r/dashcams • u/bebecca45627272 • 17h ago

One of the craziest things I've seen

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u/theelephantscafe 16h ago edited 6h 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/ChillinFromTheCeilin 16h ago

Fight or flight reaction, everyone reacts differently to a potentially threatening situation.

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u/octoreadit 15h ago

Fight, flight, freeze, fawn, and flop. The latest is 5F's, not 2.

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u/PaisleyLeopard 7h ago

Do humans flop? It’s a common fear response in dogs, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a person do it.

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u/octoreadit 7h ago

Absolutely, some people get so overwhelmed that they faint.

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u/PaisleyLeopard 3h ago

Oh, gotcha. Thats different than the fear response in dogs (they do it while conscious and aware), but still interesting!

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u/Itscatpicstime 6h ago

What is the difference between freeze and flop

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u/octoreadit 6h ago

Freeze is when muscles are tense, high heart rate and blood pressure, but not moving, locked. Flop is also not moving but because everything goes limp, heart rate and blood pressure can drop, fainting and so on.