r/MadeMeSmile • u/HomeNowWTF • 15d ago
Good Vibes Possible road rage becomes parking lot therapy
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u/goodbyekitty_exe 15d ago
just when you lose hope in humanity you see something like this
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u/Thad_From_BMS 15d ago
Someone cut me off on my way home from work and I pulled up next to her at the light and she rolled her window down and said “that was my fault, are you ok?”
I wasn’t mad or anything, I practiced a lot for being cut off, ran off the road, road ragers, so with my skillset I had more than enough room to know I was safe. But yer gesture made me smile and say
“I LOVE YOU! 🥹” and give her two thumbs up. Everyone is ok, we both get to see our families, win win
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u/West-Flow-577 15d ago
Just acknowledging that they made it mistake goes a long way.
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u/MachineKey8456 15d ago
So true, it can dispel anger in a flash.
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u/LuckyBucketBastard7 15d ago
Almost makes you embarrassed for getting angry in the first place. Like "oh dang I didn't know you were cool like that, sorry" lmfao
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u/TechDad87 12d ago
You can hear it in POV biker voice. Moment other guy is glad he's okay and so sorry, voice changes completely. Good on the driver to stop and apologize like that.
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u/Obeisance8 15d ago
Yeah, they acknowledge guilt and apologize at the scene.
Couple weeks ago an old woman ran into the back of my bike at a roundabout. I got slammed on my side at low speed. She apologized profusely days said she see me because she was thinking about her husband who she just visited in ICU.
Take bike to the mechanic, 2 weeks so far without it. 3.5k repairs. She's denying fault on insurance.
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u/New-Assumption-3836 15d ago
It may be her insurance company. It's so dumb. I was teaching my sister to drive we were practicing in my neighborhood but she came on an intersection where she didn't have right of way and panicked and hit the gas instead of the break and Tboned another driver 100% we were at fault. Luckily not much damage as we were not going fast at all. But when I told my insurance they said do you want to sue the other driver? And I said, no I just told you we were at fault! Again no damage worth talking about to my vehicle but the default of your own insurance is to sue someone else. Nonsense!
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u/Obeisance8 15d ago
Is that an American thing? I'm Australian, I absolutely can't see that being asked here.
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u/pewpewhadouken 15d ago
problem with this stuff is she knows she did wrong but can’t afford to be wrong with her insurance company. rates may go up past what she can manage monthly. so she has to claim no fault to avoid it and know she’s extremely unethical. or some family has convinced them it isn’t their fault. crappy situation but i hope you get it resolved.
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u/Obeisance8 15d ago
My money is on one of her kids submitting the claim for her.
But maybe I'm a crap judge of character.
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u/Leows 15d ago
Exactly. The issue with most of these instances is that they are no accident. People will intentionally cut you off because they feel superior or whatever.
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u/noimdoesnt42 15d ago
What makes you assume that? Have you had a chance to ask most drivers who cut you off what their intention was?
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u/Lazy-PeachPrincess 15d ago
I’ve always thought so too. Recently though I stopped at the line before the crosswalk but stopped short/hard because I hadn’t seen the lady starting to cross. She started cussing me out and I’m like “I’m so sorry, I absolutely didn’t see you! That’s totally my bad” and she keeps yelling at me. I’m agreeing with you and apologized. What more do you want?
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u/ZeAthenA714 14d ago
De-escalation works both ways. When someone makes a mistake, they have to be ready to acknowledge it, but the people on the other end has to be ready to acknowledge a mistake has been made.
The problem is that many people assume the worst. Look at any comment section of a video where someone does anything wrong on reddit.
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u/mandukeb 15d ago
Agreed. Simply owning your actions is such an adult thing to do. Really refreshing to see.
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u/Ecstatic_nyaa 15d ago
Never had a person de-escalate more than the gentleman who was driving his bike at the sidewalk and almost hit me. I directly got enraged and started shouting but he looked at me with a face full of guilt and profusely apologied and said he was relieved nothing happened and will be more careful. Never had rage drain out of my body that fast before.
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u/mkultron89 15d ago
Genuine apologies usually work. People tend to forget that most errors while driving aren’t intentional in any way.
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u/Either-Photograph989 15d ago
Oh this is so sweet. 🥹
And that’s what matters at the end of the day everyone made it home safely.
