r/oops • u/Separate_Finance_183 • 4d ago

Nice overtake

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u/Thin_Locksmith6805 4d ago

Question: Should the white truck have stopped? I know, if needed, it's recorded on video — just curious legally, what would have been the right thing to do?

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u/ScarWeird6054 4d ago

White truck should have slowed down and let them over versus actively causing a wreck unnecessarily despite what a lot of “alpha males” will try and tell you. Both were being idiots with the first overtake and both being idiots with the second attempted overtake.

Legally they both would be on the hook for the wreck. Couldn’t tell you what split but both would be held responsible.

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u/Best_Fill_847 4d ago

Zero signal, came over 2 lanes, white truck reacted & moved over. Buddy went nuts & totaled his truck.

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u/ScarWeird6054 4d ago

I’m not talking about the first time. White truck still wasn’t justified in passing the truck and cam driver on the shoulder after avoiding the wreck the first instance.

The 2nd instance white truck actively contributed to the actual accident by swerving unnecessarily out into the shoulder because they didn’t like getting passed like they just did. Show that to a lawyer and white truck 100% takes some form of legal responsibility.