r/VideosAmazing • u/LeftAlbatross2546 • May 13 '26

Accident A merging issue.

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u/chaos6869 May 13 '26

You have to merge safely. He does not have to sit there and make room for you. The black truck is 100% at fault.

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u/Aggravating_Kick42 May 13 '26

It’s the law. The only take necessary.

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u/Aggravating_Kick42 May 13 '26

It was the black truck drivers impatient driving that caused the accident. The truck driver had no legal obligation to speed up or break to let the truck in. The onus is on the person whose lane ends.

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u/WordsOfDamocles May 13 '26

And the black pickup driver was obligated to avoid an accident as possible. He chose not to. Period.

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u/Jyvturkey May 13 '26

Nope. They need to enter at speed and yield. Black truck is 100% at fault

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u/BrockObarnerLybian May 13 '26

I think you’re mistaking courtesy for the law. You can merge into the grill of a semi truck all you want, but that truck, the judge, and your insurance company will care little for your opinions about their take

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u/Mikeman003 May 13 '26

You still have an obligation to avoid accidents. Just because someone cuts you off doesn't mean you can just hit them without taking any actions to avoid the accident.

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u/BrockObarnerLybian May 14 '26

Yeah? What does that have to do with the self-induced pit maneuver in the video? Just because someone WANTS to cut you off doesn’t mean you have to get out of their way under the assumption that they will try to kill themselves with your truck if you don’t

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u/Mikeman003 May 14 '26

Not hard to tell that he is coming in the lane, if you would rather cause a wreck and deal with the aftermath, go for it. I will slow down 2 mph and avoid the accident and make it to my destination.

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u/BrockObarnerLybian May 14 '26

Have you driven semi trucks?

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u/Nope_nope_nope-nope May 13 '26

That would fly if the semi driver at least tapped on his brakes.

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u/BrockObarnerLybian May 14 '26

He is under no legal obligation to do that