r/dashcams • u/blushivani • 10h ago
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u/pinkmorie 10h ago
He runs with his fist up like a toddler
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u/cloverria 10h ago
You call that running? Actually it's the best part of the video. Look how long it takes for him to accelerate...
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u/kernoel_massage 10h ago
Yeah, but p=m*v
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u/username32768 9h ago edited 3h ago
p = potato
m = mother (am assuming that's who the passenger is)
v = velocity
Edit: Thanks for the awards!!!
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u/EpilepticMushrooms 8h ago
Potato = mother × velocity?
Is this some new grandma porn category?
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u/tliin 7h ago
No, it means yo mama is a potato
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u/pimppapy 4h ago
Mom got some friction and velocity at one point and the potato with the potato fist was the result
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u/haditwithyoupeople 6h ago
Technically he charged in a violent way. And I can get why that woman may have been scared. As a guy, I would have been preparing to get out of the way while also laughing.
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u/OldManJimmers 4h ago edited 2h ago
I would be more way scared of a possible Katamari Damacy situation than the fist. If I don't get absorbed, then a stiff arm and slight shift to the side would probably send him flying.
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u/ExplorationGeo 9h ago
His broken fist, probably from punching the wall when his mother didn't make him his chicken tendies fast enough.
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u/Blah_Dee_Blah111 10h ago
Developmentally challenged man-babies of his mass and stature can be a nightmare to deal with.
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u/iLikeMangosteens 8h ago
I was actually hoping that he was going to run up on someone with his fist like that and instead get rocked by a tap to the chin.
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u/ChonkCloudCheeks 10h ago
Dude walks like a duck.
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u/ChrisRiley_42 9h ago
Weird Al needs to parody Frankie Valli's "Walk like a man" all about this guy ;)
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u/wytewydow 9h ago
he's pretty damned floppy. Why'd he go shut mom's door?
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u/GiftWestern3068 8h ago
He adjusted the mirror on moms side. They got close enough driving & trying to make a lane change that the mirror touched the OP’s vehicle & was moved out of its placement
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u/Sands43 10h ago
That would be assault.
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u/SunGreene42 8h ago
Technically, but if I saw that coming at me, I'd consider it a joke more than a threat.
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u/Historical-Edge-9332 7h ago
In his mind he looked intimidating. Probably directly after this video, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
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u/Sagoichi 10h ago
Is there a source for this one that goes a little longer, I sortah wanted to see that play out between the police and him.
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u/EugeneMachines 9h ago
Cops love it when you immediately jump out of the car. Love it.
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u/KEPD-350 9h ago
Mostly a thing in the US. It's not such a big deal here in Europe. I've been pulled over a couple of times and I just stepped out to talk to the officer.
People seldomly spray officers with automatic gunfire over here.
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u/Burt_Rhinestone 2h ago
I got pulled over in Virginia, USA for speeding once. I was speeding because I had to pee like a racehorse, and it had been like 20 miles (32.19km) since the last exit. As soon as I pulled over, I got out, as did the cop, and he reached for his gun. I told him the pee thing, and that I was just going book it for privacy before I wetted myself. He told me that he'd arrest me if I didn't get back in the car. His hand never left his gun. Every time he approached my vehicle, which he dragged out for as long as he could, he unclipped his holster and readied his hand on his pistol.
It's not just the bullets that they're afraid of here. It's everything. Falling acorns, full bladders, dark skin. They're terrified.
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u/Timbroarpropaganda 9h ago
Thats Australia.
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u/Both_Hope5717 9h ago
Not a big deal in Australia either
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u/BlockedbyJake420 8h ago
thing happens in Australia
Reddit: “Yeah but America…”
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u/SoaplessTitanic 7h ago
I might be misreading the situation, but this feels like a valid time to bring up the US. EugeneMachines was presumably speaking from an American perspective in regards to how cops don’t like when you get out of the vehicle during traffic stops, but then someone responded to point out how that’s not an issue in other parts of the world (such as where this video is from)
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u/sharpasahammer 4h ago
Interesting. I guess Canada's proximity to America makes our cops try to act like theirs. They would freak the fuck out if someone got out of the vehicle even though we have barely any gun crime and gun control like you all do.
