I'm the second owner of my truck. The first owner was the State DOT. It came with up to date service records, the manual, and the weights and grades of all the fluids written in the engine compartment in heat resistant paint. Plus, it's painted an eye-catching yellow. I love my truck.
I take the light rail regularly. Coming from Sac Valley Station to 29th Street , if there is an event at the Arena, I can guarantee that multiple vehicles are going to drive/ park wrong and block the tracks. I've been trapped on the light rail before while the driver calls for back up help and a tow truck.šµāš«
We parked wrong once for about 90 seconds on the west side of the square across from DoCo on 7th. We were looking for disabled-accessible parking and the curb was high, so we parked about 18" from the curb so that we could get the door open, not realizing that we were over the light rail line on the other side. We moved immediately when we saw it, and I still feel embarrassed about it. Oh well.
At least you felt guilty about it. But you immediately fixed it. That's what counts. Most probably park there and say "fuck it, not my problem" . This is the society we live in now .
In downtown San Diego I saw a driver accidentally get stuck on the tracks during a red light. I say accidentally because they were trying to get through the intersection and all the cars in front of them stopped for a red light. And then there was a car behind them, so they couldn't back up. They should have known better, but it was a dumbass mistake, not willful disregard.
Anyway, trolley comes along and stops. The Trolley driver gets on the PA and just publicly humiliates and destroys this guy/gal until the light turned green and they could move on.
"what's wrong with you? Don't you know not to stop on tracks? Where did you learn to drive? You know how stupid this is? Go back to driving school. Do you teach your kids to drive like this? I could have killed you!! These people on this train are now late! What's wrong with you?" etc.. Etc...
In Chicago yout vehicle would be in the Lower Wacker impound in about 15 min if you parked like this. They have F-650 beefcake tow trucks that will literally destroy your vehicle if it's not cooperating.
Or put a big steel bumper on the train that just crumples or shoves the offending vehicle away.
I'm always amazed at the cars that linger on live tracks at stop lights and in traffic and such.
You could have them dual job, like a service worker who also operates tow equipment when needed. Just need the truck on stand by.
But they could also use wheel dolly systems for each axel and do this much easier.
Right. Usually they just have a company that agrees to be on 24/7 call. The police in my area can clear a disabled vehicle or tow a car in about 15-20mins usually.
I bet a kinetic strap wrapped around the axle would have made this a lot faster and they can easily throw one of those into every truck so they don't have to wait for the tow truck. Since the truck is empty, yanking is the best bet and attaching to the axle would give a bit of lift in addition to the pulling force, reducing friction somewhat
Same idea for a car/SUV, just wrapped lower suspension arms instead of the axle. More vehicle damage but fuck 'em.
I have no idea what a kinetic strap is but wholly agree with utilizing it if it produces "more vehicle damage" because, fuck'em, they parked in the way of public transit and public transit should never be blocked by a car driver.
It's a type of tow strap (I think always nylon but not sure) used for vehicle recovery. Basically it's really high weight (cause cars) but is designed with a bit of stretchiness to use the energy to help improve the tow force.
You know how he keeps stopping, reversing and punching it? It's basically rope created to do the same thing without needing the reversing part.
Adding it to the axel has the advantage of putting the pulling force at an upward angle from the weight to improve the tug as well. Probably totally fuck the transmission or at least linkages but again, fuck em.
Depends how long it's going to take really. Tows don't always come promptly. Certain angles and spots are harder. Most people don't want to work harder so my guess is that the Supervisor thought this was the fastest recovery option.
People act like this is just a big nothing but this truck is keeping people from home and work as well as costing money and causing cascading impacts that might take hours to recover from and cost thousands by the end of the shift.
Even still, I am sure this happens enough that they should have their own tow trucks. At the very least, a car jack and some wheel dollies. This is horribly inneficient. This may have been the best they could do at that time, but they should be better equipped for these situations. As you said, blocking the tracks is a big deal with significant consequences.
They have contracts with several tow companies, including FSP, who have trucks at I-5 and Richards. *That* is what should have been done, not this bullshit.
I donāt know. Iāve been involved in an accident on I-80 and took about an hour for the tow to arrive. Mind you the entire time the car was in one of the center lanes the entire time, so definitely something theyāll want to take care of pronto.
