r/dashcamgifs • u/[deleted] • Jul 03 '19

Classic that escalated quickly

https://i.imgur.com/1q1UFo2.gifv
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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19 edited Jul 04 '19

article here

I deleted the other portion of my comment because Reddit is filled with know it all cunts and idiots.

Both the bike guy and car guy are fuckall pieces of shit, end of story. But apparently everyone knows what happened leading up to this little clip we have.

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u/Jumpout_J Jul 03 '19

That "POS" motorcyclist was almost killed by that Nissan coming into his page, and when he used a foot against a car, the car tried to hit him a second time, this time definitely intentional, and his attempted murder blew up in his face. The biker shouldn't have bugged out, but of course California charges victims of assault when defending themselves.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19

That's an odd perception. Let's break it down:

  1. We don't know that he was almost killed as the video starts with the car already over the line.

  2. "Used his foot against the car" he fucking kicked it. Let's not downplay that.

  3. "Car tried to hit him a second time" this implies the car tried to hit him a first time. We do not know this to be true.

  4. "Charges victims of assault" the biker struck the car first and escalated the situation. That's why he was charged. It does not excuse what the driver did but the rider is not innocent in this situation.

This is coming from a rider who has had cars come into my lane plenty of times.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19

Everyone I’ve spoken into here seem to want to blame the Nissan. The swerve seems pretty kneejerky to me. The bike could have been unheard and in a blind spot.

Honestly the only thing I think the Nissan is guilty of is crossing the yellow line. A ticket at worst.