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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A few weeks ago we were driving behind some guy with a fridge in the back of his pickup who didn't tie the door shut. Apparently the wind resistance from going at highway speeds can rip a fridge door right off. We had some early warning because a few of the shelves came flying out first before we had to dodge the door...

[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

An acquaintance of mine was driving behind a pickup truck on the highway. It hit a bump, and a truck hitch ball flew out. It went straight through his windshield and lodged itself in the passenger seat, which thankfully was unoccupied. I don't think he drove behind a pickup truck ever again either.

Bonus story from his talk with insurance! He tells them what happened, and they had followup questions:

  • Did it bounce?
  • Why does that matter?
  • It's only covered if it didn't bounce.
  • It didn't bounce.

Apparently, if it hits the road before it hits you, it's just road debris at that point.

[–] JayGray91@piefed.social 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Insurance company just being insurance company, a vampire of utter assholeness

[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Nice of the rep to explain the difference before collecting the answer, though. They have no way to verify whether it bounced.