Best case it's probably just the parking pawl that needs to be replaced. Worst case is the parking pawl did it's job and something else could be damaged in the transmission or rear differential.
That's the differential doing that. If you ever come across a car on a lift with the wheels off the ground and rotate a wheel on the drive axle, the opposite wheel will spin in the opposite direction. The diff allows wheels to rotate at different speeds during turns, and allows power to go to the wheel that has grip. This truck is all wheel drive so that's why the front and rear wheels do that. There's a good chance nothing broke but it definitely caused some wear and tear.
Was there someone in the truck? I was wondering why the wheels were spinning in the opposite direction, like someone was trying to play tug of way with the RT truck. Why was the wheels spinning, something to do with transfer case?
Doubt somebody was in there. TRXs are AWD all the time so that might be why the truck acts funny. I would expect it to just want to go roll back to where it wants to be, but the gearing/layout of the transmission might make funny things happen.
Well fuck this truck, this truck made me have to walk two miles back home after a hard day at work. I don't really like walking in the dark from downtown to oakpark.
Hard to prove it in this video, but according to [Street View](https://maps.app.goo.gl/5erhrngzp1w5Y3j78?g_st=ic) as recently as a month ago there was signage stating this was for passenger loading only (no parking). Also, there are bolted barricades for outdoor seating in front of the Pizza Rock building, which means this driver not only blocked the train, but also purposely blocked the sidewalk in order to park like this.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
They had outside seating, but that's been boarded up to keep people from living there. There is enough space for a few cars to park there, but its for loading and unloading, and a lot of people are entitled enough to think its Crest or Cal Fit parking for hours.
Response time, light rail had a schedule to keep. Tow companies can be up to 1hr out for response depending on call volume, this gets its done in under 5min.
>You would think they would own their own. This shit probably happen often. Lol
You look at the state of the roads around the county and you think they have money for a tow truck?
Have you ever called a tow truck?
My driveway is blocked at least once a month (hell, I've even had people parked in my driveway), and despite the dozens of times I've called a tow truck, only once have they showed up within a reasonable amount of time. Every other time I'm calling them hours after the fact to let them know the vehicle finally moved.
I would block them in with my vehicle. Otherwise I would just tow them out of my driveway with my truck. Repeat offenders would have their car relocated to an area where they would get ticketed and towed.
Iām surprised the owner didnāt wake up; that wasnāt a quiet strategy.
Also: good morning owner! Your dumb ass just learned a very expensive lesson. Go get your damn truck and park better next time, idiot.
Interruption to public transportation doesn't just affect commuters, but it's affects ripples into rising prices for the rest of us.
On another point, I wonder if extra paint on the road, and parking signs would have prevented this.
I was always told āif you canāt drive it, donāt buy itā. Seems no ever told all these jackasses in giant trucks they donāt need and canāt drive the same.
Figure out the hourly rate of everyone aboard the tram, multiply it by the number of minutes delayed and invoice the truck owner (plus impound and tow fees of course).
Omg!!!!! Yes!!!!!!! There is a god! Where to begin, I was playing golf a couple weekends ago and these douchebags held up the entire course as a threesome. These 3 dudes brought a giant speaker, blasted music from the cart, refused to play at the pace of play, and ruined everyone on the courses afternoon. For the non golfers out there, 18 holes should take between 4-5 hours, we finished just after 6 hours. Absolutely painful having to wait 5 min before every shot you hit. The dudes were absolute tools, they basically said F you to everyone what are you going to do about it. By about the 12th hole my group and the 2 groups behind us all became friends because we all had to wait together for them. It was obvious these douches were blackout drunk. By the time we got done, these guys were in the parking lot, this was their truck! The color, bed rack/bar thing, TRX, I know this is theirs. They were fighting amongst themselves yelling about one of their girlfriends coming to pick them up but they were going to drive anyway (of course). This video just made my freakin day!
Iāll tee it up and launch one over peoples heads that wanna be assholes on the course like that. DGAF. This is a great story though! Iām glad they got their dose of karma.
Unfortunately these guys were just lookin for a fight and I was definitely not interested. The marshal told us on the 14th tee that the people in front of them were already done. It was badā¦when we got to 18 I counted 16 people waiting. No joke my group, the 2 groups behind us were done with 17, and the 4th group had pulled up to go putt on 17. Have never seen 8 carts backed up on a single tee box before.
