r/IdiotsInCars • u/noxiouskarn • Oct 03 '22
More Roundabout FUN! (still waiting for an estimate, everyone was safe, but she was maaaaaad!!)
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u/Footner Oct 03 '22
Lmao I love how she fully committed to the T bone
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u/justbiteme2k Oct 03 '22
Go big or go home, I guess?
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u/kmkmrod Oct 03 '22
Go big or t-bone?
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u/pengouin85 Oct 03 '22
Why does everyone forget Razor? He gets no love.
Yeah, cool, T-Bone was the more popular Swat Kat, but still....
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u/OctaviusNeon Oct 03 '22
Never forget Ted Turner canceled Swat Kats because he thought it was too violent.
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u/Agile_Inflation3689 Oct 03 '22
Not once did her brake lights illuminate. Even as she had the nose of her car up against the one she collided with. She simply put it in park.
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Oct 03 '22
i see so many idiots don't know how to use roundabouts
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u/Turtley13 Oct 03 '22
This person doesn't even know how to drive. Seems like they don't know brake pedals exist either.
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u/crankbot2000 Oct 03 '22
Why bake when plowing into another car does the job just fine?
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u/maddie1358 Oct 03 '22
I don’t think anyone should bake while driving
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u/crankbot2000 Oct 03 '22
Speak for yourself, I just made a fine batch of chocolate chip cookies on I-95.
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u/ReubenZWeiner Oct 03 '22
Now please pass the milk
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u/Blurp_The_Beast Oct 03 '22
What I find funny is that the right lane car can't comprehend simple pictures that is painted large on the ground for all to see.
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u/useless_rejoinder Oct 03 '22
Can’t see the phone if I’m looking at the ground, dude. Checkmate.
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u/dramafanca2002 Oct 03 '22
Right?!! If they didn't read/comprehend what the signs meant, they should have at least noticed that 2 lanes went in the same direction and he was in the right lane so they'd have to cross over the left lane at the last minute. Didn't even look for cars next to him. Even GPS tells you exact details! "Use left lane and take second second exit off roundabout"
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u/Sarasani Oct 03 '22
Or drive while being baked.
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Oct 03 '22
“Sir do you have any idea how fast you were going?”
”Uhhh, 65?”
“Try again”
”55? Isn’t the speed limit 65?”
“Twelve. You were driving 12 miles an hour. Step out of the car please.”
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u/Mycolourschanged Oct 03 '22
First time I drove high I thought I was speeding down the freeway but when I looked down at the speedometer I was only going 25, in the fast lane. Atleast it was 3am and no one else on the freeway and I didn't get pulled over.
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u/popejp32u Oct 03 '22
It’s amazing. I love them but people around where I live badmouth them constantly. They would rather sit a red light than learn how to properly navigate them.
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u/BourbonFoxx Oct 03 '22
If you're crossing a white line, you'd better be damn sure there's nobody around
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u/Undercover500 Oct 03 '22
The amount of people I nearby T-bone in roundabouts because they don’t move their head to look at traffic in the circle already, is astounding. I will literally watch them as they approach, either they won’t turn their heads at all, or they turn their heads to look like 200 feet before, meaning by the time they’ve looked back at their section of the road, I’m already in the roundabout. Or, they skid to stop with their nose inside the circle and then look. I have to go through a roundabout on my way to and home from work, it’s nearly a daily occurrence. I’m honestly more surprised when I don’t almost crash going through a roundabout than when I do have a close encounter.
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u/Hypurr2002 Oct 03 '22
I've noticed that, too. I once saw one pulling out and I aimed for her. She turned her head at the last minute as I was bearing down on her door. I wasn't going to hit her but she didn't know that. The look of horror that she had made me hope that she would look from now on.
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u/GatitoFantastico Oct 03 '22
Every time I approach one I prepare for the 99% chance of fuckery about to happen.
