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| Semi truck nearly sideswipes me; caught on my dash cam | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 20 2015, 09:59 PM (2,391 Views) | |
| aaronvincent | Jun 22 2015, 01:04 AM Post #16 |
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Mr Mojo Risin'
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This dashcam (The G1WC) does have a really wide angle lens. Although it looks really far away in the video the semi truck is barely a few feet from the car. I'm pretty sure the rig switched into my lane just before I did because I don't switch without manually turning my head most of the time and I saw nothing one instant but when I turned my head a second time it was magically there and I had seen it in the middle lane previously I'm always on guard because 1. This happened to me before (if you remember by previous sideswipe incident) and 2. I hate entering the freeway so I always double check.Old Man, I try to keep it straight 99% of the time but when a new "project" car magically appears in my driveway and the significant other wants to know where it came from I just tilt my head and shrug But seriously I saw the problems my father had with his lying habit so I try to get proof if possible...and my car is equipped with a camera so I thought that would aid in my defense. I was wrong yet again!I'm considering a second camera for the rear of my car now to catch multiple angles Edit: and Horn, that's not the hood bouncing. My mount jiggles a little towards the top and it gives that effect, it's irritating when I review clips Edited by aaronvincent, Jun 22 2015, 01:06 AM.
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| rmcelwee | Jun 22 2015, 03:18 AM Post #17 |
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I don't think anyone was calling him a liar??? I think we were just commenting about how the video does not look like anything special (we know the camera lies). |
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| Bjetmech | Jun 22 2015, 12:33 PM Post #18 |
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I have seen that many time in my area. The exit I get on everyday the speed limit goes from 70 to 60 just before the onramp. Even though the speed limit for the big rigs is supposed to be 60 I rarely see it. Especially from the semi drivers from Canada. Their just as annoying as some of the idiots driving the regular cars. No offense to the reasonable Canadian drivers. Edited by Bjetmech, Jun 22 2015, 12:36 PM.
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| cwatkin | Jun 22 2015, 04:09 PM Post #19 |
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I have more of a problem with shitty ordinary drivers than truckers. You should report this one. Conor |
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| myredvert | Jun 22 2015, 05:08 PM Post #20 |
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Respectfully AV, I'm with iamgeo on this one. Perhaps your anger towards the truck speeding in the right hand slow lane affected your perception of the incident? The relative position of the truck within the lane did not change from the moment it became visible, and it does appear it was already completely established in that lane, and the truck in the middle lane completely beside it further supports that observation. The truck wasn't moving to its right while it was passing you. The camera wasn't lying about that. Maybe you didn't see it soon enough or you misjudged it's speed relative to yours if you did see it, but if there was any "running off the road" about to happen, it wasn't something the truck was doing to you, if like in most if not all states you had the legal responsibility of yielding to the traffic on the freeway while you were entering the lane from the right. |
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| Bjetmech | Jun 22 2015, 07:07 PM Post #21 |
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I disagree, a couple time me personally have had this similar incident happen to me. Accelerating to get on the freeway I have had semi's speeding up in the slow lane ( I can hear their turbo's spooling up) and I am speeding up as well and end up doing 75+ just to stay ahead of these idots. |
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| myredvert | Jun 22 2015, 07:40 PM Post #22 |
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I'm not absolving the truck for speeding if it was, I'm just saying it was still the responsibility of the car entering to the left to see and merge with the traffic already in the right lane, where the truck was. I believe Texas law words this "(the car entering from the right) must yield to the traffic from the left." I don't know how well it would go over to merge into a semi, speeding or otherwise, then blame the semi.
Edited by myredvert, Jun 22 2015, 07:40 PM.
