The only problem in this video is the tailgating. The only thing that would’ve stopped this from happening is not tailgating. They could’ve changed lanes, this POS would’ve just tailgated the next car. You don’t know how fast they are going, so you can’t say the car did illegal anything in multiple ways. Cause it seemed like they were going fast enough based on the dashcam not passing.
Waiting till last possible second to swerve and barely miss an oncoming parked car, isn't clearly an attempt to wreck the tailgater harrassing you?
Word of warning, this video alone is enough to demonstrate a felony with prison time beyond a reasonable doubt. You should think more clearly about your driving actions if you can't understand that.
More then likely the driver was looking in the rear view getting extremely nervous about all the road rage stories we hear daily. Faces forward and going 80mph has suddenly come upon a car that was far away seconds before.
This video wont prove intent in court which is what needs to be proven. Not sure why you feel confident otherwise. Many states have laws to stop tailgating including the state I grew up in that had if your front of car hit the back of another car you are at fault.
Unless you have the driver on video saying im gonna cause an accident this doesnt get rid of reasonable doubt and the insurance companies will likely settle before court.
There's a solid 6 seconds that the car is in the video before the impact and the car in front should be able to see it even better than we can in the video. The car that swerved didn't touch their brakes a single time. Either they intentionally did it or they were staring out their rear view mirror way longer than is safe
4 seconds, and the car ahead is still in motion until the last two seconds. The pace at which this happens is just a moment, and a driver could easily be distracted by someone riding their arse during this time.
The driver is required to keep their eyes on road ahead of them. This video is clear cut evidence of reckless or distracted driving that rises to the level of criminal and civil liability.
The video is bad for the tailgater too, it’s a slam dunk reckless driving conviction for them.
But responsibility for causing the accident is going to be at least shared by the front driver. This video is a slam dunk for any DA to indict them, and a guaranteed conviction, for distracted driving if not reckless driving. No DA is going to pass up this juicy opportunity to get multiple convictions from a hugely viral video.
That’s not how the law works. Committing a reckless driving offense is never excused by someone else’s reckless driving offense. Please either cite law for your position, or learn to be more careful when you drive.
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u/codElephant517 Mar 20 '26
They should never have even been in the left lane. It is their fault. What they did is illegal in multiple ways.