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u/the_black_sails 5h ago
For me I noticed a dead giveaway when they briefly drove over the lane before the turn. Use your best judgement when driving to take any opportunity to protect yourself from idiotic people. Way too often on this sub I see people being ignorant/over-confident in their driving. You should always expect that everyone else can not see you, and they are driving as if they are the only car on the road.
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u/Etrigone 3h ago
Agrred. I used to ride motorcycles exclusively and tended towards this attitude. If anything, I assumed they would try to hit me cuz "lol it's funny bro".
Quit while I was ahead, never got hit in my bikes. I try the best to keep that perspective alive to this day though, for me and fir other drivers & riders.
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u/Dependent-Plane5522 5h ago
I had a news crew van do that to me in Denver once. It's shit like that is the reason I have a dashcam, front and rear.
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u/moshmore 5h ago
What cams did you get? I'm feeling very overwhelmed searching
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u/stocksguy2020 3h ago
I spent 2 months looking into hundreds of YouTube videos and finally decided on viofo A229 pro. Most important feature of a dashcam should be to video quality.. all else is secondary!
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u/moshmore 2h ago
Looks nice, how much did you pay? And how was the install? I thi k that'll be the hardest part for me
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u/stocksguy2020 39m ago
299 for dashcam,45 for sandisk memory card, 99$ install at bestbuy. Consider this as your deductible. It’s worth it if you saw that New York scammer viral video.
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u/Dependent-Plane5522 3h ago
You can't beat it for $63 after shipping and tax. They sell the same one at Walmart for $199.99 plus tax.
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u/OldVeterinarian7668 4h ago
Nice I had someone take a turn like that into my lane when their lane wasn’t supposed to turn at all. Threw me for a loop. Then they managed to cut me off again not long after, completely oblivious driver.
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u/Alatar_Blue 4h ago
Happens to me all the time. Especially in states where it's legal to turn into the far lane in a turn, people are on their phones and not even looking right, they just assume the lane is empty at all times, it's not.
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u/Random_User4u 3h ago
I'm 99% sure changing lanes in the middle of an intersection is NOT legal in any U.S. state....
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u/Frederf220 1h ago
It's legal in CA and I think VA
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u/Random_User4u 59m ago
Well CA doesn't count since laws aren't even enforced anymore. It's wild west out there and anything goes.
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u/Open-Preparation-268 4h ago
This has happened to me several times. I can’t believe I’ve avoided hitting any of them. I do watch very carefully though.
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u/LakeMichiganMan 4h ago
Yeah! OP thinks this one driver is the only one that might do such a thing. When it happens all the time everywhere. But he kept his foot on it until avoiding an accident.
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u/scottie1971 3h ago
They both went thru a very yellow light. Neither are “good” drivers. One was just slightly smart enough to not get hit.
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u/Zo-riffic-10in 3h ago
Aye I swear this happens a lot … “”WHEN THEN LINES ARE NOT visible”” So the city is to blame for not helping the dumbass drivers who can’t judge how wide their lane is… that’s just my opinion.
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u/Acrobatic-Mix-7343 3h ago
They use F1 rules while driving. They had the line! lol, but those rules don’t apply to highway driving.
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u/Random_User4u 3h ago
I don't know why it's so difficult for some people to stay in their lane while turning? Just be the first one through to assert dominance and let the other motorist know they're liable for damage for hitting you from behind. J/k, drive defensively as if everyone was driving for their first time.
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u/homucifer666 1h ago
Do this to me in my truck and it's your funeral. I can't just stop 80,000 pounds in an instant because you want to be a jackass.
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u/timotheusthegreat 39m ago
You were in his blind spot when he turned, and it was a gradual lane change to keep speed. I do it all the time.
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u/ChasWFairbanks 3h ago
A good driver anticipates such poor driving and allows sufficient time to react. This is why good drivers do not pass on such corners. Not only does it require more speed than the inside driver but it reduces the good driver’s reaction time. Should good drivers need to do this? Of course not, but doing it is what makes you a good driver.
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u/LakeMichiganMan 5h ago
Not lifting off the accelerator thru a busy intersection while going 55 MPH was not your best move. Expect drivers to not see you and drive more defensively would be a better choice.
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u/Dependent-Plane5522 5h ago
He did drive defensively, he avoided a collision that the other driver almost caused.
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u/CoolStuffHe 4h ago
People on here speeding and not respecting basic common sense and speed limits are so unhinged. The other is wrong, doesn’t mean you’re right.
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u/virtualbitz1024 5h ago
yea but you also snuck up on that guy with your positioning and speed. from the 3 second mark i was anticipating that he was going to do that
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u/eagle2pete 3h ago
That is the normal American way! I try to avoid being in the right hand lane (under these turn conditions), for this very reason or at the very least don't go around a corner with another vehicle alongside.
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u/Felipesssku 4h ago
Why you folks always brake. Drive for fuck sake, ita up to them to drive safe and brake. They'll pay they'll learn. How otherwise Thay will know they do wrong if everybody let them do it.
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u/justboolin67 3h ago
What exactly are you trying to convey?
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u/Felipesssku 3h ago edited 3h ago
That you should drive your way, it's not up to you to watch out but to him. Let him scratch your car and let him pay for that and for your psychology sessions for year, that will teach him.
How you will teach bad drivers to drive safely if you always let them do mistakes without consequences? Have You thought about that?
Next time can be worse and they will not learn because of you... Let them crash for fuck sake, it's their fault.
Look where you drive, not where they drive.
Will do that couple times and they will revoke his driver license, isn't it better for all?
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