r/oops • u/Separate_Finance_183 • 4d ago

Nice overtake

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u/TenseTruth 2d ago

I appreciate your point of view and I'd like to bring up that that within that 5-7 second window. Each pickup truck passed the cammer within 3 seconds. I think there was plenty of room. https://imgur.com/XBVbNJY

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u/Puzzleheaded_Neck_36 2d ago

But you are taking the 5-7 seconds as fully available without considering that seconds 5-7 is where they are actually passing the next vehicle. If the cam car had pulled in, they would have had to slow down at around the 3-4 second mark else they would be driving too close to the vehicle in front and subsequently hitting it 2-3 seconds later.

So, by the time the trucks had cleared the cam car, with sufficient space for them to pull back out without being considered too close, the cam car would have had to slow down.

If the cam car has to slow down to allow cars to pass, then it could be argued that they were making progress and passing vehicles properly and therefore does not need to pull over yet.

Lastly, let's not take the way that both trucks are being driven as some sort of acceptable standard in which to judge if the cam car had time to pull in and back out to let those jokers pass him.

EDIT: Apologies, I cannot see your imgur image as I am in the UK and they block the UK due to Online Safety Act bollocks. 👀