“Thank God for professionally skilled drivers” AZ trucking official says in response to alarming footage of pedestrian on 6 lane freeway

A trucking official in Arizona is applauding skilled truck drivers within the wake of alarming footage depicting a pedestrian dodging site visitors on a busy freeway. 

Fox 5, was despatched sprint cam footage taken within the West Valley in Phoenix, Arizona displaying an individual weaving between site visitors on Interstate 10. Miraculously, the person was not injured and no accidents occurred, however the footage has trucking officers alarmed and grateful for the talents of truckers. 

Within the video, the pedestrian stands straddling lanes, narrowly avoiding a crash with a truck forward of him and the one filming simply behind him. 

“I used to be simply astounded by the video. Thank goodness everyone seems to be OK, and I didn’t get this name of ‘we had been on this horrific accident as a result of any person was on the freeway, leaping in between lanes,’” mentioned Tony Bradley, President and CEO of the Arizona Trucking Affiliation.

“Thank god for professionally skilled drivers. There have been lots of business vans on that freeway. You didn’t see them overreact, slam on their brakes, hit one other car as a result of any person was attempting to run throughout lanes of site visitors, which is one thing an untrained driver might need finished is attempt to swerve and over-correct, and it might have been a horrific accident,” he continued.

“You may’t repair silly, and when any person is on the market, operating on a freeway, that could be a actually arduous factor to coach. You simply need to ensure that they’re skilled in instincts which might be being calm and never overreacting kick in.”

“They don’t understand they’re placing different individuals in jeopardy,” mentioned Bradley. “They’re placing different individuals in danger.”

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