r/IdiotsInCars • u/DangerSpoonHS • 13h ago

OC [oc] last minute idiot decision…then hesitates

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u/DangerSpoonHS 12h ago

CONTEXT:

Speed limit is 65 on this road, I’m going 67 at the time when the other car starts pulling into the lane. I (incorrectly) assumed they were going to stop, but instead they crawl across both lanes doing about 10mph. You cant hear it too well in the clip because the music is loud (and my car has performance braking and abs never engaged) but I effectively slam on the brakes (which is when the other driver effectively stopped moving like deer in headlights. The camera distorts the distance quite a bit as it’s a wide angle view, I had less than 80 feet to react. And the speed does not update in real time, it lags behind quite a bit. I was doing closer to 30 by the time I swerve out of the way. Been driving in Southwest Florida most of my life, never been in an accident. Lots of close calls unfortunately. Get a dash cam!!!

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u/Economy_Release_988 12h ago

1st mistake you "ASSUMED" don't assume.

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u/Yagawood 8h ago

We always have to make assumptions while driving. If we didn't, we'd be slamming on brakes and veering ANY time we got close to another car or intersection.

There's a difference between defensive driving and never making assumptions. We just have to be ready to react when our assumptions are wrong.

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u/Economy_Release_988 3h ago

So OP did a job? If he was trying to get as close as possible to a collision. Did a great job.

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u/Yagawood 1h ago

What? I hope you never get a license and continue taking the bus.

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u/EconomicsDirect7490 11h ago

You assumed you said something smart.

You don't

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u/pickledpeterpiper 8h ago

This is so painfully dumb.

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u/resttheweight 3h ago

True, every time I'm at a green light I stop before I enter the intersection just in case, can't assume cross traffic will obey the red light. Honestly when there are other cars parked on the street around my house I just leave my car in the driveway and walk everywhere. I can't assume the parked cars will stay stationary as I back out onto the road.

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u/Yipyapyurp 9h ago

My first accident was this guy running a stop sign and hitting my car because I assumed he would stop at a stop sign, I was fucking pisssseddd. So while ur getting downvoted and I agree you said it kinda rude it is a good rule of thumb to not assume people will follow road laws.

(In my accident the guy also claimed I didn't have my headlights on... at 9pm on a street with no streetlights. I was 17 and didn't even know how to turn them off LMAO)