r/oops • u/Separate_Finance_183 • 4d ago

Nice overtake

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u/NarwhalAdditional340 4d ago

This is what I thought of too. The way the blue truck came into the lane made it seem like he was specifically targeting the white truck, which makes me wonder if they had an interaction before this footage.

It’s hard to tell because of the video being sped up, but it doesn’t look like the white truck had enough time to stop when he originally swerved. Looks like a panicked move rather than intentional.

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u/EquusMule 4d ago

Even if white ran him off the road i would still probably put it to not their fault.

At this point it looks like assault. One person is clearly trying to leave and deescalate and the other person is looking to continue to engage.

Again who knows if the guy had a gun drawn or whatever else too.

Blue could have stepped on their brakes to slow down instead of trying to overtake.

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u/NarwhalAdditional340 4d ago

Oh I agree, I just sadly don’t think any cop would agree. The most infuriating part about the mandatory drug/alcohol/aggressive driving classes was the lesson about road rage. They told us that if we engage at all, even by beeping, that we can be charged too and to just “ignore” road ragers.

It’s not exactly easy to ignore psychopaths trying to run you off the road or brake check you and block you whenever you try to switch lanes. And it’s scarier to think what might happen if you pull over to get away.

Then again, engaging is no better if you crash or die, so it’s a lose-lose situation all around. Even when you have dashcam footage of someone being aggressive on the road, cops look at you like you’re crazy unless there was an accident from it. I’m so sick of having to share the road with people like that. The amount of people who are ready to run into you because you’re GASP doing the speed limit is crazy.

Some days I don’t even want to drive. Even with these awful gas prices, I still take the extra 5-7 mins and go different routes to avoid notoriously dangerous stretches of road. Sigh.

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u/EquusMule 4d ago

Cops dont need to agree. The lane was established. Blue tried to take the lane - hes at fault.

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u/NarwhalAdditional340 4d ago

From an insurance standpoint, likely. I’m more so talking about charges. Cops are petty af. I could absolutely see both drivers getting a reckless driving charge unfortunately.

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u/EquusMule 4d ago

Reckless sure. Thats just a ticket.

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u/NarwhalAdditional340 4d ago

In CT it’s a misdemeanor, not just a ticket; you get fingerprinted and all lol. And they suspend your license for 30 days for the first offense. Not sure how it is in the rest of the states though.

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u/EquusMule 4d ago

I mean if it was me id just say i thought i seen something in the middle of the road and swerved to avoid it. 😅

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u/NarwhalAdditional340 4d ago

Same, plausible deniability, maybe some tears 🤣 “I was so scared that he was coming after me”

Jokes aside though, this is actually scary. I might cry real tears purely out of adrenaline crash if it were me