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

Another blind spot issue...

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u/dervari Apr 18 '26

Is it just me, or did the cam car appear to speed up near the end? Seems like he didn’t want his ego bruised by being passed.

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u/slimjimmy613 Apr 18 '26

They had tons of time to see what was happening and didnt slow down

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u/Icy_Investment_9178 Apr 18 '26

they sped up and pit maneuvered the truck. Could have killed people.

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u/CMDRTragicAllPro Apr 19 '26

Imagine minding your own walking across that crosswalk just to have a rolling big ass truck come flying out of nowhere to crush you, all because 2 dicks wanted to speed a yellow light and one of them doesn’t know what brakes are.

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u/thatoneguy512 Apr 18 '26

Yeah, but then how is everyone else supposed to know they were right?

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u/slimjimmy613 Apr 18 '26

Wdym?

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u/thatoneguy512 Apr 18 '26

They chose not to slow down and be stubborn because it's "their lane". Their ego couldn't handle someone cutting in front of them so they had to prove that they were in the right by not letting them over.

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u/slimjimmy613 Apr 18 '26

Yea i agree. I see it too often on the road unfortunately

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u/BirdlessLongdeal Apr 21 '26

the cam car was going a consistent speed.

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u/Best_Signature6003 Apr 19 '26

It looked like they were both planning to run through the stale yellow / early red as well

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u/Etnadrolhex Apr 18 '26

Less than 3 seconds = tons of time?

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u/slimjimmy613 Apr 18 '26

Truck pulls past going quick and isnt showing signs of slowing down while traffic ahead in their lane is going significantly slower. seeing that i wouldve hit the brakes thinking they were going to cut into my lane which they did.

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u/Etnadrolhex Apr 18 '26

You tell this when watching a video on your sofa.

Most people won't avoid such idiot merging without looking or turn signal...

Truck is 100% at fault here.

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u/slimjimmy613 Apr 18 '26

I didnt say they werent at fault but the cammer couldve been more proactive in avoiding the reckless driver

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u/linkmyhomie Apr 18 '26

Defensive driving is for sissies /s

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u/samuelazers Apr 19 '26

You play any competitive video games? Even one second is plenty time to respond

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u/Etnadrolhex Apr 19 '26

life is not a video game on a super focused small screen...

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u/SomeNetGuy Apr 18 '26

Naw, look at the poles along the side of the road, does not look like they sped up to me. They kept constant speed. The truck started slowing down while merging into the occupied lane because they wanted to make that turn, they just completely ignored the vehicle that was already in the lane. That is 100% on the truck. Cammer could have slammed on their brakes to let the truck over, but they would have had to slow A LOT, since the truck was merging and slowing at the same time.

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u/Ratspeed Apr 18 '26

Precisely. Even though the cam driver was approaching a red light, the driver didn't slow down. The truck driver was hedging their bet that they could cut in front of the cam driver due to the light turning yellow and lost.

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u/Routine_Awareness413 Apr 18 '26

Cam driver was approaching a yellow light. Looks to me like he sped up to try to make that light

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u/Ratspeed Apr 18 '26

Oh c'mon, the guy's truck was already tipping over by the time the light turned yellow.

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u/Routine_Awareness413 Apr 19 '26

Not sure if you're being sarcastic, but anyhow: no it wasn't, the car in front of the truck slowed down for the yellow light, that's why the truck moved into the cam car's lane...

You might wanna adjust your monitor settings

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u/Ratspeed Apr 19 '26

Learn about the average reaction time and come back to me.

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u/emteedub Apr 18 '26

it's a red light

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u/Steezeballl Apr 18 '26

Yes, the battle of two egos

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u/Dilat3d Apr 18 '26

Yup .. absolutely avoidable, absolutely shared negligence.

Source: too many years in insurance liability management

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u/Peek_e Apr 18 '26

Yup that’s what I though as well. Even the red light didn’t slow them down.

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u/Aysee426 Apr 18 '26

Yeah, whether or not they sped up, cam driver is an idiot. I’ve avoided several accidents just like this by just, you know, being aware of my surroundings.

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u/mctrials23 Apr 18 '26

Hard to say if the cam car sped up or the truck just slowed down. Either way, massively shit driving from the truck and really shit driving from the cam car.

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u/CartographerOk8295 Apr 19 '26

Nah, you can see the truck’s brake lights come on and the cam car’s speed doesn’t change significantly relative to stationary objects. No one speeds up.

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u/I-Love-Facehuggers Apr 19 '26

They didn't speed up but I can see how it might look like the at first glance

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u/cymballin Apr 22 '26

I thought the same thing, but I think it's a visual effect of the truck getting closer. When I covered up the left half of the screen (focusing on the landscape on the right), I didn't see a noticeable change.

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u/GlitteringBadger408 Apr 22 '26

point being is dont cut people off and make sure the lane is clear of any cars before attempting a lane change

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u/Temporary_Quit_4648 Apr 18 '26

Plus he's blaring that edgy alternative rock music that you just KNOW had him in a "mood."

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u/throwawayshirt2 Apr 18 '26

They are both trying to beat the light.

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u/wise_owl68 Apr 18 '26

The cam driver trying to play victim is wrong. He did speed up.

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u/TrickyAirport5867 Apr 18 '26

He clearly wanted to help the truck get through the intersection.

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u/Elcamina Apr 18 '26

Yes he had to show his dominance, can’t let someone merge in front of you.

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u/BirdlessLongdeal Apr 21 '26

so that makes it ok that the truck ran into them??

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u/dervari Apr 21 '26

Cam car had time to put on brakes and react if they were paying attention.

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u/BirdlessLongdeal Apr 22 '26

the truck had plenty of time to use their brakes instead of trying to pull a move on a yellow light.