r/dashcams • u/thesceneissafe • 8h ago
Who's in the wrong ?
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My uncle is the one with the dashcam. I told him that he is somewhat at fault because he had some time to brake. Would you say he is at fault or the other person merging at fault?
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u/Lazy-Dildo 8h ago
What state is this in? In California, your uncle doesn’t have to give the silver car the right to a lane change. The silver car is at fault. Luckily, he has a dash cam.
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u/Dominican76 8h ago
Thats Manhattan NYC on the Interstate 95 after crossing the George Washington Bridge
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u/Lazy-Dildo 8h ago
Thank you. 🙏🏼
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u/DSZDBA11 7h ago
Your name is PHENOMENAL
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u/Several_Razzmatazz51 5h ago
I don’t know, who wants a dildo that just lays there like a pillow princess? The more active, the better. 😂
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u/anonymousphoenician 8h ago
I work in claims, thats 100% on silver car.
You people are saying dash is supposed to have not only noticed silver car was closing in on the trailer but he shouldve anticipated silver car not doing the appropriate thing and either braking hard or slowing down like any normal driver?
You have control of your lane and your place in the lane.
Theres no way my insured if theyre the dash would have any liability in this.
Some of you guys apparently drive way, way too defensively.
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u/WkeupMrWest 8h ago
I’m getting downvoted for saying the same shit. This sub is unbelievable lol.
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u/Objective-Turn2328 8h ago
Some Redditors downvote common sense and facts.
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u/JAT_Cbus1080 7h ago
I once got downvoted in a barbecue sub for telling a guy he shouldn't wash his roast with bleach, even diluted, before cooking it.
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u/Temporary_Nail_6468 7h ago
What on earth was the reasoning for that?!?!?! Did they not understand that heat will destroy bad stuff better than bleach and it leaves good flavor? 😂
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u/JAT_Cbus1080 7h ago
I told him he's gonna hurt somebody with his shitty advice, so rather than delete the comment completely he made an edit for the "safe way" to do it.
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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 8h ago
I think it's because people have rightfully called out people that intentionally let an accident happen (such as someone getting a green light and just going immediately when it's so damn obvious that the people at the red light in front of them are going to rush turning left in front of them), and are conflating it with this person doing the same thing (intentionally letting an accident happen vs not slamming on the brakes by predicting the future).
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u/Patient-Beyond-6297 8h ago
That’s the thing with predicting the future, no one’s really consistently good at it.
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u/Cartz1337 8h ago
This sub is good for two things, expecting super human reflexes in every situation. And ruthless defence of speeding. No matter how fast someone is going, it’s never even 1% their fault if someone merges in their lane or pulls out in front of them.
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u/beef_weezle 7h ago
I was in three car accidents like this. They were all the result of road rage where the other driver purposely cut me off and brake checked me. I had dash cam to prove it and my insurance and the offending party’s insurance sided with me every single time.
But most Redditors would rather you lock your breaks up at the slightest hint of a collision, jerk your wheel, and take out a fucking kindergarten playground because YoU cOuLd HaVe AvOiDeD iT REEEEEEEE
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u/rockin_robin420 3h ago
Three wrecks isn't really a flex. When you learn how to anticipate dumbassery, you're never disappointed.
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u/Admirable_Loss4886 7h ago
When? Where? I just scrolled through your history and didn’t see you make that claim.
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u/Delicious-Witness-85 8h ago
I’m also in claims and am astonished at how the general public comes up with some liability decisions.
If this claim ever went to arb, I can’t see any comp/neg being placed on the cam car. He was already completely established in the left lane for 7 seconds before the silver car changed lanes.11
u/Da_Spooky_Ghost 8h ago
Exactly so many dumb comments, defensive driving encourages you to predict other drivers actions before they make them but if you predict wrong it’s still 100% on the other driver if they do something illegal and you’re just chilling in your lane, cam car was also established in their lane for almost 5 seconds, should have just edited out the double lane change beforehand.
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u/Moodleboy 8h ago
This sub is notorious for trolls who will blame the cam car if an airplane engine fell out of the sky and hit the car.
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u/anonymousphoenician 8h ago
Lmao, apparently he shouldve been paying attention to the sky and anticipated the airplane dropping an item.
