This truck didn’t stop on a dime. It stopped on an Altima. Which is much bigger. And provides a better cushion…

Right.  That’s why they should avoid tailgating.  

What?!? The person WALKED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT!!! You think this lady would have been better off in a Suburban? Really?

And in a lot of instances, like this one, it’s the truck driver’s fault for driving like a reckless asshole with no regard for the lives of others…

More truckers need to see this image to learn not to tailgate and to stop riding people’s asses.  I hope this idiot loses his CDL for good…

Semi trucks don’t stop on a dime, no matter how good the brakes are.

That driver better be careful moving forward.

Huh? This was a unibody sedan. There was no frame.  There is no way a body on frame SUV could have provided better protection than this Altima.

Fwiw, the driver was ticketed for following too close. 

so victim blaming then.  did you even read the article?  trucker at fault, was probably watching porn while driving.

Safety cells FTW there.....

The weight is definitely entirely different to control.

Absolutely, they did. Those steelies are all that kept this from a pancake situation.

This is why we don’t cut semitrailer trucks off, folks. (Not that that’s necessarily what this person did; it sounds like it was the truck driver’s fault).

The wheels are still attached to the car. I think it’s just a case of the sense of scale being off since the wheels are on top of the car instead of under the car.

Real-life Me, Myself and Irene going on with this police force.

He looks just like you’d expect

I assumed that “survived” meant “taken away on stretcher and rushed to hospital”. I never expected to hear that she walked away from it on her own. That’s incredible.

I’m sure the local news will get a statement from this lady.  It will be very interesting to hear from her on how this all went down.  Amazing.

Steelies saved the day!