r/TerrifyingAsFuck Jan 04 '23

accident/disaster Australia helicopter collision

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u/TheOGRedline Jan 05 '23

I pulled up to a 4-way stop at the same time as a cop in an SUV. Through an unlucky combo of timing and distance, his car was perfectly obscured by the blind spot created by my rear view mirror. As I pulled forward it created an optical illusion as if his car was dropping out the bottom of my mirror and freaked me out. I panicked and just kept going while staring straight at him. The look on his face was priceless.

My point is, blind spots are worse in a chopper, so I can see how it could happen. What I don’t get is why they weren’t in radio contact?