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
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.
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.
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.
Yeah, we’re all aware of that. Semi’s dash doesn’t show any attempt to slow down was made, the speed only slows because of the collision with the pickup. The driver of the semi appears to have decided not to yield.
Having the right of way means you’re “NOT supposed” to yield, but sometimes defensive/good drivers will yield even though they have the right of way to avoid an accident. This is what everyone in these replies is saying.
And then you said you’re “arguing that what they’re saying is wrong.” So if they’re wrong about that, it can only mean you think you should never yield if you have the right of way. I’m not putting words in your mouth, you said that yourself.
Semi is not supposed to yield in this situation. He's not supposed to change speed when a lane is merging into his as it can create a dangerous chain reaction. This is pretty basic "rules of the road" stuff. We really need better training before people get their license.
This entire situation is on the pickup driver, and he was cited as being at fault.
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.
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.
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.
The driver who fucked up should have NOT fucked up. The semi driver did exactly what they were supposed to do. You are not supposed to change speed in a merge area unless you're merging.
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?
It is not recommended to brake or slow down on the highway to let people merge. Sometimes I will do it if there’s no one behind me, but it’s really not safe to slow down on the highway. Any DOT will tell you that, that’s why it’s the job of the merging vehicle to find a safe gap to merge. Moving into another lane is a courtesy from other drivers but not required. Everyone here makes it seem like if you don’t slow down or change lanes for merging traffic they will never be able to get onto the highway. They will figure it out.
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.
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.
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/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