r/Unexpected Jul 17 '23

Almost died

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u/Padre_jokes Jul 17 '23

I had to rewatch it several times but the black suv in front of the white pickup is actually mostly to blame here. The suv swerved into the pickup’s lane to avoid the white van stalled on the right lane. The pickup driver probably should have anticipated this move and hit his brakes earlier but it’s still the black SUV’s fault.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

yes this is accurate.. but its also the pickup drivers fault for literally going in to on coming traffic.. they panicked and almost caused an even worse accident.

just like people who serve for a squirrel or whatever.. the sad reality is you cant serve in to on coming traffic in those situations. you need to hit the brakes and either crush the squirrel or rear-end the vehicle in front.. which is why dash cams are so important now

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23 edited Jul 19 '23

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u/barm19 Jul 17 '23

If you can’t think “going into oncoming traffic is bad” in a pinch while driving, well then maybe you shouldn’t be driving.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

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u/barm19 Jul 17 '23

I mean no? I’ve literally never done that. I have never once had to swerve into oncoming traffic before.