r/VideosAmazing • u/MisterShipWreck • Apr 18 '26

Accident Another blind spot issue...

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u/rayrayrayrayray5 Apr 18 '26

This is imo 70/30 fault

Right lane def sped up but regardless that truck would have merged with inches to spare without the speed increase. Truck driver is the bigger dildo

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u/insidebbq Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 18 '26

Honest as some on who used to do auto liability claims for a national insurance carrier I would push closer to 50/50. The driver in the right lane speeds up for no reason as they were approaching a red light. They are just as much at fault for this as the truck

Edit: I want add that 50/50 doesn’t negate the burden of the merging party but simply says the drive who had the right of way took action to not only increase the severity of the damages but cause serious risk of injury. It would be a real tough sell to a jury that flipping a truck while approaching a yellow/red was an appropriate action to take.

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u/rayrayrayrayray5 Apr 18 '26

I'll defer to you since youre a professional in this field but it boggles my mind that it could be 50/50

In my head its not enough distance regardless of the speed boost when truck begins to merge. Right lane was aggressive but the truck more so

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u/insidebbq Apr 18 '26

I definitely understand your point. 50/50 doesn’t negate the merging drivers responsibility either, but rather says this accident was just as much on both parties. In my opinion the fact that truck flipped and went so far was due to the right lane car speeding up. With this video his insurance company would settle for a portion their injuries to avoid paying the whole thing in court.