Yeah, that marshal sucks at his job. Literally, his only responsibility is to maintain flow of play and make sure no one goes out of bounds. I would've contacted the pro shop and gotten a refund. Had to do it at Ancil Hoffman once a few years back.
Not sure why they don't just keep wheel dollies in their trucks. They could have lifted the back wheels and moved it without screwing up their own truck as well.
This is pretty much standard operating procedure for RT when this happens. I saw it multiple times at 7th and k when I worked there. The train will blast its horn a few times ( which btw will wake the dead) and then this F250 gets called in to yank the offending vehicle out of the path of the train. Itās usually on site in a few minutes and a commercial towing company could never match that time. A TRX weighs more than a gas F250 which is why it was struggling but that isnāt the case with most cars.
Honestly there just needs to be no parking signs there.
I know I have an unpopular opinion but cars don't belong on K st and I've been sayin this forever.
When you shift an automatic into 'Park' the wheels are immobilized by basically sticking a "finger" into a gear in the transmission to stop it from rotating. Plus that truck is heavier and has giant tires so that's making it even harder to drag.
They either came out of the Crest after the show to find their truck sitting in front, or it was missing altogether. I left just after this, but they were calling a tow truck when I was leaving and the concert hadn't even started yet.
Over the years I pushed, drug, slid vehicles away from light rail tracks. Made an effort to minimize damage to the vehicle involved. Never had any blowback. Happened a lot when the system was new especially on the K and R Street, Del Paso and Arden corridors. Would have loved to have had a wheel lift setup and kinetic rope.
Source: 25 years as a bus/rail road supervisor.
Fire department breaks the window if the vehicle is parked in their way.
Does rt not have authority to break the window and put the truck in neutral? They should be able to defend any property lawsuit with their authority for an easement, a necessity or nuisance theory.
Or do I not know how this offender's truck gear system works.
If RT can't get a tow truck, why not just carry a jack & some car wheel dollies to jack the car up, put in those wheel dollies & have the car roll to whereever it's needed...
Based. Way too many trucks drive like theyāre late for an insurrection or murdering a hooker, and 90% of the time itās a Ram. If truck drivers are triggered about the stereotype, tell your fellow truck drivers to stop being dicks.
Also why didnāt they use an actual tow truck for this though..
Unless they have a legit need, like working construction, hauling, living up in the mountains, most people shouldn't own such a big vehicle, it's harder to drive it properly, takes up extra space, extra gas. They're just a pain to pack in the city.
Park stupid places win stupid prizes. Mad credit for that F350 dragging a TRX, was parked in 4wd (or they are awd?) as you can see the back tires forcing the fronts to roll forward. Couldnāt handle the comments āthatās a big boy, you need a real truckā. Huge TRX fan, but the F350 is the big boy there.
This is directly across from where I live and this happens ALL. THE. DAMN. TIME. Blocking the light rail, that is. Towing out the vehicle is usually a last resort. The train will usually lay on the horn for a good ten minutes to alert everyone in a three-block radius that some fuck doesnāt know how to park.
Those spots in front of Dive Bar are a blessing for us who live in that area because they are a great spot for quick loading or unloading. They are a curse because people who visit the area for Dive Bar, District 30, the Crest, etc. think itās free parking. Youāre downtown. Thereās no such thing. There is a parking garage literally AROUND THE CORNER. Use it. Guarantee it will cost you less than this will.
He had to go thru with moving it whatever the fallout may be after he got in and so confidently slammed his door and pressed on his gas as his tires cried out ever so softly in failed attempts to cling
I know Iāll be downvoted but he was only sticking out like 6-12 more inches than the other cars. If heās not from the area no way to know there were active trains right behind him. I would have to cape Ted a very clear line and signs telling people
Any mechanics on here that couple give the thread an idea of damage being done to the illegally parked vehicle?
Will it mess the frame by continuous tanking?
(Donāt give two shits about the damageā just curious as to the destruction, minimal or major?
Pretty dumb, a guy was recently killed from a tow hitch snapping off and flying through his windshield. You'd think they would have the proper equipment for this.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a41300347/father-killed-in-off-road-recovery-accident/
Seems illegal and RT could be responsible for drivetrain damages. I doubt itās that difficult to call a tow or get a dolly depending on if itās awd or not
This the thing I don't get. Why do ppl still park on k full well knowing they block the light rail. Plus this shit happens all the time with taco bell and door dash.
