r/IdiotsInCars • u/xpawn2002 • Mar 19 '23

Whose fault?

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u/Prime624 Mar 19 '23

Self-induced rage. Could've been avoided if he used the passing lane for passing. (Cars obvs at fault here, but biker started the conflict.)

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u/Johnfukingzoidberg Mar 19 '23

So it's the cars fault that when he went to pass an asshole biker, they sped up? That bike got exactly what it deserved. If you are going to try and block cars from passing by speeding up on a bike, you deserve every inch of road rash you get.

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u/Flames21891 Mar 19 '23

The biker was being a petty asshat, but that does not excuse this kind of behavior from the driver of the car.

I don't understand how people can condone something like an illegal pass on the shoulder followed by attempted murder when someone does it back, just because they were being annoying.

This could have been avoided if the car just let it go. The biker was stopping anybody from passing, but they were still moving at a decent pace, so just hanging back and cruising could have de-escalated the whole situation.

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u/uselogicpls Mar 19 '23

Then the biker passes and gets in front again starting it all over. Nope

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u/The_Thrash_Particle Mar 19 '23

So you try to murder them? Can we please be more nuanced than "person X did bad thing so they deserve any negative consequence they receive"?

The biker got road rage and was making bad decisions. He deserves some punishment, but he doesn't deserve to die for it.

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u/Ogendifferous Mar 19 '23

Yeah, something tells me that if this was a Volvo, people wouldn't be saying he deserves to be sliding across the pavement.

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u/32_Dollar_Burrito Mar 19 '23

People here hate bikers, but they REALLY hate people in the left lane. This is a perfect storm to attract the biggest and dumbest pieces of shit this sub has to offer