In an unfortunate misinterpretation of “celebrating safety,” a group of truckers kicked off Brake Safety Week a little too hard by throwing an unsanctioned “Brake Fluid Tasting Party” behind a Love’s Travel Stop in Oklahoma.
“It was supposed to be symbolic,” said event organizer and flatbed driver Dale “Double Pump” Crenshaw. “Just a toast to clean brake lines and DOT respect. Nobody told Bobby to actually drink it.”
The gathering, which was live-streamed under the title DOT and Shots, featured drivers clinking plastic shot glasses filled with what was later revealed to be lemon soda, brake fluid, and optimism.
One participant, Lisa “Pads-N-Pistons” Holt, claims it was a statement. “We’ve had it with the stigma that truckers don’t take safety seriously. This was our way of saying ‘we bleed DOT blue.’ Turns out we just bled from the nose.”
FMCSA quickly released a public statement discouraging any celebratory ingestion of vehicle fluids. “Brake fluid is for brakes,” said spokesperson Kevin Caliper. “Not beverages, not cologne, and certainly not as a base for jello shots.”
One rookie mistakenly offered a sip to a passing inspector. “He just stared at me, whispered ‘I’ve seen enough,’ and walked off into the desert,” the driver recalled.
Despite the chaos, some are calling the event a “wake-up call” for better outreach during safety campaigns. Others are selling “I Survived Brake Fluid Fest 2025” T-shirts on Etsy.
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