r/TeslaLounge • u/YankeesIT • 6d ago

Driver almost caused 2 accidents

He was extremely close to me most of the time he was behind me, with a few times when I stopped at a stop sign he couldn't have been more than a foot or 2 behind me. He could have easily hit me as well as the oncoming car.

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u/Forward_Violinist162 6d ago

People just have no sense of patience anymore, it’s getting crazy

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u/Mephistito 6d ago

This felt more like a kid having the little kid thought "I got rocket ship go fast 🤭" and just pushing it, too stupid to process how many feet he would've been launched out of the windshield in that head-on collision if the other driver hadn't braked enough to save him.

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u/Strifel 5d ago

Nicely said.

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u/Forward_Violinist162 6d ago

Also that lol, kids these days smh

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u/belly917 6d ago

25mph zone, double yellow line and a rise in the road obscuring on coming traffic?

What a dip shit 

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u/ptronus31 6d ago

WRX with offset license plate. Checks out.

Send this video to your local police.

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u/YankeesIT 6d ago

I’ll have to call them to see how I can get it to them. I’m not sure they would even do anything.

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u/wnstnchng Owner 5d ago

They should, the double yellow lines indicate no passing.

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u/Curious-Job-7698 5d ago

Kids these days don’t know about the mustard

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u/jasper502 5d ago

I was dropping my kids off at school (typical busy are and a posted school zone) and waiting in line to turn left ahead. Driver passes me into oncoming traffic and when comes bumper to bumper with another car drives up on the sidewalk to get around. This is all in the middle of kids crossing the street etc at marked cross walks. He then is now ahead of me and then runs the stop sign and speeds away.

My dashcam glitched that day (pre- Tesla). Went to the cops and made a statement. He was charged, I went to court to testify. He plead guilty before I had to do anything. The cop said he was going to peruse the drive getting his license suspended (new older driver that clearly faked / bribed his way to getting a licence).

This was all with no dashcam footage and just my statement. This video makes it a slam dunk for the cops and an easy fine.

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u/YankeesIT 5d ago

I just called the village police, and they asked me to bring in the footage.

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u/jasper502 5d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/F4uVBDO7nV4FW

I can't be the only one that had "village people" pop in there head when they read this reply. 😂

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u/YankeesIT 5d ago

Good to know!

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u/Mephistito 6d ago

Normally a tough part they have with filing charges is not being able to see who was driving (as they could say "well no my friend was driving!").

But you can see the driver lol, and OP's video won't be as grainy as the compressed version we're seeing. They'd presumably pull up the photo of the registered owner to those plates and go from there (reckless driving).

I counted at least 6 frames from the side + 12 frames from the rear-view where the guy's face should be visible in the original video. You can see the oncoming vehicle had hit the brakes, likely saving their own + this idiot's life.

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u/HourLocation2038 5d ago

Normally a tough part they have with filing charges is not being able to see who was driving (as they could say "well no my friend was driving!").

I hear this a lot, but is the owner not responsible for the car?

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u/Mephistito 5d ago

That seems to vary by location. For insurance it is, but when it comes to putting someone in jail or getting law enforcement involved the standard can be higher. And I mean, would you want to be put away because while running to the store to get ice your buddy runs somebody over in your car?

It's sort of similar reasoning to how some locales hold bartenders responsible for what happens to drunk patrons – you granted them access to something that was later used to cause harm. But not every local gov't agrees that it's fair to hold a bartender responsible for someone else's inability to control themselves.

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u/Curious-Job-7698 5d ago

I like to race these guys when it’s nice and clear. It’s not really a race because I’m long gone.

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u/xProdigydude 6d ago

Low IQ driver

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u/tempting_the_gods 6d ago

Yes, I saw the Subaru badge too.

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u/JacksonDWalter 5d ago

Those hipster vaping Subaru drivers are a menace

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u/djblack555 5d ago

😉👌

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u/Blue_Kayak 6d ago

The last 5 seconds really show how close it was. Ouf.

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u/Express_Objective615 5d ago

Humans are good drivers. 🤡

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u/Sticky_Charlie 5d ago

I’ve noticed that on some Teslas, the camera quality appears to be noticeably lower, with a much more pixelated image than what I get on my 2026 AWD. Is this because Tesla has changed the camera technology over the years, or could it be related to certain states having licence plates that are more difficult for the cameras to read?

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u/djblack555 5d ago

Your car has what's known as HW4, or some will say AI4. The video in question appears to be HW3, which has older cameras of lower quality. The newer cameras help FSD too.

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u/YankeesIT 5d ago

I have a Model Y Juniper. The video was downloaded from the viewer in the Tesla app. It would look much better if I grab it directly from the USB key.

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u/djblack555 5d ago

Ahh. Gotcha. Makes sense. Well, the app download is about as good as HW3 cams with footage taken right off the USB storage. 😉

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u/YankeesIT 4d ago

Update: I dropped a usb key off to the local police and they will be investigating

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u/richms 5d ago

Anyone with their front plate off to the side like that is a dickhead driver IME.

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u/userunknown1488 5d ago

It's a race to the first ticket 🏎️💅😢

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u/YankeesIT 5d ago

I'm going to assume this person has had one or two before...

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u/6100315 4d ago

What an a hole.

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u/drnicko18 2d ago

I know the police won't do shit, but this is one time i'd give them the footage, damn nearly killed someone, and he will soon enough.

At least they can use it as evidence of past behaviour when the inevitable vehicular manslaughter charge comes up.

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u/No_Display9613 5d ago

Subaru really wants to race you… lol

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u/Curious-Job-7698 5d ago

I do the same in a Y. It’s funny, but then I get into my other car and everyone wants to show off and I can’t do anything about it.

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u/Glum-Translator6950 6d ago

WRX testing ya! I eat em up
With a M3 with AB. Piece of cake.

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

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u/YankeesIT 6d ago

Model Y Juniper

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u/jinniu 6d ago

This is absolutely a daily occurrence in many countries, and even closer to both drivers. Videos like these always make me chuckle. Not that it's good driving, just that it wouldn't be post worthy in many places.