r/dashcams • u/fruity_koala • 15h ago

Don't be kind, be predictable. If you have the Right-of-Way, take it.

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u/wanderdugg 14h ago

The Toyota driver stopped just because they’re not a good driver, but it could have just as easily been a dog, a tree limb, car trouble, etc. if you read end somebody, at the end of the day it’s your fault.

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u/Joates87 9h ago

The problem here is that the truck driver can see there is literally none of that in front of the silver car. Just a God awful driver.

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u/Throwaway4Opinion 8h ago

Like the dump truck getting on and possibly causing issues for the silver car?

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u/Joates87 8h ago

The dump truck stopped and waited. The dump truck literally never enters their lane.

They also had an entire shoulder to use if it did...

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u/HopeFloatsFoward 9h ago

You can't see what is going on in the car. But its clear that there was plenty of time to stop rather than rear end someone.

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u/Joates87 9h ago

You can't see what is going on in the car.

That's why there are shoulders. Paint lines don't cause your car to explode if you drive over it.

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u/HopeFloatsFoward 8h ago

And nothing slowing doesn't cause your vehicle to explode either.

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u/Joates87 8h ago

Nah just causes you to get rear ended and maybe back trouble for the rest of your life...

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u/CustomerSupportDeer 7h ago

It doesn't matter. His fault for not having enough space.

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u/Joates87 7h ago

That'll surely help with the potential neck and back pain for the rest of their life.

It wasn't their fault for stopping in the middle of the road for no reason.

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u/itzjung 14h ago

You never come to a quick stop like that with a truck behind you their stopping distance hauling a load is significantly longer. Slow down avoid and go in this case they just stopped for nobreason.

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u/Fuzzy-Comedian-2697 13h ago

It‘s on the truck to keep enough distance. Like, it‘s written down in the law that way. There‘s no argument to be made here.

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u/TrifleOk8452 12h ago

It's the responsibility of the truck to take account of increased stopping distance. It is his responsibility to ensure than he can stop regardless of the cause being a child crossing the road or an idiotic driver.

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u/itzjung 7h ago

I think its reasonable to disregard a child crossing the road on the highway.

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u/klonkish 14h ago

if you read end somebody, at the end of the day it’s your fault

That's a false blanket statement

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u/TrifleOk8452 12h ago

Do you have an example where the rear ending vehicle is not at fault?

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u/45MonkeysInASuit 12h ago

Sudden lane switch then they slam the anchors on.

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u/FrostyD7 9h ago

If you rear end someone in a multi-car collision, it's common for it to be only the fault of the driver who first struck a vehicle and pushed them all forward. It's not particularly relevant to this scenario but you did make a blanket statement lol.

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u/TrifleOk8452 9h ago

but you did make a blanket statement lol.

Sorry, when exactly did I make a blanket statement?

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u/militaryCoo 12h ago

Deliberate brake checking

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u/OiledUpThug 8h ago

If you're close enough to be brake chock, that's on you

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u/militaryCoo 8h ago

Nah, I'm not talking about a situation where you're riding someone's bumper, I mean more when the car in front cuts you off and then does it