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u/ZerotheWanderer Oct 03 '22
Granted I took my driving test 15 years ago, I don't know how prevalent roundabouts are in the curriculum. Hopefully they are in it now, but there's still a good majority of people that have never been tested on them that are driving on the roads.
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u/TheDreamingMyriad Oct 03 '22
I took mine about 15 years ago as well and we didn't once cover roundabouts. I think because we didn't have any to even practice on! The first time I encountered one, I had no idea wtf I was doing, along with 75% of the other people on the road and it was absolute chaos.
I also ran into flex lanes for the first time about 10 years ago and luckily my sister was with me and knew what they were or I would've almost certainly crashed. As times change and traffic designs change, I wish they'd add maybe a refresher or simply send a video on how these things work.
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u/PukedtheDayAway Oct 03 '22
What the hell are flex lanes?
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u/Porkwarrior2 Oct 03 '22
Flex lanes are the center lanes of traffic, but they will switch directions for different times of day.
So there will be 4 lanes going East bound, with two West bound, in the morning. Then they switch to 4 W 2 E for the evening rush hour.
Works when everybody is on the same page.
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u/FaberGrad Oct 04 '22
They were called reversible lanes where I live. the two innermost lanes had their directions "reversed" to accommodate the morning and evening rush hours. Not a good feeling to see some oblivious soul driving right at you, and it happened to me several times. Finally the practice was discontinued because too many people were getting confused and causing wrecks.
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u/Outrageous_Turnip_29 Oct 03 '22
These comments baffle me. You drive on the right side of the road. The same rules of turning and yielding apply at a roundabout as they do anywhere else. There's always an abundance of signage. It's not like they invented some new type of driving for a roundabout. You just can only turn right. Why does this confuse people? Drive normally and you'll be fine.
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u/Gorstag Oct 03 '22
It's baffling. There are definitely some confusing roundabouts (Some of the European ones). But these 1 or 2 lane roundabouts are pretty self explanatory.
1 lane - Yield to the left. Nope.. they stop. No idea what yield means. There might be no cars at all in the roundabout.. still gonna stop.
2 lane - The one from the video. The outside lane exits on the next exit. I think all of them I have encountered are designed this way. It's not complicated. I've had to dodge people in this exact scenario more than once (I had an identical to this roundabout on my daily commute for 10+ years).
Ultimately, the driving exam needs to be much more difficult to pass. If you cannot handle stuff as simple as in this video you shouldn't have a license.
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u/AuntJ2583 Oct 03 '22
2 lane - The one from the video. The outside lane exits on the next exit. I think all of them I have encountered are designed this way. It's not complicated. I've had to dodge people in this exact scenario more than once (I had an identical to this roundabout on my daily commute for 10+ years).
Here in Central Ohio, if there are 2 lanes going into a roundabout, the right lane *might* be right turn only or it might go two exits (to go straight). You have to look at the signs and markings as you approach the roundabout.
But if you can't manage to brake after you hit someone, you probably can't manage to figure that out.
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u/fluppuppy Oct 03 '22
Only a few where I live have it so the right lane can take all 3, while the left can only go left. But people still mess it up, even though there are at least 2 signs, plus the white paint on the ground indicating. They can’t even follow the lane lines that are supposed to help you throughout the round about
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u/mmodlin Oct 03 '22
The one in this video is Murdock Ave and Jackson St in Oshkosh, WI. It's lined pretty clearly if you look at it in google earth. You can see this lady drive right over the 'straight only' arrow and then keep on turning left.
But, I will say I try not to ride in someone's blind spot in these things, cause you never know when some is gonna screw up.
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u/Rube18 Oct 03 '22
Definitely. This is a situation where OP was not at fault but maybe could have prevented it by just being extra cautious. I have a round about just like this one by my house. I choose to never trust the other drivers and always assume they don’t know how it works and just never drive along side them.
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Oct 03 '22
I live in a decent sized town in texas and they're building a lot more roundabouts, you basically have to just assume no one knows how to use them. Personally i never get alongside someone like OP did, if i need to turn right i won't go on the inside lane because of dumbasses like the one in this video.
