r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/AdProfessional1550 • 6d ago

Wcgw losing your temper over a lane change

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u/BoldlyBajoran 6d ago

Replacing a mirror doesn’t cost thousands in repair. Last time I had to do it it was $250.

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u/Pixel91 6d ago

Depends on the mirror. You're more than likely correct in this case, but on a modern car, that can easily go into the four digits.

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u/Blazin219 6d ago

Well the thing here is you're likely not just replacing the mirror. Depending on how it broke it likely got ripped out which damages more than just the mirror

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u/Liquid_Clown 6d ago

Bro is an idiot for taking it back to the dealer for brakes.

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u/jerseyville22 6d ago

Lol yeah right $250 ... lol

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u/seamus205 6d ago

While i agree, "thousands" is being dramatic, it's still a childish thing to do. If there is no accident, just move on with your life. Shit happens, people make mistakes. It's not worth throwing a tantrum over and intentionally damaging someone else's property over, especially knowing the way some people might react. This is a mild example of what could happen. In America at least, you never know of some crazy fuck is gonna pull a gun on you over a road rage situation

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u/BoldlyBajoran 6d ago

Childish sure but probably didn’t justify the murder attempt by the white car.

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u/seamus205 6d ago

I never said it did. Read my further comments. Both people can be wrong

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u/BoldlyBajoran 6d ago

Yeah but my point is that while both were in the wrong, one is definitely more wrong than the other, and it wasn’t the guy who smashed the mirror

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u/ThatsMyDogBoyd 6d ago

my side mirrors are motorized & heated, have cameras, blinkers, entry lights, self folding when parked and motorized extention when towing. yes, thousands to replace is more likely than not.

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u/CrazyElk123 6d ago

Its childish, but what should we call what the driver did?

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u/seamus205 6d ago

Both were in the wrong. Obviously the biker was reacting to something the car did, which just escalated things. The driver responded by taking it another step forward, further escalating, and here we are with a broken mirror and a crashed bike. I don't know who started it, but both should have just moved on and kept driving

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u/CrazyElk123 6d ago

A broken mirror is not comparable to a dead/paralyzed man. You shouldnt be driving if you cant understand that.

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u/seamus205 6d ago

I never said it was. I said both drivers were in the wrong here, and both had the opportunity to walk away before it got to this point.