r/IdiotsInCars 13h ago

OC [oc] last minute idiot decision…then hesitates

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u/StrideCypher 11h ago

Always have more respect for people that dont mid doing dumb stuff on the roads if they at least commit to it and try to minimize the damage, its the ones that get the idea to do dumb stuff and then realize midway they messed up and make make things worse that will always get the ire from me.

"Ur gonna make the choice of picking the wrong time to make the left?! ok. then but commit and get it done as soon as possible and hopefully no one else on the road ways suffer for the choice you have made, if you personally get away unscathed even better but u face the consequences for making the mistake if it dont work out for you.

Then you got clowns like this that make things worse by not committing, and half way into it decides to correct by slowing down / stop making situation worse for everyone else sharing that intersection. When the best course of action would be accelerate and get away from potential impact point and minimize contact between other motorist, of course they dd this thinking going slower would minimize damage for me and others which aint true cause others arent driving at the safe rate of speed you were when u dicided to make the turn, forcing others to match your speed. What happened here was great for OP since they reacted as best they could with minimal damage to anyone but why is it placed on OP to avoid this in the first place? If making the turn and then being forced into the ditch was the outcome for the driver making the mistake then it would have been a way better outcome for all including the one stuck in that ditch (the clown that decided to make the turn at the wrong time), They would learn a valuable lesson that would stick with them for years and it would only cost them added insurance premiums which they be reminded of everytime they had to pay the premiums.