Close-call thread (Dash Cam)

[Asharus]

I bet he's the type of driver that drives the speed limit in the passing lane.

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[chain]

Just watched that video and read the following commentary. I'm on the side of that guy trying to run him off the road is nuts. I agree that passing on a double yellow is illegal but I do think that's aside from the point.

Say I see someone with a Range Rover parked over 2 spots right in front of a restaurant. I go put a note calling him an ass under his wiper.....or I use chalk to make new lines and write asshole parking by his car, either isn't a big deal. If I on the other hand decide to key his ride or throw a brick through his window, that's another story. His wrong doesn't mean I can do whatever the hell I want to.

If passing that guy even if illegal makes you think it's justified to try to run someone off the road, you're nuts!

 

[racecarmike]

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Actually I'm the asshole. I freely admit it I passed the guy when he was clearly acting like a child. Legal or not IDGAF. Rather have someone driving like fucktard behind me than in front of me.
What you fail to see in the vid is the context from about 90 seconds before. Which was the view through my windshield. I didn't instigate a thing there was no tailgating. Just swerving all over the place, brake checking, the usual road rage asshattery. But hey that's all you got to go on and this is the internet so armchair it all you want. You weren't there. <- yup that's a period.

Don't like the call I made or the driver with the cam. Cool you said it. No need to defend it. Despite this fool I'll stand by my pass legal or not and commend Klumpikat on not panicking and making a clean pass that pretty much any other way would have been a lot worse than a "close call".

I respect you're opinion. I'm sure you're a great guy. But really?

The vid is here for a check this shit out...like most in this thread.

Flame away...I'll be on the other side of the double yellow putting it behind me...again

 

[GT Pony]

The thing is, doing an illegal pass on a wide open road didn't put anyone in danger. Trying to run someone off the road definitely is. Justifying the Focus' actions is quite laughable here.

Exactly. Look at what the traffic infraction would be for each driver. Mustang - passing in a no passing zone. Focus - reckless endangerment. And if there was an accident it would be the fault of the Focus driver.

 

[Clink]

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^apparently this guy drives the speed limit at 10 and 2 all the time, keep staying perfect you've never done anything "illegal" albeit safe in your car?

 

[Double]

Doesn't mean the jackass has to try and block people passing ... could have resulted in a bad wreck. That move was way more dangerous then passing on a double yellow on a long enough straight away with nobody coming the other way. People shouldn't play "off duty cop" and try to run people off the road like they're fleeing felons. :doh:

What if the car was avoiding something on the road ? As the guy said he was the 5th guy to pass. There was a video a while back of someone over taking a truck with little room and the truck moved in front of him but it also showed that there was a person in a hazzard vest on the side of the road making the truck move.

The most dangerous move that was made in the video was the stang pushing passed the car even though he was almost 100% on the other road.

 

[free]

What happened was the guy was having a blast knowing that he was stopping people from enjoying their drive and when he realized that his little bitch fit was about to come to an end he decided to take it one step further. He wasn't mad that people were making illegal passes, he was mad that people were enjoying life in bad ass cars and he wasn't.

The argument that nearly running someone off the road because they were making an illegal but safe and clean pass is justified is absolutely ludicrous. He isn't a cop, he has no right to take the law into his own hands and stop an illegal act with an also illegal and 10x more dangerous act.

End of the day no one got hurt and nothing was damaged.

 

[Double]

What happened was the guy was having a blast knowing that he was stopping people from enjoying their drive and when he realized that his little bitch fit was about to come to an end he decided to take it one step further. He wasn't mad that people were making illegal passes, he was mad that people were enjoying life in bad ass cars and he wasn't.

The argument that nearly running someone off the road because they were making an illegal but safe and clean pass is justified is absolutely ludicrous. He isn't a cop, he has no right to take the law into his own hands and stop an illegal act with an also illegal and 10x more dangerous act.

End of the day no one got hurt and nothing was damaged.

The only act that was 10x more dangerous was trying to push passed the car even though he was clearly moving over into the other lane. Moving into the other lane wasnt dangerous on it's own it became dangerous once the stang kept pushing. He did use the blinkers after all

3 bad decisions were made 2 of which by the stangs. So I dont understand why people post these kinds of video's here 9/10 they are both at fault or the poster initiated the danger.