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u/ImaRaginCajun 8h ago
This is giving off hella "man child still living with mom vibes"
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u/guilhermefdias 7h ago
Look at the mom behavior too.
Shitty mom, shitty kid. Natural level of things.
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u/InspectorSufficient4 9h ago
what is he even doing, he is so bad at intimidating lol. can he even wall straight.
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u/Jjmc_40 9h ago
What is he even doing, he's so bad at writing lol. Can he even right straight.
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u/TheFlyingCzechman 10h ago
I don’t understand why everyone is so happy to have their car scratched and to have to deal with all the paperwork and stuff around.
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u/TurbulentOpinion2100 9h ago
Right? Yes the blue car was in the wrong, but who gives a shit. They had plenty of time to brake once it became clear they were dealing with an idiot.
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u/PuckSenior 9h ago edited 4h ago
Looking at it again, they were going so slow that it really does not look like the driver had a lot of options. He sees the blue car coming over and slows down, but then the blue car seems to see him and stop the lane change. Then it looks like the drivers speeds back up to do the normal thing and let the car wait and then change lanes after they have passed, but then the driver seems to double down on changing lanes and changes directly into the driver.
edit: there seems to be a lot of people who are apparently super-drivers who are always 100% aware of everything immediately. The actual collision doesn't look like the dashcam driver did an "I am right and fuck everyone else" situation. It looks like the blue car was a very bad driver and did multiple things to make this worse. Given their tantrum after the fender bender, I'm very certain that this person has an issue.
To everyone saying they should have just slammed the brakes and let the blue car over: I've been in a similar situation. Wound up coming to a full stop on the interstate because a car was coming over and slowing down. I slowed down. He slowed down more, I slowed down more. Next thing you know we had come to a full stop on the interstate.
When the dashcamer taps the brakes, you can see he is reacting. But the blue car ALSO taps the brakes.
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u/SoaplessTitanic 7h ago
Yeah this is how I saw it as well. OP initially slowed down but then likely assumed that the blue car saw them and decided not to change lanes (which is what any reasonable driver would’ve done)
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u/Porsche9yy 2h ago
Of course, I may be mistaken, but didn't quite see it that way. I didn't notice the OP slowing down first. What I noticed is, the blue car signaled and started to change lanes, but was too close. The OP (politely) gave a short toot of his horn, the blue car braked and started to return to his own lane, so the OP continued on, reasonably expecting he was being yielded to, then the blue car changed his mind and tried to change lanes anyway, after the OP was already alongside him.
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u/nog642 4h ago
No, the blue car never seems to stop the lane change. They never go back in their own lane once they leave it.
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u/yoy22 9h ago
I’ve had people argue with me saying you have a right to defend your lane and if you don’t stop them from violating it you’re losing.
I don’t got time for that shit.
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u/Zaximeows 8h ago
Yes but I also think it's more like people spent money on a dash cam and now they are just dying for an opportunity to "use it". The same way people do shitty things for "prank" videos chasing internet clout. It's that but with dashcam videos.
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u/zero_point_three 8h ago
90% of videos in this sub are drivers getting into incredibly avoidable accident just to show how right they are. The irony of this entire sub is quite something.
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u/SlazarusVC 9h ago
You've described the basic problem with this entire subreddit. Everyone in this damn place is convinced that being right is more important than being inconvenienced. If someone is driving stupid, just let them go. It really isn't hard.
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u/madbadger89 9h ago
Yeah I drive in Florida and you have to be willing to let shit go. So many crazy people, and they have no regard for your life. Drive like everyone else is incompetent.
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u/i_was_planned 9h ago
And it's not going to get repaired 100% factory. Unless you do not care about the car and can pocket the insurance money, it doesn't make sense
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u/KnightofWhen 8h ago
Obviously blue car at fault but why do so many people just let cars hit them? No honking? No evasion? All the time on this sub drivers are just like “well I’m not moving”
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u/Mission-Rip-5351 7h ago
If someone tries to avoid an accident by swerving and ends up hitting someone else, the person swerving is at fault and the person who made them swerve goes about their merry way. I told my kids, never swerve to avoid an accident, always just hit your brakes.
