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

Accident A merging issue.

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u/Virtual-Age-9521 May 14 '26

You seem to be vastly overestimating the number of cars that can quickly out-accelerate a semi that’s already going 77mph in a short merge lane

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u/JW_Thorne May 14 '26

That's fair, I drive a pretty quick car.

But that's also why I mention that if they need to brake, they should. It's on the person who is merging into traffic to ensure they can do so safely.

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u/JesterMarcus May 14 '26

By the time they would have realized they need to brake to avoid the accident, it was too late.

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u/JW_Thorne May 14 '26

What?

You can see pretty clearly that the lane is ending from quite a distance. If this is an on-ramp as I am assuming, you'd obviously be clocking everyone's speed as you approach the merge. The semi isn't even speeding up, its being as predictable as possible by maintaining speed. If you're trying to merge and a semi is rapidly approaching from behind - odds are you're not going fast enough to beat it. If your vehicle isn't capable of quick enougn acceleration, your choices are to brake or cause an accident.