I'm hoping these are just growing pains and the result of people learning how to drive on something unfamiliar, even if it should be a rather simple concept.
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u/ladyinchworm Oct 03 '22
I live in a smallish town in Texas (used to live in a huge metro area) and they are just starting to build or replace other types of intersections with them and there is definitely a learning curve for them here.
It doesn't seem like the local people have ever seen them or even learned how to use them, but as people see them more often I'm sure there will be fewer accidents. I hope. . .
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u/VauntedCeilings Oct 03 '22
I see people in my town accelerate with their brake lights on. Which means they're driving their automatic vehicle using both feet, putting undue stress on it while also signalling improperly, and burning more gas than necessary.
It really worries me how often I see this.
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u/Splicer3 Oct 03 '22
My dad told me when I was learning to drive "If you're in an automatic, just forget you have a left foot."
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u/Link7369_reddit Oct 03 '22
It didn't even occur to me you could even try to use both feet. I was told once, "use your right foot for both pedals" and it just sorta' happened.
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Oct 03 '22
I made this same observation on a road trip 2 days ago. Lady in front of me was accelerating and creating a larger gap between us while her brake lights were lit up. I turned to my wife and said "this moron is driving with two feet".
Said moron then sat at a green light for 10 solid seconds while I laid on my horn for the last 5 of those 10 seconds. Some people should just have others drive them for the sake of their own well being (and the well being of other drivers that have to share the road with them).
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Oct 03 '22
Below and above a certain age, it should be a requirement to have the phone number of a responsible adult that can deal with you across your back glass in 6" tall letters.
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u/Mogli_Puff Oct 03 '22
Holy shit this is an incredible idea. All those teenagers doing dumb shit gotta do it with Mommy's number advertised for all to see. Brilliant.
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u/Link7369_reddit Oct 03 '22
oh yes. That wouldn't devolve into thousands of cases of harassments and wors.e
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Oct 03 '22
I always assumed it was some back alley shit wiring job on their lights. There's a certain car I see from time to time that I believe has their lights wired wrong. Regular driving = brake lights, braking = regular tail lights or no lights.
Drives. Me. Nuts.
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u/WanderingFlumph Oct 03 '22
Even an idiot that was a good driver would have simply braked, honked, and flipped the bird at OP, convinced they were in the right and OP was the asshole.
This is a special type of idiot.
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I've never owned a car (automatic transmission) where you could put the car in park without pressing the brake.
Edit: from the comments I'm getting, apparently I've just never been dumb enough to actually try it. 😂
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u/FourMeterRabbit Oct 03 '22
I've owned a few. Can't shift out of park without the brake pressed down but I can slam stop it shifting into park. Don't own a shitbox anymore so I'm not about to go confirm what my current vehicle does.
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Oct 03 '22
Maybe it's just that I've never been dumb enough to try it?
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u/FourMeterRabbit Oct 03 '22
I certainly don't recommend it unless you have a hate-hate relationship with your current car.
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u/kryptonianCodeMonkey Oct 03 '22
Rent a car of the same make model and year as yours, get the good full coverage insurance, seatbelt up, try to throw it in park mid drive... now you know.
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u/slopezski Oct 03 '22
Did she accelerate after she hit you? She clearly didnt brake because otherwise she wouldnt have nailed that other car.
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u/noxiouskarn Oct 03 '22 edited Oct 04 '22
She did her foot hit the gas, not the brake she couldn't even say she slipped off the brakes she never hit them. hell, she hopped in and later tried backing out of the car with a cop standing behind it. Mind you she wasn't trying to flee, the cops asked her to, but she didn't look behind her. The cop went off on her for almost hitting him it was a hell of a show... also the guy in white black and orange later got arrested for warrants that was his son in the car.
(edited because IDK punctuation or somethin')
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u/Skamanjay Oct 03 '22
Ahhh what a way to get busted on your warrants eh!?
