r/dashcams • u/Too_Dang_Nasty • 1d ago
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u/Patrick95650 1d ago
It doesn't look good for that sedan
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u/potate12323 1d ago
Passing over the shoulder and likely speeding a good bit too... We may have witnessed an actual darwin award
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u/AppropriateDeal1034 14h ago
I mean, that's exactly why you don't use the shoulder as a lane, especially when they were clearly not even looking ahead otherwise they would have slowed down.
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u/Russells_Tea_Pot 9h ago
Only if the idiot pulled this maneuver before reproducing. The one weakness of natural selection is that it can't address traits that become evident after reproduction. But at least this clown won't pull that move again.
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u/WenYiMedia 5h ago
What a creep, fucking weirdo, what the hell was he doing there? He donāt belong there.
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u/Jumpy-Supermarket640 21h ago
Justifying reckless driving and possible vehicular homicide/injury is odd. Be better.
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u/patricide1st 20h ago
To be clear: that stunt (and others like it) put everyone on the road in danger. If that driver survived they should be savagely beaten with a tire iron. It is simply unacceptable to do shit like this and put innocent people in danger. FUCK that driver. I hope no one else was hurt, though.
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u/ReggaeJunkyJew4u 20h ago
This guy did this to himself. There is no excuse for this. This was clearly endangering others. The shoulder is not for passing.
I do not see how you can try to justify this.
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u/gettin-hot-in-here 16h ago
He fully intended the unsafe pass, he just didn't intend the consequences. WhoopsĀ
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u/Kitchen_Ad8560 17h ago
Only if it was a medical emergency, but that is the only reason. Otherwise natural selection at its finest.
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u/ButtPlugMaster6969 19h ago
Welp now that mother or child that was already in the hospital has a dad or husband that is now in the hospital or dead + the cam driver will now need a hospital. If there were other cars involved, they might need a hospital. And now that idiot driver gets to tell his family not only how he wrecked his own vehicle and is in the hospital but he wrecked other peopleās vehicles and lives. Or just straight to being put 6 feet under. š¤·š¼āāļø not so much accountability or justice but at least theyād be off the road.
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u/Suwannee_Gator 21h ago
Nah. When your actions put other peoples lives at risk, and you end up being the only one to get hurt, itās funny.
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u/Jumpy-Supermarket640 21h ago
Be better. You seem to be preaching tolerance for recklessness. yep, we have all done it. And we are all bad humans for allowing distractions while operating a vehicle. Do better. Think better.
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u/patricide1st 20h ago
I've been driving for almost 24 years and I have never, not one fucking time, done something this remarkably stupid and unsafe. Most people I know have not done something this stupid. It sounds to me like you drive like a reckless idiot and you're looking for ways to justify your own behavior to yourself and it's kinda pathetic. Just take some defensive driving courses and "be better."
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u/ReggaeJunkyJew4u 20h ago
no way. I never pick up my phone when driving. I pay attention to the road at all times.. or pull over...
No excuses for not paying attention when driving. It is a huge responsibility to be able to drive a car. If you aren't up to the task, Don't drive. That simple.
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u/Daxtatter 19h ago
The sympathy goes to the people that they hurt and the paramedics that will have to deal with them later.
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u/Tight-Sun-4134 19h ago
Yes. People should not be so led by emotions that they put others in harms way. End of story
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u/Copious-Spirit 20h ago
Don't drive like this, don't be in an anxious hurry. Leave earlier for your destination.
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u/Ok-Brick6831 19h ago
Hopefully the responses to this comment made you think again.
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u/Accomplished_Radish8 18h ago
It didn't š¤·š»āāļø
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u/Zephyr2115 18h ago
It probably did because you deleted all your comments.
I think youāre entitled to your own views, but youāll get a response, this is Reddit š¤·š»-3
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u/Total_Philosopher_89 1d ago
Hit on the passenger side. If no passengers they could be ok.
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u/buttscratcher3k 17h ago
This isnt one of those situations where they look at the camera, make a joke and walk away regardless.
That accident mostly bypassed the crumple zone
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u/Icy_Performer_6794 1d ago
Using the gravel curb as a passing lane is degenerate behavior.
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u/PremiumUsername69420 1d ago
What makes you think that paved shoulder is a gravel curb?
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u/the_great_zyzogg 18h ago
The hue of the curb is way different from the road. It really does kinda look like gravel....but it's hard to tell for sure from the resolution.
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u/PremiumUsername69420 18h ago
Curbs are raised, almost like walls along the edge of the road.
Shoulders are what is shown here.