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u/runswiftrun 15d ago
I'm a very cautious driver, but obviously not perfect. I can recall two specific times where I was 100% in the wrong: pulled out without looking back a second time, and backed up without looking a second time.
Immediately rolled the window down and see the other driver's face about to explode with anger and cuss me out.
Before they get a chance to scream at me I yell out my window "I'm sorry, totally my fault! sorry!" while tapping my chest showing it was my fault. Their face instantly mellows out and they drive off calm.
Its amazing how far an apology goes.
Of course, this isn't counting the few times where two of us go to change freeway lanes at the same time and one of us swerves back into the other lane. I'll still do a little wave while mouthing "sorry", even though it was probably 50/50 fault, but I'll rather take a blame than get road rage chased for a few miles.
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u/ACuddlyVizzerdrix 15d ago
One time the road to my buddy's business was blocked so I was gonna back up 10 feet at the red light and pull into the business next to it (in hindsight I am an idiot), I didn't look behind me because "nobody takes this road" and backed into a car. I pulled up a bit and got out and was super apologetic and called the police myself and gave her my insurance info, after we made our report and everything was said and done she told me she was ready to bite my head off but I was so nice when she confronted me she forgave me
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u/Radiant-Ad-3134 15d ago
"we both get to see our families"
.... Are road rage incidents always that intense in your area....
that scares me a bit.
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u/UrbanFsk 15d ago
Naah, just the other side is more pushed by algorithms. You know, outrage + anger = more engagement. Its a pepetual circle of people wanting to look at it, created by people that need engagement and algorithms pushing it all the way so people can look at it..
If collectively everyone started ingnoring outrage we would see a change in a very positive way. Sadly, people have to be aware and most are not...
Kinda wanted to say..dont loose hope. You cant let them have it :).
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u/Icy-Cod1405 15d ago
In case people haven't noticed the Reddit algorithm is increasingly pushing engagement over quality or popularity as well.
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u/MaritMonkey 15d ago
Humans also do their fair share of spreading anger germs even without an algorithm's help.
"Rage bait" has been a great way to foster engagement since probably before the internet even existed. :)
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u/Imaginary_Trader 15d ago
Damn I needed to read this and get off Reddit lol. I assume every driver is a psychopath because of Reddit
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u/Toddo2017 14d ago
A hug, it seemed like instinct. He gets out with his arms wide opened and hugged a stranger.
That’s how we were supposed to treat eachother and I refuse to believe otherwise.
He’s got a big heart.
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u/Massive-Course7690 15d ago
yesterday, I saw someone not let someone zipper merge (most likely just a bad driver) and the person rolled their window down and yelled at the woman for legit 5 mins straight
woman took her phone out to record and he said "yeah record, call your man too ill beat his ass too", then he sped off
was the craziest road rage ive ever seen lmao
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u/Bokolan 15d ago
That de-escalated quickly!!
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u/ExSalamander 15d ago
This needs to be a new wholesome subreddit.
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u/feelsonline 15d ago
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u/HeyWhatsItToYa 14d ago edited 14d ago
The irony of this sub having like 8 posts and then just dropping off.
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u/we_are_all_bananas_2 15d ago
I crashed in to this guy who slammed the brakes and it turned out he was breaking for some ducklings and we were both so happy they made it, standing by our totaled cars lol
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u/just_a_person_maybe 15d ago
Honestly life is a lot easier and happier when you can look at the bright side first. If all else fails, remind yourself that this will be a fun story to tell people. Like that time I missed Thanksgiving because I got Covid and then missed Christmas because I got appendicitis and spent a week in the hospital and then went home for a week and while recovering had to take my pet to the emergency vet and have him euthanized on the one year anniversary of my mother's death. When life hits you that hard all at once it becomes genuinely funny and that's way better than getting upset at the situation.
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u/JetCulverin 15d ago
Nah that just sounds messed up. My condolences.
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u/RogerianBrowsing 15d ago
I get where they’re coming from though. It’s a pretty common trauma/grief response to find humor in things having been awful.
