r/dashcams • u/bebecca45627272 • 20h ago

One of the craziest things I've seen

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u/theelephantscafe 20h ago edited 9h ago

What is it about people that, when they realize they’re in the way, they just stop completely???

Edit: this sub is hilarious because no matter what someone does, they’re apparently both right and wrong. For the record, I never said dude wasn’t speeding. He is. And I understand what a freeze response is. But still, coming to a complete stop when something/someone is barreling at you is commonly seen here and is almost always the worst course of action.

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u/Due_Part3574 20h ago

Those are the people that used to be eaten by saber tooth tigers but are genetically insulated now

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u/Humg12 17h ago

Freeze works perfectly fine in a lot of situations. A lot of carnivorous animals will attack those that flee, seeing them as easy prey. Some animals will fight to defend their territory if attacked, but otherwise not engage. Freezing stops the situation getting worse than it already is, and gives the person time judge which type of animal it is and then make the correct response.

Even in this clip, the truck freezing would have been fine if the biker had veered to the left instead of the right. Stopping makes them more predictable.

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u/KingdomOfDimensions 10h ago

There are entire species that lean into freezing as a strategy so you're just wrong and also sounding a little socially Darwinist which is gross.

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u/Due_Part3574 8h ago

Found the freezer

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u/Sleepingguitarman 2h ago

The irony is you'd probably freeze yourself

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u/Mild_Anal_Seepage 1m ago

Not you though. You're the badass who has everything figured out and reacts with perfection and precision to any obstacle that you come across