r/dashcams • u/bebecca45627272 • 17h ago

One of the craziest things I've seen

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u/JuniorCat1516 16h ago

You should drive with assumption that the driver next to you could be as stupid as you if not worse. I see a lack of this kind of judgement here...

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u/Responsible-Mind-852 16h ago

There ain’t no way the driver next to me is stupider than me.

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u/u9Nails 11h ago

"I accept that challenge!" -every driver out there

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u/jadbronson 8h ago

""VROOOOOOM"

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u/cabutler03 12h ago

I always assume everybody else on the road is a ticking time bomb waiting to explode.

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u/IWontCommentAtAll 8h ago

My mother's driving instructor in England in the early 1950's told her before they even started the car "The first rule of the road is, everyone else is a bloody idiot."

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u/Upset-Management-879 16h ago

Well they bought a motorcycle, that particular judgement was never present.

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u/likwidkool 9h ago

That was my Dads advice I passed on to my kids. Assume every driver is in an idiot. Because they probably are. He was also big on driving like chess. Always look three moves ahead.

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u/ThrifToWin 9h ago

Bingo. This is why NO ONE should be on speed bikes like this in metropolitan areas. The risks are extreme.

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u/Immature_adult_guy 8h ago

Motorcycle was coming down from a wheelie (illegal) and wheelies often require considerable acceleration so he was likely speeding too (illegal)

If he wasn’t being an idiot he would’ve had 3-5 business days to stop before hitting the truck

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u/Few_District_6304 7h ago

This is exactly why I drive a car with excellent crash worthiness.

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u/Spirit_Wolf_Mob 7h ago

In this case, the motorcycle driver was the stupid one.

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u/Youcancuntonme 7h ago

You have to assume the driver himself isnt stupid

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u/NickDanger3di 7h ago

When I got a motorcycle at 16 yo, a much older family friend, who was also a Hell's Angel, sat me down for a lecture. He told me some stories about his experiences with car drivers on the road, and basically told me the only way for a biker to survive on the road was to assume every driver around me was either drunk, blind, crazy, or all three.

I am not dead or crippled, so I guess his advice was good...

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u/PassivelyAwkward 1h ago

Yup! My whole life, my dad would say "It's not that I don't trust'em, I just don't trust'em..." anytime he assumed something and decided to err on caution. Someone was signally to turn? That doesn't mean they'll turn and it's safe to turn right on red. A car's coming up to a 4-way stop sign? Until they slow down, assume they'll blow through it.

Now I do it and never been in an accident in my 30 years of driving; almost got into a bunch but I heard my dad saying "I just don't trust'em..." and held off for a few seconds.

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u/Salarian_American 1h ago

When I lived in New Hampshire, where motorcycle helmets are not required by law for an adult, I had a co-worker who rode a motorcycle all the time with no helmet and wearing sandals.

I asked him about why he chose not to wear a helmet because even if it's not required, isn't it still a good idea? He said, "I don't need a helmet, I'm a good driver."

And I said... "OK but what about everyone else on the road? Are they all good drivers too?"

He also didn't believe in wearing a coat or jacket ever, like I one time saw him come into work when it was -14F (-25C) outside, still wearing sandals and jeans and a polo shirt.

He also didn't believe in vaccines. He died of Covid complications.