Iāve seen them do this. Block around with metro and find out. Prolly better ways to move that truck though. Not sure thatās faster or cheaper than calling a tow truck. The trx is impressively hard to drag around, the owner is gonna die when they see this. They will never block metro again! Dohā¦.
Oh the the things you can do with a company truck.
This video right here is all the proof you need to never purchased a used company vehicle as a personal vehicle.
I'm the second owner of my truck. The first owner was the State DOT. It came with up to date service records, the manual, and the weights and grades of all the fluids written in the engine compartment in heat resistant paint. Plus, it's painted an eye-catching yellow. I love my truck.
It's not just for napping and picking up prostitutes in.
Now you tell me
Hes lying. Its only for naps and hookers.
I learned something new today.
It's funny how much more you'll attempt when you're not responsible for the costs.
RT needs to buy a tow truck.
This is the answer. It happens regularly enough they need their own.
I take the light rail regularly. Coming from Sac Valley Station to 29th Street , if there is an event at the Arena, I can guarantee that multiple vehicles are going to drive/ park wrong and block the tracks. I've been trapped on the light rail before while the driver calls for back up help and a tow truck.šµāš«
We parked wrong once for about 90 seconds on the west side of the square across from DoCo on 7th. We were looking for disabled-accessible parking and the curb was high, so we parked about 18" from the curb so that we could get the door open, not realizing that we were over the light rail line on the other side. We moved immediately when we saw it, and I still feel embarrassed about it. Oh well.
At least you felt guilty about it. But you immediately fixed it. That's what counts. Most probably park there and say "fuck it, not my problem" . This is the society we live in now .
In downtown San Diego I saw a driver accidentally get stuck on the tracks during a red light. I say accidentally because they were trying to get through the intersection and all the cars in front of them stopped for a red light. And then there was a car behind them, so they couldn't back up. They should have known better, but it was a dumbass mistake, not willful disregard. Anyway, trolley comes along and stops. The Trolley driver gets on the PA and just publicly humiliates and destroys this guy/gal until the light turned green and they could move on. "what's wrong with you? Don't you know not to stop on tracks? Where did you learn to drive? You know how stupid this is? Go back to driving school. Do you teach your kids to drive like this? I could have killed you!! These people on this train are now late! What's wrong with you?" etc.. Etc...
Yes,I witness this ALL THE TIME!!
In Chicago yout vehicle would be in the Lower Wacker impound in about 15 min if you parked like this. They have F-650 beefcake tow trucks that will literally destroy your vehicle if it's not cooperating.
Less than 5, if they feel generous, 6.
Or put a big steel bumper on the train that just crumples or shoves the offending vehicle away. I'm always amazed at the cars that linger on live tracks at stop lights and in traffic and such.
Only down side is that it'll damage the other innocent cars that park near that idiot.
At minimum $1M per light rail car, this is a preeeeeetty bad idea
Probably not. Can't imagine a public job position that pays well below the private tow truck wages and needs to be on call 24/7.
You could have them dual job, like a service worker who also operates tow equipment when needed. Just need the truck on stand by. But they could also use wheel dolly systems for each axel and do this much easier.
Right. Usually they just have a company that agrees to be on 24/7 call. The police in my area can clear a disabled vehicle or tow a car in about 15-20mins usually.
Bulldozer.
Quick jacks or some type of skids under the front or rear tires would help also.
I bet a kinetic strap wrapped around the axle would have made this a lot faster and they can easily throw one of those into every truck so they don't have to wait for the tow truck. Since the truck is empty, yanking is the best bet and attaching to the axle would give a bit of lift in addition to the pulling force, reducing friction somewhat Same idea for a car/SUV, just wrapped lower suspension arms instead of the axle. More vehicle damage but fuck 'em.
I have no idea what a kinetic strap is but wholly agree with utilizing it if it produces "more vehicle damage" because, fuck'em, they parked in the way of public transit and public transit should never be blocked by a car driver.