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u/Nereosis16 7h ago
No swerving needed here just pay attention and press the FUCKING BRAKE LEVER.
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u/horatiobanz 6h ago
People on these dashcam subreddits make up some scenario where there is a 18 wheeler an inch off their bumper and braking means instant death. These people are just psychos.
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u/Legitimate-Ladder855 7h ago
Wrong! Didn't you hear from the other geniuses on here that the only option was to violently swerve up the curb.
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u/Difficult-Light971 7h ago
Cammer didn't even hit her brakes? That's the point, I dont think anyone expects them to swerve? Just honk and brake... they could have avoided this EASILY
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u/createry_ 6h ago
Majority of the clips on DCOA could have been avoided with even a small amount of defensive driving - but more often than not it seems "I've got right of way" takes over and they'd rather get their car smashed than accommodate another idiot.
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u/Prestigious_Aerie219 5h ago
Well yeah, that's the nature of subs like this. If you avoid the crash, that's just business as usual and not worth posting.
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u/KnightofWhen 7h ago
That’s definitely a consideration especially in more crowded areas or faster conditions. But lots of avoidable, slow speed accidents on this sub by people just being stubborn and “right.”
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u/letigre87 6h ago
There are so many videos on here that I just can't wrap my head around. I'll say the overwhelming majority of the time it's the other person's fault but I just don't want to go through the headache. As soon as I saw the blinker and the car drift over I would've been yielding.
I have 2 cars, the older one covered by comprehensive only and would be totalled out if you sneezed on it. The other is a newer truck and I'd be fighting with their insurance company until they pissed me off then I'd get mine involved, then I gotta deal with the back and forth and getting it repaired.
No. Just fuckin no I don't want to deal with any of it. I'm not too proud to let morons go down the road and cause chaos elsewhere.
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u/buildyourown 7h ago
Almost every accident is caused by one person doing something stupid and another not paying attention. That could have easily been avoided.
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u/hedoeswhathewants 7h ago
Everyone is angry 24/7 and thinks they're taking some valiant stand against an aggressor.
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u/reonhato99 6h ago edited 6h ago
I remember when this happened and the camera car is definitely not innocent, not only did they have plenty of time to avoid it, they were also going 64 in a 50 zone. At least I think it is, this is Ballarat in Victoria and I am pretty sure the 60 zone doesn't start until further down the road.
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u/ZazaB00 5h ago
Drivers seemingly get offended if they have to use their brakes.
This situation is even weirder to me because the dash cam driver was coming up to stopped traffic at a light. They could have easily slowed down more to let a clearly confused driver lane change, but nope, decided they needed to box them in and get to the stopped traffic sooner. It’s the racing to a red light mentality I see a lot. Unfortunately, a very hard/impossible behavior to change.
People just need to relax.
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u/Cirick1661 8h ago
I work in auto insurance (in a different country). There are so many accidents caused by reactive driving like that. It may have been safe in this circumstance, it's hard to tell but as a general rule it's not a good idea to react to a potential collision by changing lanes.
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u/hedoeswhathewants 7h ago
They had legit 3 full seconds to brake slightly which would have prevented it
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u/Noonenewton 7h ago
Blue car signaled at the last possible second (signaling does not give you the right of way) right when the solid white line starts, the Dashcam driver did slow down for them (dash shows going from 64km/h to 46km/h) but the blue car also slowed down along with them instead of speeding up to pass. Blue car could just have waited until after the intersection to switch lanes. I will say the dash diver should have at least honked.
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u/cat_prophecy 5h ago
I think the vast majority of these crashes could be avoided by people being OK with merging behind someone.
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u/airhunger_rn 10h ago
It's the fatty in the wrist brace that really does it for me 😭😭😭
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u/Pickled_doggo 10h ago
He has a glandular problem!
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u/bluehangover 10h ago
“You don’t have diabetes because it runs in your family. You have diabetes because no one runs in your family.”
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u/ExplorationGeo 9h ago
Hey man, he's got an eating disorder.
He's eating dis order, and dat order, and your order, and my order.
