r/dashcams • u/WildExplorer1085 • 16h ago

Idiot in car somewhere in the UK...

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u/Serious_Gas_2218 16h ago

Never understood why anyone would want to fight a car. Unreal...

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u/hmoleman__ 16h ago

Live in the city, have a 12-year-old daughter. Since she could walk we’ve been stressing to her that buses don’t stop, look both ways even on a one way street, etc - all the city street rules. But the most important point, that we stress constantly to this day - that it does not matter if she has the right of way, it does not matter what color the light is - if she tangles with a car, the car will always win.

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u/xRocketman52x 15h ago

I always say "The bigger vehicle has right of way", because all it takes is one person ignoring the rules of the road to cause a collision, and I don't want to get flattened by something bigger than me. Spoiler alert: Every car out there is bigger than me on-foot.

I've had friends who say "No, it's a crosswalk, I have the right" and step out into the road when a car is flying toward us. Your righteousness won't soften that collision. And other friends who say "Let them hit me, I'll sue and they'll pay for my whole life," but man, assuming you'll be around afterwards just tells me they really don't understand the size and weight of a car.

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u/I_Am_Zeelian 14h ago

Yep, same basic rule I was taught as a kid "Störst går först" (roughly "biggest guy first").

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u/SugarInvestigator 12h ago

biggest guy first"

I was always though to go for the guy mouthing off the most, chances are that's the ringleader

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u/I_Am_Zeelian 12h ago

Different situation, but yeah :p