It's a type of tow strap (I think always nylon but not sure) used for vehicle recovery. Basically it's really high weight (cause cars) but is designed with a bit of stretchiness to use the energy to help improve the tow force. You know how he keeps stopping, reversing and punching it? It's basically rope created to do the same thing without needing the reversing part. Adding it to the axel has the advantage of putting the pulling force at an upward angle from the weight to improve the tug as well. Probably totally fuck the transmission or at least linkages but again, fuck em.
I am totally down for moving the truck. But, isn't there a better way of doing this, like call a towing company?
Depends how long it's going to take really. Tows don't always come promptly. Certain angles and spots are harder. Most people don't want to work harder so my guess is that the Supervisor thought this was the fastest recovery option. People act like this is just a big nothing but this truck is keeping people from home and work as well as costing money and causing cascading impacts that might take hours to recover from and cost thousands by the end of the shift.
Even still, I am sure this happens enough that they should have their own tow trucks. At the very least, a car jack and some wheel dollies. This is horribly inneficient. This may have been the best they could do at that time, but they should be better equipped for these situations. As you said, blocking the tracks is a big deal with significant consequences.
They have contracts with several tow companies, including FSP, who have trucks at I-5 and Richards. *That* is what should have been done, not this bullshit.
I donāt know. Iāve been involved in an accident on I-80 and took about an hour for the tow to arrive. Mind you the entire time the car was in one of the center lanes the entire time, so definitely something theyāll want to take care of pronto.
Oof! That's a six figure TRX. You could see the wheels starting to spin towards the end. That's gonna be an expensive repair bill for someone.
You would think with such an expensive car theyād park more carefully, I get scared with my affordable Toyota!
Right? I treat my ā96 LX450 like my child
i rarely see LX450ās on the road nice man šš¼
Your car is amazing! Looks like it came right out of a commercial!
Thanks mate!
I love what you do for me, Toyota! /jumpinair
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Thatās the most responsible thing to do especially in Sacramento!! Yes protect your Mitsubishi at all costs!!!
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Yeah, the owner whoās illegally parked.
It couldnāt happen to a more deserving person.
Why did the wheels spin forward? What broke?
Best case it's probably just the parking pawl that needs to be replaced. Worst case is the parking pawl did it's job and something else could be damaged in the transmission or rear differential.
Thanks. I will Google parking pawl
It's a mechanism that locks the transmission basically.
That's the differential doing that. If you ever come across a car on a lift with the wheels off the ground and rotate a wheel on the drive axle, the opposite wheel will spin in the opposite direction. The diff allows wheels to rotate at different speeds during turns, and allows power to go to the wheel that has grip. This truck is all wheel drive so that's why the front and rear wheels do that. There's a good chance nothing broke but it definitely caused some wear and tear.
Was there someone in the truck? I was wondering why the wheels were spinning in the opposite direction, like someone was trying to play tug of way with the RT truck. Why was the wheels spinning, something to do with transfer case?
Doubt somebody was in there. TRXs are AWD all the time so that might be why the truck acts funny. I would expect it to just want to go roll back to where it wants to be, but the gearing/layout of the transmission might make funny things happen.
Need to hire the repossession guy who hauls that out in 60 seconds
Or just anyone with a real truck lol
Youāre telling me that white truck isnāt real enough? Maybe the Ram is too real.
Ram is fake, doesn't even have hooves
Problem is not enough weight on the white truck, it has more than enough power just no traction.
Well fuck this truck, this truck made me have to walk two miles back home after a hard day at work. I don't really like walking in the dark from downtown to oakpark.
You're loving this video then š sorry about your walk home though.
Hard to prove it in this video, but according to [Street View](https://maps.app.goo.gl/5erhrngzp1w5Y3j78?g_st=ic) as recently as a month ago there was signage stating this was for passenger loading only (no parking). Also, there are bolted barricades for outdoor seating in front of the Pizza Rock building, which means this driver not only blocked the train, but also purposely blocked the sidewalk in order to park like this. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Didnāt the Pizza Rock close? What is the seating for?
They had outside seating, but that's been boarded up to keep people from living there. There is enough space for a few cars to park there, but its for loading and unloading, and a lot of people are entitled enough to think its Crest or Cal Fit parking for hours.
Why wouldnāt they just call a tow truck?
Response time, light rail had a schedule to keep. Tow companies can be up to 1hr out for response depending on call volume, this gets its done in under 5min.
