Impatient Camaro Driver Causes A Huge Accident!

[Cam_Cam]

Even if there is no emergency and this accident never happens, what does the pickup driver gain from this situation? Congrats, you blocked an idiot for a few minutes. Do you feel like more of a man now? Do you feel like citizen police or like you've somehow made humanity better?

I just don't get it. If it bothers you that much, move over, and call the police. There is literally NOTHING TO BE GAINED EVER from blocking someone like this in. If anything, you've now made that person angry and they will go on to cause an accident with some other person.

American drivers are the worst. Even drivers in Mexico are more respectful of laws than America drivers. If you don't have a badge, you aren't the god damned police. Move out of the way safely and go on with your day. You gain absolutely nothing from doing otherwise.

[HuJass]

Would like to see the police report for this accident.

[SteelCamaro]

Originally Posted by Trob85

We have the passing lane law here but it's not a blatant violation they won't do anything. My point is the retard tried to cut off the truck by trying to fit into a space a Miata would have a hard time going through then rides the trucks ass in order to make a point to hurry up even though the truck continued the speed he was going before this whole thing started and even though he slowed down to stir the pot a bit it still would be called passing, that's what the law states here, if there's a no vehicle on your right and a car must merge into the right lane to pass you may be fined. I don't know what the law is else where but here the truck is completely in the right with the semi next to him. My point is this it was a bad situation with the biggest fuggtard being the camaro driver and once the cops get the video the truck driver might get a harsh taking to while the other guy will be completely screwed having to pay for everything which he should be held responsible.

I completely agree. If the truck was brake-checking and driving erratically, that's one thing, but I see nothing wrong with blocking someone from cutting you off for your own safety (I'll be damned if some idiot who's weaving in and out causes an accident up ahead that I have to drive into). If I see it coming far enough away, I try to block people from cutting me off also, again for my own safety, and to prevent jackasses like that from causing anymore major problems down the road. Granted, I'd act WELL before the pickup truck did so they wouldn't have to slam on their brakes or anything like that. If they have to tailgate me for a bit, then so be it, at least they are doing so at the speed limit and not flying down the road endangering other drivers. Oh, and if they choose to tailgate me, they also get to enjoy a nice symphony of loud exhaust in their face, as my Camaro and DD are both fairly loud.

[BigBlock69RS]

Originally Posted by Norm Peterson

Cam - you do realize that there was a vehicle ahead of the small truck. Left lane speed wasn't his choice either. At 0:40 you can even see the right side quarter of this vehicle as the truck swerves left.

Review all of the evidence, people.


Norm

In the beginning there was, however there certainly wasn't anyone in front of the pickup when the accident happened.

What you can't tell is how long the Pickup was intentionally blocking the fast lane to "teach a lesson". My guess is most of the time, you can tell that with how the pickup parallels the Semi, holding constant.

Everyone was taught something that day, too bad there is little chance any will learn...

[Norm Peterson]

Originally Posted by Cam_Cam

Even if there is no emergency and this accident never happens, what does the pickup driver gain from this situation? Congrats, you blocked an idiot for a few minutes. Do you feel like more of a man now? Do you feel like citizen police or like you've somehow made humanity better?

Please stop blaming the truck driver. He was stuck behind yet another vehicle. See my previous posts for details about this other vehicle.


Norm

[Cam_Cam]

Originally Posted by Norm Peterson

Please stop blaming the truck driver. He was stuck behind yet another vehicle. See my previous posts for details about this other vehicle.


Norm

There's no other vehicle there for the second half of the video. There was in the beginning. Look at the shadows from the car. The pick up driver slows to match the speed of the semi-truck. If you can't see that happening... well... I dunno.

[MrChrisLS3]

Sorry, but the actions of the person in the truck in no way contributed to this accident. The driver of the Camaro made a bad decision which caused him to lose control of his car.

Even if, and it's a big if, that state does have the passing lane law, on that particular stretch, our friend in the Camaro still had no right to do what he did. Sure the guy in the pickup could have avoided this by speed up and moving over, which he probably would have done if our friend wasn't tailgating him. They guy in the Camaro should have just sat back and waited. Just because he wanted to drive faster doesn't mean everyone, or anyone else has to.

I pray that everone was uninjured. Once this video gets presented, the camaro driver is going to have some serious consequences to face.

[SteelCamaro]

Originally Posted by Cam_Cam

Even if there is no emergency and this accident never happens, what does the pickup driver gain from this situation? Congrats, you blocked an idiot for a few minutes. Do you feel like more of a man now? Do you feel like citizen police or like you've somehow made humanity better?

I just don't get it. If it bothers you that much, move over, and call the police. There is literally NOTHING TO BE GAINED EVER from blocking someone like this in. If anything, you've now made that person angry and they will go on to cause an accident with some other person.

American drivers are the worst. Even drivers in Mexico are more respectful of laws than America drivers. If you don't have a badge, you aren't the god damned police. Move out of the way safely and go on with your day. You gain absolutely nothing from doing otherwise.

What if the Camaro ended up killing someone down the road because he was driving too fast, weaving in and out? Doing what the pickup truck did could have essentially saved a life by forcing him to slow down. Now granted, the Camaro still drove off the road and caused an accident, but the majority of drivers won't do that and will just tailgate for a while.

[zr1chris]

What a couple of idiots especially the guy in the Camaro.

[Bizaro]

I see assholes like this pickup driver in NY all the time. Driving around on these roads with a false sense of entitlement and it makes me angry as hell. Pushing people to the edge is what they do.

[SSMY1LE]

Originally Posted by Norm Peterson

The 18-wheeler was likely on cruise control, and you just can't expect 18 wheels and 80,000 lbs to be driven like a 4000 lb 4-wheeler. My son drives an 18-wheel box and my son-in-law runs an 18 wheel flatbed. What I hear from them bothers me. What I don't scares me.

I saw no evidence of "medical emergency". If that was the case, why didn't the car driver take to the right side around the 18-wheeler in the first place? Like, go where there isn't any traffic instead of where there is . . . dumbass.

Norm

I've been driving tractor trailers for 33 years as a side job and have seen just about everything. I've never driven like it was 4000 lbs, never had an accident either. There is something to be said about "defensive driving", sometimes you have to swallow your pride and give the idiots room. A true professional driver will do everything possible to remove themselves from situations such as this.

Not sure how you would have seen somebody in distress in the car from that footage, that was my point, there is no way of knowing !

[Cam_Cam]

Originally Posted by SteelCamaro

What if the Camaro ended up killing someone down the road because he was driving too fast? Doing what the pickup truck did could have essentially saved a life by forcing him to slow down. Now granted, the Camaro still drove off the road and caused an accident, but the majority of drivers won't do that and will just tailgate for a while.

Stop hypothetically justifying citizen policing of the roads. It's a slippery slope.

[MrChrisLS3]

Originally Posted by Bizaro

I see assholes like this pickup driver in NY all the time. Driving around on these roads with a false sense of entitlement and it makes me angry as hell. Pushing people to the edge is what they do.

So, because they don't drive faster, or move over for you, just because you want to drive faster, means they have a false sense of entitlement?

[Bizaro]

Originally Posted by MrChrisLS3

So, because they don't drive faster, or move over for you, just because you want to drive faster, means they have a false sense of entitlement?

That is correct, when you're not abiding to road rules just to get back at some jerk you have a false sense of entitlement. Left lane is passing lane if youre not using it to pass move over to the right traffic lane.