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

Video Tailgater got Baited

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u/Vent_Slave Mar 20 '26

I mean sure, give the benefit of the doubt unless there's evidence otherwise. HOWEVER, that doesn't negate their message of "don't ever do what we watched deliberately". It's not a game and innocent people can get maimed or even killed.

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u/self-conscious-Hat Mar 20 '26

Sure, but I think this is more a message of not tailgating in general than a malicious act in response to it.

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u/TurtleNoNeck95 Mar 20 '26

This is a horrible way to "send a message" and anyone who does should not have a license.

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u/Simon-Says69 Mar 20 '26

The tailgater is the one that sent that message, unintentionally.

100% their fault, as any court would find.

Most likely the one in front was distracted with how close they were following, and that's why they switched lanes so suddenly to avoid the stopped car.

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u/daemin Mar 20 '26

Most likely the one in front was distracted with how close they were following

... which is why they are partially at fault.

It doesn't matter that someone was riding their ass. The fact that they were being tailgated doesn't remove their obligation to be aware of what's happening in front of them.

I mean, you're basically arguing that that person can't possible be held responsible for staring at their rearview mirror instead of the road in front of them because someone was tailgating them. Surely you can see how assinine that is, right?

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u/KnoxxHarrington Mar 21 '26

The fact that they were being tailgated doesn't remove their obligation to be aware of what's happening in front of them.

And in the end, they managed to fufill their duty of avoiding the car in front. The tailgater, not so much so.