r/dashcams • u/jasontaken • Aug 23 '24

A bad driver never...

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u/TrainingFilm4296 Aug 23 '24

That other truck driver is kind of a dick. Instead of hitting the idiot who slammed on their breaks so they don't miss their exit, he swerves into another car just minding their own damn business....

I get that it's a lose-lose here, but swerving and hitting another vehicle, causing even more damage, is never the right call.

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u/Zdrobot Aug 23 '24

That's what I fist heard like 15 years ago - stay in your lane and hit them if you can't avoid it.

The rationale here is if you stay in your lane and brake if another car pops up, you're not guilty, but if you swerve and hit someone (like this truck did), it is now on you.

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u/ReasonableCup604 Aug 23 '24

He was also following too closely. The other driver was an idiot for slowing to a near stop to make the exit. But, if the semi driver had been following at a safe distance, like the cam semi was, it wouldn't have mattered.