I do not mind people going for spirited drives or exceding the speed limit on the high way but what I hate is when people that do it feel entiteled when they are on the road. Tailgathing trying to push people aside, not using their blinkers or making illegal passes. At least when you are having fun in a car do it as safe as possible. That way other drivers on the road hate you less.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

What happened was the guy was having a blast knowing that he was stopping people from enjoying their drive and when he realized that his little bitch fit was about to come to an end he decided to take it one step further. He wasn't mad that people were making illegal passes, he was mad that people were enjoying life in bad ass cars and he wasn't.

The argument that nearly running someone off the road because they were making an illegal but safe and clean pass is justified is absolutely ludicrous. He isn't a cop, he has no right to take the law into his own hands and stop an illegal act with an also illegal and 10x more dangerous act.

End of the day no one got hurt and nothing was damaged.

Someone needs to make and sell grill mounted fake machine guns. Just a tube that sticks out maybe an inch and spits fire in time with gun firing sound effects.

If I was the guy driving the Focus, that would make me pull over, spin off a cliff, need new seats, etc..

An added bonus is having the the first few drivers who report it to the cops put in a padded room for observation.

 

[free]

Moving into the other lane became dangerous once the stang kept pushing. He did use the blinkers after all

How do you figure that? Because the first car that passed him was perfectly safe. You know why? Because the asshole in the focus didn't get into the lane.

Because by your logic if you are committing a small illegal act, lets say filling soda into a free water cup at burger king. And I am for whatever reason incredibly triggered by that and decide to put an end to it by attempting to kill you, I am in the clear because you decided to steal $0.05 worth of soda.

Get a grip dude. I've been on numerous cruises with Liz(driver of car with dashcam) and many other members here, and we make passes like this all the damn time, there is nothing dangerous about making an illegal pass when the road is clear and you have a clear line of sight. The ONLY dangerous thing done in this video was the focus trying to stop the pass.

 

[GT Pony]

The only act that was 10x more dangerous was trying to push past the car even though he was clearly moving over into the other lane. Moving into the other lane became dangerous once the stang kept pushing. He did use the blinkers after all

Dash cams don't give a very good sense of space and speed. I'm betting the Mustang went around the ditcher because slamming on the brakes would have resulted in a rear end collision.

 

[free]

I do not mind people going for spirited drives or exceeding the speed limit on the high way but what I hate is when people that do it feel entiteled when they are on the road. Tailgathing trying to push people aside, not using their blinkers or making illegal passes. At least when you are having fun in a car do it as safe as possible. That way other drivers on the road hate you less.

Do you try to run people off the road when you see them doing these things that you hate? Because by the looks of it, you think its justified to attempt to kill someone that is committing a victim less, and safe traffic violation.

Also technically speaking, both Liz and the focus committed the same illegal act, crossing a double yellow. But if Liz had simply been caught by an officer, she would get a hefty traffic ticket, thats it. But had the situation in the video occurred with a less skilled driver who ends up swerving and flipping their car and losing their life, the focus driver would be on trial for vehicular manslaughter.

 

[GT Pony]

OK, after looking at the video more closely, I'm going to point something out that's going to change the whole viewpoint on this video.

I think what happened is the Focus had the blinker on because they were planning to turn off on the dirt road to the left, which can be seen right after the last pass was done.

I don't think the Focus was purposely trying to run the Mustang off the road, but instead was trying to get over in the left lane to make a left turn onto the dirt road. So it was all a bad timing situation.

 

[Double]

Also technically speaking, both Liz and the focus committed the same illegal act, crossing a double yellow.

Not really someone above here pointed out there is a dirt road just a head so the Focus could have actually have just made a legal move, and even moving over the other lane to make it quicker for the people behind him to pass him on the right. Like you said it was the 5th car to pass so why not block earlier.

It's hard to see but it even looks like the Focus had his blinker on before the first mustang started to pass him. And even started to move over to the left before the first stang started to move.

No matter how much you think it's fine to cross a double yellow if this is true about the Focus turning into the dirt road this just proves how dumb it is to break these rules. They are there for a reason after all.

 

[JCFoster]

I didn't see a turn signal by the Focus. If they had ran into each other, I would say the mustang was primarily at fault for passing in a no passing zone and the focus for improper turn for not signaling. It looks like the focus was slowing to turn left.

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