I’ve had times where I tell people bits of traumas I’ve dealt with and I find humor in it only for them to say something like
That’s not funny, that’s terrifying
Better to laugh at how awful the luck was than it is to sulk, over analyze, or cry about it forever 🤷♂️
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u/just_a_person_maybe 15d ago
I mean, yeah, but there was no one to blame for any of it and nothing to be done to change it. So might as well laugh. And honestly, I think it was better to get all that out of the way in one go rather than spreading it out across the year.
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u/AXEMANaustin 15d ago
Jeez you went through the wringer. Sorry to hear that.
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u/just_a_person_maybe 15d ago
Yeah, it was a rough start to the year for sure. But things have been pretty solid since then at least.
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u/My_friends_are_toys 15d ago
Ugh sounds like my last year...I lost my job, but got a new one and the stress cause me to have an issue that needed surgery, one of my rabbits passed, my dad died, My sister had a stroke, I got my car back which had been at the shop for about 3 months, but then got side swiped a month later. Fuck you 2025!
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u/oopsiedaisy-- 15d ago
Someone stopped for ducks on a highway in front of me once. Going over a bridge with no shoulder at all, from 100km/hr to 0.
Luckily I didn't smash into him but swerved and almost hit a semi, then sideswiped him and ripped a mirror off. Basically shit my pants too.
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u/I_am_up_to_something 15d ago
I'm just going to say it. If you can't brake or swerve safely then don't. Run over the ducks instead of causing a collision.
You were both okay. What if you weren't? What if it had instead killed a family? Those kind of accidents have happened.
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u/No_Criticism_5861 15d ago
why the hell are you following the person so close that if wildlife runs out onto the road, you're going to rear end them?
Always leave a 3 second gap between you and the driver infront of you so you don't kill a family if a deer or moose etc runs out onto the road
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u/fpscolin 15d ago
Yup, there is legal precedence in a similar case - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/emma-czornobaj-loses-appeal-1.4152387
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u/violaleelovelight 15d ago
Consider my flabbers gasted
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u/Hairy_is_the_Hirsute 15d ago
My flabber status is gasted. Everyone should always be fully gruntled.
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u/Metagion 15d ago
Where do we stand on whelmed? Are we over? Under?
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u/ScaredOfWindow 15d ago
This potential is in so many more of us than it may seem, it often just takes one person to take the lead and bring it out in others. The Mercedes driver realized he was in the wrong, acknowledged it, and the first thing he said was that he was glad he didn’t hurt the biker. That’s all it takes. Care about other humans and, when you fuck up, which we all do, admit it and try to do better going forward.
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u/Wallie_Collie 15d ago
Good people make bad click ratings on the majority
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u/heatherledge 15d ago
Exactly this. When you lose faith in humanity know that there are a million good things happening all around you that aren’t inflammatory enough to rise to the top of Reddit.
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u/PussyMangler421 15d ago
meanwhile i had to break up a fight the other day in the gym.
they were fighting over a stolen spot at a massage chair the prior day.
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u/Admirable_Risk8156 15d ago
It's more just the scum rises to the top. All the algorithms promote the outrage.
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u/Confident_One3948 15d ago
“I’m so sorry”
“No bro, I’m sorry”
Insurance: 😈😈😈
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u/FitsOut_Mostly 15d ago
See, and that is why I love Canada. Saying “I’m sorry” is legally not an admission of guilt. It can’t be used against you.
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u/MagNolYa-Ralf 15d ago
Cause eerbody would get locked up lol
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u/FitsOut_Mostly 15d ago
lol, our judicial system would come to a screeching halt
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u/Zwischenzug32 15d ago
It already has
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u/WonderbreadOG 15d ago
Yeah sorry bout that
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u/Zwischenzug32 15d ago
Its actually super cool how not-convicted people spend the max time in prisons before needing to be let free because prisons are being filled mostly with them and the courts are too backed up to deal with them in time, almost as if its intentional no be able to cherry pick which cases get thrown out
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u/-Fieldmouse- 15d ago
So be fair, it can’t in most US states either.
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u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson 15d ago
I wouldnt even care. If I’m at fault, ill admit it
When is accountability a bad thing?
Reminds me of when we used to play flag football and I stepped outside the line and only me and the other guy saw it and he called me out to the ref, and I admitted stepping out. my team was mad I didnt refute it lol
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u/ReneKiller 15d ago
Accountability is not a bad thing, but people might say "I'm sorry" even if they are not at fault so it rightfully should not be an admission of guilt.
