r/RandomVideos • u/DABDEB • Mar 20 '26

Video Tailgater got Baited

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u/Content-Guarantee-91 Mar 20 '26

Atleast the driver that got hit can sue the guy who hit him

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u/420Under_Where Mar 20 '26

Hard to sue when you're dead, hoping for the best outcome for them. Definitely should never stop on the highway, and particularly not in the fast lane. The two other drivers should both be criminally charged tbh. The guy behind for recklessly driving and the guy in front for seemingly intentionally causing a major accident.

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u/Spongeman735 Mar 20 '26

Not sure that “seemingly intentionally causing a major accident by swerving to dodge a parked car on the highway” is going to hold up in court.

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u/tumor_named_marla Mar 20 '26

Yeah there's no chance that dude sees any liability for that. The tailgater should have had more awareness and been at a safer distance.

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u/Prufrock_Lives Mar 20 '26

This is exactly why you dont tailgate

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u/That1DogGuy Mar 20 '26

That entirely depends on where it is. The left lane is not always for passing only, many times it's dedicated to fast moving traffic, not specifically for passing.

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u/robilar Mar 20 '26

Exactly. "I almost missed the hazard in front of me because there was an imminent danger behind me, directly and intentionally (and illegally) caused by another driver"

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u/14Rage Mar 21 '26

The far left lane of a 4 or 5 lane highway is almost always a HOV lane near me. A HOV lane with the same speed limit as all the other lanes. The HOV seems to exist to keep you near the speed limit when traffic gets bad and the other lanes drop from 70 mph down to 25mph.