Man Drives a Homemade Wrecking Ball Past a Police Station to Keep Tailgaters Away MotorBiscuit Rahaan Mazumder Mon, September 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTC Add us on Google Tailgating is one of the most universally infuriating experiences on the road. Most drivers respond to a bumper-rider by lightly tapping their brakes, turning on their windshield wipers, or simply moving over. But for YouTube creator Carson Schiess, the standard methods simply weren't aggressive enough. Instead, he decided to engineer the most terrifying, liability-inducing tailgating deterrent imaginable: a completely unregulated, DIY wrecking ball strapped to the back of his truck. A Swinging Hazard In his latest YouTube Short titled "Driving With a Wrecking Ball Behind my Truck…", Schiess documented the maiden voyage of his homemade contraption. The setup consists of a makeshift, unpainted metal trailer frame hauling what appears to be a heavy mass of chains and concrete blocks suspended in the air. Advertisement Advertisement As the truck drives forward, the concrete "wrecking ball" violently swings back and forth behind the bumper, creating a terrifying obstacle for anyone daring to follow too closely. Schiess is fully aware of the legal and physical danger his invention poses. Within the first few seconds of the video, he admits, "If it goes flying off at 50 mph, I'm getting sued for sure". Despite the extreme danger of a heavy projectile snapping loose into the windshield of a following car, the creator seemed absolutely thrilled with the results as he watched the trailer in his rearview mirror. "Oh, it's swinging bad down. I should have thought of this years ago," he laughed. Dodging the Police As if dragging a swinging concrete pendulum down a public road wasn't legally questionable enough, the makeshift trailer itself was completely devoid of basic road safety requirements. Advertisement Advertisement "Driving right down Main Street, no lights, no license plate," Schiess confidently narrated. The true test of his luck occurred when his route took him directly past the local law enforcement headquarters. "I'm going to drive right by the police station. There's a cop parked outside of it. This guy's going to think I'm drunk," he joked while rolling past the parked cruiser. Miraculously, he was not pulled over, and cars on the road gave his violently swinging trailer a massively wide berth. After successfully terrorizing the traffic behind him and keeping everyone at a very safe following distance, Schiess declared the invention an absolute triumph: "It works better than I dreamed it". While it certainly gets the job done, strapping a literal wrecking ball to your bumper is highly illegal and a guaranteed way to end up with a massive lawsuit. For now, it's best to leave the extreme traffic solutions to the internet.
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