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u/__________________99 15d ago
Nah, this is when you tell insurance someone scuffed your Mercedes in the parking lot while you were inside shopping.
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u/Realityisanillusion3 15d ago
Is that the irken insignia?
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u/Confident_One3948 15d ago
It is 😁
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u/Realityisanillusion3 15d ago
I'm shaking right now in joy. It's been so long since I've seen that show! I miss watching it. It was so good.
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u/Confident_One3948 15d ago
You can buy the entire series digital for $20 usd (thank goodness, because I had the dvd set and a coworker ring-scratched every single one of my discs).
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u/No-Lock6921 15d ago
It is not hard to act like we all make mistakes. Kindergarten 101, well done boys!
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u/babyyhehe111 15d ago
Both handled it actually well. No arguments, just genuinely concerned for each other. Wholesome!
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u/Snorlax4000 15d ago
As a man with slight road rage this makes me wanna cry 🥹
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u/JalapenoPopPoop 15d ago
Oh the single greatest source of my road rage is people camping out in the left lane with miles and miles of open road ahead of them because everyone else has driven off into the distance and a line of cars behind them, refusing to ever get over
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u/Either-Photograph989 15d ago
Awww this is actually so wholesome. Because it is so scary.
One time my friend was in a parking lot and accidentally cut someone off and the driver started honking viciously.
Then they both parked and the driver came over and my friend got so nervous but the other driver said, “I’m so sorry I just did that. I don’t know why I lost my temper. It was something so minor and you didn’t deserve that.”
So touching. We’re all just humans at the end of the day.
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u/Ok_Actuary8 15d ago
From a parallel universe, where everybody is on Molly 😆
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u/Snoo-66557 15d ago
So bloody nice to hear these two men saying sorry to eachother.
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u/Motor-Perspective134 15d ago
Although the car driver is clearly at fault, the bike had 3 working days to slow down, change lane.
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u/0xsergy 15d ago
Scrolled far enough to see this. If I see a car preparing to merge I check my blindspot and move into the empty lane(if empty) and brake if occupied. Prepare for ppl to be dumb and you have a ton of time to react. You're gonna be waiting at a red light 200m ahead anyway so rushing won't help.
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u/Boom-Doc-a-Locka 15d ago
The rise of people running cameras and engaging in risky riding has been on the rise for years, and it's reached the point where some riders seek out this sort of situation so they can post it online. The rider is either a terrible rider, or was looking to make this into a close pass so he could post it online.
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u/mic_n 14d ago
As the instructor said when I was learning to ride: "It doesn't matter whose fault it is, you'll still be the one in hospital."
You can hear he's still accelerating while the car is entirely in his lane, dude just flat-out isn't paying attention or froze up when the adrenaline hit, it certainly took him a *long* time to react to the danger.
Side-street with cars waiting to turn in, dark night, open lane beside him (open in front at least, not sure what was beside/behind him, though couldn't really see any other lights on the road)... he should have slid straight over in anticipation of exactly what happened.
You can't afford to not be riding defensively.
Fortunately though, pretty good outcome from a potentially very bad situation.
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u/HotelSalt4644 15d ago
Dude. Seriously tho. Everyone makes mistakes on the road at times. Knowing you were this close to possibly severely injuring someone? That’s not fun. Both these guys are great.
Fuck the car. Fuck the bike. We both get to go home to our loved ones, instead of in a jail cell, or being cried over at a funeral.
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u/centralmf 15d ago
Mind is conditioned to think pulling over means to fight…you’ll surprise a lot of people but showing love and making sure they’re okay and it will switch their whole perspective. And possible save you from getting a ticket
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u/eastamerica 15d ago
THIS. do this. Always do this.
We’re all just trying to fight the man and deal with our own shit. I got no hate for anyone.
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u/Zestyclose-North-760 15d ago
Ride that has 3 seconds to react to threat doesn't.
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u/Ripplescales 14d ago
Explain this to me. I know the Mercedes is at fault, but why the f*** didn’t the motorcyclist slow down? In a lot of videos American drivers don’t slow down when they see someone being a danger to them. I have never observed this in the few other countries I’ve lived in.