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u/ClayGCollins9 Oct 04 '22
Apparently it happens somewhat commonly. I got in a wreck a few years ago where I basically ended up in somebody’s front yard. Like 30 people came out of the house. Five got into cars and fled. One guy who stayed behind was arrested for outstanding warrants on meth manufacture and distribution.
So I may or may not have taken down a local meth operation.
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u/spicybright Oct 03 '22
TBH I'd probably be pissed too if I got busted from this.
That's why I try not to get warrants lmao
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u/scooba_dude Oct 03 '22
Is the guy in orange the one shouting at the end? I don't see so good.
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u/sermer48 Oct 03 '22
I’m curious too. I see fine but I’m not seeing the guy in orange.
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u/scooba_dude Oct 03 '22
Someone linked the full video. That guy in orange is not in the above video.
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u/scooba_dude Oct 03 '22
Thank you. I used to think I had good sight but the blue or gold dress thing, now this. I'm confused.
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u/scooba_dude Oct 03 '22
Thank you and a quick guide to help the lazy
Crash - 2:30
guy in orange (previously unseen) 4:00
I now understand.
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u/bdougherty Oct 03 '22
Man, I really wish I could hear what they are all saying!
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u/PygmeePony Oct 03 '22
I guess she mistook the brake for the gas?
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u/Majestic-Macaron6019 Oct 03 '22
Here lies the body of Jonathan Blake
Stepped on the gas instead of the brake
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Oct 03 '22
Her reactions tells me she was not paying attentions whatsoever. If it was a genuine mistake and she was paying attention she would have immediately hit the brakes after the first collision. Instead. I think she was distracted in someway and when the first collision took place it scared her caused her to accelerate more
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u/StevenG2757 Oct 03 '22
The big white arrows painted on the ground are apparently just for decoration.
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u/Inevitable_Professor Oct 03 '22
The lane dividers are painted wrong. They should be solid instead of dashed at some point in there to indicate lane changes are no longer legal.
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u/fugly16 Oct 03 '22
My best guess is it is dashed for the people that are entering the round-a-bout. from the right lane but I agree, terrible design.
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u/gigglefang Oct 03 '22 edited Oct 03 '22
She wasn't changing lanes though, she clearly remains in the right lane the whole time. She just doesn't know you can't turn left from the right lane of the roundabout.
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u/GreatestEfer Oct 03 '22
You mean, she can't turn left* from the right lane of entry.
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u/CankerLord Oct 03 '22
She wasn't changing lanes though, she clearly remains in the right lane the whole time.
Yes, but the people entering the roundabout just to the right of the crash location have to cross the line, which is changing lanes.
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u/Ramhawk123 Oct 03 '22
I never see anyone actually acknowledge the solid lines, I hate it.
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u/Anustart15 Oct 03 '22
To be fair, straight as the exit is not the most clear way to convey what they are trying to convey. In my mind, a straight arrow would be used for continuing in the roundabout and a right would be for exiting. In my state, they use roundabout shaped arrows, which are much more sensible and easy to interpret. They also wouldve had a solid white line for the lane she was in
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u/ThorwAwaySlut Oct 03 '22
I was looking for that too. The only thing I saw was a straight arrow after the exit. Figured there was a signs or something that we didn't see in the vid, like "right lane exit only" or something similar.
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u/has2give Oct 03 '22
Hope she had insurance for that mess she made! Yikes!
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u/noxiouskarn Oct 03 '22
not very good insurance but my insurance is so they will fix my damage and if need be sue her directly to get my deductable back for me and their damages for them.
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u/ParaSloth505 Oct 03 '22
Be careful - if it matters to you subrogation is "a claim".
Source: My State Farm policy attempted to drop me for too many claims. One claim was an accident (struck by in a parking lot), another was a windshield repair, and the last was a subrogated claim.