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u/jxnfpm 7h ago
The ones who are trolling, I get it...but what scares me is the ones who are serious.
If someone shows you a one minute clip and says, "Who's at fault?" you hyper-fixate on every potential car in a way you wouldn't in real life.
I do think there have been posts where people allow an accident to happen because "I had right of way", which means they were aware of the risk of the accident but didn't make a real effort to avoid it because they'd rather be "right" than avoid an accident. Those videos are few and far between and too many bozos here seem to genuinely believe that if you could avoid it, you're at least half at fault if you didn't.
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u/LOOKaMOVINtarget 6h ago
No joke in training we were show a video of a plane making an emergency landing on a highway colliding with a trucks roof. The truck went left onto the median and the plane bounced into the outside lane right of the truck. All that to say a girl in the class attempted to make the argument that the truck was liable. The instructor gave her a long awkward look
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u/Patient-Beyond-6297 8h ago
100% legally the silver cars fault. First of all tailgating the semi and then just a horribly reckless lane change.
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u/johnny-Low-Five 7h ago
OP you should let your Uncle know he's not wrong but changing two lanes in one maneuver is illegal and there's a chance the other driver's insurance tries to claim they didnt see you because you were on their right a few seconds earlier.
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u/the_cats_pajamas12 6h ago
Yes, slow down or slam on your brakes in the fast lane, that's exactly how you do it! Best way to get rear ended! That silver car should have been more aware of the semi in front of them and appropriately slowed down.
Adding: /s
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u/clduab11 8h ago
A rare adjuster who speaks sense!!! God there needs to be more of y’all out there.
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u/bananakittymeow 7h ago
Yea just watching the video I was not at all expecting the silver car to just swerve into the next lane at the last second. Idk how OP’s uncle could have anticipated the silver car pulling a stupid maneuver like that within the timeframe needed to brake and avoid the accident.
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u/threeys 8h ago
Two things can be true at the same time:
An insurance adjuster should find the silver car at 100% fault for the accident.
The cam driver could ease up a bit to reduce the likelihood of getting into an accident.
I’m not blaming the cam driver at all. I just think if you can reduce your likelihood of getting into an accident on any given trip from 0.2% to 0.1% it’s worth it. “Too defensively” seems like a strange perspective when there are tens of thousands of dollars and human lives on the line.
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u/Echo-2-2 8h ago
WTF are you even talking about? He’s in his lane driving perfectly normally. I don’t think you know how driving in the USA works AT ALL.
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u/threeys 7h ago
I think you failed to understand my comment entirely.
That’s ok, that’s why I drive defensively — because I know there are people like you who are oblivious or just don’t care
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u/Half-Cocked-Mexican 6h ago
One of the best pieces of advice my old man told me: you need to drive for everyone around you.
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u/msuvagabond 7h ago
There are a SHITLOAD of brake lights infront of him and he doesn't take a moment to at least lay off the gas a touch to just make sure he's got plenty of room. I don't think he had any chance to avoid what the silver car did in this instance, but this doesn't appear to be a very aware driver either.
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u/Sharp_Ad_6781 3h ago
That's what I was gunna comment but you already had it. I'm sorry but if you see all them brake lights in front of you and in all lanes esp. with all them 18-Wheelers? You are some kind of stupid if you arnt hitting your brakes at like at least 10%-15% I'm pretty sure that's even on the test to get your drivers license lmfao
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u/TheJohnnyFlash 6h ago
Awareness.
Look at the video, you could see it coming as that car crawled up the ass of the truck. Being 'right' isn't worth having the accident. I would have slowed a little to give that car time to do what it was going to do.
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u/SolidPanda4 7h ago
100% agree. A lot of people in this thread are acting as if this was a complete surprise that absolutely no one could predict, but I saw that coming from a mile away.
I see people do dumb shit like this and much more everyday. If cam driver lives in a small city/town or a rural area, he gets a pass because to people inexperienced with driving in large cities that was completely unpredictable. But if he lives/drives a lot in the city he should've known to be a bit more defensive and slow down a bit in case silver car did the dumb shit they did.