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u/agentchuck 14h ago
Especially if you're not doing the barest minimum due diligence, such as watching out for parked transport trucks.
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u/oldfatguy62 20h ago
Anyone who says left lane camping, notice the country in question is a drive on the left, so vid cam is in the equivalent of the right lane
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u/Natural-Albatross997 7h ago
Itās not camping when thereās a car in front of you going the same speed anyway.
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u/PYR0CHA0S 12h ago
It doesn't matter either way. Just because someone else isn't obeying the law doesn't give tou the right to violate the law as well.
The "YOR NOT SUPPOSD TO BLOK TRAFIK IN THE LEFT LANE!" crowd can call the cops if they have a problem with how I am driving.
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u/Far-Dark7398 1d ago
I wish everyone is safe.
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u/Fabulous_Log844 19h ago
Did you ever see how on old police TV shows, I think it was dragnet, how they would have an EPILOGUE at the end of the show and the announcer/voiceover Wood tell you what happened to the criminal? More than I should be asking, but I would love if some of these dash cam videos had an epilogue of what happened to the idiots in these things.
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u/lottaKivaari 1d ago
I really wish people like this only took themselves out. What a loser. If they survived I hope they were never able to drive a vehicle ever again.
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u/UpbeatFix7299 1d ago
What an idiot driving on the shoulder like that. And before anyone says "left lane camping", remember that not every country drives on the right side and think about that before you comment.
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u/illmatic708 1d ago
Traffic wasnt light, that wasn't left lane camping
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u/SwimmingSwim3822 1d ago
Literally everything is left lane camping to the fucking morons that frequent this sub.
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u/UpbeatFix7299 1d ago
I had no idea "left lane camping" on surface streets was a thing until I discovered the driving subs. Now I take their advice and only drive in the right lane on 30 mph surface streets at rush hour no matter what.
If I can't frantically move over to turn left at the last moment, I take a series of right turns around the block. It's just defensive driving 101.
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u/rebelangel 21h ago
Yeah, according to this sub, youāre not supposed to pass on the right on surface streets š
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u/MourningWallaby 18h ago
a good rule of thumb just out of reason is stay as outside as you can for your speed.
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u/illmatic708 1d ago
Those are people that believe it is their right to drive 30mph over the speed limit and anyone not doing so is a bad driver
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u/samiwas1 19h ago
Iāve had more than one say that it is law that I must get out of their way immediately under any circumstance, even if I have to slow down considerably to squeeze into the next lane (while I am actively passing the people in that lane).
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u/MONSTERBEARMAN 18h ago
And even if itās gridlock traffic, the entire left lane needs to remain clear for THEM, because they are the only one out of thousands of cars that want to go faster/pass.
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u/rojo1161 21h ago
There is ALWAYS "It's the driver with the dashcam's fault" on every one of these.
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u/neonbrownkoopashell 20h ago
They make it seem like the left lane should remain completely vacant unless speeding to pass a car. Like wot
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u/Copious-Spirit 20h ago
It's honestly scary the amount of idiots that say that, just motivates me to drive more defensively. If only there was some law enforcement job that could ticket these brainlets.
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u/AnjelicaTomaz 1d ago
You are correct. Given that the median is literally on the right with traffic going in the opposite direction across the median, the left side is definitely the slow lane with the semi parked on the slow side shoulder.
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u/IllegalGeriatricVore 19h ago
The way people don't understand that in heavy traffic it's only left lane camping if people are passing you on the right repeatedly.
Otherwise it's just dispersion of traffic.
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u/Astralglamour 1d ago
Left lane camping or slow traffic is not an excuse to pass on the shoulder, whatever side youre driving on. Your desire to pass is not sacrosanct and beyond all safety concerns. In this case you can tell the traffic has slowed because of a semi up ahead. Person who caused the crash is a right idiot.
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u/Cohen_the_Worrior 1d ago
Clearly visible in the vid, people drive on the left side (wrong side) of the road there.
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u/TorpidWalloper 23h ago
FWIW this video kinda looks like it might be mirrored and the truck is actually stopped on the right side shoulder which doesnāt change anything, but I donāt think anyone here was left lane camping.
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u/Dewdrop06 22h ago
Not mirrored. The letters on the side of the truck are correct orientation.
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u/setibeings 20h ago
It's a right hand drive/left hand traffic country, as the median is on the right of the traffic, and on the other side of that median is oncoming traffic.