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| Horn | Jun 22 2015, 09:08 PM Post #23 |
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I think the main reason the Semi's speed up is because they want to clear you. Not to run you over. People in the slow lane do that all the time. Either they have to speed up or get on the brakes hard. I ignore all traffic like one of those comedy shows. The driver ignores everyone and there is a 15 car pile up behind them. lol |
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| Horn | Jun 22 2015, 09:09 PM Post #24 |
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This reminds me of the thread Nerys had where he blew through a stop light while thinking it was yellow (or something like that). Nowhere near as bad though. |
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| aaronvincent | Jun 22 2015, 09:26 PM Post #25 |
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Idk why but I always thought that on a 3 lane road, semi trucks should be confined to the center lane. Sometimes I will see them in a convoy in the center lane which I think is a good idea. It lets the slow drivers go slow and the fast drivers pass on the left. I'm pretty sure saw what I saw but I could be wrong Far too often I'm in the slow lane when I see a huge chrome grill come running just a few inches from my back bumper and then tail me all the way to the exit. I hardly ever see them going 60 mph, it's usually more like 70-75 around here. I thought semi-trucks had speed governors?
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| myredvert | Jun 22 2015, 09:33 PM Post #26 |
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Many (most?) do, but not all. I just did a Google search on "semi truck speed governor," and the first three hits and the majority of the rest on the first page dealt with how to remove or modify them for higher speed.
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| aaronvincent | Jun 22 2015, 09:38 PM Post #27 |
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Mr Mojo Risin'
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Neat Well whatever. Anyone hits my car I don't care much anymore. I've got receipts that prove I have over $2000 in repairs done to the car and full coverage insurance to boot so let them come I'm off to figure out how to rebuild a G13BB engine
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| Coche Blanco | Jun 22 2015, 10:12 PM Post #28 |
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How fast are you going at the end of that video? I can't ****ing stand people who do 60mph when they merge. Especially people in non shitbox cars. Like any modern V6 powered car shouldn't have any trouble getting up to 70+ when they need to. |
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| Metromightymouse | Jun 22 2015, 11:21 PM Post #29 |
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As a former truck driver I can tell you they are speeding up because they are tired of having to jump on the brakes or do a last second lane change for those people that don't understand that it is their responsibility to merge with freeway traffic, not that the freeway traffic has to make room for them. People come down the onramp and don't bother to speed up or slow down, just cruise along and expect the semi (or other cars) to get the hell out of the way. What they don't seem to realize is that the truck can't do anything sudden and forcing them to adjust to you and your inability to merge properly is very dangerous. If you make your intentions clear when coming down the onramp you won't have this issue often. As you start down the ramp you should be checking to see what is in the slow lane where you expect to merge. If there is a truck you need to make a decisive decision and either start setting up to flow in behind him or, fuel mileage be dammed, get on it and be clear of him when you hit the lane. If it is clear (I know, it's difficult in a Metro) that you are going to be going fast enough to not be in the way of the truck, they will maintain their speed since that gets the best mileage, which is a huge deal to them. Keep in mind that the truck is playing the same game you are, just on a massive scale. For most trucks, speed is hard won and precious. Slowing down costs speed and getting it back costs fuel. Most trucks also have adequate power and that is about it, just like a Metro.
Speed governors are installed by some trucking companies, they aren't factory equipment. When I was driving, Swift was one company that had the governors and it affected a good number of new drivers choice of company to drive for. It also influenced the name nickname for Swift; Slow Wagon In Fast Traffic. |
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| iamgeo | Jun 23 2015, 08:00 PM Post #30 |
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I have been telling people this since I can remember. For some reason they think I am wrong. A lot of people believe they have the right of way when merging onto the freeway, interstate or what have you. |
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I'm always on guard because 1. This happened to me before (if you remember by previous sideswipe incident) and 2. I hate entering the freeway so I always double check.
But seriously I saw the problems my father had with his lying habit so I try to get proof if possible...and my car is equipped with a camera so I thought that would aid in my defense. I was wrong yet again!




I'm off to figure out how to rebuild a G13BB engine 
7:37 PM Jul 10