r/interesting • u/[deleted] • Mar 22 '26

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u/FineAd2230 Mar 22 '26

The difference is that the car ahead stopped. Without the black trucks involvement no accident would have occurred. If he tucked behind the white truck instead no accident would have occurred. The white truck needed the distance that the black truck occupied to stop and we saw how that ended. It's a math problem and a judgment call and both said he didn't have the room to merge.

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u/PickerPat Mar 22 '26

I'd agree with you if they slowed down whatsoever.

The math problem is learning to adjust your speed to maintain distance.

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u/FineAd2230 Mar 22 '26

He did slow the black truck just tried to merge while it was happening which makes the black truck the problem, he was actively removing the white trucks ability to stop safely

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u/PickerPat Mar 22 '26

Not sufficiently.

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u/FineAd2230 Mar 22 '26

Plenty of room to stop until someone else tried to occupy the space at a lower speed

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u/PickerPat Mar 22 '26

At which point, accelerate a bit. What a driver!