[Steely Tom]

Truckers are taught Smith Driving Principles, and one of them is “Leave yourself an ‘out’

Reminds me of a rule of war I just read in Barbara Tuchman's book The Guns of August: "never commit an asset you're not prepared to lose."

[Charles Martel]

Reminds me of a rule of war I just read in Barbara Tuchman's book The Guns of August: "never commit an asset you're not prepared to lose."

Which brings to mind an observation: the pickup was fitted out as a work truck. I wonder if it belonged to the driver, or to the driver's employer? If the latter, I hope a link to this video finds its way to the right person for review.