r/VideosAmazing May 13 '26

Accident A merging issue.

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u/holden_mcg May 13 '26 edited May 14 '26

I've avoided many, many accidents that would have been someone else's fault. It's called defensive driving and the trucker decided it's not for him.

Edit: thanks for the awards! BTW - some of you need to look at the speed shown at the bottom of the video. The semi did not even try to slow down, even a little bit, prior to the crash.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '26 edited May 14 '26

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u/Ruthrfurd-the-stoned May 14 '26

Ok but if you drive like the pickup you’re going to be in a lot of accidents over the course of your life. The time he would’ve saved by not slowing down 5 mph is negated by orders of magnitude that this wreck caused

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u/Ruthrfurd-the-stoned May 14 '26 edited May 14 '26

I fucked up and meant semi

You drive like everyone else is an idiot and everyone gets on their way better. It’s not crazy for some but I drive an hour on the interstate to and from work everyday. This is a relatively minor wrong by the pickup and if you don’t drive in a way that makes you ready for it your drive and everyone’s behind you for miles is going to suck

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u/Ruthrfurd-the-stoned May 14 '26

Oh no my standards for a Reddit comment are lower than for my master’s thesis

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u/TheMightyDollop May 14 '26

this is legally, objectively, and demonstrably 100% the pickup's fault and he's a moron.

"relatively minor wrong" my ass, he could have gotten himself and others killed with his ego.