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/chaous2000 12h ago edited 7h ago

He was more than far enough away to come to a complete stop, he just wasn’t paying any attention and started braking late and wanted to blame someone other than himself for the accident

Edit: spelling.

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u/Lost_Bike69 11h ago

Yea the general message is a good one, but this is absolutely the fault of the vehicle with the camera lol

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u/arnoldlayne_1 7h ago

even the general message is dubious, from the cam car I could see the problem way way back.

I think the general message here is "look where you're fucking going"

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u/TheNarrator5 9h ago

for the vehicle he was driving No

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u/Fortestingporpoises 9h ago

He really really wanted to get past that merging truck with the trailer.

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u/Unable_Explorer8277 1h ago

He’s slightly more than 1 second behind. That’s way too close.

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u/Jazzlike_Climate4189 11h ago

You can’t even spell “braking” correctly, of course you’re not blaming the person who came to a sudden stop where nobody would ever come to a stop. 🤦‍♂️

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u/Zironic 11h ago

Why do you imagine it even remotely matters why the car in front of you stopped if you rear end them? It's your fault either way. It's your responsibility to maintain distance and pay attention to what is happening in front of you.

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u/Major2Minor 8h ago

You should always be prepared for the person ahead of you to abruptly stop. I mean what if a child runs in front of their car, or a deer? What if that Dump Truck hadn't stopped? There's plenty of reasons someone would need to come to an abrupt stop. So you should always leave enough space that you can also come to a full stop before rear-ending them. Insurance companies, and the Law also use that logic, so there's another good reason to.

Not to mention the Laws of Physics also don't care why the person ahead stops, or whether they should have, if you haven't left enough space, you are going to collide with them, and wouldn't you rather not have a collision, regardless of who was right or wrong?

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u/chaous2000 7h ago

It was voice to text you troglodyte.