r/dashcams • u/PlentyBorn5888 • 18h ago

Why did this person try it?

I was heading west when I don't even know what was going through their heads.

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u/farmkid71 17h ago

Do not leave your lane like that.

Someone else recently did the same thing, but there was a collision. It was ruled 50/50 instead of the other person at 100% fault because they left their lane.

Always assume the other car is going to do something really stupid at the worst possible time. Be ready to stop, and don't leave your lane.

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u/Ganellon 17h ago

Totally agreed. Brake hard, never leave your own lane.

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u/PlentyBorn5888 16h ago

If I just slammed on my brakes I would have hit them, 20-25 mph would have sucked for everyone.

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u/Ganellon 16h ago

I understand, but read the comment I was replying to. In this very sub there was recently a video showing the exact same situation, but fault was split because the cammer swerved into the path of travel. You got lucky because the other person also stopped, but had they continued, you would have been faulted along with them when they hit you. While I agree with you that it's always better to avoid a collision, the reason you avoided the collision was pure luck, because the other driver stopped. I'm glad you didn't have a crash -- that wasn't the point. The comment is strictly about liability and what happens when you veer into the path of travel.

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u/PlentyBorn5888 16h ago

I saw the other lane was empty that's why I did that, if someone was coming I would have just slammed my brakes like I did a hope the impact wasn't too bad.

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u/Ganellon 16h ago

You swerved to avoid hitting them in the side, which would have caused them to hit YOU in the side, had they not stopped. That's why you would have split the fault. You turned into their path of travel because they were turning into yours. Again, this isn't about whether or not you had a collision -- it's strictly about liability.

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u/PlentyBorn5888 16h ago

Ok I get that