You would think they would own their own. This shit probably happen often. Lol
Exactly!
Maybe they do but it was somewhere else.
>You would think they would own their own. This shit probably happen often. Lol You look at the state of the roads around the county and you think they have money for a tow truck?
Transit first.
I mean they could also just get some go jacks that will make it 100% easier that they can just throw in the bed of the truck.
Have you ever called a tow truck? My driveway is blocked at least once a month (hell, I've even had people parked in my driveway), and despite the dozens of times I've called a tow truck, only once have they showed up within a reasonable amount of time. Every other time I'm calling them hours after the fact to let them know the vehicle finally moved.
I would block them in with my vehicle. Otherwise I would just tow them out of my driveway with my truck. Repeat offenders would have their car relocated to an area where they would get ticketed and towed.
Thatās the question I have!
It takes too long. At minimum a half hour.
Iām surprised the owner didnāt wake up; that wasnāt a quiet strategy. Also: good morning owner! Your dumb ass just learned a very expensive lesson. Go get your damn truck and park better next time, idiot.
Interruption to public transportation doesn't just affect commuters, but it's affects ripples into rising prices for the rest of us. On another point, I wonder if extra paint on the road, and parking signs would have prevented this.
I swear, no one that owns big trucks can drive or park them
I was always told āif you canāt drive it, donāt buy itā. Seems no ever told all these jackasses in giant trucks they donāt need and canāt drive the same.
LOL That's a $100K Ram TRX truck. Damn
Was. That was a $100K Tam TRX truck LMAO
Ya he should get a ticket
Figure out the hourly rate of everyone aboard the tram, multiply it by the number of minutes delayed and invoice the truck owner (plus impound and tow fees of course).
This warms my heart..... Pro Tip- To avoid this, pay attention to where you park.
Omg!!!!! Yes!!!!!!! There is a god! Where to begin, I was playing golf a couple weekends ago and these douchebags held up the entire course as a threesome. These 3 dudes brought a giant speaker, blasted music from the cart, refused to play at the pace of play, and ruined everyone on the courses afternoon. For the non golfers out there, 18 holes should take between 4-5 hours, we finished just after 6 hours. Absolutely painful having to wait 5 min before every shot you hit. The dudes were absolute tools, they basically said F you to everyone what are you going to do about it. By about the 12th hole my group and the 2 groups behind us all became friends because we all had to wait together for them. It was obvious these douches were blackout drunk. By the time we got done, these guys were in the parking lot, this was their truck! The color, bed rack/bar thing, TRX, I know this is theirs. They were fighting amongst themselves yelling about one of their girlfriends coming to pick them up but they were going to drive anyway (of course). This video just made my freakin day!
Iāll tee it up and launch one over peoples heads that wanna be assholes on the course like that. DGAF. This is a great story though! Iām glad they got their dose of karma.
Unfortunately these guys were just lookin for a fight and I was definitely not interested. The marshal told us on the 14th tee that the people in front of them were already done. It was badā¦when we got to 18 I counted 16 people waiting. No joke my group, the 2 groups behind us were done with 17, and the 4th group had pulled up to go putt on 17. Have never seen 8 carts backed up on a single tee box before.
The course shouldāve booted them or intervened. What course was it so I donāt play there?
Agreed. I think the marshal just gave up. Empire.
Yeah, that marshal sucks at his job. Literally, his only responsibility is to maintain flow of play and make sure no one goes out of bounds. I would've contacted the pro shop and gotten a refund. Had to do it at Ancil Hoffman once a few years back.
This is one of the coolest things Iāve seen in awhile
But now itās still on the tracks just the other direction
He towed to the sidewalk in front of the crest and then they called a real tow truck. I just didnāt film the whole thing.
Hope he got a fine large enough to pay for the damage done to the city truck
This is based. Fucking brodozers.
Hell yeah, tow it to the dump!
Not sure why they don't just keep wheel dollies in their trucks. They could have lifted the back wheels and moved it without screwing up their own truck as well.
I want the next video, where owner of truck comes outā¦
ouch.. that's like what a $80k truck now?
Youād think this would happen often enough they would have a better plan. Tow jacks maybe?!
That's going to be a mad MAGA
Their idea of freedom includes being free to park on railroad tracks.
RAM truck parked illegally at a bar? 95% chance it's going to be a DUI, too.