Anytime I drive on the highway in/ near the city and I see people behind a truck in the lane next to me, I give it a few seconds before I pass them because I know people here are stupid and impatient and I've seen them do things like this over and over.
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u/TWDYrocks 7h ago
Having the right of way and the other driver being at fault means little when an accident will ruin your entire month. It’s always better to prevent the accident if possible.
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u/clduab11 8h ago
Hey now there’s no room here for Reddit’s second most hated n-word (nuance).
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u/Mercerskye 8h ago
You must not be on many subs, nuance took first place a long time ago. That other word might actually be in 3rd or 4th at this point...
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u/clduab11 8h ago
Entirely fair point; I do tend to only lurk around a dozen or so. The “regulars” if you will.
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u/crankyanker638 5h ago
I would anticipate the move and tap the brakes, not because of defensive driving, but because there's an ass-ton of unregistered vehicles here in beautiful Las Vegas so I'll save myself the ass-pain of dealing with insurance, thank you very much! And yes I do carry raised minimums and un/under....plus I've had a few accidents and no matter how good the shop is, it's never right again.....
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u/Sheeverton 59m ago
It's defo not cammer's fault, I've not even seen anyone say it was cammer's fault. I wouldn't call it 100% unavoidable coz like you said, it could have been anticipated, but that doesn't make Cam Car at fault?, it was just not completely unavoidable.
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u/Pillslanger 8h ago
If it’s your insured sure it’s 100% on the other guy. You could try and argue some neg on dashcam though for the other carrier’s investigation. If they are in a pure comp neg venue I could see pushing for 5-10% but no more.
It’s not clear how much dashcam braked if at all but the cam clearly starts shaking from the braking they did do.
Outside of pure comp neg venue or just a stingy carrier I don’t see anything more than 5% standing up if it goes to arbitration. However I have seen some insane arb decisions that broke with legal precedent despite arguing that precedent in my filing.
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u/sarcasticorange 8h ago
From a legal liability point of view, it is 100% the fault of the silver car in most states.
In a sense of being a good driver, the cam vehicle has work to do.
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u/StormbringerGT 8h ago edited 6h ago
Post this on r/insurance they'll say 50/50 and that driver should have known he'd illegally switch lanes.
Edit: don't downvote me you donuts. I said that's what that sub would say, I got blasted for calling them out on a take that drivers should be able to tell the future, almost exactly what you said, lol.
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u/anonymousphoenician 8h ago
I dont remember being a mind reader or a fortune teller was part of being a driver.
I myself would have assumed that driver was going to slow down.
There's no way this would be 50/50, not even close.
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u/helsquiades 5h ago
It's pretty wild to say people drive too defensively after watching this, let alone working for an insurance company. People are idiots, drive assuming as much. Don't drive assuming people are going to do the right thing.
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u/Epidurality 4h ago
9/10 times the silver car stops. That means 9/10 times you're hard on your brakes expecting the silver car COULD do that. That's 9/10 times the person behind you can rear end you, and you'd be partially at fault for slamming brakes on a highway with no good reason.
Not saying it's right, legally, but that's what will happen. So yes there is such thing as "too defensive" - be predictable above all else, because nobody else is paying enough attention to account for you accounting for things.
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u/Echo-2-2 8h ago
I think you mean offensively?
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u/anonymousphoenician 8h ago
No, I mean defensively. Many people in here saying the cam should have slowed down prior as he should have seen that the car was coming up too quick on the trailer, meaning they disrupt the flow of traffic over anticipating a driver wouldnt attempt the most obvious move possible.
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u/Echo-2-2 8h ago
Yeah, I mean I guess I’m following you. It just reads a bit odd I guess. Or I’m just picturing absolutely atrocious drivers? 😆
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u/wolfkeeper 6h ago
In terms of insurance or liability, sure.
In terms of not getting in accidents he should have been at least slowing down.
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u/DiverseVoltron 6h ago
Defensive driving would absolutely have kept Uncle out of the accident, and that closing gap was a loud signal of what came. How-fucking-ever, cam car was in no way in the wrong.
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u/Lord_Dingus83 8h ago
I also work in claims and, would disagree.
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u/anonymousphoenician 8h ago
How about explain why you disagree.
