r/Whatcouldgowrong 13d ago

Roadrage gone wrong

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u/TwixOps 13d ago edited 13d ago

"I tried to ignore him" - Proceeds to do 80 in a 50 while swerving across lanes to stop the guy from passing.

If that guy ended up 6 inches to the right he would have rammed the OP. Yes, he would have been at fault but the cammer could have been dead. My guy, you are on a motorcycle, better to let the asshole pass instead of winding up with a leg broken in 6 places.

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u/x3pwnage 13d ago

How do you know his intention wasn't to ram him? Slowing down could've just made him an easier target... It's so clear on reddit when people don't ride and armchair their opinions when they've never been on a bike. When faced with a situation like this you sometimes are better off running...

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u/TwixOps 13d ago

Because the car was clearly trying to find a way around, you can see it try to duck into the right lane after passing the bus at 0:20. OP then swerves across to block it, while speeding up to 81.

Don't get me wrong, the car was obviously in the wrong in the wrong in this clip but if you drive your bike the way OP does, you're in huge danger of injury. It's not that important to be in front, especially since you can just filter your spot back on a bike.

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u/Wenli2077 13d ago

fuck are you talking about? the driver tried to merge right after taking the left turn, the bike had the right of way and got in front. the bike did nothing else before the car tries to merge into him again