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u/PowerfulRound7579 9h ago
That guy is definitely complaining in a discord right now
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u/SpringFuzzy 9h ago
Blue car crossed solid white line during lane change, end of discussion. Also, indicating does not give right of way.
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u/reonhato99 6h ago edited 4h ago
Camera car is doing 64km/h in a 50 zone so it ain't so black and white.
edit: even worse it is a 40 zone not 50.
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u/ImAFigmentOfMy_Imagi 10h ago
What a hero, running with his fist raised at a woman half his size. Seems accustomed to barging/bullying his way through life.
Anyways. What`s the rules here? Both lanes appeared to be straight ahead, so why does he need to pull over? (And he`s into a section of solid white lines, which I might guess you`re not supposed to cross.).
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u/Appropriate-Draft-91 9h ago
What`s the rules here?
Blue car almost provoked the accident by not looking, white didn't do everything they could to avoid the accident, then blue *chose to* sideswipe white. White didn't do everything they could to avoid, which is legally ok but means insurance might be able to mess with them,
The angry toddler waddle is assault in some jurisdictions, the choice to sideswipe is very illegal but being an elderly woman can change that unpredictably.
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u/By-Elaborate-Process 9h ago
Being Australia the Angry waddling toddler was also the driver I believe.
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u/TheTerminator1984 9h ago
This sub is just dash cam footage from people who suck at defensive driving lol
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u/derkaiserV 8h ago
People need to leave their ego at home and drive defensively. Damn so avoidable.
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u/bravo145 8h ago
As someone who rides a motorcycle AGREED. The quote is "you can be right and still be dead". Just back off, let them go, who cares. Yeah you are technically in the right, but it's one car ahead of you.
Maybe they are rushing to a hospital for an emergency, maybe a close family member just died and they are mentally out of it, maybe they are just an ass, but either way it isn't worth it.
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u/HellBlazer_NQ 8h ago
I also like the the saying: The graveyard is full of people who had the right of way!
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u/enigmatic_dankness 9h ago
Hmm, someone's swerving into me, better speed up and hope my ignorance scares them straight!
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u/Dependent_Bite9077 7h ago
For those saying why did she not move left, the left lane was a bicycle lane, so technically moving into that lane is illegal.
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u/Phewelish 7h ago
one day ppl will realize..u can just wait for someone to go by and then get in their lane
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u/never_said_i_didnt 7h ago
From what I understand, running at someone with your fist raised is assault.
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u/Malbrius 5h ago
Everyone complaining and observing what the blue car did, and here's me, wanting to see the full video with the police lol
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u/icansmellcolors 4h ago
This man has never done anything athletic in his life. He walks and throws a fit like a 3-year-old child.
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u/Independent_Math_455 5h ago
It's wild how many people are putting both cars at fault.
Should you let a driver in when they're signaling? Yes - however, we have no idea the situation of the cam car. Could have been towing, could have had someone riding their ass, who knows, but there are multiple scenarios where it could have been unsafe to "just brake and let them in".
The responsibility is 100% on the car merging.
In Canada & Australia, the merging driver changing lanes must give way to vehicles already in that lane. The dash cam driver had right of way with no legal duty to slow down.
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u/dasgrosseM 5h ago
Many people dont explicitly differentiate fault "who caused it" and fault "who could have prevented it but didnt"
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u/welcomeisee12 4h ago
No one’s arguing that the merging car is 100% at fault.
That doesn’t mean this accident wasn’t also 100% avoidable.
Dash cam driver just ruined their entire week for seemingly no reason. Yes they won’t have to pay anything (assuming guy at fault has insurance and pays up), but that’s still so much inconvenience from such an easy and simple defensive driving manoeuvre.
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u/appa-ate-momo 7h ago
These comments are infested with people falling over themselves to shift responsibility from the blue car onto the person they hit.
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u/Anvil_Prime_52 6h ago
It's actually just armchair hindighting ragebait. I'm convinced that half of this sub should not be allowed to drive.
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u/thinkingtire 6h ago edited 1h ago
I see so many videos like this I am genuinely wondering a few things.
