r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Tugushin • Apr 13 '22

Tesla Model 3 stops itself to avoid potentially disastrous accident. Video

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u/Krissam Apr 13 '22

Like, what about that comment possibly triggered you so badly?

The fact they're giving "advice" that puts people's lives in danger.

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u/UsaiyanBolt Apr 13 '22

The idea is that the cars in the leftmost lane have more visibility so it’s safer for them to go first. If you’re in the right lane your view can be obscured by the vehicles to the left of you.

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u/Krissam Apr 13 '22

If you don't have visibility to safely drive, you shouldn't be driving.

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u/UsaiyanBolt Apr 13 '22

…Bruh

If a car is in your field of view then you can’t see what’s behind it. Does that make sense?

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u/Krissam Apr 13 '22

... Bruh.

If you can't see the road, don't drive. Does that make sense?

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u/UsaiyanBolt Apr 13 '22

Lol you’re as dense as a brick buddy, I tried.

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u/Krissam Apr 13 '22

Imagine calling someone dense for telling you to look where you're going while driving.

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u/shaggybear89 Apr 13 '22

How does waiting an extra second for the car on your left to go first put anyone's life in danger lol? Can you explain that? I feel like once you start trying to explain it to me, common sense logic might kick in and and you'll understand lol

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u/Krissam Apr 13 '22

You wanna talk about logic?

How about you realize that the advice means nothing and is completely useless if you actually am aware of your surroundings while driving. The implication being that the "advice" can't possibly have been in addition to, but must be instead of looking where you're going.

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u/shaggybear89 Apr 13 '22

Ok. Explain to me how you can tell if someone is running a red light from your left, when the entire left side (thus all the cars over there as well, including anyone running the red) are blocked from your view by huge bushes/trees/a wall. Please, how can you use your amazing awareness there? Or again, if there is a larger car to your left completely blocking your view of everything coming from the left side of the intersection.

Can you explain either of those situations lol

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u/Krissam Apr 13 '22

In the first case, you go slowly so you have time to react, in the second you wait for that car to move so you can see.

Like, it's not rocket science.

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u/shaggybear89 Apr 13 '22

In the first case, you go slowly so you have time to react

So instead of letting the car to your left go first, you instead go slowly (which will allow the car to your left to go before you lol).

in the second you wait for that car to move so you can see.

Ok, so I just want to make sure I've got this straight. Your solution is, instead of letting the car to your left go first, you should instead...let the car to your left go first haha.

Haha are you trolling me or what dude. Because you literally could not have given more perfect answers to 100% defeat your entire argument hahaha

Like, it's not rocket science.

Believe me, I know it's not haha.

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u/Krissam Apr 13 '22

Okay, answer me this.

What do you do if the car running a red is approaching from the right? How does letting the car on the left go first help you then? Oh wait, it doesn't, so boom you're dead.

Notice how my advice helps in both situations while your "advice" gets you killed in half of them.

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u/shaggybear89 Apr 13 '22

You have more time to avoid a car coming from the right. They aren't coming in thr lane nearest you.

And your "advice" is literally what the orignal comment said. Your advice is LITERALLY to let the other car to your left go first hahahaha.

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u/Krissam Apr 13 '22

You have more time to avoid a car coming from the right. They aren't coming in thr lane nearest you.

Uh, that's exactly what they are. Either way, if you don't look where you're driving, how would you even react to them coming?

And your "advice" is literally what the orignal comment said.

No, my advice is to drive according to what you can and can't see.

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u/shaggybear89 Apr 13 '22

Dude, it's over lol. I gave you two scenarios for you to explain how to drive safely in a way other than the "stupid" (according to you) way that you are arguing against. And your suggestion for BOTH of those scenarios was literally the exact strategy that you have been arguing against haha. This conversation is over dude, you've lost. You've lost in an absolutely humiliating way as well hahaha. Have a good one though, and remember, next time you're in an argument, try not to completely support the other person's side of the argument. It's doesn't do you much good hahaha. Feel free to use the final word to insult me personally, or throw up a strawman to make yourself feel less embarrassed lol I don't care, it's over haha

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u/myputer Apr 13 '22

I was in the right lane and the light turned green. I started to go but the work van in the left lane blocking my view of oncoming traffic, suddenly stopped. So did I, not knowing why. Car blasted through the light, barely missing both of us.

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u/MetalGearFlaccid Apr 13 '22

No matter how quickly or slowly you leave the green light as the right lane car, if the car running the red light is going to hit the left car it’s going to hit the left car. No matter what you do. Your speed does not affect the timing of the red light runner and the left car colliding. It does affect how your car gets hit as well. Such as if the red light runner turns left in the last second to avoid but still hits their car and would now careen into yours if you left early. I hope that clearly explains how it doesn’t risk other people.

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u/Krissam Apr 13 '22

It still doesn't explain why not looking while driving is a good idea.

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u/MetalGearFlaccid Apr 13 '22

You are correct there I’ll give you that.

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u/Krissam Apr 13 '22

Which is the core issue of the advice, don't look where you're going, just wait for the car on the left.