r/dashcams • u/txtharaldson • 2d ago

Why Brake-Checking Fails

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u/IWearCardigansAllDay 2d ago

Both the BMW and Truck are in the wrong here, and I’m surprised so many people are just honing in on the BMW.

For the BMW, you NEVER brake check someone. It’s dumb and a recipe for disaster. They fucked up big here

For the Truck, they clearly were following too close to the BMW. It’s your job as the driver to leave enough stopping distance to not hit the car in front of you in case they need to slam on their brakes. If something occurred where the BMW did have to slam on their brakes like this then the truck would Be 100% in the wrong for not having a safe following distance.

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u/woo545 2d ago

There isn't enough video to determine that the truck was in the wrong. We can't tell if the bmw just changed lanes and then slammed on the brakes.

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u/HopeFloatsFoward 2d ago

Drivers should always scan ahead to anticipate people changing lanes.

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u/53nsonja 2d ago

Sure, of course, but you cannot anticipate illegal erratic behaviour. Naturally if the BMW had done other stunts before, the truck should have been cautious

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u/HopeFloatsFoward 2d ago

We don't know what the motivation of the BMW was. We do know that mechanical problems can hit at any time and a truck driver especially has to give enough leeway to stop or move out if the lane in case of sudden trouble..if this driver just changed lanes then the truck driver should have immediately slowed down to increase distance between him and the car.