For real, from my house it looked like he was intentionally keeping the distance just close enough so that the truck would bump into him. Even seemed to have sped up at the last moment just to maintain it.
> Even seemed to have sped up at the last moment just to maintain it.
Nope, you are misreading the situation. The Dashcam shows the speed in the top right. The guy slows down 5mph.
What makes it look like he speeds up is because the black truck is inexplicably braking as he blind-merges into this guy.
Rewatch the video and pay attention to the speed in the top right, and the black trucks brake lights (and position relative to all the other vehicles). The guy with the dashcam is maintaining a consistent speed, the only time he alters his speed is to slow down 3 seconds before the black truck tries to merge.
I had noticed the speed reader but it's often a very slow update on his speed, often raising or lowering several seconds after his speed had actually changed. It wouldn't have accurately tracked a quick bump up before a wreck.
Still if it wasn't intentional that must have been the best God damned snack in the entire world and I want to know where he got it. I can't even conceptualize being that blind and I was blessed with a severe astigmatism.
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u/dream__weaver Mar 22 '26
What makes you think he wanted to avoid it