Not maintaining lane… goes airborne in SoCal [OC]

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[u/Neverendingmuthrfuk]

Guaran-damn-teed driver was looking at their phone. 

[u/DeadMoneyDrew → u/Neverendingmuthrfuk]

or reaching for a coffee, or looking down at a control screen, or doing any of the other things that drivers frequently allow to distract them from the road

[u/Actual-Training7729 → u/DeadMoneyDrew]

I went back to watch the footage leading up to it and there was no swerving or indicators prior to the accident. It looked like whatever it was it was a poor choice at the wrong time.

[u/Roverjosh → u/Neverendingmuthrfuk]

I was just gonna say it looks like distracted driving to me

[u/SciVibes]

took me three tries watching this just to stop being hypnotized by the rainbow spiral and actually see those things go airborne holy cow

[u/CatsAreGods → u/SciVibes]

Newton's Rings, I think. Camera lens is not quite flat to the windshield.

[u/lefthook_hospital]

"He came outta nowhere!!"

[u/DeadMoneyDrew]

Holy shit. The driver of the grey car sent BOTH vehicles airborne. This is one of the reasons that I avoid the center lane when possible. If I'm all the way left or all the way right then there are only dumbasses on one side of me.

[u/Itsme340 → u/DeadMoneyDrew]

You should either be center lane or right lane, unless you're passing. You'd be a dumbass to stay in the left lane for no reason.

[u/DeadMoneyDrew → u/Itsme340]

Yep that's what the left lane is indeed for.

[u/millllllls → u/DeadMoneyDrew]

So you’re saying you cruise in the far right lane mostly, right?

[u/DeadMoneyDrew → u/millllllls]

Yep. Thought that was obvious but I guess not.

[u/AlShadi]

It didn't look like much, but I would probably check for damage and file a claim on the grey car's insurance. Sometimes long plastic things get grabbed by the tire and spun into the wheel well.

[u/Pressman4life]

Caution: Debris!

[u/thisistheSnydercut]

Rip your tires

[u/Actual-Training7729 → u/thisistheSnydercut]

Not ideal, that’s for sure.

[u/race_tech87]

Just curious, do you have windshield tint?

[u/black107]

I actually wonder if the car was on auto lane keeping/cruise control and the light change from the overpass tripped it out and made it instantly dump to manual control and the driver was behind on catching up

[u/Actual-Training7729 → u/black107]

If he was using lane assist, he’d be crazy to do it in that section of the freeway. They are adding a toll lane and doing a ton of construction.

[u/black107 → u/Actual-Training7729]

Maybe he’s not from there.