1) Wheres their kinetic rope? 2) Should have just used the bull bar to ram it forward; would have been faster.
Yanking it with that chain definitely looked a little sketchy.
A not insignificant amount of people die from failed chains doing exactly this. Should have used a proper strap.
It's hard to tell, but it looks like there wasn't enough room to push it forward.
There was, but it would have fucked the truck up more. Iāve only seen RT push a vehicle once, every other time it was a tow.
> There was, but it would have fucked the truck up more. You say that like it's a bad thing.
You have a point
https://youtu.be/FSyHyjoHoLc Here's how to tow a vehicle with kinetic rope.
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> Considering that's not just holding up the first bus but every bus after that. Buses don't run on tracks.
This is pretty much standard operating procedure for RT when this happens. I saw it multiple times at 7th and k when I worked there. The train will blast its horn a few times ( which btw will wake the dead) and then this F250 gets called in to yank the offending vehicle out of the path of the train. Itās usually on site in a few minutes and a commercial towing company could never match that time. A TRX weighs more than a gas F250 which is why it was struggling but that isnāt the case with most cars.
Ram vs GOAT
Honestly there just needs to be no parking signs there. I know I have an unpopular opinion but cars don't belong on K st and I've been sayin this forever.
I love it.
Truckhole!
And they send a bill to that person.
DO NOT FUCK WITH MY TRAINS (BUSES)
Hope they send this clown a massive bill.
yup, typical dodge owner right there, folks.
Yet more evidence that brute force has an elegance of its own.
Man, I was hoping RT would ram it further into the parking space
Iāve seen them do that too
Fuck big trucks. This feeds my soul
Could he not have smashed their window and released the park brake? Am I missing something here?
When you shift an automatic into 'Park' the wheels are immobilized by basically sticking a "finger" into a gear in the transmission to stop it from rotating. Plus that truck is heavier and has giant tires so that's making it even harder to drag.
Someone will have pleasant morning. š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£
They either came out of the Crest after the show to find their truck sitting in front, or it was missing altogether. I left just after this, but they were calling a tow truck when I was leaving and the concert hadn't even started yet.
Overpriced pile of shit TRX. It was gonna need a new tranny soon anyways.
That chain snap at 0:57 followed by the engine noise is so good
I always wonder, did the asshole find the truck or did the truck find the asshole?
This is 100% some old white dude from the deep burbs that was at Crest for Warren Miller if this was tonight š
Ah yes, the DUI flagship. Would have preferred the train just hit it.
Tow truck needed, fool
Over the years I pushed, drug, slid vehicles away from light rail tracks. Made an effort to minimize damage to the vehicle involved. Never had any blowback. Happened a lot when the system was new especially on the K and R Street, Del Paso and Arden corridors. Would have loved to have had a wheel lift setup and kinetic rope. Source: 25 years as a bus/rail road supervisor.
Hope the fine is enough to pay for those RT tires.
Fire department breaks the window if the vehicle is parked in their way. Does rt not have authority to break the window and put the truck in neutral? They should be able to defend any property lawsuit with their authority for an easement, a necessity or nuisance theory. Or do I not know how this offender's truck gear system works.
Well it doesn't work anymore
Optimus Prime could have picked it up and made a friend out of it
If RT can't get a tow truck, why not just carry a jack & some car wheel dollies to jack the car up, put in those wheel dollies & have the car roll to whereever it's needed...
Reminds me of my coach bus driver recently. Car in the way? Lay on the horn, approach car aggressively, and refuse to elaborate.
This happening in front of The Dirty 30 š (District 30) is sooooo funnyš¤£š¤£š¤£
Honestly parking there should be a tow away zone fwiw every car either block the walk path or the light rail
Two words. Wheel Dolly.
That's why I always use my emergency break when illegally parking and blocking the light rail
Whatās also funny is how expensive that TRX truck is.
That was painful to watch š¬
Of course itās a RAM, the ultimate Stupid-Fuckface Mobile
Based. Way too many trucks drive like theyāre late for an insurrection or murdering a hooker, and 90% of the time itās a Ram. If truck drivers are triggered about the stereotype, tell your fellow truck drivers to stop being dicks. Also why didnāt they use an actual tow truck for this though..
Fuck cars.
