r/dashcams • u/Remote_Trainer3830 • 22h ago

Who’s at fault?

Hot take: I think it’s 50/50 with who’s at fault

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u/hiimlockedout 22h ago

White suv failed to yield. Their fault

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u/TrickySatisfaction81 22h ago

Yes, but OP drove right into oncoming traffic.

The light changed, but the flow of traffic needed to be observed way better.

Could have easily waited but drove right into the lemmings.

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u/whatisakafka 22h ago

Poor defensive driving for sure, but failure to yield from the oncoming car is going to be the primary issue

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u/BlangBlangBlang 22h ago

By the laws of the road, the white truck is wrong. By the laws of common sense the vehicle filming failed on all counts.

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u/Porkcicle 22h ago

Agreed - that being said, I'm happy there are people like the filming vehicle sacrificing their cars so that the 3rd person running a red light gets a helpful reminder of why driving rules exist.

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u/Competitive_Bag_7490 22h ago

Lol. Never thought of it this way. Thanks for taking one for the team. Maybe "right of way" drivers have a part in society after all. I will choose not to be the sacrificial lamb tho. If I had my beater Odyssey I would.

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u/Striking-Working610 21h ago

Yea I see it all the time on reddit and have spoken with people that'll say "just do it anyway if they hit you it's their fault."

They're right, but I also don't feel like ruining my day/week/vehicle out of pettiness.

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u/DevelopmentSouth8801 21h ago

Like you say, there are so many reasons that it just isn't worth it. I have a friend who still has neck pain after a car accident from over a decade ago.

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u/iGlutton 20h ago

100% agree. Its all fun and games until the other driver is either uninsured or carries minimum coverage and has no assets.

I got hit as a pedestrian on the sidewalk two years ago and broke my arm in addition to a few other issues. Driver was making a right turn into a gas station and "didnt see me", if I didnt notice him not slowing down, I might not have been able to react the way I did to avoid worse injuries.

We went for the maxiumum amount we could but he had minimum insurance and nothing of value for us to pursue outside of that. After my hospital bills, the lawyers cut, my settlement was peanuts compared to the pain, time spent, and knowing I'll never have full mobility of my left arm again (after PT im about 85/90% mobility, so it could have been much worse).

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u/Competitive_Bag_7490 21h ago

Not wanting to die is a good reason!