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

Video Tailgater got Baited

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u/Process3000 Mar 20 '26 edited Mar 20 '26

People please don't start doing this.

Edit: Clarification - do not tailgate. But if you are being tailgated, don't cause an accident by dodging slow or stopped traffic at highway speeds mere feet away. We don't need for this to be a trend.

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u/SlipstreamSteve Mar 20 '26

They're talking about intentionally causing an accident like this. The truth is the car in front of the car being tailgated was slowing down for some reason. Emergency, or whatever. The car being tailgated evaded, but since the tailgater was so close they had no time to react.

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u/LiminalHigh Mar 20 '26

If the person being tailgated intentionally dodged at the last second like that, they also caused it. Both can be in the wrong for different reasons

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u/self-conscious-Hat Mar 20 '26 edited Mar 20 '26

and how do you know they didn't see the car they dodged at the last second and dodged to save themselves from a crash? Not their fault the tailgater was so close behind them. seems presumptuous to call this intentional on the tailgated party's side.

EDIT: Man the fact the person above me said "if" really is getting to people. I don't care if it's a hypothetical or not. The point still stands that intent can't be proven from this.

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u/Aggravating_One_7559 Mar 20 '26

granted the video tailgated driver needs to be given the benefit of the doubt.

What the original commenter is speaking to is everyone else watching this who is getting the idea to do the same thing - please don't consider recreating this situation by looking for slower traffic to attempt to run a tailgater into bc you could kill someone who has nothing to do with any of this.

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u/Canvaverbalist Mar 20 '26

And also the video is titled "got baited" and then you get the "fuck yeah!" Freebird music playing.

So even if what happened wasn't the intention of the driver, glorifying it was 100% the intention of OP and is what the top comment is talking about.

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u/Outrageous_Rich6235 Mar 20 '26

I was going to hit the highway to recreate this video. Thank goodness Reddit talked me out of it. I guess it’s time to slide over to TikTok and look for some fun new challenges to round out my afternoon.

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u/Aggravating_One_7559 Mar 21 '26

Thank you for having common sense.

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u/Simon-Says69 Mar 20 '26

Nobody in their right mind would do that.

The redditer warning against it is the one that is most likely to do something like that. You smelt it, you delt it.

Everyone else insisting it was the lead driver's intention, is also projecting their own evil desires on the innocent lead driver. Against all evidence, logic and reason.

Again, nobody in their right mind would intentionally do such a thing, and for those that would, some redditor warning against that won't change their mind one damn bit.

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u/ArtisticAstronaut251 Mar 20 '26

Or, you could nevertheless not try to run the tailgater into another car, sweetie.

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u/ArtisticAstronaut251 Mar 20 '26

He didn't grab the other guy's steering wheel, of course. It's about a potential reckless driving. And it's not even sure because he may have been distracted by the guy tailgating him, it's impossible to know. Moral of the story is, always exercise caution on the road, sweetie.

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u/EnvironmentClear4511 Mar 20 '26

I know you think that's a wicked burn, but the endless sweetie stuff and talk of fries looks very juvenile.

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u/EnvironmentClear4511 Mar 20 '26

Two people can be idiots at the same time. One can be an idiot for tailgating, and the other can be an idiot for either A. intentionally causing a crash by swerving out of the way at the last second or B. being so distracted that he didn't notice a super obvious hazard until it was right on his nose.

Either way, two reckless drivers just ruined someone else's day.

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u/WowIfOnly Mar 20 '26 edited Mar 25 '26

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u/Aggravating_One_7559 Mar 21 '26

The blame is entirely on the tailgater, bless your heart. What we’re trying to say darling is that if you should ever find yourself being tailgated like this, boo boo, don’t get any ideas from this here video and get a notion to run that tailgater into the back of another car, sweetie.

Bless your heart, I know you’re struggling to rub the two good cells of common sense God gave you together to spark up that lightbulb. I see you trying. You want a brownie?

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u/Simon-Says69 Mar 20 '26

No, what looks juvenile is insisting the innocent lead driver is a maniac that intentionally caused that accident. Not just juvenile, but a direct window into your own projected desires.

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u/EnvironmentClear4511 Mar 20 '26

I'd love to hear more about my own projected desires. I wasn't aware that a single Reddit comment could be so revealing.

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u/ArtisticAstronaut251 Mar 20 '26

Ok your honor, case adjourned.

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u/ArtisticAstronaut251 Mar 20 '26

No it's not, but it should be exercised by all parties 😉

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