to get one of them signs 279 00:13:15,228 --> 00:13:16,429 and stick it right there. 280 00:13:16,529 --> 00:13:17,964 [Narrator] Spotting a construction blockade 281 00:13:18,064 --> 00:13:19,999 at the nearby intersection section. 282 00:13:20,099 --> 00:13:22,068 [Man] [bleep] this [bleep], bro. 283 00:13:23,469 --> 00:13:25,972 [Narrator] But as he hands off his phone to a fellow witness... 284 00:13:26,072 --> 00:13:27,807 [woman] This [bleep] is crazy, yo. 285 00:13:27,907 --> 00:13:30,410 This water probably about to come from everywhere. 286 00:13:30,510 --> 00:13:32,712 [Narrator] ...and goes to close off the street, 287 00:13:32,879 --> 00:13:34,480 he tries to warn a pickup... 288 00:13:34,580 --> 00:13:35,915 [Man] 289 00:13:36,015 --> 00:13:36,983 [Narrator] ...whose driver allegedly 290 00:13:37,150 --> 00:13:38,351 makes a rude gesture... 291 00:13:38,518 --> 00:13:40,353 [Woman] Uh-uh. Uh-uh. Uh-uh. Uh-uh. 292 00:13:40,453 --> 00:13:41,954 [Narrator] ...and drives right by him. 293 00:13:42,055 --> 00:13:44,357 [Man] 294 00:13:44,457 --> 00:13:45,425 - [cracking] - [Man] Oh! 295 00:13:45,591 --> 00:13:46,659 [Woman] Oh, [bleep]. It's sinking in. 296 00:13:46,826 --> 00:13:49,796 [Man] Ohh! Get out! Go! 297 00:13:55,034 --> 00:13:58,271 [Narrator] In Greenville, North Carolina... 298 00:13:58,438 --> 00:14:01,307 [Man] The road [bleep] rip open, bro. 299 00:14:01,474 --> 00:14:04,277 This is the [bleep] Tar River water under here. 300 00:14:04,444 --> 00:14:06,412 [Narrator] ...a resident films a sinkhole forming 301 00:14:06,512 --> 00:14:08,214 in a road in his neighborhood. 302 00:14:08,314 --> 00:14:09,916 [Man] Yo, I just rolled over this [bleep] 303 00:14:10,083 --> 00:14:11,951 and the [bleep] road came apart, bro. 304 00:14:12,051 --> 00:14:13,786 [Narrator] But when he tries to stop other motorists 305 00:14:13,953 --> 00:14:15,755 from making a terrible mistake... 306 00:14:15,855 --> 00:14:18,224 I'm about to get one of them signs and stick it right there. 307 00:14:18,391 --> 00:14:19,459 [Narrator] ...an approaching pickup 308 00:14:19,625 --> 00:14:21,327 appears to disregard his warning... 309 00:14:21,427 --> 00:14:22,762 [Man] 310 00:14:22,862 --> 00:14:25,031 [Narrator] ...and unwisely drives right by him. 311 00:14:25,131 --> 00:14:27,266 [Woman] Uh-uh. Uh-uh. Uh-uh. Uh-uh. Uh-uh. 312 00:14:27,433 --> 00:14:30,169 Hey! Yo, see. I was trying to stop you, boss man. 313 00:14:30,269 --> 00:14:31,637 - [cracking] - [Man] Ohh! 314 00:14:31,738 --> 00:14:34,640 [Woman] Oh, [bleep]. It's sinking in even more. 315 00:14:34,741 --> 00:14:39,078 Oh, [bleep]! Ohh! Get out! Go! 316 00:14:40,713 --> 00:14:42,281 [Narrator] According to the resident, 317 00:14:42,382 --> 00:14:46,352 the driver allegedly flips him the bird as he passes, 318 00:14:46,519 --> 00:14:48,621 rolling right into the sinkhole. 319 00:14:48,788 --> 00:14:50,957 - [cracking] - [Man] Ohh! 320 00:14:51,057 --> 00:14:53,960 [Woman] Oh, [bleep]. It's sinking in even more. 321 00:14:54,060 --> 00:14:55,461 [Man] Oh, [bleep]. 322 00:14:55,628 --> 00:14:58,698 Ohh! Get out! Go! 323 00:14:58,865 --> 00:15:01,534 Oh! I just told him don't go in there. 324 00:15:01,634 --> 00:15:04,070 Oh my god. I just told him don't go in there. 325 00:15:04,237 --> 00:15:07,974 I tried to stop him. I tried to stop him. 326 00:15:08,074 --> 00:15:11,244 Boss man, get out of there. Get out of there. 327 00:15:11,344 --> 00:15:13,146 [Narrator] The driver appears to be okay 328 00:15:13,312 --> 00:15:15,281 and is able to exit his vehicle. 329 00:15:16,449 --> 00:15:18,418 So the resident returns to the task... 330 00:15:18,584 --> 00:15:19,552 Hey, hold this. 331 00:15:19,719 --> 00:15:21,220 - [Woman] That could've been us. - Yo. 332 00:15:21,387 --> 00:15:24,791 [Narrator] ...of trying to stop any further catastrophes. 