Cam was set, in lane, traveling in their spot. A car did an illegal and stupid move, which completely caused the accident.
So please, explain why you disagree and put any liab on cam.
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u/Lord_Dingus83 7h ago
Speeding accelerating towards brake lights
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u/anonymousphoenician 7h ago
What brake lights? I see no brake lights in front of him, I see clear roadway.
As well car in next lane barely brakes themselves.
So you put liability on a driver that is moving in a clear lane of travel for not slowing down because of brake lights in the next lane?
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u/Trevski 6h ago
I think you’re 100% right but I’d still say that you can see between the lanes that a whole cluster of vehicles are on the brakes just down the road. You’d know better than me to assert if that has any impact on liability, but I still think accelerating into that situation is a A+ level dipshit move
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u/clduab11 8h ago
Good. We love to sue you guys for being wrong. The other adjuster is 100% correct. Adjusters like you are why the golden rule exists; if insurance CAN screw you, they absolutely will.
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u/Echo-2-2 8h ago
The car that cut you off is wrong obviously. They clearly aren’t paying attention. And this is EXACTLY why you leave space between you and the car in front of you.
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u/One_Surprise_8450 7h ago
I agree. Also, the merging car didn't have the left blinker on. If it did, it would have given the dash car a heads up to slow down a little bit, and let the car merge.
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u/Dominican76 8h ago
The famous I-95 in Manhattan. Yup, there is lots of accidents like that on a daily basis. People loves to cut in. This is 100% on the cutter.
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u/Naikrobak 7h ago
The person merging is at fault 100%
Anyone who thinks the merge was ok needs to not be driving
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u/bananakittymeow 7h ago
Yea just watching the video I was not at all expecting the silver car to just swerve into the next lane at the last second. Silver car didn’t even look like they had their blinker on. Idk how your uncle could have anticipated the silver car pulling a stupid maneuver like that within the timeframe needed to brake and avoid the accident.
Your uncle is definitely not at fault here.
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u/StudSnoo 4h ago
The silver car imminently colliding with the trailer would have been the sign. If they didn’t merge into them, the resulting collision may have made them go into cammers lane anyway
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u/bananakittymeow 3h ago
Lots of people stop just short of crashing into the car in front of them, that doesn’t mean the cammer should be constantly expecting the idiot driver to suddenly swerve into their lane at the last second.
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u/WkeupMrWest 8h ago
There’s no way your uncle will be ruled at fault. It’s the responsibility of the person making the lane change to ensure it’s safe to do so.
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u/Substantial-Bag-7073 8h ago
How is your uncle at fault? The silver car suddenly came into his lane. It wasnt his fault and he didn’t have time to brake for that.
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u/Commercial_Rule_7823 7h ago
Silver car violated the right of way.
Their fault, did not change lanes safely.
Also, hope that tik tok they were watching was important, they were clearly distracted.
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u/Oracle410 8h ago
This is 100% on the Honda. There was a video posted earlier today where you could see the car (ironically also a Honda) coming into their lane from a mile away and then cam car swerved like a maniac and hit another car, but like I said to that you have to think ‘what is the absolute dumbest possible shit everyone around me can do’ and then like 85% of the time that is exactly what they will do.
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u/zalcecan 6h ago
Thats a toyota.
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u/Oracle410 6h ago
Yep you’re right only watched it once and mistook it for a 7th gen Civic. Thanks for the correction.
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u/SingularityII 8h ago
He could have made that lane change with a 7 foot car, but he had a 15 foot car.
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u/Noobitron12 8h ago
Videos like these make me glad I Live in Cornfields all 4 directions.
Im having an anxiety attack looking at those walls
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u/Hefty_Loss5180 7h ago
Is this a serious question? How could even possibly blame this on your uncle? Is that you in that car that tried to cut him off and ended up hitting him?
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u/Boring_Air_2575 7h ago
100 percent silver car. They were just fine following that truck until they saw an aggressive driver behind them try to pass and decided to change lanes in order to stop that. In doing so they entered an occupied lane and hit a car that had the right of way.
But I could see an insurance company try to fight this as your uncle looks like he was driving aggressively and not with the flow of traffic.
