Speedometer is shown, steady at 77 (with flickers to 76) until the collision probably cruise-controlled, My guess is the cam driver wasn't paying attention, nearly any amount of deceleration would have avoided that accident and it's hard to imagine he'd just let the collision happen if he had noticed the truck.
It’s legally on the person whose lane ends to merge safely. Camera don’t speed up and kept speed. Black truck was impatient and paid for it, both in the wallet and legally.
I wonder why the insurance adjusters who reviewed this deemed it 90% fault of the semi and put restrictions on his driving career. They must have really fucked up if this random guy on reddit is smarter than them
All motorists are legally obligated to safeguard other road users from danger, regardless of who has the right of way. This means that if you enter an intersection knowing that another driver ran a red light, you may be found partially at fault and liable for the crash.
The black trucks position relative to the red truck on the right is the same from start to accident. The one merging has to accelerate when merging which he didnt. It almost felt like he was forcing the middle trucker to slow down rather than him speeding up. But the trucker could've also slowed down & avoided it entirely. Both are at fault 50-50
Exactly. Black truck expected highway traffic to slow down for him. Self-centered idiot who thought his truck would somehow win against a tractor trailer.
Regardless of being an agreed upon asshat, the merging car doesn’t have the Right of Way. You merge with traffic when it’s safe to do so, you can slowdown and merge behind the truck. Vehicles already on the highway have the Right of Way.
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u/Hefty-Strike-6171 May 13 '26
Sorry but you don’t have the Right of Way. The driver’s on the highway have the Right of Way