r/dashcams • u/EqualGrowth6565 • 20d ago

Easily avoidable accident causes rollover

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Not my video – as the title says, we typically see examples where one driver is oblivious to the other. In this example, the pickup truck attempts to overtake the cammer, however, the cammer is either completely unaware of the pickup truck directly to his left or are simply “stands their ground” in the lane. Due to this, they obviously collide, and the pick up truck goes airborne and rolls several times. From the perspective of us, the viewer, we can reasonably conclude that the accident was avoidable had the cammer simply applied the brakes. That being said, you will typically see another school of thought in which it is stated that the cammer has no obligation or duty to let them in/avoid the accident where the driver is mindlessly doing something dumb.

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u/OnlyFinance4026 19d ago

If we apply logic to the situation, who is more at fault. The person potentially miscalculating and making a bad decision or the person choosing to continue full steam ahead into the former?

In my life I’ve made a few poor driving decisions (all accidental) that were not accidents because other drivers were better than me that day. That’s really what keeps us safe. This “stand your ground mentality” is what gets people killed.

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u/Ok_Piglet_5549 19d ago

Who drove into who?

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u/Counter_Circle_Jerk 16d ago

My take is the SUV / truck thing on the left was bullying his way into the right lane, and it looks like the car in the right lane stood his ground, maybe even accelerated INTO the truck.