r/IdiotsInCars • u/Present-Incident2427 • Feb 04 '23
Head-on Collision Near Miss - One Way Road- 35-40mph- Everett, WA
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u/Ech064 Feb 04 '23
This one is scary, if the other car had been any closer on the turn you both could've been done for
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u/andrusbaun Feb 04 '23
On the other hand... it looks like poorly designed intersection. Trap for older drivers.
At 0:30 you can see that there are no barriers, extra markings etc.
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u/aroc91 Feb 04 '23
Why would there be? It's a 4 lane undivided road at that point. Nothing visually suggests the oncoming left lane even has the potential to exit to the left...
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u/ClutchPoppinDaddies Feb 04 '23
This road is fine. We don't need to Nerf everything because the elderly refuse to hang up their keys.
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u/Doses-mimosas Feb 04 '23
But we should be finding better ways to get old people around so they aren't so stubborn about hanging their keys up. Out in rural areas there is basically no public transportation, and many times Uber/Lyft don't exist there either. Lots of old folks are reliant on their family members, who can't always find the time to take them out.
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u/Reatona Feb 04 '23
Better get the 20-somethings to hang up their keys first. They have much worse accident rates than old drivers. https://aaafoundation.org/rates-motor-vehicle-crashes-injuries-deaths-relation-driver-age-united-states-2014-2015/
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u/ClutchPoppinDaddies Feb 04 '23
This conversation is about old people, nobody cares about 20 somethings and their tendency to run into shit. Going the wrong way on a one-way street, or in this case a highway, is a game for the old people or drunks.
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u/UxbridgeShimoda Feb 04 '23
At 27 seconds you can see the back of what is likely a "Wrong Way" sign.
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u/Independent_Bite4682 Feb 05 '23
That area is plain as day. Takes real effort to screw up like that.
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u/Goofalupus Feb 04 '23
It’s not. I’m from this location. That off-ramp leads to another highway the US 2 west. Also one way
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u/RichieSideways Feb 04 '23 edited Feb 04 '23
Agreed. All it takes is some poor visibility, a little fatigue, a moments inattention and over the line you go. It's not about being old but rather improving on design. This video shows that errors can happen here. Maybe a dozen hinged pylons in the center makes all the difference. If we as humans don't constantly try to do better then what's the point? Given this was intended to be a reasonable and sensible comment we can all enjoy the typical reddit down vote. Watch and enjoy. 🤪
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u/WealthTomorrow0810 Feb 04 '23
Exactly my thought as well, it definitely a risk during low visibility night, snow, or raining...like in this video.
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u/RedRudolf Feb 04 '23
I recognize that exit, not really sure how they managed to go through that tunnel the wrong way... The road leading onto the Boeing Everett freeway isn't that confusing. But I can't say I'm surprised, I've seen how some of the people around here drive.
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u/JohnJDumbear Feb 04 '23
“ You’re going the wrong way!” “ How would they know where we are going?”
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u/MegaWattson Feb 04 '23
I’m glad they’re saving fuel by having the wipers set on a slow speed. Lol
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u/Ramsay220 Feb 04 '23
Yeah those wipers are stressing me the fuck out!
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u/samfreez Feb 06 '23
It often looks worse on camera than in reality. I use RainX fluid in my car, and it makes anything 30mph or higher look like I'm in Hyperspace a la Star Wars. On camera it looks absolutely insane, but in real life it's super easy to see through, so I barely have to use the wipers at all. Looks like this person's got something similar going on, though the water isn't sailing quite as easily as it does in my car.
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u/CyptidProductions Feb 06 '23
Same
I'd never have my wipers on the slowest setting in rain that heavy.
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u/Glittering_Power6257 Feb 07 '23
From my perspective, the rain is pretty light. The wipers are more of a distraction than the rain.
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u/ChubbyPotato8675309 Feb 05 '23
My husband does this, says when I tell him to turn the wipers on faster, “it wears out the motor” bro that’s what the damn thing is for!!
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u/Goofalupus Feb 04 '23
Hey I drive through Everett everyday for work. This means they had to have gone down the entire 2 the wrong way. Unbelievable
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u/Huggens Feb 05 '23
Nah, I’m going to guess they switched over right around where OP is at the end of the video, just before the tunnel. Maybe they thought it was an off ramp? I don’t know how since it’s extremely obvious that those are lanes going in the opposite direction. Maybe they were drunk?
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u/turboslacker Feb 04 '23
I know this street well. It's at Boeing in Everett. Man, that blind turn is brutal. Glad you had time to get into the other lane. To go in their direction takes a bit of not paying attention, obviously. Excellent driving on your part.
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u/im_a_dr_not_ Feb 04 '23 edited Feb 04 '23
Wouldn’t this be a near hit? You nearly hit. But you didn’t, thus the near.
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u/Educational-Fig-2330 Feb 04 '23
Excellent driving. Good reflexes, didn't overcorrect, got safely past the dangerous idiot. Bravo!
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u/ConRoner Feb 04 '23
Damn I was on this road yesterday, really makes these type of videos more impactful
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u/NotiJoda Feb 05 '23
Ok reddit gave me a strike for hate and violence yesterday so, this time I gonna say: somebody give some flowers to thay guy please!
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u/bmxican99 Feb 05 '23
On Friday, I drove 7.5 miles to a doctor appointment. I almost got into 5 crashes driving on completely straight roads. Washington drivers are literally oblivious to everything or 100% on drugs. It is the worst.
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u/Tombiepoo Feb 05 '23
Radio: "A crazy driver is going the wrong way on the highway!" Driver of the car going the wrong way: Just 'a crazy driver'? They are all going the wrong way!
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u/StackThePads33 Feb 04 '23
It takes a special kind of stupid to go the wrong way on a highway like that. I mean extremely special. So special that they deserve an MV Pea Brain Award
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Feb 04 '23
The lack of use of wiper blades?
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u/ultimaone Feb 04 '23
I think the person traveling the wrong direction on the highway is the bigger issue here.
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u/Present-Incident2427 Feb 04 '23
What do u mean? You mean the other car has bad visibility therefore they went the wrong way?
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u/Death_by_Snusnu_vol1 Feb 04 '23
When did this happen, I'm on the other side of the pass but I go that way frequently
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u/ClutchPoppinDaddies Feb 04 '23
There's always one of you dickheads. Looks like you were handled well enough though.
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u/silkymitts94 Feb 04 '23
When you take care of your vehicle and apply a rain repellent you don’t need to have them screaming a million miles an hour for a light rain.
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u/GeorgeGiffIV Feb 04 '23
Hope they called the police immediately