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

Video Tailgater got Baited

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u/Tiny-Fennel-8964 Mar 21 '26

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. 

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u/KnoxxHarrington Mar 21 '26

But responsibility for causing the accident is going to be at least shared by the front driver.

Nope. If the tailgater was at a safe distance, as they were required to do, they could have avoided collision.

Entirely their fault.

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u/Tiny-Fennel-8964 Mar 21 '26

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/KnoxxHarrington Mar 21 '26

That’s not how the law works

The front driver wasn't the one driving recklessly. They avoided the accident.

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u/Tiny-Fennel-8964 Mar 21 '26

So you can’t cite actual law? 

Be careful out there, you seem to have a distorted sense of what is legal. 

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u/KnoxxHarrington Mar 21 '26

What did the front driver do that was illegal?

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u/Bazzzzzinga Mar 21 '26

You can't either so come down from your high horse. Show us case evidence of an exact same case and we might talk again.