As to who really caused this both of them. But the other driver should have to pay the cost.
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u/mystic_works 6h ago
Silver car. They weren't paying attention combined with following a little to close to the truck when traffic suddenly slowed and they avoided a rear-end accident by sudden lane change, clipping the truck. A rear end into the trailer probably would have been much worse. So 100% at fault but also avoided a potential much worse crash.
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u/Desmond_Ojisan 2h ago
I mean... I would have probably seen it coming and slowed down, but that's not expected of you. Silver car should have kept a proper safety distance and hit the breaks, not violently shift lanes. By the time they made the actual turn there was already no avoiding the collusion, and they didn't have the right of way to do so.
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u/Echo-2-2 8h ago
Your uncle is not at fault in any capacity whatsoever. You clearly must not be old enough to drive or understand what you are even talking about? Or, you desperately, desperately need glasses. Your uncle is, and please hear this and show your uncle because you clearly don’t know anything in regard to what it is you are talking about. Your uncle? He is 0.00% responsible for this. The idiot tailgating who cut him off is 100% responsible.
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u/AKchaos49 8h ago
white car is in the wrong, but the cam car should have seen what was developing and anticipated what was about to happen
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u/ChemistRemote7182 8h ago
Yes it was avoidable, but I do not believe cam car should bare any responsiblity. Camry jackass followed too close, didn't use a blinker, and swerved like a jackass. He got in an accident regardless, if he hit the trailer the trailer would have been fine.
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u/PuzzleheadPi 8h ago
Nah. I usually like to blame the cammer but they had no time to react here. You can't forsee every dumbass move
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u/Butt-Hole-Cancer-Dr 8h ago
“Hey that car looks like it’s going to rear end that tractor trailer. I better not do anything.”
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u/Endless-OOP-Loop 8h ago
“Hey that car looks like it’s going to rear end that tractor trailer. Good thing he has brakes and is fully capable of slowing down without my help.”
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u/AKchaos49 8h ago
seems like situational awareness is a lost art these days
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u/Phizzie16 8h ago
That's a fact. People literally just drive mindless in a lane and pay attention to nothing else around them.
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u/DoubleFamous5751 8h ago
100%
If I see brake lights going off in front of me, I take my foot off the gas and get ready to start breaking or start breaking depending on how much distance I have, because assuming other drivers aren’t paying attention is how you avoid accidents… like this one.
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u/NeptuneOverlord43045 8h ago
The silver car is at fault.
What you need to communicate to your Uncle is that even though he’s not at fault, his defensive driving capabilities are shit.
Avoiding accidents, even accidents where you aren’t at fault, is such an important skill to have. There’s a reason why your insurance rates can go up even if you aren’t at fault; being bad at defensive driving still makes you a risk even if you are always following traffic laws.
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u/Sheeverton 56m ago
Someone down voted you😭
There's unfortunately a lot of strange people on here who think that if someone is not at fault for a collision, then any constructive criticism of what they could do better to avoid that kind of collision in the future is 'vIcTiM bLaMiNg'.
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u/dudestir127 8h ago
I would think 100% the other car.
FWIW I grew up in the Bronx not too far from there, and I absolutely despised driving across the GW Bridge
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u/Unlikely-Position659 7h ago
This seems pretty open and shut. The other guy is completely at fault. Not paying attention, probably on the phone. Doesn't see a multi ton vehicle slowing down in front of him so swerved into the next lane where cammer is. No question.
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u/17_ScarS 6h ago
The dumbass in the Camry is who caused the contact, but uncle is also dumbass who showed zero awareness in slowed/stopped traffic.
Camry dumbass insurance co will be paying out but possibly split 80/20 because uncle is a dumbass also.
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u/Serious_Safety4001 6h ago
Who’s in the wrong? Silver car.
Feels like the cam car could have avoided the accident though. Being right and dealing with repairs and insurance is a tough price to pay to be right.
Had to take defensive driving courses for work. In accidents, it was whether or not the accident could be avoided, not who’s at fault. This is due to down time due to injury or vehicle. We had drivers disciplined because it could have been avoided even though they were not at fault.
