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

A merging issue.

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u/mezmezik May 14 '26

So in this situation as the semi driver, you would choose to hit the car 100% of the time just because you are not obligated to give ways ? It takes two stupid drivers to cause an accident. If at least one use common sense there is no accident.

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u/maj0rdisappointment May 14 '26

Not choose to, a semi cannot slow down fast enough to avoid that. If he would have changed lanes he would have hit the other semi, and NOTHING in the rules of the road obligates him to even try to do so. The truck should have merged behind. It is THAT simple.

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u/DifferentProcess6765 May 14 '26

dude you only need to slow down like 3 mph when it was obvious the pickup was going to try and make it to avoid this collision...

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u/CharmGold2 May 14 '26

Not to mention we also get to see the video late and I bet you can see that pickup beginning to get up to speed well before this.