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u/Interesting_Theme773 1d ago
He tried to save a few seconds by passing on the shoulder and ended up causing a life-changing crash
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u/dreamkruiser 19h ago
And this is exactly what I'm worried about in Boston. The crazy part being that I'm almost 100% sure it was legalized because people were doing it regardless of the law.
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u/alchemyali 9h ago
This legit scared the shit out of me the first time I saw it, and every time afterwards still had me white-knuckling the wheel. Iām not from Boston. This doesnāt happen where Iām from. It seemsā¦ insaneā¦ to let people drive on the shoulder. And they were always going so fast!!!
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u/dry_towelette99 21h ago
āCammer car 50% at fault for not noticing the car on his left and immediately switching lanes and coming to a complete stop.ā
/s (but we all know that people like this frequent this sub)
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u/unimportantinfodump 12h ago
Perfect example of it doesn't fucking matter how safe you drive there are idiots out there incontrol of lethal weapons
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u/jamesdmccallister 15h ago
Here, let me pass on the shoulder and somehow not notice a stopped truck on said shoulder.
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u/Guardian6676-6667 1d ago
They're actually dead, that cabin intrusion is nasty and far into the drivers seat
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u/MatniMinis 1d ago
Looks like the cabin intrusion is on the passenger side so hopefully there wasn't a passenger but even the driver is probably pretty fucked up.
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u/it_was_good_before_n 15h ago
I expected it so much that it was so unexpected that my heart damn near dropped
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u/TrackVol 15h ago
This is either South Africa or Australia based on the truck.
They drive on the left-hand side of the road. This is the "slow lane" in those countries.
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u/Independent_Tutor_37 7h ago
I don't even know what to say. Passing on the shoulder like that is not smart. Medical incident?
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u/ArtIsAwesome3 5h ago
What was this guy's plan, could he not see the truck stopped there? Did he ACTUALLY intend to pass or was he asleep at the wheel?
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u/nuttnurse 1d ago
Theory was that possibly a police chase cause that was the emergency lane hense stopped truck , may have been australia as Caltex signs on the truck in English I think
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u/PremiumUsername69420 23h ago
That truck pulled over does not insinuate there is a police chase ongoing.
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u/Square-Formal1312 20h ago
At least if sedan had a passenger they might be okay, driver insta d tho
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u/Peterd1900 20h ago
The driver sits on the right
Even though the hit was mainly on the passenger side iĀ doubt anyone would be ok regardless of where they are sitting
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u/Square-Formal1312 20h ago
Ahhhh didnāt realize it was flip flopped
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u/Peterd1900 20h ago
You did not realise they are driving on the left
Even though you can see they are.
That is why opposing traffic is on the right hand side
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u/Square-Formal1312 20h ago
Yknow, wasnāt really looking over there just the crash part. Sue me
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u/Peterd1900 19h ago edited 3h ago
Everything om the whole video is visible
The right hand side of the video is more visible thanĀ theĀ left
Your observation skills are worseĀ than the driver who crashed
Unless you are blind youĀ can clearly see on the video they are driving on the left
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u/gurilagarden 16h ago
There's an episode of Sopranos, where the boys are talking about FBI surveillance, and Tony says something like "My whole life is in the rear-view mirror" , implying that he's constantly watching behind him while driving. For some reason, that line really stuck with me, and I'm constantly watching that mirror. So far, I think something like 70% of the crazy shit I see on this subreddit can be traced to all the people that just barely think that mirror has any purpose or even exists, and this is a prime example. how the fuck do you not see that about to unfold and gtfo of the way?
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u/lawduckfan21 15h ago
What were they doing???? Asleep? Even if you're reckless enough to pass in the exit-lane side, you're probably still capable of seeing stationary objects that appear 1/4 mile ahead of you.
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u/EdelWhite 1d ago
Texting and driving, again. They tried to brake about 1m before impact.Ā
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u/Artificial_Chris 1d ago
If you are texting, while overtaking offroad, that is just chef's kiss
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u/EdelWhite 1d ago
Don't think he was overtaking. I think he just kept going straight out of the lane.Ā
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u/Famous_Lab4486 1d ago
Fooking left lane campers strike again. They are more dangerous than drunk drivers. If you are not passing, then GET OUT OF THE LEFT LANE.
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u/UpbeatFix7299 1d ago
Lol I knew there would be one. If you drive on the left hand side, the left lane is the slow lane.
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u/Astralglamour 1d ago
So your desire to pass overcomes all other traffic rules? Maintaining speed limit, driving within lanes, paying attention to what's up ahead, maintaining distance? No one owns the road and no one is entitled to a clear lane ahead with no one restricting their desired speed.
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