{"id":234739,"date":"2023-09-05T03:54:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T03:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=234739"},"modified":"2023-09-05T03:54:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T03:54:20","slug":"terrifying-moment-tradie-broken-down-on-side-of-road-loses-the-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/terrifying-moment-tradie-broken-down-on-side-of-road-loses-the-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrifying moment tradie broken down on side of road loses the plot"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Terrifying moment tradie broken down on the side of the road loses the plot after a driver stops to see if he&#8217;s OK<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Good Samaritan stopped to help broken down ute driver\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tradie inexplicably unleashes a furious tirade at him\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Tradie &#8216;brake checks&#8217; car behind him causing crash\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A tradesman broken down on the side of a remote Aussie country highway has been filmed hurling a tirade of angry abuse at a motorist who stopped to help him.<\/p>\n<p>The frightening interaction unfolded last Thursday and was shared to the Dash Cam Owners of Australia social media page on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the ute fitted with a dashcam flashes his lights at the broken down ute, which has its hood popped and has smoke pouring from the engine, before coming to a stop alongside the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The bizarre footage then shows the tradie, standing in the road and dressed in dirty hi-vis workwear, telling the good Samaritan: &#8216;Don&#8217;t flash your lights at me, mate, what&#8217;s going on?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The driver appears stunned at the reaction and fumbles a partial response before the tradie unleashes an extended rant at him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Don&#8217;t start on me and flash your f***ing lights,&#8217; the broken-down driver yells.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve just blown me motor.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What you got a f***ing problem? Step out of the car, mate&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Get a move on now!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The driver, who appeared ready to lend a hand, slowly drives away, telling the man: &#8216;You&#8217;re mental mate&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>This seems to further infuriate the tradie, who screams back &#8216;f*** off c***&#8217; as the driver accelerates away.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/03\/75062203-12480771-The_good_Samaritan_slows_down_to_check_if_the_stranded_driver_is-a-2_1693879599219.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The good Samaritan slows down to check if the stranded driver is ok and needs any help<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/02\/75062201-12480771-image-m-19_1693878765510.jpg\" height=\"486\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But the foul-mouthed tradie yells a tirade of abuse at him, prompting him to drive off\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The broken down car appears to be a Toyota LandCruiser LC79 single cab ute, which sells for anywhere between $85,000 and $115,000 depending on the model and specifications, with the driver appearing to have spent extra on tray modifications.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers on the clip were perplexed over the tradie&#8217;s reaction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Doesn&#8217;t everyone just flash their lights to show you&#8217;ve seen them,&#8217; one person said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Makes you wonder how he was driving before this,&#8217; another said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;No doubt he&#8217;s missed at least a couple of oil changes and doesn&#8217;t look after it by the looks of it,&#8217; a third added.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12480771\/Terrifying-moment-tradie-broken-road-loses-plot-driver-stops-hes-OK.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terrifying moment tradie broken down on the side of the road loses the plot after a driver stops to see if he&#8217;s OK Good Samaritan stopped to help broken down&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234738,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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