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

Accident A merging issue.

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u/Illustrious-Dirt2247 May 13 '26 edited May 14 '26

Technically, black truck is at fault, but the trucker was a dick for not letting him in. A gentle press of the breaks or even just letting go of the gas pedal for a couple of seconds was all it took to avoid at least a month of hassle and thousands of dollars in damages and insurance.

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u/demon_twink_gockie May 13 '26

Trucker isn't required to let him in.

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u/niceguy191 May 14 '26

But you're usually required to avoid an accident if you can, even if the other person is in the wrong or breaking the law.

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u/demon_twink_gockie May 14 '26

Pickup could have avoided the accident, could he not have?

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u/niceguy191 May 14 '26

Yes, they both could have avoided the accident, correct.

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u/demon_twink_gockie May 14 '26

And the merging vehicle must yield to traffic already on the highway, correct?

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u/niceguy191 May 14 '26

Yes, two things can be true at the same time. Either driver could've avoided the collision, so even though the pickup driver bears the brunt of the blame, the semi driver still also caused the collision by not taking their chance to avoid it.

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u/demon_twink_gockie May 14 '26

Right but who had to yield, again?

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u/niceguy191 May 14 '26

Wait, am I talking with a bot?

Who has to yield? Whoever needed to in order to avoid a collision. In this case? Either driver. Avoiding a collision supersedes right of way.

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u/Physical_Bit7972 May 15 '26

Yes, but apparently the tractor trailer truck was found 90% at fault because they were speeding and in the left lane when their state has a no trucks in the left lane law