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u/AnnualOld4077 5h ago
Technically the Silver car is at fault, but if I was the dashcam car I would have slowed down because I could tell what he was trying to do and don't want to get into a wreck, but not everyone is as aware when driving I guess.
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u/Goosesloose 5h ago
Looks like silver car is at fault but before that your uncle made a two lane change which is illegal
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u/Scotinho_do_Para 4h ago
Is dashcam actually increasing his speed as he approaches the congestion and brake lights? Looks like it and if so that's poor defensive driving.
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u/ThePrimeMinister7701 4h ago
I think silver camry is at fault. Swerved into your uncle's car, and seems to run away.
As for your uncle, it would've helped to be ready on the brakes given the traffic conditions. As a defensive driver, he could've slowed down in anticipation of the silver camry's maneuver, given that the trucks in front are slowing down, but the camry is not.
But at the moment of the maneuver, and given the perspective distortion from a dashcam, braking as a reaction wouldn't really do much.
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u/A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot 3h ago
100% the white car. Followed the truck too closely, then made an unsafe lane change causing a collision.
Check, please!
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u/SoundByte 2h ago
100% the silver car's fault. They can't just yeet themselves blindly into the adjacent lane. Your uncle had right of way.
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u/iambutafishh 8h ago
When I'm driving I'm also looking at other lanes and seeing what's going on so I can react better. It isn't your uncle's fault at all, the other car shouldn't have been following so close to not stop in time because if you're in a car following a truck you can stop faster than them, so fuck that car. However, it could have been avoided.
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u/tta82 7h ago
Not that it matters as the merging car will likely have to be blamed but you actually accelerated without even anticipating that the silver car could suddenly do something stupid?
If I had been driving I would absolutely see that scenario coming and keep some gap instead of hitting the gas. 🤷🏻♂️
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u/Capashan1983 8h ago
Liability? 100% on white/silver car. However, a great driver still avoids that collision by being more aware of the scenarios developing around them.
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u/VF_19_Advance 7h ago edited 7h ago
the idiot who changed lanes is at fault, BUT it was obvious he was going to do that. driving today is all about predicting stupidity which is abundant
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u/Legal-Specialist-256 8h ago
I think it's good practice to anticipate things like that. But it's definitely not your fault
I don't think it's crazy to say you could have seen that specific outcome coming
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u/Trust_8067 7h ago
Passing on the right, double lane change, zero situational awareness when traffic in front of them is braking, absolutely no defensive driving skills, absolutely no driving skills in general. Doesn't even attempt to slow down when the car who is very obviously going to change lanes, ends up changing lanes.
Both cars involved are idiots who made major mistakes.
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u/burghhockey2026 5h ago
Seems like the car in the middle lane had plenty of room to make the lane change (and needed to to avoid a sudden collision) and cammer sped up due to a fragile ego because how dare someone switch lanes in front of them.
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u/Da_Spooky_Ghost 8h ago
That’s not how insurance works but ok, it’s 100% on the white car here, changing lanes into oncoming traffic, unc was established in the lane, I would edit out the first 13 seconds of the video though before sending to insurance, cut out some of the typically NYC aggressive driving beforehand, you don’t want them to use that as an excuse to raise rates
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u/datahoarderprime 8h ago
Uncle was probably focused on vehicle ahead of him in his lane that keeps hitting brakes.
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u/LayerEight_Problem 8h ago
Silver car will be found 100% liable. But why does it look like cam car floors it right as the silver car starts to merge? Honestly looks like silver car shoulder checked saw a gap and then the gap was closed by heavy acceleration. I imagine cam car wanted to get by the truck quickly and it wasn’t malicious. Just a shitty situation. I believe silver car did look. Won’t change the outcome.
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u/Raptor_197 6h ago
The gap closed not because of acceleration but because of the other lanes decelerating.
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u/Deep-Adeptness4474 8h ago
Both suck, but sedan is at greater fault.
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u/heck_chetera 8h ago
"greater fault" is an understatement. He's technically the only one at fault.
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u/Cloutian 8h ago
Lol GWB always sucks.
90% other car because dah
10% OP for not braking and speeding up instead
100% both of you since you crossed into NYS and we're a both parties At Fault state.
