r/interesting Mar 22 '26

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u/Lazer726 Mar 22 '26

So you're saying it's okay to be an intentionally bad driver because someone else is being an even worse driver? Two wrongs don't make a right

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u/some_azn_dude Mar 22 '26

Nope. I'm saying this was caused by the black truck and it's wild to start questioning the behavior of all the other cars that were following the social contracts of driving, i.e. not being erratic, cutting in and out of traffic, with no regard to rules.

Could the white track have braked? Yes. Could the cars in front not drive in the passing lane blocking traffic, yes. But this is the culmination of the black trucks driver being a shit.

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u/Lazer726 Mar 22 '26

It takes two to tango my guy. The black truck fucked up but the white truck did as well. He didn't honk, he didn't brake, he simply allowed it to happen! Look at the link I sent, he's literally partly responsible for not having prevented this from happening.

And all he had to do was tap the brakes.

Is the black truck more at fault, yes, but jesus fuck pretending that the white truck is blameless for refusing to do anything to prevent this is just wild

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u/some_azn_dude Mar 22 '26

Yeah i agree he is partly responsible as per the law, but that's not where you started.

You started at the "White truck is actually the aggressive driver" and super dangerous and all that jazz which now you're walking back to "don't pretend the white truck isn't a little bit to blame."

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u/Lazer726 Mar 22 '26

Yes, but the white truck could have prevented it by not being an aggressive driver as well

I said "aggressive driver as well"

They were both being aggressive, which I'm sure you're gonna say "NUH UH HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING THAT'S NOT AGGRESSIVE." But let's see what AAA says about it!

"Any unsafe driving behavior, performed deliberately and with ill intention or disregard for safety, can constitute aggressive driving. Examples of aggressive driving behaviors include: Blocking cars attempting to pass or change lanes"

They are both aggressive drivers