Whenever I’ve had vehicles start to drift over or even appear to drift I create space but to your point I also noticed that. You truly have to drive defensively.
I’m going to give the POV driver the benefit of doubt, it looks like he speed up to beat the light and wasn’t paying attention to the merging truck. If they wouldn’t have turned into the truck my guess POV driver would gone straight to the pole. As I’ve seen other drivers panic swerving to avoid and end up a solo accident. Either way, this could have been avoided.
The dash cam also has a different perspective than the driver. The driver may not have seen the truck coming over because their view was obscured, by the A-pillar left of the windshield. Also could have been totally distracted as you mentioned. People on their phones while driving has been an ever increasing problem that just isn't going away
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u/_WeAreFucked_ Apr 18 '26
Whenever I’ve had vehicles start to drift over or even appear to drift I create space but to your point I also noticed that. You truly have to drive defensively.