Q: The blue car is at fault here, but does the cam driver even notice what that blue car is doing? Blue car signals at :02, cars collide at :07 or :08
Q: Why doesn't the cam driver use the brake pedal?
Q: Is the mentality "I have the right of way" so, F that guy? You see where that ends up, right?
Q: The guy has his blinker on. Why not just be courteous and let him in? What's that going to do, derail your day?
I do not support the blue dummy. I would just rather avoid an accident, than prove a point that I have the right of way.
I personally avoid at least 1 accident every month by paying attention to others, not being on my phone, being occasionally courteous and mostly, braking. Seems like in half of the videos, people don't know where the brake pedal is.
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u/IsThatGruffLoner 5h ago edited 5h ago
To me, it looks like blue car realizes they're making a mistake and pauses, cam car sees that and assumes the way is clear. And then blue car hits them anyways.
I absolutely would have interpreted that little pause as them realizing I'm there. I wouldn't have shot the gap immediately, but I do get why they thought they were safe to proceed.
It even looks like blue car has a second moment where they become aware of cam driver right before the collision, and still choose to merge left. You'll notice the collision didn't happen until cam driver's bumper was even with blue car's
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u/deepstatelady 5h ago
We don't know who is behind that cam driver, but also it's really easy to know what you would have done when you're watching a video and you know what's going to happen. It's more complex when you're really in it, too. We're watching a big square version of what happened. In reality you're trying to clock everything. I'm not so much disagreeing but I have a lot of sympathy because shitty drivers happen all the time.
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u/thinkingtire 5h ago edited 1h ago
"We don't know who is behind that cam driver,"
Fair. The speeds are not high though and the cam driver could have used the brakes without slamming on them and worrying about the rear.
"but also it's really easy to know what you would have done when you're watching a video and you know what's going to happen. It's more complex when you're really in it, too."
Totally fair and I agree that would apply to a lot of videos on here. I don't think this is one of them, though. The blue car signaled and slooooowly moved. More than enough time to release the accelerator and coast, or brake, or both.
I drive and see this kind of blue car behavior often. And I don't get hit. So I think that is where a lot of my opinion comes from, too.
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u/milsurpmiata 3h ago
Yes, you are correct, but also fuck the blue car he can wait
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u/Moist-Crows 3h ago
This exactly. I have people try to cut me off on freeways like this all the time thinking they have the right to move because they just turned a blinker on but they are going 10 mph or more slower than the speed limit and brake while merging. If they are going slower than traffic and I have cars behind me I’m not braking to let an idiot in. It has nothing to do with “I have the right of way”
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u/Electric-Sheepskin 6h ago
Almost every day there are videos in here of people yelling and honking their horn, so it's not a matter of poor reaction time or not noticing, but they don't apply their brakes. I don't get it.
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u/OverclockingUnicorn 9h ago
Blue car is dumb, but the dash cam driver is more dumb for not just getting out of the way.
Now you gotta deal with both an idiot who will make the claim difficult, and that idiots insurance and your insurance.
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u/frozented 8h ago
There is a reason insurance companies factor accidents on your record even if you are not at fault. It's because avoiding accidents is a skill too just because you are legally right doesn't mean it wasn't avoidable
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u/Soulus7887 8h ago
Exactly. Fault is obvious here, but who in the world just sits there and let's that happen to themselves? Maybe I've just got different values, but forcing someone to pay for their actions isnt worth being a victim of those actions yourself...
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u/doughnut310 7h ago
Holy man child mommy's boy reaction. I hope he threw a trantrum at the police and got arrested.
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u/UnmortaI 9h ago
What people don’t realize is society as a whole needs dash cam guy to keep the real assholes in check. Otherwise toddlers like that walk over the rest of us
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u/CuriousLumenwood 9h ago
lol no.
You’re not a hero. You aren’t law enforcement. It isn’t your job to police people on the road.
Your job as a driver is to get to your destination safely. That is literally it. You do not need to “keep the real assholes in check”. When you get to where you’re going, no one’s going to clap because you damaged your car to prevent someone from merging incorrectly. The only thing you’re doing to society is raising insurance.
