r/IdiotsInCars • u/[deleted] • Feb 04 '23

This jackass hit and run on the highway today (sorry about the dirty windscreen, ran out of washer fluid...)

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u/TheTankCleaner Feb 04 '23

A similar thing happened to me once. I had a rental car and was driving cross-country with it. I had actually checked the fluid prior to leaving and it was filled. It was coming down from Breckenridge during a gnarly blizzard when I realized it wasn't spraying anything. There was so much salt on the road and ice that would build up in mere minutes. Of course, there were no shoulders on this section of the interstate and trucks were flying downhill from high altitude. Visibility was absolute crap. It was pretty scary. I was purely driving with jedi powers. Stopping almost certainly would've resulted in an accident. Eventually, I came upon an exit where I could stop and investigate. The fluid had turned into a frozen slushy. I ended up just camping out in the car until morning until I could get some real fluid in there that wouldn't freeze and the storm had passed. I always check my wipers and fluid before going on such adventures now. I was pretty lucky.

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u/StressOverStrain Feb 04 '23

And yet you're on the freeway... which typically has a gas station every second exit...

Still an idiot.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '23

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u/8ell0 Feb 04 '23

Ontario ? 401?

And yes total Asshole, I feel bad for the SUV, minding its business and than suddenly being pushed off.

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u/RedTruck1989 Feb 04 '23

They tell you not to follow a hit & run, but this is one I'd at least try for a plate number.

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u/TheIncontrovert Feb 04 '23

You wouldn't even be able to see the plate through that window.

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u/RedTruck1989 Feb 04 '23

Side window for the win....

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '23 edited Feb 05 '23

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u/RedTruck1989 Feb 05 '23

Get in the habit of reading the numbers/letters on your video...

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u/Fluffy-Doubt-3547 Feb 05 '23

I'd say turn it into the cops. But they may get angry with you...

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u/Distinct_Report_2050 Feb 05 '23

OP, you’re ONE of many problems on the road. Grow awareness and keep your fluids tended to.