Has an 18 wheeler ever scared the crap out of you?

Has an 18 wheeler ever scared the crap out of you?
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No, but I’d like to randomly point out that in horror movies, there’s a category I like to call ’‘roadkill’’ movies. These include vehicles that kill, either driven by a maniac or they’re possessed somehow and act on their own. Many of these have trucks.
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