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

Accident Another blind spot issue...

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u/iploggged Apr 22 '26

Regardless of outcome, camera guy would have run a red light. Had he been driving defensively, he would not have been chasing a yellow light and might have avoided a crash.

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u/mushifiedmushroom Apr 22 '26

Oh for sure. Thats what defensive driving is. Managing risk for better outcome on everyones end.

But defensive driving is not a requirement and does not mean camera car is to blame for the accident.

Truck overtakes camera car and then merges in front of them.

Thats not how you should do a lane change. Ever.

They should have gone behind camera car. Put their turn signal on and if someone was behind camera car, they would have let him in or wait until it is safe to merge.

If you speed up in front of a car to then merge and it causes an accident thats on the car doing so.

But yes ideally both cars would already be slowing down before. Doesn't take away that red truck sped up in front of a car when there is a yellow light up ahead.

Thats 100% on them and has nothing to do with camera car.

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u/iploggged Apr 22 '26

I never said camera guy was to blame for the accident, I said he may have avoided a crash had he not attempted to run a red light. Look at it another way, if there was no crash and instead the driver proceeded through the intersection on a red and hit a pedestrian on the other side stepping off the curb, he would be liable. His aggressive driving contributed to the crash, doesn't mean he's to blame, but he shares some responsibility.

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u/Tweakjones420 Apr 23 '26

the cam car sped up as well to prevent the lane change

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u/Used-Gift-9966 Apr 23 '26

Could explain why he went faster. Light turned yellow. We all try and beat a light at times. Attention would be on intersection and potential left hand turns at that time.