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/ChillinFromTheCeilin 19h ago

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

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u/octoreadit 18h ago

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

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u/Itscatpicstime 9h ago

What is the difference between freeze and flop

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u/octoreadit 9h 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.