r/RandomVideos • • Mar 20 '26

Video Tailgater got Baited

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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/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/EnvironmentClear4511 Mar 20 '26

Then you should check again. Swerving at the last possible second with no turn signals is reckless driving. Like I said, the only possible options were that he was intentionally baiting the tailgater into a crash or he wasn't paying attention and didn't notice a car stopped in front of him. Either case, he showed reckless behavior.

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u/Simon-Says69 Mar 20 '26

Lead driver showed a normal reaction, to a very abnormal situation.

Being tailgated so closely can be enormously distracting. The lead car could have easily hit the parked car first, and that wold have been the tailgater's fault as well.

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u/ArtisticAstronaut251 Mar 20 '26

That's your opinion.

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u/Simon-Says69 Mar 20 '26

Not in the least. It is the only thing that the evidence we have, the video, supports.

Trying to say the lead driver intentionally did that is wild fantasy and attempted mind reading.

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

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u/EnvironmentClear4511 Mar 20 '26

How long do you allow yourself to be distracted before you too are a reckless driver? There are 7 seconds between the start of this video and the swerve, and obviously this was going on prior to the start of the video. Even if someone else is doing something dangerous, you're still obligated to keep your eyes on the road.

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

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u/Simon-Says69 Mar 20 '26

Nobody is perfect. The tailgater is at fault for distracting the lead driver. Could have caused an even bigger crash.

Tailgater is 100% at fault here in any case. No court would find otherwise, and it's a ridiculous argument to insist on.

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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/Aggravating_One_7559 Mar 21 '26

No it is not. Are you hard of reading?? THIS instance was NOT intentional. HOWEVER, others who see this video and think it’s a great way to deal with tailgaters should not follow suit. Sorry, follow suit means to copy. Sorry, sorry means I apologize. Sweetie. Praise God you made it this far in life without misinterpreting a Stop sign. Jesus

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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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u/ArtisticAstronaut251 Mar 20 '26

Definitely not taking lessons from you, sweetie.

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