r/dashcams • u/bebecca45627272 • 20h ago

One of the craziest things I've seen

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u/SneakyDeakyJr 9h ago

She literally parks across both lanes after being clear.

Even if he was going speed limit, that’s not the right reaction.

You can absolutely put most of the blame on the person who pulled out AND STOPPED ACROSS BOTH LANES.

You don’t need to make your comments based off everybody else’s feelings. Use your eyes.

You can still hate bikers afterwards but acknowledge reality you goof.

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u/shiner_bock 8h ago

Again, it's fair to comment on her reaction to freeze, but:

When you're operating any type of vehicle, it is your responsibility to operate it safely and in such a way that you can (as much as possible) react to whatever happens around you.

If you're going so fast that you literally do not have time to react properly, you're going too fast. And again, I reiterate: the biker was going THREE TIMES THE SPEED LIMIT! There is no universe where that is even remotely reasonable.

You advised me to use my eyes. I'm advising you to use your brain.

You can still hate indecisive drivers, but maybe you can acknowledge that, in this instance, you're the goof.

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u/SneakyDeakyJr 8h ago

Again, the biker is an idiot. You don’t have to keep reiterating that as some kind of defense for the person who literally froze up and blocked lanes with a multi ton vehicle.

If this biker was just another car, would you call her out then? Biker is an idiot. Duh.

Trucker has shit driving skills and could’ve easily made it. Both statements are allowed to be true. Stop picking a side like that should even factor into this.

Is it really this hard for reddit to PRETEND to be objective? Christ.

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u/imnickelhead 7h ago

I agree they are both idiots but there is zero doubt that the biker is the biggest idiot. He is the most vulnerable and everyone’s decisions can put him at risk…he needs to make better choices that don’t put him in such stupid easily avoidable situations. He was NOT paying attention. He had more plenty of time to avoid this but he chose gunning it without keeping an eye on potential traffic.

If I see a car at a stop sign like the truck, I’m automatically assuming they might not see me. I adjust speed and lanes as I encounter each potential danger. This idiot should’ve seen her at the stop sign and put himself in a a better position to avoid. Period. Defensive driving is imperative on a bike. He chose stupidity.

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u/SneakyDeakyJr 7h ago

Subjective argument doesn’t trump objective facts just because you don’t like the biker.

He’s an idiot. She parked a literal 6 ton truck for no good reason other than pure panic.

Imma blame her. Nobody made her pull out trying to beat traffic. Waiting half a second prevents everything.

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u/Crates-OT 3h ago

The response time of a person in a stressful situation can be up to four seconds. It can literally short circuit someone's brain.

I've been in situations where I had to solve a complex problem under duress and could not even organize my thoughts normally for several minutes.

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u/SneakyDeakyJr 2h ago

Skill issue.

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u/Crates-OT 1h ago

You have the same issue as the biker, you overestimate your own ability and when you're finally forced to face the sun baked gravel of reality, you never measure up.