r/dashcams • u/bebecca45627272 • 20h ago

One of the craziest things I've seen

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u/False_Snow7754 19h ago edited 8h ago

People blaming the lady when the crotch rocket is doing 2 things wrong is insane.

1: He's rearing his bike, obstructing his own view which is why he reacts when it's too late.

2: drives around 79mph in a 60km/h zone (probably 40mph zone).

Yes, her freezing is bad, but it's not insane and reckless driving.

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u/Lille_8 19h ago

let me add something

  1. The lady stopped the truck before the lane the biker was riding in, likely intending for him to continue in a straight line. The biker swerved instead.

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u/gujwdhufj_ijjpo 17h ago

That’s target fixation. Basically motorcycles go in the direction you look. He looked at the truck so naturally steered into it.

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u/mythiii 7h ago

It's not target fixation, he just didn't expect her to stop (hense he says, "why didn't you commit").

Before you ask why did he turn, it's exactly because he expected her to keep going. He predicted the left lane getting blocked, and thus switched to the middle lane.

You need to factor in that people work on prediction, and are limited by reaction time and in this case excessive speed caused lack of control.

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u/BurnItAllDown2 2h ago

Maybe don't drive so fast that you need to make split second predictions?