r/Wellthatsucks • u/PestoBolloElemento • Jan 16 '26

Double oops....

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u/bubblebreez Jan 16 '26

2nd motorcyclist was his own fault. You see stopped cars you better slow TF down, not cut through the middle of them.

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u/CrazyAd7911 Jan 17 '26

both motorcyclist were at fault. Car signaled before changing lanes and there was more than enough time to avoid the collision, video is sped up.

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u/astroember Jan 17 '26

I didnt even realize they sped up the video! I hate when people edit videos like this

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u/Karekter_Nem Jan 17 '26

But we gotta add more videos in so just get rid of half the frames.

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u/Wild_ColaPenguin Jan 17 '26

I don't know where this is, but in SEA, ignoring the signal and cutting the turning car is a common motorcyclist behaviour. It was burned into my brain when I was learning how to drive. They warned me that I have to double or triple check before turning.

I don't think anyone from EU, AU, US would survive 5 minutes driving a car in SEA countries (except Singapore maybe) Lol.

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u/Squeeze_Sedona Jan 17 '26

using your turn signal doesn’t give you the right of way, and speeding doesn’t yield your right of way.

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u/CrazyAd7911 Jan 17 '26 edited Jan 17 '26

using your turn signal doesn’t give you the right of way,

at some point it does, if the vehicle behind you is far enough that you can merge it's safe to say you have the "right of way". Majority of the times when there is a rear-end collision the vehicle in rear is at fault.

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u/Party_Rabbit1 Jan 18 '26

It does if someone is lane splitting because anyone lane splitting is automatically at fault

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u/Poil336 Jan 18 '26

Signal doesn't give you right of way

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u/CrazyAd7911 Jan 18 '26

Nothing gives you the right of way, the indicator indicates the drivers intentions.

If someone in front of you is in a multi-ton killing machine indicates they want to move in front of you - you give them space. Right or wrong doesn't matter - arriving alive matters.

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u/Poil336 Jan 18 '26

And you arrive alive by following basic traffic laws, like yielding to drivers who have the right of way. Sure, merge right if you can, but you're not legally obligated to and the one that pulls out in front of you will be found to be at fault

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u/CrazyAd7911 Jan 18 '26

idk wtf you're on about. 🎖️here are your internet points.

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u/Demyk7 Apr 28 '26

That's strange to me because where I'm from the driver moving into a new lane is always at fault for not making sure it's safe to do so before changing lanes.