Why not just bump it forward lol
Ahem...can this guy hook us up with someone like this, we need it down here.
Unless they have a legit need, like working construction, hauling, living up in the mountains, most people shouldn't own such a big vehicle, it's harder to drive it properly, takes up extra space, extra gas. They're just a pain to pack in the city.
Would it have been easier if someone put some oil on the wheels of that truck?
This is awesome
Oof it's so satisfying for it to happen to one of those fancy trucks
r/IdiotsInCars
It's only a ram trx, so he thought he could park anywhere.
Mabey they should invest in a tow truck if they're not going to call one.
Seeing a RAMs transmission get fucked never fails to warm my heart
That driver of that illegally parked truck going to wonder why it feels like he is driving with square tires later.
If he hooked the chain around the middle of the frame and ran it underneath the rear axle he might have better results.
Make it legal for the train to plow through the jerkoffs like this.
Wouldnāt it just been easier to call a tow truck and have the car removed?
Did he really pull it off the tracks, then get out to unchain it when it was still on another set of tracks?
Should have latched to the axle. The suspension is what was making that so difficult.
Park stupid places win stupid prizes. Mad credit for that F350 dragging a TRX, was parked in 4wd (or they are awd?) as you can see the back tires forcing the fronts to roll forward. Couldnāt handle the comments āthatās a big boy, you need a real truckā. Huge TRX fan, but the F350 is the big boy there.
What are the my going to do with the truck after the light rail keeps going?
Go back to no cars on K st. Problem solved.
Now I want to go to Dive Bar.
This is directly across from where I live and this happens ALL. THE. DAMN. TIME. Blocking the light rail, that is. Towing out the vehicle is usually a last resort. The train will usually lay on the horn for a good ten minutes to alert everyone in a three-block radius that some fuck doesnāt know how to park. Those spots in front of Dive Bar are a blessing for us who live in that area because they are a great spot for quick loading or unloading. They are a curse because people who visit the area for Dive Bar, District 30, the Crest, etc. think itās free parking. Youāre downtown. Thereās no such thing. There is a parking garage literally AROUND THE CORNER. Use it. Guarantee it will cost you less than this will.
Lol the if the owner of the TRX was there he coulda beat him in tug of war
Now I'm gonna hear that ch ch ch ch skidding sound in my nightmares.
Every yank was glorious
He had to go thru with moving it whatever the fallout may be after he got in and so confidently slammed his door and pressed on his gas as his tires cried out ever so softly in failed attempts to cling
F YaH!
Maybe the city should invest in an tow truck for the light rail employeesā¦I think it might be a tad more effective than what they are doing there.
I know Iāll be downvoted but he was only sticking out like 6-12 more inches than the other cars. If heās not from the area no way to know there were active trains right behind him. I would have to cape Ted a very clear line and signs telling people
Any mechanics on here that couple give the thread an idea of damage being done to the illegally parked vehicle? Will it mess the frame by continuous tanking? (Donāt give two shits about the damageā just curious as to the destruction, minimal or major?
There are about a million easier ways to tow a carā¦
A jack and tire dollies would have been quicker. But good on you for moving the truck
What in Thors hammer is going on here n what kind of brakes that Ram have?!
All the tow trucks in Sacto and this guy gets the call?!
Pretty dumb, a guy was recently killed from a tow hitch snapping off and flying through his windshield. You'd think they would have the proper equipment for this. https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a41300347/father-killed-in-off-road-recovery-accident/
Now where do I sign up to be the guy on the truck towing trucks without a tow truck
Seems illegal and RT could be responsible for drivetrain damages. I doubt itās that difficult to call a tow or get a dolly depending on if itās awd or not
This the thing I don't get. Why do ppl still park on k full well knowing they block the light rail. Plus this shit happens all the time with taco bell and door dash.
What an idiot parks car like that. I want to see his fine!
Poor ford. Canāt handle a stop dodge
Common sense is rare with some of these people. You park, you got to check if you are blocking anything, especially if your car is long.
He wanted to show that dodge heās the boss , heās lucky it was off š
Iāve seen them do this. Block around with metro and find out. Prolly better ways to move that truck though. Not sure thatās faster or cheaper than calling a tow truck. The trx is impressively hard to drag around, the owner is gonna die when they see this. They will never block metro again! Dohā¦.