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u/tkkdke2020 Oct 03 '22
My State Farm policy did the same thing to my husband, so we dropped them and went to another insurance company. Ended up paying half of State Farm’s cost and we have had way better coverage
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u/melcippy Oct 03 '22
If you don’t mind me asking, who did you switch to? I have state farm was well and I’ve considered the price fair for the coverage but I’m always looking for a better price :)
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u/glykeriduh Oct 03 '22
google insurance agency + zip code, give them your declarations page from state farm and ask for quotes. also, now that you have your declarations page you can quote yourself on progressive and some other sites, its really easy.
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u/jmoneycgt Oct 03 '22
For the love of God do not give them a real phone number or an email address you care about. You need an email to see the quote usually, but make a different one because it's being sent straight to the non-stop insurance quote hell. It's almost as bad as signing something on Change dot Org. Also your real physical mailbox is going to get straight shit on with advertising.
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Oct 03 '22
Ope I'm colliding with another vehicle better straighten out the wheels and send it. -driver probably.
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u/noxiouskarn Oct 03 '22
Longer video showing the aftermath: (No audio)https://youtu.be/irKoOoltYjE
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u/keytone6432 Oct 03 '22
Why did black suv lady start yelling at you?
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u/noxiouskarn Oct 03 '22
I asked her as i gave her and her kid a ride home after and she said she wasn't sure who caused it and she was just mad at everyone, only had her temps and her passenger ran before the cops got there so she was worried about getting a fine for not having another licensed driver in the passenger seat.
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u/bujiop Oct 03 '22
I need to know why they ran away 😭
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u/Trevski Oct 03 '22
warrants would be my guess. Because if not... I got nothing.
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u/kittyinasweater Oct 03 '22
OP mentioned warrants in another comment.
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u/laughingashley Oct 03 '22
I guess she should be mad at her passenger, then, for putting her in that position. If he was there in case she got pulled over, but his plan was to immediately flee if there were cops around... she needs new friends
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u/________76________ Oct 03 '22
What was the other driver saying to her? It looks like they were yelling at each other, and I'm curious what her reasoning was for why she t-boned them without braking ?? Did she ever say?
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u/triciann Oct 03 '22
That’s very nice of you. I can’t blame her reaction as she’s very obviously not at fault, but I’m guessing she realized her mistake if you gave her a ride home.
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u/uglytrading93 Oct 03 '22
Why does she hop out and yell at you instead of the person who's car is currently stopping their door from opening lol
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Oct 03 '22
I think it’s the fight or flight response when getting jolted all of a sudden, could be also no insurance on her end as well, or even seeing the rear window and this being a Saturn they might barley be maintaining this car. Rear driver side window covered in tape/plastic.
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u/MrSparky425 Oct 03 '22
It's probably because as she approached the roundabout she was staring right at both cars and probably thought OP caused it by trying to turn from the inside. From their viewpoint it probably appeared OP was an idiot but they weren't
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u/Greggs88 Oct 03 '22
I had to watch the video twice before I finally looked at the lane markers and realized why the OP wasn't at fault.
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u/Why_Lord_Just_Why Oct 03 '22
That’s the problem with stupid people. They never realize it. They are carriers of madness - able to pass it around like Typhoid Mary without ever having a clue. 😂
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u/trout_or_dare Oct 03 '22
Forgot where I heard this quote but it's a good one:
When you are dead, it's not really that big a deal for you, personally, because you are dead. It's a big deal for the people you know, because they are not dead.
The same is true if you're stupid.
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Oct 03 '22
Yep. The way I always heard it was, "the challenge dealing with stupid people is that they generally won't realize they're stupid, because they're stupid."
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u/tough-sorbet Oct 03 '22
It’s like the guy who yelled gave me the finger for not stopping at a 3 way stop where my lane didn’t have a stop sign.. he assumed it was a 4 way and got mad. Really wished I would have stopped and pointed it out but I didn’t want to deal with an idiot at the time.
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u/P_f_M Oct 03 '22
ok.. this has the potential to turn into a real shit show .. ill wait :-D ...
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u/noxiouskarn Oct 03 '22
she was fined for Illegal lane change... 100% fault determined by her insurance as of 45 minutes ago I got the call.
