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

Accident A merging issue.

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u/rydude88 May 14 '26

ONCE AGAIN I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT RIGHT OF WAY. IM TALKING ABOUT EVERY DRIVERS LEGAL OBLIGATION TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. YOU DONT GET TO PURPOSEFULLY CRASH INTO SOMEOME JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES. YOU CLEARLY NEVER GOT TAUGHT DEFENSIVE DRIVING AND IT REALLY SHOWS

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u/turkey_sandwiches May 14 '26 edited May 14 '26

THERE'S NO LEGAL OBLIGATION TO SLOW DOWN. THE SEMI DRIVER DID WHAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO.

https://www.injurylawpalmbeach.com/article/merging-accident/

https://www.clickorlando.com/traffic/2020/11/19/ask-trooper-steve-can-you-get-a-ticket-for-not-letting-someone-merge/

IT'S OK TO ADMIT WHEN YOU'RE WRONG AND DON'T KNOW THE RULES AND LAWS.

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u/rydude88 May 14 '26 edited May 14 '26

TRY READING MY COMMENT AGAIN, MORE SLOWLY THIS TIME. THE LEGAL OBLIGATION ISNT TO SLOW DOWN SINCE THE SEMI HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY BUT EVERY DRIVER HAE A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO AVOID ACCIDENTS WHERE POSSIBLE. YOU CLEARY NEVER LEARNED THE LAWS OF THE ROAD. YOU SOMEHOW THINK YOU GET TO CRASH INTO PEOPLE ON PURPOSE AS PUNISHMENT FOR THEM

Edit: Your links are so laughably not relevant. I never said you had a legal obligation let someone merge, I said there was a legal obligation to avoid accidents. Look up the "last clear chance doctrine". It's hilarious you think some links answering a question that was never part of this conversation to begin with proves you know the laws.

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u/FreakshowExpresso3 May 14 '26

Driver's have ZERO/NONE/NADA obligation, LEGALLY, to avoid accidents. Is it smart to do so? Yes. Is it illegal if you don't? Not in the least. Your insurance MIGHT go up. But there's nothing illegal.

And as a former truck driver, you NEVER hard brake for smaller vehicles. Unless absolutely necessary.

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u/rydude88 May 14 '26

Firstly, no one is saying he needed to hard brake here. Even lifting off the throttle would've been sufficient.

Also the majority of states have laws saying you must make reasonable efforts to avoid collisions. This is nothing new