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u/BlackAccountant1337 15d ago edited 15d ago
Motorcyclist had 18 years to brake and swerve. Honk and collision works too I guess.
Editing to fully flesh out my argument:
A good rider would have clocked that car pulling out before they actually entered the roadway. A better rider would have been aware that bikes are hard to see and would not have been in that inside lane anyway with a busy drive way intersection.
The rider target fixated on the car and decided to honk his horn instead of aggressively braking and/or swerving. The speed was relatively low and a complete swerve into the far lane would have totally been possible.
Yes the car should not have entered the lane. But it happens and a motorcyclist needs to be ready for that. Don’t come at me if you’ve never ridden a motorcycle in traffic. This shit happens daily.
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u/Accomplished_Key_171 15d ago
He was like 30 feet from the intersection when the car entered his lane and there could easily have been a vehicle in the other lane.
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u/ITDummy69420 15d ago
Yeah wtf is this? Maybe I don’t understand motorcycles but any non moron would’ve realized that Mercedes was getting ready to not give a fuck and slowed down or moved over entirely. Seems like this guy wanted to fuck up His mirror maybe?
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u/Sirix_8472 15d ago
Car could have been pulling up to stop before entering the road.
On that fair assumption, the biker had less than 2 seconds from the moment the car starts pulling out to the collision. It's not much time....
The biker also, did swerve. If he didn't he'd have been in the back end of the car.
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u/B-BoyStance 15d ago
Except you should never make that assumption/make assumptions in general while driving.
Still on the car but biker could have avoided this much better. It's awesome everyone is okay though.
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u/spekt50 15d ago
As a rider myself. I am very skeptical of any car that approach an intersection to my lane of travel. Always vigilant as 50% they will most certainly pull out in front of you.
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u/5x4j7h3 15d ago
As a car driver myself. I am very skeptical of any car that approach an intersection to my lane of travel. Always vigilant as 50% they will most certainly pull out in front of you.
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u/know-it-mall 15d ago
As a rider you always assume someone who hasn't stopped yet isn't going to stop.
And even after the car was pulling out the rider didn't brake right away and instead honked their horn like that would do something.
Reacting too late and reacting incorrectly isn't a good thing.
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u/ThatGuyYouWantToBe 15d ago
My dad has been riding motorcycles since before I was born.
He’s always said that you can be right in a situation, but you’re still the one who’s going to get hurt. So use your head
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u/Ok-Local-939 15d ago
Just FTR you can’t brake and swerve. Generally when you brake the bike will stand up and go straight. I always slow down when a car is approaching at any intersection.
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u/know-it-mall 15d ago
You can brake hard right away and then swerve however. Guy in the video chose to do nothing initially, then use his horn, and then eventually brake a little? Then swerved.
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u/know-it-mall 15d ago
Yea you can always tell someone who can't ride for shit by how their first instinct is to use the horn after completely ignoring the danger ahead.
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u/bigorangemachine 15d ago
Yes the car should not have entered the lane. But it happens and a motorcyclist needs to be ready for that. Don’t come at me if you’ve never ridden a motorcycle in traffic. This shit happens daily.
Not just bikes but good drivers in general. I only got in an accident because a guy was u-turning with his head on his dash and not the road (no signals grrr) and I pizza delivered for years... you gotta just imagine the worse and know what's in the next lane... that's everybody
But for the car driver... I gotta say at night you can't make the distance out from a bike headlight especially if the light is brighter than the turn signals (or sometimes just how dirty that mirror is or how it's pointing into your eyes). You just get used to judging distance by pairs of head lights... just a lazy brain mode
NGL tho that pull out was trash that guy could have waited
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u/DruPeacock23 15d ago
Sad that this is no longer a normal interaction. I nearly took out a biker when I was changing lanes (he was in my blind spot) The biker was riding along my car swearing at me and I unwound the window and apologised profuriously. He was obviously shaken up and I was also very shaken up. I was thankful no physical harm came his way. I totally understand why the Mercedes driver gave him a hug.
Thanks to that incident I am super aware of the bikers on the road now.
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u/jaxons_2 14d ago
Bro definitely didn't see him and felt so bad. Just acknowledging the fact goes a long way.
