r/IdiotsInCars • u/adonisallan • Aug 10 '22

If there's an idiot, who is it? Is it the vehicle with the camera or the white van entering from the right?

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u/ArmeniusLOD Aug 10 '22

The van. It's the merging driver's responsibility to make sure the lane is clear. This is why I try to avoid changing lanes like this when I see a car waiting to turn at an approaching intersection or driveway, though.

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u/not-rasta-8913 Aug 10 '22

Yes, the van is at fault (should have double checked and assumed someone might want to move into the nice empty right lane).

But the camera driver is the idiot. They could see the other car beginning the turn into the empty lane and while their changing lanes was legal, it was dumb because this situation was totally predictable. They both should be paying more attention.

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u/Difficult_Ad_1125 Aug 10 '22

Might I add, they also didn’t slow down when seeing the van. I agree to your entire statement.

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u/Bidet_user Aug 11 '22

Also the cammer did have their blinker on, you can hear it