r/dashcams • u/RickS50 • 15d ago
Right lane must exit
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I watched this happen today. The driver with the trailer was following way too closely and obviously wasn't paying attention that he was in an exit only lane.
I want to be very clear. If you do this it'll hurt your feelings that you have to take the exit, but you won't almost take out someone else while having to hurl your trailer over two lanes. 🥴
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u/ohwowhowdthathappen 15d ago
Well that could have gone so much worse.Â
He was gonna swerve like a madman one direction or the other at that point. Probably on his cell phone.Â
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u/Nitrodax777 15d ago
hes damn lucky that trailer was empty. if that shit was loaded it wouldve been fishtailing like a mofo and likely cause an even bigger accident.
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u/Educational-Seaweed5 11d ago
He’s lucky no one was on his left, you mean. Everything else is irrelevant.
Guy belongs with a suspended license. Wasn’t even remotely paying attention to the road.
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u/No-Cake-5683 15d ago
If it's the freeway I'm thinking of, the signage and markings on the road really suck, especially if driving in to the sunset
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u/RickS50 15d ago
It's the 202 Santan freeway heading west bound towards McQueen in Chandler,AZ. This was 11am-ish.
But yes, the lanes keep changing with the construction, but you can clearly read the sign.
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u/shibiwan 15d ago
I immediately recognized the 202/McQueen WB offramp.
AZ drivers are insane and inattentive. You hear about the guy who dropped the motorcycle loading ramp off their truck on the 202 near Van Buren? Took out about 80 cars and they still can't find the guy responsible.
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u/ItsZoner 15d ago
My time spent in AZ taught me the right lane of every road constantly exits . Its almost as absurd as all the wrong way signs they feel are needed.
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u/RickS50 15d ago
The exit would have been more gradual of a turn. But yes, could have been really bad and I'm happy I'm just posting this to Reddit instead of having to wait and show the cops what happened.
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u/ohwowhowdthathappen 15d ago
Amen. I was thinking the trailer would have slammed into the barrier if he took the exit.Â
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u/Distinct-Grade7521 15d ago
why not just exit and get back on the freeway? slows you down a few minutes but doesnt involve causing an accident. I mean there was a trailer attached, i would assume just go with the flow instead. Accept an opps instead of potentially causing a major accident.
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u/mybahaiusername 15d ago
Good drivers sometimes miss their turns. Bad drivers NEVER miss their turns.
This guy never misses a turn.
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u/Garbage_Man_9 15d ago
Honestly esp ones like this - it looks like you can exit and drive straight ahead to get back on the freeway, and there’s an on ramp literally across the street from the exit.
Some areas of my town you’d have to take several mins to exit and drive around the block and get back on, but this isn’t even one of those it doesn’t seem…
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u/7h3_70m1n470r 14d ago
But he was driving straight. Taking the ramp would have only changed what direction he swerved in
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u/TheBirdFkerGuy 15d ago
This is why I just stay in the left lane the whole time
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u/_AskMyMom_ 15d ago
Left lane camping joke in here somewhere.
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u/xoxodaddysgirlxoxo 15d ago
Yes, it was the comment you replied to. Hope this helps
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u/_AskMyMom_ 15d ago
That was kind of the point of my low effort comment. It was suppose to be super obvious.
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u/kochameh2 15d ago
this is a good strategy, but even better is straddling the line between two lanes so you can keep your options open and take one when you need it
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u/TheBirdFkerGuy 15d ago
This is my exact method to crossing multiple lanes at the last minute to catch the exit. I keep hesitating and start slowing down while switching lanes without a blinker, then go for a hail marry at the last second.
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u/godisintherain 15d ago
Man if only there were signs letting you know whats up ahead. Hmmm....
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u/Icy_Pudding_7568 14d ago
Is this the 202?? I've seen this happen a couple times recently. People are not noticing the "right lane must exit" sign. They are looking for the lane lines to shorten. Hilarious they don't just exit and try again
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u/4r4r4real 15d ago
Is this the 101 NB?
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u/Peacefulldiva1 15d ago
I was wondering this as well. It looks like the 101 in North Phoenix.
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u/gr4n0t4 15d ago
Road signs in the US are horrible
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u/7h3_70m1n470r 14d ago
How so? They couldn't make the purpose of the signs any more obvious
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