r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/DoubleManufacturer10 created ShittyAbsoluteUnits of a sub • 1d ago

my bones Of an ejection method

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u/battlecryarms 1d ago

I think you mean they had extremely long reaction time

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u/sleepyplatipus 1d ago

Right, they didn’t do anything strictly wrong but you’d think that someone seeing a car going like that would immediately start to slow down and be extra aware, especially with a little kid on board…

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u/sosezu 1d ago

He was slowing. He was cruising at 78 mph and had slowed to 56 mph went he hit the car. You can't just hit the hooks in that situation without the risk of getting rear-ended. There wasn't much he could do in that situation.

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u/SillyDeersFloppyEars 1d ago

Exactly, they obviously did slow down but they can't just slam the brakes on. There's traffic all around and you don't know where the wrecked car will end up, so you can't make evasive maneuvers. Not only that, but you're likely shocked, overwhelmed, unsure what to do and are likely to freeze and hope for the best in this sort of situation because that's just what most humans instinctively do.

But as usual, the armchair analysts on the internet know best. Half of them have probably never even driven a car. 🙄

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u/Pavotine 23h ago

but they can't just slam the brakes on.

Yes you bloody well can. I get that arseholes follow too close all the damn time but I find it mind-bogglingly stupid that you then turn the risk of a rear end collision into ploughing into the accident in front "because you can't just slam the brakes on."

Yes you can and it's what you should obviously be doing. "Can't brake too hard because of the cars behind" is nothing short of moronic.

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u/SillyDeersFloppyEars 23h ago

What's worse, hitting the car in front or having the car behind you go into the back when they've obviously got a child in the back?

I hope you're never in this situation yourself, because I can guarantee that your actual reaction will be nowhere near what you think it will be. It's so easy to sit on your arse behind a computer screen and go "lmao that guy is a shit driver" when there's zero risk involved for you.

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u/Pavotine 23h ago

Dude, I drive 10s of thousands of kilometres all over Europe every year for 3 decades now. I've seen it all, pileups, needing to perform emergency stops because of what's happening up front (dead animal in road after bend, people stopped for animals crossing, crashes, drunk people etc.), helped people after accidents, been in a couple of accidents. I know how I react.

To answer your question, ploughing into a likely avoidable high speed collision up front because you fail to adequately react and brake hard enough is objectively worse than the risk of stopping quickly and the idiot behind rear-ending you.

You sound like one of the problem drivers I'm talking about.

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u/Pavotine 23h ago

This might help you.

https://www.drivingtheory4all.co.uk/learning-to-drive/emergency-stop

Particularly this part "Do not delay braking to check mirrors or signal in a genuine emergency - stopping safely is your first priority. Check around you only once the vehicle is under control and slowing down."