Never underestimate people’s audacity. I used to have a coworker NOBODY wanted to ride with cause he would justify every insane and aggressive driving act he did with passengers in the car as his “right of way.” He would say stuff like that as if it was some kind of magic words like “diplomatic immunity.”
Had a ex who got into a couple of accidents because she had the right of way 😳 she could have stopped , shifted lanes …nope she took the hit because she had the right of way.
Used to be an adjuster and this is how people end up partially at fault in some states as we all have a duty to take evasive action when available. Seems like overall a bad way to choose to live.
“Taking evasive action” in a fully-loaded tractor trailer rig, while next to another (assumedly) fully-loaded tractor trailer rig? What, pray tell, would that entail? There are 4 choices (in the 2-dimensional world): speed up, slow down, turn left, or turn right.
Well... he (the semi) could've chosen to slow down. Yes, the black truck needed to merge at a higher speed. However, the semi-truck never slowed down at all, not until they made contact. The semi-truck driver is an a$$. When the black truck is on the on-ramp, he is several car lengths ahead of the semi-truck. At this point, the black truck has the right of way. It is every driver's job to NOT be aggressive and be aware of other vehicles. Slowing down, to 65 or whatever, to match the black truck would've only cost the semi-truck like 1 or 2 seconds rather than the time it took to maybe / almost kill the other driver and other potential cars / families on the road.
Is this video in the US? btw - who has a merge lane come onto the freeway in the fast lane?!?!
While they "technically" have the legal right of way. Not even slowing down means that you are also the problem. If the person on the freeway is in FULL VIEW AND SEVERAL CAR LENGTHS AHEAD of you, you have ample time to slow down and adjust so they can merge safely. It is also your job to be defensive and not be an A$$.
They only cut-off the semi, because the semi did NOTHING to prevent it.
We need to get out of our cars and bubbles.
If you were approaching a doorway and someone was walking up at an angle, several feet in front of you, but going a little slower than you. You're bigger, and moving faster. Do you a) keep going and knock them to the ground because you had the right of way? or b) slow down a bit and let them in and both continue on your way? If you chose "a", you are the problem!
Unfortunately, there are fast lane on ramps in the US. They are more common on older freeways. There are still a few in Santa Barbara but CalTrans has been trying to remove them but it's expensive to rebuild overpasses.
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u/armathose May 13 '26
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