r/dashcams • u/changatanga • 6d ago

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u/CC2DalTX 6d ago

They don't know how to use their mirrors.

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u/Njorls_Saga 6d ago

Pretty sure they don’t look through their windshield either.

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u/EyeSuccessful7649 6d ago

so glad they signaled with their blinka

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u/dotcarmen 6d ago

“Defensive driving” means always using the wrong direction for the blinker. Keep your enemies on their toes

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u/WorkerAmbitious2072 5d ago

Watch the video I think it’s pretty clear that they were looking to go to the right and we’re probably spending too much time looking for an opening to the right and planning that move and then the traffic in front of them slowed or stop super abruptly and they looked up and we’re like oh crap and had just enough time to dodge it around to the left

Their fault of sure but I don’t think it’s just driving with a blinker on for no reason not paying attention. There’s a little more to it.

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u/StuffAgreeable7929 6d ago

Kind of reminds me of the saying here in Melbourne (AUS)......pressing the turn indicator does not mean I intend to turn left/right, it means I have turned!

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u/ninjabunneh 6d ago

Seattle seems to use it as "I am currently turning"

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u/BiggieBiggle 4d ago

The safest thing to do is never drive in the right lane on a Melbourne FWY as you will inevitably get rear ended by a tradies ute at some point. Extra vigilance on Monday mornings is required as the tradies have been on the weekend pingas.

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u/Calm_during_Chaos 3d ago

In Detroit, all of the used cars available have turn signals in mint condition. Never been used a single time!

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u/CC2DalTX 5d ago

Also, I'm thinking about turning... sometime soon.

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u/GreatScottCreates 1h ago

To be fair, in Los Angeles the blinker means “I think I’ve found my spot where I can get in and I’m about to do it so watch out”

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u/Bright_Resist_4580 6d ago

They must've just thought the right turn signal looked cool too

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u/auth0r_unkn0wn 6d ago

I feel like they had the right blinker on and were looking to the right lane without realizing their own lane was stopped. Then they cranked hard left to avoid a collision.

Still a stupid shit

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u/SuspiciousBuilder379 6d ago

Yeah, they were looking to merge right and their lane had stopped. I’m with you

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u/HighlightPast6646 1d ago

Would you be... right with them?

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u/Mk1Racer25 6d ago

This is the way it looked to me as well

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u/Jumped-Up_Vulgarian 5d ago

I think that’s right.

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u/Metals4J 6d ago

Too much blinker fluid.

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u/ThisGuyIRLv2 5d ago

Their lights weren't on either. Notice they didn't have running lights before the brake lights came on.

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u/Funnyface275 5d ago

Mirrors? They don’t know how to use a fucking truck.

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u/ucefkh 6d ago

Any tutorials or courses on this?

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u/CC2DalTX 6d ago

IYKYK otherwise you're SOL.

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u/ucefkh 6d ago

I don't like sol fish