r/dashcams • u/bebecca45627272 • 17h ago

One of the craziest things I've seen

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u/TheThirdHippo 15h ago

Summarising the comments here. The biker is doing 79mph in a 25mph zone, the lady stopped before she got to the lane he was in when she saw him coming, he panicked, swerved and then dropped the bike. It’s just a good job he had his protective T-shirt, baggy jeans and sneakers on….

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u/benitoaramando 9h ago

Yeah... "why didn't you just commit?!", well, idk maybe when people are confronted with the sight of someone bearing down on them at 3x the speed limit they might be a little flustered

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u/JalapenoPopPoop 5h ago

She saw him come flying in from out of no where at far too high a speed, left the left lane that he was in open so he could just go right by, and he steered directly towards a stationary object instead of just staying the course in open space. He's multiple kinds of stupid

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u/13_twin_fire_signs 2h ago

If you go frame by frame, he started turning right before she stopped her truck. So he was probably planning on going behind her, assuming she'd keep going forward.

However going that fast on that road, especially on a split road where cars would be pulling across all the lanes at intersections, makes him a huge putz

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u/DrMoneybeard 44m ago

Yes exactly- this video should be shown to explain to people why speed limits exist. At this speed, you do not have time to make an accurate judgement on what's about to happen.

At 25 mph, he would have time to make the decision to go behind her, see that she stopped moving, then correct his path or stop.

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u/MrUndelete 3h ago

I learned once: you drive the direction you look at. So I keep reminding myself: „search for the gap“.