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Jamie999

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Same thing happened to me when my sister was driving... Freeway came to a stop, she pops out onto the shoulder and I was like wtf then half a second later a car from behind slammed into the car in front of us.
 

CuddleBug

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Nov 18, 2023
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Good maneuver to have in my memory. Though suppose the car that couldn't stop in time swerved into the left shoulder and hits you, would you be at fault because you shouldn't have been in the left shoulder?
 

MountainMedic

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Sep 28, 2017
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Good maneuver to have in my memory. Though suppose the car that couldn't stop in time swerved into the left shoulder and hits you, would you be at fault because you shouldn't have been in the left shoulder?
No, it's incumbent upon the vehicle behind to maintain a safe distance and speed. You get rear ended, it's their fault... this isn't prison rules.
 

kvr28

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Nov 22, 2015
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Good maneuver to have in my memory. Though suppose the car that couldn't stop in time swerved into the left shoulder and hits you, would you be at fault because you shouldn't have been in the left shoulder?
No, you would be fine
 

jason73

Auslander Raus
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Jan 15, 2015
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the current generation who grew up driving with cams on all 4 corners of the car plus front and back are going to be fucked. they never have to use mirrors and will be screwed if that shit stops working
 

CasketCaseZombie

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Aug 13, 2024
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In a situation like this I always leave room to get out and spend more time watching the mirror than the windshield. I’d rather get honked at to go than slammed in the ass because I didn’t see someone barreling up behind me. Ex-wife was 3 vehicles up from end of a line and work truck hit the last vehicle so hard that the vehicles up through 2 ahead of her were slammed into each other. The person immediately ahead of her jumped out and started cussing her thinking she hit him because she wasn’t looking. She told him if ever checked his mirror he would have seen that she was stopped behind home for a couple of minutes before the collision.
 

Thuglife13

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Dec 15, 2018
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Been there too a few years back. Did the same thing the driver in the video did and watched the car behind me get hit by the car behind that one. If I hadn't moved then for sure the car behind me would've bumped into me as well so fuck all that...
 

kvr28

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Nov 22, 2015
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If you want to step up your defensive driving game, take an evoc class if one is offered in your area, they are a shit ton of fun.
 

Robbie Hart

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Feb 13, 2015
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I’ve detailed how I almost got killed by a woman who drilled me from behind while I was sitting at a light earlier this year. Fucked me up and am forever stuck with TBI in the frontal lobe

good move they made in this video
 

IschKabibble

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Jan 15, 2015
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I’ve detailed how I almost got killed by a woman who drilled me from behind while I was sitting at a light earlier this year. Fucked me up and am forever stuck with TBI in the frontal lobe

good move they made in this video
It's terrifying how many people get injured from rear end collisions at red lights. Shit happens way more often than you might think. It's prevented me from ever buying a motorcycle.
 

NiteProwleR

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Nov 17, 2023
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I got run off the expressway ramp a little over a decade ago by a semi in my little Sunfirr. Dude was falling asleep and drifting my way. I can't believe it until he is right on my 9. I try pulling over to the right and there is an f250 parked with a guy under the hood, easy kill for both of us. All I could think of was to fly off the ramp. My Sunfire hopped like a champ. The next day, I go to work and my axle splits right on my parking spot at work like a cartoon.