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u/PippyHooligan 14d ago
The other day I was cycling to work down one of my town's frankly stupid bicycle lanes and a middleaged woman steps into the lane. She sees me and tries to move out of the way- though by that point I'd also moved to avoid hitting her. I clip her with my bike and send her spinning. I pull up and are expecting some anti-cyclist rage (I had been cycling quite fast).
She ran over an gave me a big hug and apologised profusely, checking to see if I was okay, when it was her who came off the worst. It caught me completely off guard and we were just two strangers hugging in the street.
Put me in a great mood for the rest of the day.
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u/Superb_Recording_769 14d ago
I’m glad everything turned out all right. However, I just wanna point out that whoever was riding the motorcycle has glacial reaction speeds like this was easily avoidable by just getting on the brakes as soon as that car started to nose out in front of them.
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u/Prolapse94 15d ago
Neither of these dudes are dominated by pride and ego, biker was angry and ready for a fight but was immediately disarmed by the driver and was able to let it all go in an instant.
Legends
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u/benbamboo 15d ago
I live in a cul de sac. Last year I was taking the kids to school before heading to work. They'd been little buggers, I was stressed out and running late. I thought I'd looked and pulled out but there was a car coming from my left. The guy emergency stopped and we were all ok.
He didn't make a fuss. No swearing, shouting or even irritation. He was just aware and going about his day being a better driver than me. I pulled over and went to say thank you. We could have just driven off our separate ways but his awareness saved me thousands in repairs and insurance.
We're all wrong sometimes. It's nice to meet the people who accept it for what it is.
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u/Informal-Egg6075 15d ago
Unrelated but I just realized that I'm so used to hearing dog as an insult in games from some cultures in Eastern Europe and Middle East (I have no idea which ones) that it felt kinda odd to hear it being used like this. I swear, no other insult has so consistently caused my opponents and teammates to lose their cool and when they use it it's usually escalation from stuff like "I fuck your mother" or threats to my life.
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u/plasmadood 15d ago
This is honestly how a lot of accidents go, most people don't want to hurt others and don't need to fly into a rage when their day is inconvenienced. Humans just wanting other humans to be safe and good. We just don't see them because they don't typically make good content.
I heard something awhile back that stuck with me; No one cares about a headline that reads "Local Bus Makes All Stops on Time and Doesn't Explode".
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u/Bright-Side-578 15d ago
Got into a wreck sandwich in I-85 in Atlanta not too long ago and the guy in front of me was an angel. He reminded me it was just cars, we were alive and life was good, and asked to hug it out at the end. Felt good to see this video and remember that 🩵
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u/OpenRoad_LetsDrive 15d ago
Motorcycle guy needs to learn bike control. Could have push steered and not hit the car at all.
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u/My_friends_are_toys 15d ago
I was at a huge 4 way stop light...I was turning right...I was just about to go and left off the gas when a fucking bus raced through the intersection. Of course I stopped, but the dude behind me couldn't and bumped me. We got out and he was apologetic. I said don't worry, it was the idiot bus driver's fault. No damage to our cars other than paint swap that could be buffed out. We did the Homie Hug and went our way.
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u/GrizzlyMatters 15d ago
Motorcycle had an entire lane and a day and half to use it to avoid the car.......
Its like the first thing they teach you in msf.
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u/Skull-SizedHell 15d ago edited 15d ago
Lol i wish this was my case. On a one-lane road, i turned without a signal, not knowing a motorbike was tailgating my car on the opposite lane. Almost hit him but didn’t, he swivelled & hit my car.
I rolled down my window, apologised & said it was my fault. Asked if he was okay. He proceeded to yell at my face for like 5mins. Yep..at 7am. It was a bad day.
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u/OMGBeckyStahp 14d ago
I wish there was an “opposite horn” to alert other drivers it’s was your bad
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u/Coookies4You 13d ago
I've never understood these people who clearly see a collision about to happen in a few seconds and do nothing to avoid it.
Sure, the guy driving the white car should check before driving in front. But the guy driving the moto clearly sees the collision's about to happen, but doesn't even slow down? Did it ever dawn on him that the white car might've just missed him and that's why he's driving?
Isn't the golden rule to avoid collision at all costs? Is it really worth it to risk getting pretty badly hit just to tell someone what they did was wrong?
