Video of Truck Driver Changing Gears Frantically Has Mzansi Laughing Out Loud

Video of Truck Driver Changing Gears Frantically Has Mzansi Laughing Out Loud

  • A viral video on the SA Long Distance Truckers social media page has left viewers perplexed at the way a driver changes gears
  • The person filming the driver wants it on record to show the driver that he is performing the job incorrectly
  • One viewer said he was better off with a different type of transmission, saying, "this is a lot of hard work, an automatic will do better"

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Based on the footage of this truck driver changing gears, we think he should consider a different career.

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An overzealous truck driver was filmed changing gears in a bizarre manner. Image: Getty stock
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According to the SA Long Distance Truckers Facebook page, the admin wanted to know how this driver changes gears.

The driver grinds the gears and continuously chooses the incorrect gear selection, which could seriously damage the gearbox.

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South Africans posted comments of their impression of the clip; here are some of the best responses:

DaGen Mopati Toteng said:

"He’s the only one who knows it. He will tell you if you want it to pick; push it sideways as if you want to leave the truck, then quickly massage the lever as if someone is pushing you from the back, and the truck will tell you."

Marthinus Stander said:

"If I took him for a road test I would have driven the truck back to the yard myself."

Gabriel Joseph said:

"That is not how it is supposed to be done. A truck is not supposed to be driven like a racing car."

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The clip was uploaded on SA Long Distance Truckers Facebook page, with over 10 000 views.

A driver alongside the pair on the bike films the bizarre incident. The woman is precariously leaning on several sacks of vegetables and looks unstable.

According to the road safety organisation Arrive Alive, motorbike riders are the most vulnerable as they are not strapped onto the bike via a seatbelt.

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Sean Parker Sean Parker is a motoring journalist with over 10 years' experience, who started out in the industry as the SA Guild of Motoring Journalists' Bursar student. Since then, the Cape Town-born editor has gone on to launch a national newspaper called Gears and Gadgets and worked for the country's premier online and print motoring publications before joining Briefly News to head up its Car & Tech section. He enjoys watching live sport and can't wait for F1 to make its debut in Mzansi.