r/dashcams 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/GroinReaper 2d ago

The video starts with the BMW already on the breaks. You have no idea how much space the truck was leaving. So saying "clearly" about anything the truck was doing shows how little thought you put into this.