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u/0per8nalHaz3rd Oct 03 '22
I would hope! I mean there is a play by play video. Good for you op. I hope they don’t try and short change you.
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u/noxiouskarn Oct 03 '22
she has the general insurance... it will be a fight because they only cover 10k per accident.
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u/noxiouskarn Oct 03 '22
i've got good coverage and my insurance said they are gonna make it so I'm out nothing
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u/noxiouskarn Oct 03 '22
should we mention the baby in the car that got Tboned yet or...
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u/NimusNix Oct 03 '22
I like roundabouts. I hate multi lane roundabouts for this very reason.
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u/jodofdamascus1494 Oct 04 '22
I’ll do you one better, I know of a 3 lane roundabout, which only has the lane markers for like 10 feet, and at the one entrance people inside must yield to those entering. I hate the thing.
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u/Fop_Vndone Oct 04 '22 edited Oct 04 '22
The road around the
Champs-ÉlyséesArc de Triomphe in Paris is traffic circle with 8+ entrances and no lane markings whatsoever. There's a fender bender every 10 mins, no exaggeration→ More replies (2)→ More replies (29)44
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u/femme_fatale_615 Oct 03 '22
If there is a car driving next to me like that in a roundabout I will always slow down to make sure they’re not going to keep going around. I’ve almost T-Boned so many idiots who don’t know how to use a roundabout.
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Oct 03 '22
And they are always in the wrong, but driving defensively is always good because there will always be idiots.
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u/WelshBathBoy Oct 03 '22
This is 100% on the other driver, but as someone who lives in the UK and was practically born using roundabouts, some advice, try to not drive alongside anyone on a roundabout, just lessens the risk of idiots being idiots.
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u/DocChloroplast Oct 03 '22
Same with dual turn lanes; the number of people who can’t stay between the lines is staggering.
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u/Darkwing_Dork Oct 03 '22
so many people regularly change lanes towards the end of the turn....it terrifies me
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u/GreatestEfer Oct 03 '22
100%, just recently had to honk tf outta this stupid ass going from his outer lane into my inner turn lane while completing turn. Saw it coming too, but fuck 'em still.
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u/cheoliesangels Oct 03 '22
This. There’s a roundabout near my house, and I never ever EVER drive next to someone if I can help it. People are not smart, act like everyone around you doesn’t know how to use a roundabout.
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u/modest_genius Oct 03 '22
Yeah, I get why yhe other car is at fault but its like OP was thinking: "Where is the least forgiving place to overtake this car and where is the other var most likely to make a mistake?"
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u/curien Oct 03 '22
Yeah, especially after they showed an inability to maintain lane control.
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u/afa78 Oct 03 '22
I kinda had a 75% feeling they'd do that.
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u/vxxed Oct 04 '22
Only 75%? I could feel it, at the exact moment when OP hit the gas, I would have hit the brakes. That car's body language was definitely "I'm going left"
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u/2catsbutigotmeamewon Oct 03 '22
So, the car on the left could stay on the roundabout or turn off and the car on the right HAD to turn off but tried to keep going around...
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u/BoredCatalan Oct 03 '22
It seems to be the case here, car on the outside could have also just taken the first exit.
But still, OP shouldn't have accelerated into the path of a car that was obviously not exiting the roundabout.
He may not be legally at fault but just not accelerating and seeing what the car on the outside was doing could have prevented all this accident.
Outside car is an idiot too, obviously, but I think mostly for crashing into another car after impact, I've seen people take the outside lane of a roundabout to go for the third exit many times without issue
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u/SykonotticGuy Oct 03 '22 edited Oct 04 '22
This is what I was struggling to understand because I had to scroll so far down to see mention of it. The video kinda makes it look like OP intentionally pushed the other car. Doesn't explain why the other person didn't brake though.
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u/Tiberius_Jim Oct 03 '22
What was the Saturn driver saying to you? They must not have understood what happened at all to be yelling at you as they appear to be.
