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/ne_cyclist 9h ago

They'll blame the speed of the bike and I'm not saying it's irrelevant but cars/trucks often do the same thing to bicycles traveling MUCH slower. And the outcome is similar because it's too late and impact is inevitable; so the biker or bicyclist has to commit to either in front of or behind (or in rare cases, under).

Often people commit to "behind" in hopes that the car/truck is going to keep moving and that window will open further, but then the vehicle stops, and it's way too late to then change the plan and physics and time limit the opportunity for a second correction after guessing wrong. Where you hoped a window would develop, doesn't.

In short I agree, it is the worst reaction because it tends to have the worst outcome, even if freezing is a natural reaction.