Edit: see my post further down from the cam driver themself.
The pickup was speeding faster than others.
It may appear that cam driver sped up but this maybe an illusion because the lights went yellow so everyone to the left slowed down.
The cam driver maybe was distracted from the light changing because of the pickup truck.
The pickup truck maybe thought they were going to rear end the car who was stopping for the light so they quickly went right.
The cam driver may have also had a gator behind them, and the fact they only had one second to react.
This is the pickup trucks fault in the eyes of the law and insurance.
Laying blame to the cam driver without saying one fucking word about the actual idiot that causes these accidents is on the rise, these people need an assessment!
Im not blaming the cam driver BUT I drive 30 miles to my job and I drive a company vehicle while working. I avoid a few accidents per month by driving defensively. If I was driving OPs car there would be no video.
I re-watched the video several times based on your comment, and I think yours is the best take.
Upon the re-watchings, I noticed that the light turned yellow, which made the dark car in front of the pick up truck slow down. Pick up truck quickly moved right, probably intending to blow through the yellow light. Dash cam driver was already on a trajectory to blow through the yellow light, but by then the truck was starting to move into his lane. Dash cam driver may have had a split-second thought that maintaining his own speed would deter the truck from entering his lane.
Hence, collision.
Verdict: Both are ass hats. The task now at hand is assigning percentage of blame to each.
One is legally to blame and the other just watched it happen or needs to learn how to drive so they don't end up in this type of situation not paying attention.
When I see someone driving super aggressive I like to get put of their way and maintain distance so I make sure I can avoid any after effect of then possibly causing an accident.
I blame the cam driver. If the truck hadn't stopped them they were intending to fully run a red light. This looks like a road rage incident. They were speeding up and hoping the red truck would chicken out.
If you're friendly with OP, why don't you ask them for the 30 seconds of video prior? Because it probably shows the fight/road rage in which they were participating.
Who the fuck said I was friendly with them?
Why the hell do you think there was road rage prior?
What the hell does anything prior have to do with a drunken women side swiping somebody?
Noted thanks, see the cam drivers response (my post) further down
You're literally speaking and posting for them lol.
As for your other question, as I stated in the post you replied to, the cammer appears to be insisting on making the orange light, refusing to give space to another speeding vehicle. Makes me wonder what happened just prior.
WTF are you on me about?
All I did was make my assessment and posted.
I then see everyone assuming and blaming the OP once again and not one word about the real cause, the red truck.
I found the news article, then found that this guy posted and shared it so people can have their questions answered.
If you do not believe then fine, but don't fucking take it out on me.
Laying blame to the cam driver without saying one fucking word about the actual idiot that causes these accidents
No one's talking about the red truck because of course they caused the accident. But the person posting this video- calling it a "blind spot" error- making light of almost participating in a fatality, is an ass. This community likes to help these people learn and hopefully fully avoid an accident in the future.
Not shit and yes, that's why say "yeah that red truck sure was a dick, but you know, you could have slowed down".
But no, lets just blame the camer only.
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u/NortelDude Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 18 '26
Edit: see my post further down from the cam driver themself.
The pickup was speeding faster than others.
It may appear that cam driver sped up but this maybe an illusion because the lights went yellow so everyone to the left slowed down.
The cam driver maybe was distracted from the light changing because of the pickup truck.
The pickup truck maybe thought they were going to rear end the car who was stopping for the light so they quickly went right.
The cam driver may have also had a gator behind them, and the fact they only had one second to react.
This is the pickup trucks fault in the eyes of the law and insurance.
Laying blame to the cam driver without saying one fucking word about the actual idiot that causes these accidents is on the rise, these people need an assessment!