333 00:15:26,292 --> 00:15:28,060 [Man] 334 00:15:29,562 --> 00:15:32,298 [Narrator] And by the time he heads back down... 335 00:15:32,465 --> 00:15:34,600 Yo, look at this [bleep], yo. 336 00:15:34,700 --> 00:15:36,202 Hey, boss man, I tried to stop you. 337 00:15:36,369 --> 00:15:37,870 [Narrator] ...the pickup driver has had time 338 00:15:38,037 --> 00:15:39,806 to process the situation 339 00:15:39,906 --> 00:15:42,308 and makes a startling confession. 340 00:15:42,475 --> 00:15:43,476 [Driver] 341 00:15:50,049 --> 00:15:52,518 [Man] Yeah, yeah. I was trying to say--I was trying to say-- 342 00:15:52,618 --> 00:15:53,953 'Cause we rolled by it. 343 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:55,888 [Narrator] A surprisingly honest acknowledgment 344 00:15:55,988 --> 00:15:59,559 of how off base his perspective was. 345 00:16:02,094 --> 00:16:03,462 [Narrator] According to news reports, 346 00:16:03,629 --> 00:16:06,766 a witness says the driver eventually apologizes. 347 00:16:06,866 --> 00:16:08,801 Listen. And then I was trying to stop this man right here 348 00:16:08,901 --> 00:16:10,236 for going down the road 349 00:16:10,403 --> 00:16:12,405 and he gave me the middle finger, and look what happened. 350 00:16:12,505 --> 00:16:14,707 [Narrator] And, fortunately, the truck is safely removed 351 00:16:14,874 --> 00:16:17,677 from the sinkhole with the help of a tow truck crew. 352 00:16:17,844 --> 00:16:19,612 [Man] This is crazy. 353 00:16:19,712 --> 00:16:20,746 [Narrator] So remember... 354 00:16:20,913 --> 00:16:22,081 [Man] I'm about to get one of them signs 355 00:16:22,181 --> 00:16:23,482 and stick it right there. 356 00:16:23,583 --> 00:16:25,151 [Narrator] ...instead of assuming the worst about someone 357 00:16:25,251 --> 00:16:26,486 trying to flag you down... 358 00:16:26,586 --> 00:16:27,753 [Man] 359 00:16:27,854 --> 00:16:29,822 [Woman] Uh-uh. Uh-uh. Uh-uh. Uh-uh. Uh-uh. 360 00:16:29,989 --> 00:16:32,325 [Narrator] ...try keeping an open mind... 361 00:16:32,425 --> 00:16:34,527 - [cracking] - [Man] Ohh! Oh, [bleep]. 362 00:16:34,627 --> 00:16:37,230 [Narrator] ...and simply proceeding with caution. 363 00:16:37,396 --> 00:16:40,633 [Man] I tried to stop him. Boss man, get out of there. 364 00:16:49,408 --> 00:16:52,411 [Narrator] In Texas, a critical refresher 365 00:16:52,512 --> 00:16:55,248 on some important rules of highway safety. 366 00:16:55,348 --> 00:16:57,416 [Driver] There you go. 367 00:16:58,584 --> 00:17:00,520 [Narrator] First, on a multi-lane road, 368 00:17:00,620 --> 00:17:04,423 the left lane ideally is for passing, not cruising. 369 00:17:04,590 --> 00:17:06,859 If a trailing vehicle like this tow truck 370 00:17:07,026 --> 00:17:10,930 with a dashcam is catching up, move aside. 371 00:17:11,097 --> 00:17:14,667 [Narrator] And second, give plenty of room and time to semis 372 00:17:14,834 --> 00:17:17,904 which are slow to accelerate and difficult to stop quickly, 373 00:17:18,070 --> 00:17:20,506 a fact that should especially be appreciated 374 00:17:20,673 --> 00:17:23,109 by other semi drivers. 375 00:17:31,183 --> 00:17:34,987 - [loud clattering] - [squeaking] 376 00:17:34,987 --> 00:17:39,191 [Narrator] In Texas, on a multi-lane divided road, 377 00:17:39,292 --> 00:17:41,994 a tow truck catches up with a flatbed semi 378 00:17:42,094 --> 00:17:44,430 hauling steel pipes in the right lane 379 00:17:44,597 --> 00:17:48,801 when ahead a tanker from the opposite direction... 380 00:17:51,103 --> 00:17:53,172 makes a bad choice. 381 00:17:56,676 --> 00:17:58,110 [bleep] 382 00:17:58,277 --> 00:18:00,079 [bleep] 383 00:18:00,179 --> 00:18:01,547 That dude is not okay. 384 00:18:01,714 --> 00:18:03,883 [Passenger] [bleep]! 385 00:18:05,818 --> 00:18:09,155 [Narrator] The tanker turns left across approaching traffic. 