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u/No-Cap-1987 9h ago
^^^ this is the correct response.
One of the first things my dad taught me when learning to drive was “the cemetery is full of drivers who had ‘right of way’ “.
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u/Lexi_Banner 6h ago
Or, in the real world, let the person into the lane, and move on with your day. Ffs. It's like you people have never dealt with the reality of an accident like this. Even if insurance covers the loss, you are still going to have to wrangle getting your car fixed, a replacement in the meantime, and having that in your vehicle's history - and that's if you're lucky and the vehicle isn't a total loss, because the replacement cost is out of control these days (source: my vehicle was written off last year and it took over a month to find a reasonably affordable replacement).
All for the want of a slight deceleration to let someone into your lane. Literally a second of your time. Get fucking real.
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u/Aggressive_Flan_4792 9h ago edited 8h ago
The dash cam guy was kinda an ass too, bro hit the blinker and instead of just tapping the brakes to avoid a bad time for both parties they wanted to prove how right I am
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u/Whogivesashit_really 9h ago
*brakes
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u/fairyhedgehog167 8h ago
I don’t know why every second person forgot how to spell “brakes” in the last 5 years but I will always upvote this particular correction.
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u/KonigsbergBridges 10h ago
I don't always mince, but when I do mince it's the best mince in the world.
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u/meremale 8h ago
Blue car signaled too late. He should have waited until after dashcam passed and pulled in behind.
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u/ProcedureHot9414 7h ago
If only there was a way to see behind you before changing lanes like a mirror
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u/Heavy_Student_3815 7h ago
He came prancing around that vehicle to throw a hissy fit and get arrested!
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u/haditwithyoupeople 6h ago
I think (and hope) that fat guy is about to have a very bad day. Charging at somebody with a raised fist like that is assault in some places. (Although based on his movement and arm position, I can't see how that arm was a real threat.)
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u/flockyboi 3h ago
Yet another case of "I'm signalling which means I get to do what I want, didn't you see the signal?" (Esp if they barely signalled like a moment before doing it). Like y'all the signal is just a signal showing intent, you still gotta make sure you're clear to do the thing you're signalling for
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u/Sensitive-Talk9616 8h ago
As retarded as the toddler in the video was, the dashcam guy could have trivially avoided an accident by just speeding up, slowing down, honking, or changing lane temporarily (provided the left lane was safe to move into).
As much as I get annoyed with shit drivers who merge/change lanes without ensuring they are able to safely merge, I want to be involved in traffic accidents even less. If I see someone driving dangerously, my instinct is not to "stand my ground" so that I can teach them a lesson (and potentially total my car in the process), but rather just let them do their shit while I slow down and move out of their way.
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u/theangrydecompressor 8h ago
You might be in the right but not right. That's what I always think when I see these clips
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u/Shionkron 8h ago
Cam car obviously lacks defensive driving skills. But Grandmas Boy is a riot!
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u/Soggy_Scallion_4112 7h ago
His running with his lil fist out lolol I sense 0 danger from that man
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u/1wife2dogs0kids 7h ago
Yeah... thats the guy you make run 20ft, he will be too exhausted to win a fight. TKO!
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u/JellySocksRock 8h ago
The moment I saw the twin turbo tubbies get out of the car I pissed myself laughing lmfao
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u/HillTower160 8h ago
It’s a lot harder to get your ass beat (or shot in America) if you don’t get out of your car. Do not get out of the car in anger.
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u/Snowcrash66 7h ago
Not my perception of Aussies lol. That couple has issues. Imagine being in that marriage for 30 yrs....
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u/ForcedToEatCement-_- 9h ago
I am a new driver, but wouldn’t it be appropriate if the cam car just relaxed their foot off the accelerator for a second and just let the blue car change lane? The blue car was signaling. I know the blue car rushed but still, from what I know as I was taught by my instructor (older brother)“be courteous and give others the way”
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u/-FoofooCuddlyPoops- 8h ago
That would be the correct way to handle this scenario, yes.
Sure, legally he's allowed to occupy that space and it's the other driver's fault for making contact with him.
