Video: Ford Ranger ends in ditch after reckless overtake along double line

A harrowing video of a Ford Ranger overtaking along a double line, narrowly avoiding another vehicle and then later ending in a ditch has been making its round on social media. This has further fueled the debate for reckless driving pick-up truck drivers. 

In the video uploaded by TikTok user miss-aja02, a silver Ford Ranger was seen trying to overtake a heavy tanker while on a double line.

We can see that the vehicle with the dashcam, which was coming in the opposite direction, had to brake and pull towards the road shoulder to avoid the Ranger as it passed.

According to miss-aja02’s caption, she had originally stopped the vehicle she was driving intending to make an issue with the Ford Ranger driver.

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However, she discovered that minutes after the reckless overtake, the Ranger had ended up in a ditch as the driver had lost control of his vehicle.

This video came just days after news portal Kosmo reported that driving instructors believe that pick-up truck drivers require a special licence to be able to drive them.

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Chief instructor at TIC Advanced & Performance Driving Academy, Azad Jasmi, reasoned that many who learn how to drive and sit for Class D driving tests do so in cars such as the Perodua Kancil and Perodua Axia.

These cars are way smaller than a pick-up in size let alone much less powerful. However, drivers are legally permitted to drive four-wheel-drive vehicles which are much larger, taller, and more powerful after they have acquired a Class D driving licence.  

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Azad believes that pick-up truck drivers should be required to obtain a special licence such as the goods delivery licence (GDL) and the public service vehicle (PSV) licence to be allowed to drive a pick-up.