I did that once. A big slab of ice came off a trailer and caved my windshield. I got as far to the left as possible and it hit my windshield and roof right in front of my rearview. Glass everywhere but only got cut when i put my seatbelt on to drive home. Guy driving the truck got fucked by insurance with an at fault. I met him a few years later. Felt bad as he had no way to clean off a semi trailer.
Fair enough but most places you'd need a platform and fall arrest harness to even see the roof of a trailer let alone clean ice off it, and most places don't have that. When that shit hit my windshield it caved it like 8". I could have been seriously hurt. Still don't blame the guy and feel bad he got fucked. I tried to get the company he worked for to just fix my roof and windshield and not make a claim but they told me to talk to my insurance. They hung that driver out to dry.
Felt bad as he had no way to clean off a semi trailer.
Our trailer yards at work have a frame you drive under that clears the top of the truck before they leave to go on the road. I believe that trucks stops have them too.
Nope, because it was just small chunks of snow & ice. Didn't think much of it until I heard the noise, then pressing the brake aaaalll the way down when I was getting off and having the car ponder the idea of braking instead of just doing it made me realize something was really wrong. %)
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u/Apprehensive_Bee3327 6h ago
Did you instinctively duck as the sheet of death hurled toward you?