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Sidecars save lives. (i.minus.com)

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[–]EvilShallWin 65 points66 points ago

Both the cars were fucking assholes.

[–]AnotherUser256 27 points28 points ago

No. It was the driver of the white cars fault.

[–]EvilShallWin 7 points8 points ago

Yes, it was his fault, as well as the black car's.

Neither of them should have tried to pass at all. Not while both their signal lights were blinking.

Black car purposely hit the sidecar to try to get back on the road, when he could have simply ditched or braked the car.

I don't give a fuck if your car's worth $1,000,000,000, it's not worth another person's life. That person on the motorcycle could have died that day.

[–]BantamBasher135 20 points21 points ago

The SUV lost control. They didn't hit the motorcycle on purpose.

[–]JewBot6000 5 points6 points ago

This. I highly doubt that was a calculated move. Loss of vehicle control fucking SUCKS.

[–]bluetoyoutoo 16 points17 points ago

They were both tailing so this was bound to happen, and the white car shouldn't have kept accelerating when he came close to a collision with the other car.

[–]kalleguld 7 points8 points ago

It looks to me like the owner of the black car is doing a panic maneuver after losing traction on the right side.

[–]DlSCONNECTED -2 points-1 points ago

Yeah, braking in a straight line is a hard concept for people.

[–]kalleguld 0 points1 point ago

If he was braking in a straight line, he would have hit the white car.

[–]patmcdoughnut 3 points4 points ago

looks to me like it was the fault of the guy going the wrong way

[–]shabutaru118 4 points5 points ago

Yeah I just check the lines, its a white double line which (in USA) means that traffic on the other side is going in the same direction, and passing is allowed. For there to be legal traffic on the other side heading the opposite way, it would have to be double yellow lines, with the side the motorcycle was on to be striped. So (if its in USA) the car going the opposite way was driving there illegally.

[–]teeohdeedee123[S] 10 points11 points ago

This happened in Russia, I believe. Europe to be certain.

[–]Omvega 1 point2 points ago

In USA, striped lines like that can also mean that cars are going in both directions and passing is allowed in either direction.

[–]larsbrunsvold 4 points5 points ago

It would have to be yellow to signify traffic going both directions, but it's not in the us. Looking at the plate on the white car, it's somewhere in Europe.

[–]KanadaKid19 1 point2 points ago

Both cars were tailgating the car in front of them way too hard. Had either one of them left more space in front, that wouldn't have happened.

[–]CTRL_ALT_RAPE 2 points3 points ago

maybe that's just what they're into

[–]pig_master 27 points28 points ago

I don't know which driver is worse. The SUV or the white sedan. The driver in the white sedan... if paying attention to his surroundings, should see that there is a vehicle in front of the SUV and that the SUV is about to pass him.
Black SUV is a dick for opting to hit another driver instead of ditching it. Side of the road looks relatively level and could should have easily kept control. Motorcylce driver was the only one who wasn't doing anything wrong IMO. Who cares if he's going slow. That's why there are passing lanes. So people can drive at their own comfortable speed.

[–]omarei 13 points14 points ago

The black driver was probably trying to straighten out and oversteered, then hit the motorbike as a result (All I'm saying we can't really blame him because his actions could very easily be accidental) . The white/grey car though is a complete cunt. He should have waited at least a second to see if the SUV was going to try and pass, and also not fucking escape the accident he caused. What a fucking Dick.

[–]Shomud 15 points16 points ago

At least it looked like the SUV driver was going to stop afterwards. The white car took off an never looked back.

[–]MeltBanana 3 points4 points ago

Black SUV overcorrected. Most shitty drivers have no experience how to control their vehicle in situations like this. I've seen tons of accidents that were the cause of overcorrecting when the vehicle starts sliding just a little bit.

Let go and brake, things will be ok.

[–]swrrga 0 points1 point ago

If you're starting to slide, braking will often only make it worse. Straighten the car out, THEN brake.

[–]K2TheM 0 points1 point ago

Yeah the SUV over corrected slightly, but sliding off the pavement doesn't help. The SUV gets some decent body roll going as back tires sluff off the pavement and into the gravel shoulder.

[–]Rockerpult 1 point2 points ago

Side of the road was gravel, going faster than 35 mph you're going to lose traction in the gravel.

[–]PkMn_TrAiNeR_GoLd 5 points6 points ago

Hang on, it may be because he turned them off, but I don't think the black sub had a signal on, so wouldn't that make this his/her fault?

[–]jasonhalo0 1 point2 points ago

It did have the signal on, you can see it pretty well when it starts to veer off the road (or that's the sun shining, but looks like the turn signal to me)

However, they both were certainly driving way too close to each other.

[–]pietoast 0 points1 point ago

agreed. came to say this. the white car probably had no idea the SUV was passing, because the stupid SUV didn't signal. SUV's fault.

[–]LgnTss 0 points1 point ago

Except the SUV was signalling. Watch it again.

[–]LoveMachine69000 5 points6 points ago

let me guess... russian dash cam?

[–]DeFeet 2 points3 points ago

Paying attention to the car in front of you signaling also saves lives...