Put practically speaking....just freakin' slow down and let him over. Dealing with claims sucks, even if it's not your fault. Dealing with repairs sucks, even if they are "free." Dealing with idiot other drivers sucks. Whole thing could have been avoided
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u/urEnzeder 8h ago
Yes, and that would be good defensive driving. Consider though that:
- We know by context to look for the idiot.
- The camera sees a different perspective so we don't know if the camera car's A-pillar obstructed the driver's view of the blue car's indicator.
- It is possible for drivers to have their attention elsewhere for a second - like looking ahead at the intersection for other cars or pedestrians. Or even glancing down to change vents, temp, etc.
- The blue car's indicator only blinked twice before they entered the camera car's lane. That's not hard to miss.
- A fair amount of driving occurs by expectation. As in, you don't expect people to slam on their brakes on a motorway or turn left from the right lane. I think that's why foreign drivers can be hard to predict.
- It's hard for people to remain hyper-vigilant 100% of the time.
Maybe I'm watching this video wrong, but to me it seems like the blue car starts to change lanes, white car starts to brake (~4 sec mark - more than just relaxing their foot off the accelerator), but then blue car seems to notice white car (~5 sec mark) and starts to return to their lane, white lets off the brake to continue, then blue car turns back into the white car. Maybe the braking action required of the white car would put them at risk of being rear-ended. I'll be honest, I'd rather risk an impact on the side at low relative speed than risk getting hit from the rear at a higher relative speed.
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u/Naterdoo 6h ago
Yeah, driver really didn't have time initially. I think you have a really good breakdown of the video. You can see the camera shift down when the cam guy brakes. I think the cammer made a reasonable decision to stay in his lane. It looked like he had all of one second to make that decision.
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u/urEnzeder 5h ago
Agree. We are watching this in hindsight and calling out actions once we know the outcome.
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u/TrainsongGaming 5h ago
- The camera sees a different perspective so we don't know if the camera car's A-pillar obstructed the driver's view of the blue car's indicator.
It literally never occurred to me that this could happen until it did to me one day, and the person decided I was a jerk for not backing off and squeezed her massive SUV between me and the car ahead of me (slow traffic, barely enough room for her).
Ever since, I try to make sure when I'm in a pack of traffic to adjust my position to be able to see the indicator lights.
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u/Immature_adult_guy 8h ago
Yes, everyone is better off if both parties do everything possible to prevent an accident.
Even if you win the legal/insurance battle everyone loses.
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u/MyBlueBucket 9h ago
Blue car could have also hit their brakes and let cam car pass and for the lane to be clear before switching lanes.
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u/NotTodayPsycho 10h ago
Never get sick of watching this video. Angry little man gets immediate karma
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u/gfyans 8h ago
So blue car crosses solid white line and everyone in the replies is like "just let him in!?"... nope.
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u/Stuman93 9h ago
Are those police pickup trucks?
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u/Lef32 9h ago
Yeah. Don't know what they're used for in Australia, but in my country (Poland) we use pickup trucks to secure mass events. They transport barriers, sometimes other equipment.
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u/ThingAboutTown 9h ago
These are a classic “dog box”: the back is a transport for naughty and/or unlucky folks.
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u/Unit_79 9h ago
Hahahah I love the “naughty and/or unlucky” description.
How’d you get here? Naughty?
Naw mate, just unlucky!
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u/agentfaux 8h ago edited 8h ago
Honestly both are stupid here.
There is no chance in hell I'd just keep going with the parking spaces on the left.
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u/Diligent-Profit9484 8h ago
Guy running out the car with his hand raised is 100% intoxicated. Like a Boozy Panda.
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u/Lilfrankieeinstein 7h ago
Ah yeah, but the sweet sweet karma lies in posting 6 year old borrowed content on reddit.
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u/Mind_Altered 7h ago
Glorious Ballarat, Victoria. For those visiting from popular, this is a city an hour's drive from Melbourne. Full of character(s)
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u/Fucked-to-fit 10h ago edited 9h ago
The people getting mad at people for saying the cam car should’ve just slowed down are the ones that make insurance expensive.
If you read this and think it doesn’t matter because the blue car was in the wrong you are a part of the problem.
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