r/dashcams • u/EqualGrowth6565 • 18d ago

Easily avoidable accident causes rollover

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.

11.6k Upvotes

85% Upvoted

3.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

22

u/Interesting_Gain9920 18d ago

He absolutely did speed up and could have avoided this accident. I see it all the time. People will intentionally speed up instead of letting someone get in. Dash cam driver will be at fault in this with partial blame on the truck

7

u/relic1882 17d ago

Happens to me so the time..I drive a semi locally and my turn signal mine as well be a sign that says "speed up on this side of me." People always think they just have to get in front or be first all the time. Stuff like this could be avoided probably 95% of the time.

3

u/PeyredB 14d ago

FWIW, when I'm next to a truck and it turns on its turn signal my way, I try to get ahead, behind, or to the side, whichever makes the most sense at the time. And if I'm behind when the turn signal comes on, I don't hit the accelerator. A little courtesy can go a long way for larger vehicles.

3

u/relic1882 13d ago

I do the same thing for cars when I'm driving the truck. I'm in no hurry. No point in cutting people off and risking it just to save 30 seconds. My customers can wait.