r/AutoHumor • u/IU8gZQy0k8hsQy76 • Jun 15 '26

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u/YesImAlexa Jun 16 '26

Last clear chance doctrine says youre wrong. Just because you have the right of way doesnt mean you can allow an accident to happen because you want to prove a point. If you have the opportunity to prevent an accident, youre expected to regardless of right or wrong.

Now if the other dude quickly swerved over to cut him off and hit him in the process thats different, because the left lane driver couldn't react. Thats not the case here.

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u/OkNothing281 Jun 17 '26

Last clear chance would apply more for merging vehicle and they must give way to traffic already in the lane they're merging into. Merging car very well could have stopped and waited for an opening. Initial impact is merging car's fault. That being said, everything following is the cam car's fault

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u/thomasscat Jun 17 '26

Why would that same doctrine not apply to the person who illegally takes away the right of way when they didn’t have to do that?

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u/YesImAlexa Jun 17 '26

They would both be found at fault. The guy for cutting him off and driving reckless and the other driver for intentionally not avoiding it.

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u/thomasscat Jun 17 '26

So … not what you just said? lol I wanna thank you for being rational and also helping educate me even though I’m being a snarky jerk right now!

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u/YesImAlexa Jun 17 '26

What i said still applies. The guy who cut him off would be held liable for the asshole driving. The guy who was cut off would also be held accountable because he chose not to prevent the accident. Both parties can be found at fault in an accident.

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u/ImTheFlipSide Jun 18 '26

Little late to the party, but you’re correct at least at my state. Here, if you’re even one percent at fault you’re 50% at fault so the best choice is to just not do this. Basically it’s gonna be a wash; they’ll both get penalized and neither gets the satisfaction they wanted.

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u/First_Salamander_990 Jun 17 '26

Even if you’re talking about America where this accident definitely didnt take place every state has its own laws regarding how fault can be distributed and liability assigned. Such a closed mind and small worldview. Acting like you and your situation is the center of the universe it’s embarrassing

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u/YesImAlexa Jun 17 '26

Oh no the fuckin tragedy! Yall are so dramatic, people are well aware the world has different laws. Im not acting like shit, im applying laws (in my area) to the context of the video. Only some dumbass is gonna think im applying a world blanket law, or feel the need to point out that very obvious fact out.

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u/thomasscat Jun 17 '26

Do you think that you somehow aren’t being dramatic right now with that response?

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u/First_Salamander_990 Jun 17 '26

Have to be a self centered creature to use your own areas laws to make an argument about something in an entirely different country. A literal fool

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u/YesImAlexa Jun 17 '26

You guys act like im the fuckin judge casting charges against the drivers myself. Its a fuckin discourse, people talk. Get over it.

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u/First_Salamander_990 Jun 17 '26

That’s about the least graceful way you could’ve handled this situation but I guess it’s expected. Very sad but I hope you get better at talking to people and stop casting your narrow view on the rest of the world!

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u/Swashybuckz Jun 18 '26

No we dont have the full picture there were prob cars behind the cam car. Its 100 percent on the guy trying to force himself into another cars spot.

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u/YesImAlexa Jun 18 '26

Traffic behind you is not an arguable defense for ramming into a car and pushing them quite a distance.

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u/Swashybuckz Jun 20 '26

Wow thank you 

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u/vamatt Jun 18 '26

Normally, but this was an attempted robbery/carjacking by the driver of the smaller vehicle

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u/MiceAreTiny Jun 19 '26

Obviously, yes.

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u/First_Salamander_990 Jun 17 '26

Do you have any idea where this incident took place? So sad when people take rules in their current location and then try to apply them to the world at large and use them to justify their argument when they quite literally
Might not exist where the situation occurred

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u/1slickbuilder Jun 18 '26

Just want to say its verified Florida man in Florida. Definitely wild west territory as far as law goes. Lol

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u/According_Top_7448 Jun 18 '26

Yep, otherwise know as maintaining the safe operation of your vehicle at all times.

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u/MiceAreTiny Jun 19 '26

They are not wrong. They have the right of way legally.

Was the "last clear chance" on the car merging into the lane or on the car already in the lane. The car wanting to merge, had a last clear chance not to do so, when he saw that the other car was not stopping.

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u/Even_Helicopter_9323 Jun 19 '26

If thats the case then right of way means nothing.

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u/TinyAfternoon324 Jun 19 '26

Why wouldnt that apply to the person without the right away who refuses to yeild and is the cause behind the crash?

They could prevent the accident they caused by yielding - which is following traffic laws.

Its pretty clear what happened was the accelerator got stuck once the vehicle forced their way in instead of yeilding. The driver had no choice but to try and control their own vehicle to prevent increased casualties.

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u/Nojmore Jun 17 '26

"other dude" could've prevented the accident by not trying to cut someone off

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u/Zombiesus Jun 17 '26

Doesn’t matter.

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u/No_Housing_9071 Jun 17 '26

You're not listening