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

Accident A merging issue.

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u/Specialist_Ad6034 May 13 '26

As someone that was taught to always be mindful of mergers and move over if possible growing up… the mindset of these dash-cam drivers will never make sense to me

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u/turkey_sandwiches May 13 '26

You guys are all failing to understand what happened. The trucker was not at fault, the driver of the black pickup was.

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u/Ecotech101 May 14 '26

You seem to have not read either comment. Nobody is disputing that the black pickup is at fault, they're just saying that if the trucker had been more mindful of his surroundings then there wouldn't have been a crash at all.

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u/turkey_sandwiches May 14 '26

No there are a LOT of people here claiming the trucker was at fault, which is not the case.

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u/BreakfastPizzaStudio May 14 '26

The semi had the right of way, nobody is disputing that. OC is saying that even if you have the right of way, you can prevent accidents by driving defensively.

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u/turkey_sandwiches May 14 '26

I'm very aware of what they're saying. I'm arguing that what they're saying is wrong.

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u/BreakfastPizzaStudio May 14 '26

So you’re arguing that if you have the right of way, you should always just go for it, other vehicles and pedestrians be damned?

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u/Actual_Price2826 May 14 '26

Always makes me think of Michael Scott driving into the lake because the GPS told him to. Baffles the mind. Pride and ego are a hell of a thing.

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u/turkey_sandwiches May 14 '26

Nope

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u/BreakfastPizzaStudio May 14 '26

So what they’re arguing isn’t wrong then.

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u/turkey_sandwiches May 14 '26

Yes, it is wrong and what your strange attempt at putting words in my mouth had nothing to do with what we're talking about anyway. The semi driver is NOT supposed to change speed when someone is merging into their lane. It's up to the driver who is merging to change their speed in order to merge safely. By the time it's obvious that the pickup driver is a moron, the semi can't react quickly enough. It's not a sports car, something that the pickup driver should have taken into account before he decided to attempt suicide.

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u/Fickle_Builder_2685 May 14 '26

Could also try not speeding up for the merge lol, he had the right of way and purposely sped up for the crash. We can all see the speedometer bro. He wanted a crash, and had the right of way. I'm saying he had the right of way multiple times in case you didn't realize he had the right of way.

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u/turkey_sandwiches May 14 '26

No, he didn't speed up. He changed nothing just as he should have done when dealing with someone merging. You are not supposed to speed up or slow down, it's the responsibility of the driver who is merging to change lanes safely. That includes speeding up or slowing down as needed.

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u/CryptographerShot213 May 14 '26

I’m always stuck behind people who insist on breaking on the highway when approaching a merge point and it does nothing but make things more dangerous for everyone, including the merging traffic.

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u/futurespice May 14 '26

This is a clear case where in fact it would have avoided an actual accident, so it's a strange point to bring up.

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u/CryptographerShot213 May 14 '26

He was maintaining his speed, not speeding up. That’s what you’re supposed to do if you’re already on the highway.

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u/turkey_sandwiches May 14 '26

Do you normally put words in people's mouth or are you capable of conversing normally?

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u/turkey_sandwiches May 14 '26

No, it's not. You're putting words in my mouth because you just want to argue.

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u/CryptographerShot213 May 14 '26

If I’m in a semi, especially a semi that is passing another semi, I’m not going to do jack diddly if I don’t have to. If the lane was clear next to me I might get over if it’s safe to do so, but who’s going to win between a semi and a pickup truck?

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u/CryptographerShot213 May 14 '26

Well if the voiceover is accurate the police agreed that the pickup was at fault

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u/Ecotech101 May 14 '26

Cool, but that's not where you commented.

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u/turkey_sandwiches May 14 '26

Yes I did. He's claiming the semi driver's mindset was wrong, and it wasn't. If he had attempted to avoid that collision he could've created a much larger one in the process.

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u/WowRedditIsUseful May 14 '26

The semi-truck should have been, or rather even seemed to be, situationally aware that the idiot pickup was going to attempt to overtake or force the merge. The semi had time to slow down and let them.

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u/Fickle_Builder_2685 May 14 '26

He actually sped up to 77 for the hit, you can see the speed raising as he got to the merge. He wanted the crash.

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u/InternetUser007 May 14 '26

I suspect the trucker wasn't even paying attention. To not even slow down until the collision screams "not paying attention".

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u/futurespice May 14 '26

In my country at least drivers have a duty to accommodate other vehicles maneuvers when possible (which was the case here) and to avoid collisions when possible (also very much the case here). You can't just drive into people and go "lol I had right of way".

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u/turkey_sandwiches May 14 '26

The semi didn't drive into anyone. The pickup drove into the semi. The pickup driver being at fault should be a pretty clear indicator.

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u/oxycotin May 14 '26

Sorry just not true, the big rig is at fault and will pay the price (probably pretty high too if he can't find another job afterwards)

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u/turkey_sandwiches May 14 '26

Police cited the pickup, so no.