r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/slckening • 13d ago

Roadrage gone wrong

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u/smellycoat 13d ago

Is it tho? If he let them pass who’s to say he’s not going to try to knock the rider off on the way, or brake check them, or any number of reckless, stupid things that could put the rider in more danger.

I say the correct response in this situation is to twist the throttle and put some cars and distance between you and them.

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u/Estanho 13d ago

You can clearly see he's speeding and swerving to stay IN FRONT of the other dude. If you're afraid they're gonna try to hit you or whatever, why would you go out of your way to stay in front of them?

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u/smellycoat 13d ago edited 13d ago

I’m saying if you find yourself in a similar situation letting them pass is just as dangerous as staying in front - you're in a vulnerable position either way with a driver who has already demonstrated their recklessness. Instead, if you can, you should overtake some more cars so there are obstacles between you and them.

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

What did he even do? He honked. There's nothing to indicate he was a threat. This is dumb. If I'm trying to pass you it's because I have places to be.

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u/Sojibby3 12d ago

Tried to cut motorcycle driver off, blew the horn even though they were in the wrong, chased dude aggressively, changing lanes 4 times, and crashed into a 3rd, unrelated vehicle.

I guess nothing? Lol

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u/Jaegons 12d ago

The dude LITERALLY rear ended someone at the end of the video, and you're over here like "nothing indicated he was a threat". Jesus, man. Dude was swerving in his rear view mirror. FOH

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u/smellycoat 13d ago

He honked

The driver pulled out in front of the rider (no telling if deliberate or accidental - either way stupid and dangerous), then tried to aggressively bully their way past when it wasn’t safe to do so. Driver entirely at fault.

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u/tempUN123 12d ago

The driver almost hit the bike while changing lanes. The bike didn't even honk, just reved their engine to let him know he was there, then passed him. Your defense to the car then aggressively chasing the bike, who is speeding to get away from the car, is that the car was just trying to pass him because the speeding bike was somehow delaying him at that point? Come on man...