# 2 times today I did not help people **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 6, 2021, 3:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-times-today-i-did-not-help-people/175549 "2021-03-06T03:40:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 5:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-times-today-i-did-not-help-people/175549/21 "2021-03-09T05:45:50Z")
Going into town one morning about sunup I saw lights way back and showed down; assuming it was the law and I was speeding. As the vehicle got closer I saw a white Dodge pickup but in the mirror something looked out of whack on the right front. As he started to pass doing 65 or so I could see the RF wheel with what must have been 5 or 6 degrees of negative camber in it. Ball joints are about to go. I rolled my window down and got his attention as he passed; me furiously pointing at the RF wheel. He had a death grip on the steering wheel, gave me a thumbs up with a nod, and kept on motoring. I hit the brakes to get away from him; assuming he was going to buy the farm very soon. A few blocks in tail, I kept waiting for the accident and it did not take long. About 2-3 miles later the right front suspension (wheel, knuckle, and all) broke free from the truck. His truck gouged a 100 or so feet of asphalt before going into the ditch and the suspension/wheel rocketed into the barbed wire fence where it pulled a tennis ball maneuver and flew back to the barbed wire on the other side of the highway. He was getting out of the truck and I did not even slow down to check on him. Truck sat in the ditch for 3 or 4 days before it was hauled off. The guy obviously knew the ball joints were shot and had no qualms about running highway speeds. Bucking for a Darwin Award I guess but he got lucky. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-times-today-i-did-not-help-people/175549.md?page=1)