Hats off to this alert pickup driver who was able to maintain control while veering into the shoulder to avoid a semi fishtailing out of control on Vail Pass. The driver of the semi was apparently in a massive hurry because they didn’t take the time to chain up before attempting to overtake traffic in the westbound lanes of the Colorado highway. The sh*t you see on mountain roads….

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