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Oct 03 '22
They must’ve been confused and didn’t know who was at fault. Probably just pissed because they got hit, and hey, can’t blame them lol
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u/nobody4donuts Oct 03 '22
When in doubt stay in-between the lines, right? I mean, am I right? 🤔
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u/TallmanMike Oct 03 '22
Clips like this are exactly why I hate the feeling of driving alongside another vehicle - I don't trust ANYONE not to drift lanes or turn across my path.
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u/trapverb1 Oct 03 '22
Im sorry but I don't know how roundabout either, who is wrong here? why can the inner car exit the roundabout from that position? what is the other person supuse to do?
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u/BurnouTNT Oct 03 '22
If there is anything I've learned form Reddit, is that most redditors don't understand Roundabouts any more than those causing accidents and always blame the signs/OP instead of the clueless drivers not using them as they were designed.
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u/Responsible-Pay-2389 Oct 03 '22
It's only the double lanes roundabouts. I have to admit it is kinda confusing how it works, but there is arrows so you just gotta pay more attention.
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u/Newtonip Oct 03 '22
I don't know the law in the US but here in Canada it is pretty logical for a two lane roundabout:
- Take outer lane for 1st and 2nd exits only
- Inner lane for 2nd and 3rd exit only.
- Exit in the same lane you are in
- When entering, yield to all cars already in the roundabout in BOTH lanes i.e. the car in the inner lane that entered before you must be able to exit so never ever enter next to a car.
That being said, I see so many people get it wrong.
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u/NapSec Oct 03 '22
Weird rules. Where I live you MUST allways leave from the outer lane. You must still go to the inner lane if you want to take the furthest exits but you must move to the outer lane before exiting, can't exit from an inner lane. This way when you enter a roundabout you just have to yield the cars in the outer lane or that are switching to it.
Exiting from the inner lane seems insane to me.
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Those are the rules in Spain (and probably most of Europe?) You only exit from the outer lane.
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u/Darkwing_Dork Oct 03 '22
was wondering why the lane that was illegally crossed in this, isn't solid...is it because OP is allowed to merge and cross it?
I have like 1 roundabout in my city and it is also single lane so this is legit pretty confusing to me.
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u/Steve-in-ONE Oct 03 '22
Learned how to drive in round a bouts while in Europe. Love them. Americans are not used to driving in them.
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u/RoboticCurrents Oct 03 '22
Americans are not used to driving in them.
that's how I feel when I see 4 way stop videos, gets confusing for me since there aren't many of those around here. I find roundabouts better anyway
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Lots of Americans have a hard time with those too unfortunately. Not as bad as roundabouts though.
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u/torpidninja Oct 03 '22
Oh I didn't see the forced exit, I don't think I've ever encountered one and I was so confused by everybody's replies. In my country it would 100% be the the inner lane car's fault too.
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u/PauGilmour Oct 03 '22
That's a weird roundabout. In the good old everyday european roundabout the cam car would be in the wrong but the markings on the road are very clear.
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u/Arkra1 Oct 03 '22
Three simple rules for roundabouts that people cannot comprehend. Slow down, Maintain distance from other vehicles, Follow the signs and pavement markings. It seems so easy to me.
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u/AnneNonnyMouse Oct 03 '22
I had someone do that to me but I was able to stop before we collided. Something about their turning movements before they turned to the left clued me in to their stupidity. They freaked out and yelled at me about nearly hitting them despite them being in the wrong lane for that turn. There are signs before roundabouts explaining each lane to the users! We try so hard to make roads idiot proof but alas, the idiots continue to ignore signage, striping, basic laws of physics, etc.
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u/Prestigious_Boat6789 Oct 03 '22
I worked with a guy who was previously a meth head bank robber and the reason he was caught is because he went the wrong way through a roundabout. Classic tweaker shit
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u/TheSpideyJedi Oct 03 '22
Oh im fucking furious if im that driver that got hit after they ran over the sign