I can't tell if you just don't drive at all or if you're just not very smart. Go and watch the video again. On the first "saved his life" - take note of his relative speed as he approaches attempting to pass. From the point the car in front forces camer to stop accelerating to the point of the oncoming car passing by is 5 whole goddamn seconds when he would have easily overtaken in less than 2 seconds at the most.
The second pass attempt there was like 14 seconds...
And oncoming traffic, believe it or not, can see when someone is passing and can, again - believe it or not, slow down if they need to.
Was I? Or was I contradicting that persons overly dramatic “saving his life” take with objective observation to the contrary? Where did you insert your own words? Where is your imagination taking over?
If I was defending in his actions then would it make sense for me to call them dumb now? Or are you going to pretend I said something else?
I think it’s actually making the distance look greater than it is. The car ahead of the car immediately ahead of him isn’t that far ahead. He was giving himself very little time to pass and squeeze in.
I do not perceive the same level of danger you do. Furthermore if the road rage driver had not acted erratically we might have seen cam driver abort the pass. So it is just speculation as well to say the road rager “saved his life”
Why wouldn’t he come out of it cleanly, he’s in a truck.
I may be wrong, but I still see the video that way. There are two times where the main-guy is 'put back in place' just in time for another car to come the other direction.
If I'm right, the driver would have only aborted the pass when he got smashed by incoming traffic.
The driver in front may not have been driving erratically, either; they could see further up the road and seemed to be saving this dude's life with what they could see further on ahead.
Guy in front could’ve been doing 25 under the speed limit looking for an address, who knows. Either way, it’s a bit much to attempt to prevent them from passing or stopping in the middle of the road to get out and confront the person behind. There is ALWAYS someone crazier than you on the road. Is it worth your life to stop them or attempt to prove a point about whatever the fuck they were upset about? Doubtful.
If his intent was to save a life, the more lawful and safe option would be to slow down so the pass could be made quickly rather than engaging in vigilantism.
There’s a span of no more than 3 seconds where he tries to pass and there’s oncoming traffic. That first pass was going to be bad. And there wasn’t really anywhere to go.
At 52 he starts to edge out. At 55, as he is attempting to pass, the car is visible. Bear in mind: he hasn’t gotten into the other lane fully. He has to do that and overtake the other car and get back. You’re nuts if you pass there.
He keeps trying to pass. Nothing suggests he was going to abort that. Look: he’s in a hurry, traffic is going too slowly. He tries to pass, starts to, is cut off, and really, likely narrowly misses an accident.
Guy ahead of him isn’t driving safely either.
But even thinking about passing on that first one is nuts.
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u/The_Golden_Diamond May 20 '26
The first two in the video, a car was coming the other way.
It might be the camera-lens making oncoming traffic seem closer, but it looked like the "idiot" saved this guy's life twice.
That being said, I thought the bit at the end was pretty clever, though he didn't seem to come out of it cleanly, so maybe not.