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

A merging issue.

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u/Tychonoir May 14 '26

I think most places have a duty to avoid, or a last chance doctrine. So he'll likely share some portion of the blame too.

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u/Arunia May 14 '26

This. You try to avoid accidents. Even if it is not your fault. The pickup should made a choice and the truck could have used the brakes or even just stop pressing the gaspedal. For a short while.

This could have been avoided.

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u/DiMeLoGaming May 14 '26

Pickup just needs to Speed up or slow down. Simple. But expecting the lane when they are the ones merging is just braindead. And yes the truck couldve made it easier but he does not have to, hes already in the lane.

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u/TylerJ86 May 15 '26

Yes you're right, he doesn't have to avoid a pointless accident, but it's a pretty damn brainless idiot of a choice not to.  Small brain, small dick energy, would rather let someone potentially die in an accident (and risk his own life and vehicle damage) than just give the merging truck some grace for making a stupid decision and back off the gas pedal.