386 00:18:09,255 --> 00:18:11,624 And while the tow truck is able to stop, 387 00:18:11,791 --> 00:18:14,260 there's not enough braking distance for the flatbed... 388 00:18:14,427 --> 00:18:16,596 [crashing] 389 00:18:16,762 --> 00:18:18,431 ...which knocks the tanker over 390 00:18:18,531 --> 00:18:21,968 and launches steel pipes into its own cab. 391 00:18:22,034 --> 00:18:23,769 [bleep]! 392 00:18:23,869 --> 00:18:25,404 [Driver] That dude is not okay. 393 00:18:25,504 --> 00:18:27,106 [bleep] 394 00:18:27,273 --> 00:18:30,409 He is--He's--He's gone. 395 00:18:30,509 --> 00:18:31,911 [Narrator] The tow truck driver 396 00:18:32,078 --> 00:18:33,746 and his cohort exit their vehicle 397 00:18:33,913 --> 00:18:35,614 expecting the worst 398 00:18:35,715 --> 00:18:37,750 and quickly find the flatbed driver 399 00:18:37,950 --> 00:18:40,219 trapped in the twisted wreckage. 400 00:18:40,386 --> 00:18:43,122 But remarkably, according to a police statement, 401 00:18:43,222 --> 00:18:46,359 he survives with only minor injuries, 402 00:18:46,459 --> 00:18:48,594 which, according to the tow truck driver, 403 00:18:48,761 --> 00:18:51,964 is due to wearing his safety restraints. 404 00:18:52,064 --> 00:18:53,232 The incident highlights 405 00:18:53,399 --> 00:18:56,168 yet another crucial rule of the highway. 406 00:18:56,268 --> 00:18:59,605 Seat belts save lives, so always... 407 00:18:59,705 --> 00:19:02,575 - [crashing] - [bleep]! 408 00:19:02,675 --> 00:19:04,243 [Narrator] ...buckle up. 409 00:19:10,349 --> 00:19:13,285 In China, a startling reminder 410 00:19:13,386 --> 00:19:16,789 that a driver's vehicle is always their responsibility, 411 00:19:16,956 --> 00:19:19,759 regardless of who's behind the wheel. 412 00:19:19,859 --> 00:19:21,994 Employees in a cellphone store 413 00:19:22,094 --> 00:19:25,097 hang out on what seems to be a slow day, 414 00:19:25,264 --> 00:19:29,235 but things are about to liven up considerably. 415 00:19:37,910 --> 00:19:39,912 The storefront is suddenly shattered 416 00:19:40,079 --> 00:19:42,281 by a runaway work truck 417 00:19:42,448 --> 00:19:45,384 that careens all the way to the rear counter... 418 00:19:48,387 --> 00:19:50,990 thankfully missing everyone inside. 419 00:19:53,626 --> 00:19:56,228 The employees appear dumbstruck by the crash. 420 00:19:56,395 --> 00:19:58,164 [man speaking Mandarin] 421 00:19:58,264 --> 00:20:00,166 [Narrator] But even more so... 422 00:20:02,501 --> 00:20:05,638 when they see no one in the vehicle, 423 00:20:05,805 --> 00:20:06,972 or at least... 424 00:20:07,073 --> 00:20:08,974 [dog barks] 425 00:20:09,075 --> 00:20:10,643 ...no person. 426 00:20:10,743 --> 00:20:12,812 [dog barking] 427 00:20:12,912 --> 00:20:14,680 [dog whining] 428 00:20:14,847 --> 00:20:18,117 And while the dog may very well have a license, 429 00:20:18,217 --> 00:20:22,354 it's certainly not for operating a vehicle. 430 00:20:22,455 --> 00:20:24,123 The truck's human driver 431 00:20:24,223 --> 00:20:25,391 apparently left the engine running 432 00:20:25,558 --> 00:20:27,726 when he stepped out for a moment 433 00:20:27,827 --> 00:20:31,630 and his pup somehow mashed the accelerator. 434 00:20:31,730 --> 00:20:34,100 The dog appears to be okay 435 00:20:34,266 --> 00:20:37,403 and eager to reunite with its owner... 436 00:20:38,304 --> 00:20:41,373 who comes to fetch both his pet... 437 00:20:42,308 --> 00:20:43,876 and his ride. 438 00:20:49,915 --> 00:20:52,384 According to a news source, the store owner and the driver 439 00:20:52,551 --> 00:20:56,756 reach a private settlement to cover the cost of damages, 440 00:20:56,922 --> 00:20:59,792 an unfortunate and messy incident 441 00:20:59,959 --> 00:21:03,262 with one very important takeaway-- 442 00:21:03,429 --> 00:21:07,833 never leave a vehicle accessible to any unqualified driver... 443 00:21:11,737 --> 00:21:15,207 even if it's your best friend.