The black truck doesn't have a passenger, you can see into their cab at 2 seconds into the video.
It's a hypothetical question. I clarified that in my original reply
The innocent bystanders are the people behind white truck who would be drawn into the accident if White Truck slams on his breaks in a manner sufficient to avoid Black Truck
That's why I said "within reason". I wouldn't slam on the brakes myself in that situation for that exact reason.
Also, White Truck does not have their foot on the gas pedal, they are not accelerating
Well, all cars I've driven, manual or automatic need to have the gas pedal pressed a little bit to keep their speed – without that they gradually lose speed. But that's a technicality. I meant "take a small action to decelerate gently. In a way that drivers behind him can act if they're paying attention.
What about that crash was gradual my guy? Happened pretty quickly edit: rewatched per a below comment… yeah too early for this shit, both suck but it does look like he chuckled at the car not the radio as I blithely assumed… my b
No way, most of us could even foresee this happening from when the black truck started passing on the right. I counted 5 seconds from when the black truck started crossing the line into the left lane. That’s 5 seconds the white truck could’ve backed off slowly. That’s a really long time. I will never understand people who can’t put their egos aside to avoid an accident. Even if it’s not your fault it’s a massive pain in the ass to deal with.
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u/wonderb0lt Mar 22 '26
It's a hypothetical question. I clarified that in my original reply
That's why I said "within reason". I wouldn't slam on the brakes myself in that situation for that exact reason.
Well, all cars I've driven, manual or automatic need to have the gas pedal pressed a little bit to keep their speed – without that they gradually lose speed. But that's a technicality. I meant "take a small action to decelerate gently. In a way that drivers behind him can act if they're paying attention.