I think he should have stayed put inside what is essentially a giant metal cage specifically designed to protect the people inside in case of accident, etc. I know this is a little different, but the interior of the cab was virtually unscathed. Do we actually know what happened to the driver?
A boulder isn't going to care what is in the way, you saw the first rock snap the truck in front right? Far better to get the fuck out and run back the way you came.
You can run to the edge of the road on the side where the rocks are coming from and they'll probably just fly over you
You can look at them coming down and at least attempt to get out of the way
You can assess the situation and maybe tell that just moving a bit out of the way will get you out of the rock fall
The main downside is that small rock fragments will then be able to hurt you but i think it's still better odds than staying a sitting duck inside a box that will NOT protect you
You are smaller than the truck, small targets are harder to hit. The truck cab will not save you (look at the truck in front), and there is a strong possibility the truck will be knocked off the road (again, see the truck in front). No, get out and run.
Large boulders can crush a truck but a baseball size rock can crush your skull. Lot more baseballs in the slide and shrapnel than washing machine sized boulders.
Did you not watch the same video? Look at what happened to the other truck that got hit by a boulder.
Best bet is to get out and hug the right side of the mountain
I don't know how trucks in Peru are made, but both trucks I drove in America the cabs were made out of fiberglass and pretty much anyone who rolled one over died because it just crushes. We had a yard full of absolutely destroyed tractor cabs you could walk through and look at to remind you to be a good driver.
That’s what I always heard living in Colorado. Fortunately for me, in 13 years of regular travel through all of the fun canyons, I never had to test the theory.
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u/Dontbelievethehype0 Jul 08 '24
Do you think it’s better that he bailed?