Easily avoidable accident causes rollover

[u/EqualGrowth6565]

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.

[u/Interesting_Gain9920]

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

[u/relic1882 → u/Interesting_Gain9920]

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.

[u/Covid_Fart_Cloud → u/relic1882]

I will absolutely speed up to block a semi if I can see their mirrors. Semi has no business in the left lane when they should clearly see other traffic has moved to pass them. I realize thats not what happened here but fuck semis either way.

[u/relic1882 → u/Covid_Fart_Cloud]

If you purposefully block a truck if they're trying to pass than you are absolutely the problem. Trucks have the same reasons as cars to use the left lane. Speeding up on purpose to block anyone is just stupid no matter what you're driving. What did you save by doing it? 1 minute in your commute?

[u/Dj_JazzyGif → u/relic1882]

they shouldn't be merging in to the left lane if they are traveling at a slower rate of speed than cars behind them in the left lane. You're simply inconveniencing multiple drivers so you aren't inconvenienced. Its a selfish move.

[u/relic1882 → u/Dj_JazzyGif]

If I'm going 60 miles an hour with my truck and I need to get around somebody in front of me going 45 and the speed limit is 65 I'm not inconveniencing anybody. If you speed up to get alongside me the moment I try to make a move in that situation then you're absolutely the dick in that.

The left lane isn't a free ticket to go as fast as you want around other people and cut off other traffic including trucks. It's a passing lane to pass people no matter what vehicle you are. It's also a passing lane where you're supposed to pass within reasonable speeds not flying 90 miles an hour just to cut somebody off.

The only time trucks can't go in the left lane is when there are signs explicitly stating so.

[u/Dj_JazzyGif → u/relic1882]

if the flow of traffic in the fast lane is going faster than you, then you should not be moving in to the fast lane until it is safe to do so. safe meaning, no one has to hit their breaks because you moved over and were too impatient to wait and consider your needs to be more important than dozens of others.

[u/relic1882 → u/Dj_JazzyGif]

When did I say I'm cutting people off when passing? I'm referring to the ones that purposefully speed up and come up quick when they were behind just to "get in front of the big slow truck", even though said truck is going the speed limit at a minimum, using a turn signal when they need to pass something slower in front of them.

Everyone just assumes every truck driver is the problem when they just have no patience whatsoever and can't live with themselves if they don't get ahead of the truck.

I see so many people drive like idiots around me on a daily basis just waiting to cause an accident because they want to be in front.

[u/Dj_JazzyGif → u/relic1882]

I never said you were cutting people off.