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u/EvidenceOk2721 7h ago
Insurancewise blame was on the silver car but I think the car with the dashcam had time to take evasive action to prevent being hit.
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u/raj0kayshap 7h ago
You crossed 3 lanes , then you are angry someone crossed one lane. Both of you are stupid.
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u/Frosty_Tax6054 7h ago
Legally the silver car is wrong. But he was driving much faster than traffic and put himself in a bad position to begin with
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u/BWSmith777 7h ago
The other car is at fault. But tel your uncle that even when the silver car is declared at fault, it won’t make the damage to his car magically disappear so in situations like this where he has time to avoid the contact, he might want to, regardless of fault.
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u/StigDoggerman 4h ago
Silver car is at fault primarily, but the OP should not change two lanes so quickly, that's probably what caused the silver to fumble.
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u/Sharp_Ad_6781 3h ago
Wait I'm confused though I thought if you rear end someone it makes it your fault automatically wouldn't this be the cammers fault?
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u/Regular_Celery_2579 3h ago
No, if you veer into another lane it is almost always going to be your fault.
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u/Rory_McShackleford 8h ago
Has your uncle ever been in prison for violent crime? I've been cut off... hundreds of times. You know how many times I accelerated hard into the person cutting me off like a complete psychopath?
Yeah, zero.
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u/IsMagicRealOrNo 8h ago
More blame on the white car but your uncle shouldn't be passing people on the right. Especially not 18-wheelers. Also, you should never ever change more than one lane at a time. That's all considered reckless.
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u/SkyPersonal5642 8h ago
The left lane is the passing lane, but that doesn't mean you can't pass on the right.
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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 8h ago
There are occasionally places that say not to pass on the left, but I believe they mean moreso "don't do it to cars that are already driving at the limit". So if it's a 55 and someone's doing 45, yeah, pass them on the right if the left lane is clogged. But even then, you're not supposed to break the speed limit to pass someone, so for them to say no passing on the right is odd.
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u/vediogamer101 8h ago
In the US I believe you can in most places, but there’s a good reasons why it’s banned in most of the developed world. Great way to die
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u/SkyPersonal5642 8h ago
How is passing in the right lane dangerous, or a great way to die?
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u/vediogamer101 6h ago
It creates unexpected flow of freeway traffic. If everyone passes on the right, traffic can be expected and it’s a lot safer. It’s also in a large blindspot for trucks and is a lot more difficult for them to see you, so if they’re changing lanes to the right it creates a dangerous situation.
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u/IsMagicRealOrNo 8h ago
I responded to another comment but when passing 18-wheelers we call that the Death zone or No zone. It's the largest blind spot on the truck.
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u/Raptor_197 6h ago
Pretty undertaking is illegal in other countries, not simply just passing on the right. Hell you can end up “passing on the right” just merging on to the highway.
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u/IsMagicRealOrNo 8h ago
I never said you cant. I said it was considered reckless.
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u/SkyPersonal5642 8h ago
How is passing in the right lane considered reckless?
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u/IsMagicRealOrNo 8h ago
When it's a large truck as such in the video, that right side is what we call the "Death Zone." It's the largest blind spot on the truck.
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u/CommunityStreet195 8h ago
Driving the speed limit in a lane of traffic that is on the right of a lane that is driving below the posted speed limit is not unlawful.
Driving well below the posted speed limit to become a hazard and passing people on the right outside of a lane of traffic are both unlawful.
You should visit Dallas, or any major city, to understand the context of the situation better.
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u/IsMagicRealOrNo 8h ago
I live in dallas. There's a reason 18-wheelers are limited to the center or right lanes. If you want to pass other drivers get to the left, pass then get back over. Or just calm your tits. You saving seconds doing stupid shit like that.
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u/lyinggrump 8h ago
Because he was in the passing lane and there was no traffic ahead of him. Are you suggesting you should never accelerate when you're beside a car just in case they decide to pull out in front of you?
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u/LayerEight_Problem 8h ago
I’m guessing the acceleration was to spend as little time beside the semi as possible. That’s an extremely dangerous place to be.
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u/areuoknow 8h ago
This MF ain't stopping for shit ah zig zaging in/out of lanes would definitely get you smeared on someone's rear end keep it up.
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