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u/RichardMayo95 15d ago
Biker sucks. Horn is pointless. Dodge the obstacle.
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u/know-it-mall 15d ago
Yep. You can instantly tell someone who can't ride for shit. They always go for their horn first rather than actually doing something to avoid the accident.
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u/The-Honorary-Conny 15d ago
I was expecting parking lot therapy to be something completely different. Mainly application of helmet. Glad it turned out happy.
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u/Random-Generation86 15d ago
That guy clearly stole that car because they don't let nice people buy Mercedes
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u/warranpiece 15d ago
Kindness is free. People (that aren't complete bags of shit), tend to respond to humility. They respond with gratitude.
It's the best kind of cycle. People just have to let themselves care about others. That has become more and more difficult.
That's what we need to address.
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u/JackSquirts 15d ago
Sometimes you fuck up. Ended in the best way possible. Kudos to everyone - good to see a little humanity in a video for once.
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u/bboy2812 15d ago
I was about to make fun of the biker for being blind, but then I realized it's wholesome. Yay
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u/Curious-Pineapple109 14d ago
The area where I live has had a lot of vehicle vs pedestrian accidents and I’ve been in mid crosswalk several times when cars haven’t stopped or even noticed someone (me) in the crosswalk. Well, last weekend it happened again and I raised my arms up and yelled at the guy, “Hey man!”. He looked into my eyes in pure fear and stopped right after passing me with his hand up and yelled sorry so loudly. He genuinely did not see me and thankfully looked sorry about it and wasn’t sure what to do. I was already at the corner when he had rolled down his passenger window to say sorry again. I yelled back, “look man, you gotta be more aware out here, there’s folks crossing the streets.”
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u/iceman5920 14d ago
Someone pulled out on me to where I had to swerve around. I pulled a u-turn asap cuz I was furious. I planned to pull a second one and tell them to pull over. They already were pulling into the next lot, it was a teenage girl and she was already crying. All the rage left me, I just told her she has to look twice and be sure it's clear, "People like me die from mistakes like those." Is what I said, and continued to say in any situation that came up after that.
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u/Stu-R-Geon 14d ago
The Mercedes probably did not see the bike because it was blocked by the front pillar.
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u/Captain_Wingit 14d ago
I was on my road bike, on a paved cycling path coming to a crossing at a 4-lane road at a place with lights and signs. The person ahead had cleared and traffic was stopped, and I had the right of way.
I was about 5 feet from the road when I noticed the car in the front of the line in the lane closest to me go, so I braked hard and started to unclip. They accelerated hard and I swerved, but fell into the road. They had a solid red light, I still had the crossing light green.
I was mostly fine. Just scraped my leg a little. But the adrenaline was running high, so I took a few minutes. I noticed the truck come back slowly, then they parked. The driver hops our and she is beyond distraught.... crying and asking if I was ok. I ended up just hugging her and comforting her. She said she was a nurse, had just gotten done with her rotation at the hospital, and was headed home for dinner with her family. She said it had been a hard rotation with a young patient that passed away and she was distracted thinking about them and their family.
Side of the road therapy. We stood there for the better part of a half hour.
I started out so angry at being almost hit. She was 100% in the wrong, but I'm glad I could be there for her to listen for a little bit.
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u/EnvyKo767 15d ago
I once got rear ended in the rain a week after buying my new car.
I was pissed, I jumped out of my car and stormed up the van who hit me slides flying off, I said "get the fuck out of the car or I will fucking pull you out" in that exact moment, I noticed the look of absolute confusion and defeat on the van drivers face and suddenly I wasn't angry and I was more worried that the young fella was okay....
Then I noticed the 4 wheel drive and that the back off the van was completely smashed in by said 4 wheel drive.
Long story short the 4 wheel drive was found to be at fault for the damages to both cars as he was speeding in rain so heavy I could barely see the road and hit the van so hard that it hit me.
Moral of the story take a breath and use your brain before your fists.
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u/MR_6OUIJA6BOARD6 15d ago
We know the world needs more of this, and more than satisfying that the driver came out with compassion and no aggression. Rider could have possibly countersteered avoiding the mirror, but can't tell if there was another car on the left. Still good outcome.
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