[–]TheBigBanger 3 points4 points ago

The black SUV is at fault, hands down. Didnt check the rear-view mirror before attempting to pass. Pretty easy to see it's that last second glance into the side view that causes him to react. The silver car did nothing wrong.

[–]mrtwrx 1 point2 points ago

Finally, this. Had to go way too far down the thread to find it.

[–]lavacahacemu 0 points1 point ago

commit to the fucking pass!! (and force the silver car to brake)

[–]JewelsMonkey 1 point2 points ago

If you want to go around someone, don't do it when you are that close to their tail. That causes accidents like this.

A few years ago I was in the car with a girl who had to slam on her brakes because this stupid redneck truck got over when the person in front of them was braking. Of course, since the guy in the truck was tailing the car that was braking, we had to go off the road, or smash into the braking car. We weren't tailing the truck, and we didn't see the car in front of the truck since the truck was so close to it.

Edit: brakes* not breaks.

[–]Farandolai -3 points-2 points ago

Shouldn't the motorcyclist have pulled off to the side to allow the other cars to more easily pass if he was going under the speed limit and had 3 or more cars behind him?

[–]The_Maddog 3 points4 points ago

The phrase here is "if" and the answer is no...at least not in my country!

[–]Farandolai 5 points6 points ago

I figured it's just a common courtesy, but I guess it's a backwoods thing. All the school buses around here pull off to the side of the road where there are passing zones to let people by.

[–]broken_cogwheel 2 points3 points ago

No--it isn't necessary. The guy coulda been doing 5-10 over or something but everyone behind him wanted more. Honestly that whole situation shoulda been avoided by the white car waiting to pass (and the black car pulling back) .. to pass on 2-lanes like that, you typically have to give yourself a car length or two to get up to speed so that you minimize your time in the other lane.

Honestly it isn't hard...I just got back from a camping trip today and passed probably 15 people on a 2-lane highway just like that. Drop back 3 car lengths, match speed, wait for open passing area, check behind you, drop 5th to 3rd gear and gun it... easy mode.

[–]Farandolai 2 points3 points ago

I agree, it could have been easily avoided. I get uncomfortable if I can see more than one car close behind me because I know some people are impatient idiots and things like that can happen so I try to do what I can to avoid that situation, and if that requires allowing them to go around me, so be it.

[–]The_Maddog 0 points1 point ago

Fair enough...but remember...you shouldn't have to. If you are driving safely at a safe and legal speed then the problem is theirs not yours. If..for example, you're doing 48 in a 50 zone and some fool comes tearing up the road behind you trying to get past then they are the ones at fault. It's the impatient idiots (as seen in the .gif) that cause the problems for everyone else.

[–]Farandolai 0 points1 point ago

Again, I completely agree. The problem usually arises because my shit box doesn't quite have the power to make it up hills at a reasonable speed (I usually top out at 40-45 uphill), and the people with cars that can get impatient, and unfortunately I live around a lot of hills.

[–]kiwalakills 1 point2 points ago

Which is exactly why my car is a 5-speed. So much more control than an automatic :) On the car-lengths, it drives me nuts when someone has to step on their brakes in front of me because they got nervous while tail-gating someone! I always try to keep enough space in front of me just in case something up ahead happens, and I don't have to slam on the brakes.(Usually just pop it into 4th if there's time) .__.

[–]broken_cogwheel 0 points1 point ago

I haven't put a whole helluva lot of time behind automatics. I do know that I don't like driving them much. I think that a good car is a good car regardless of transmission and people should drive what they like; I really enjoy the standard trans and I think that most car enthusiasts who are good at it do as well. The skill is no longer necessary and people who learn on automatics and buy an automatic typically don't learn stick. oh well.

[–]kiwalakills 0 points1 point ago

I learned on a stick, and although difficult, I learned it, and I love it. You're right about the enthusiasts though. I have a car that I adore, and I simply love driving! If I had given up and just settled for an automatic, I probably wouldn't like driving as much, and I also wouldn't have gotten the speeding ticket I got like two weeks ago. haha But, everyone is different, and I do wish for an auto in bumper-to-bumper traffic at times..

[–]MeltBanana 0 points1 point ago

My manual saves me from tickets.

"This zone is 35mph? Stay in 3rd, do not shift into 4th, and we're good."

[–]kiwalakills 0 points1 point ago

This last time I didn't see the highway patrol and shift into 4th until it was too late. Although I totally deserved it. :) I do pay more attention now to how fast I'm going nowadays. But it's just the car I have; so comfy at 80mph!

[–]AllYourBase3 2 points3 points ago

there's no reason to think he was going under the speed limit

[–]Farandolai 0 points1 point ago

I suppose he could have just had the bad luck of getting 3 impatient assholes tailgating him at once

[–]Sabastiaan 0 points1 point ago

If you're a nice person, yes, it is custom to pull over to the side if you have three people behind you. But this road does allow for passing, and the right side is gravel, which must be awkward for a motorcyclist to drive on.

[–]captncraig -1 points0 points ago

Speed Limit. Limit. Limit. Limit. Limit. Limit.

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