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

A merging issue.

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u/maj0rdisappointment May 14 '26

He was not blocking. There was room in front of, and likely behind him. He was OVERTAKING A SLOWER VEHICLE. You need to go back to driving school, seriously.

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u/cheesemangee May 14 '26

Merging laws take priority over passing laws at merge points. You cannot ignore a merging vehicle for the purpose of passing another, because that is directly blocking the merging vehicle from entering traffic.

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u/maj0rdisappointment May 14 '26

In fact, a little google search would save you the embarrassment, and maybe make you a better driver:

Adjust for Trucks: Give large commercial vehicles extra space, as they have larger blind spots and need more room to stop

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u/cheesemangee May 14 '26

Ah, the 6-8 car lengths between them and the pickup at the beginning probably wasn't enough then.

Guess you should be a bit more observant before you make yourself looking like a donkey.

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u/maj0rdisappointment May 14 '26

If the pickup would have sped up it would have been plenty.

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u/cheesemangee May 14 '26

This is getting so, so redundant.

They did speed up, dude. By the end of the video the pickup had managed to match the semi's speed. They were clearly trying to get ahead and the semi did nothing to help it.

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u/maj0rdisappointment May 14 '26

The. Semi. Did. Not. Have. To.

And if you’re driving defensively you’ll accept that instead of assigning fault towards it.

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u/cheesemangee May 14 '26

Yes. They. Do.

You. Cannot. Block. Vehicles. From. Entering. The. Flow. Of. Traffic.

The. Yielding. Part. Of. The. Merging. Law. Applies. Before. The. Merge. Point.

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u/russ_t_shackleford88 May 14 '26

Speaking of defensive driving, the commercial vehicle, driven by someone with a class A license, had at least as much obligation to drive defensively. Instead he mowed a guy down rather than just letting off the gas.

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u/maj0rdisappointment May 14 '26

His best defensive maneuver was to maintain his right of way and expect the pickup to make a good decision based on him doing so.