"This incident occurred at 6.41AM 04/08/2021 on the Western Freeway, Rockbank, Victoria. both drivers were ok with no injuries"

@chriper77

3 жыл бұрын

I saw the cars banked up yesterday morning on the inbound side of the freeway. Wondered what caused it, thanks! Glad no-one was injured

@MrAudienceMember2662015

3 жыл бұрын

Impressive.

@carpathianken

3 жыл бұрын

I know it says check blindspot before merging in the banner headline of this clip, but I'm not familiar with the western suburbs where Rockbank is at. Is that part of the freeway where the accident happened a merge area, or was it technically a shitty lane change by the SUV?

@chriswelcome8102

3 жыл бұрын

@@carpathianken ...?

@Big_Yin

3 жыл бұрын

I'll bet the SUV driver see's 50% of his vehicle in that mirror.

This is also why you don't wait until you're merging to start indicating

@onesimpleclik

3 жыл бұрын

for real. you're suppose to throw your indicator on at least 2-3 seconds before you start moving.. and then only turn it off once you entirely in the next lane. people are so shit at it, one of my pet peeves.

@andymanaus1077

3 жыл бұрын

Indicating is entirely optional (based on the number of drivers who don't even bother).

@TheDennyBros

3 жыл бұрын

@@andymanaus1077 dont make it a monkey see monkey do scenario xD JUST INDICATE!! XD

@ghostofdre

3 жыл бұрын

That's not even indicating, it just becames a look at what I'm doing now device.

@andymanaus1077

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheDennyBros I always indicate even though I feel like I'm in a dwindling minority.

"I'm changing lanes, you'll have to move over" NO U

@petersmulders8058

3 жыл бұрын

He had no choice otherwise the sedan would have hit a power poll the sedan should have braked but the Suv was still in the wrong

@metalmick99

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree. But nowadays in Victoria it seems that the attitude is "I want to change lanes and I'm going to regardless of the consequences."

@xandercraw

3 жыл бұрын

Peter Smulders The person indicated for quite a long time before actually pulling over, all the sedan needed to do was apply the brakes, unfortunately it’s a simple case of “I’m in the right I shouldn’t have to slow down” in fact, you can see it tried to accelerate away just before collision. In general unless you’ve got a supercar, your car will stop faster than it will accelerate especially at high speed.

@BasedinReality1984

3 жыл бұрын

@@xandercraw it’s no use trying to use common sense with the idiots in the comments section. It’s black and white to them. They must enjoyed getting crashed into, one day it will be by someone with no issuance .

@skullembzxm2210

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

If the falcon had spun into the pole and missed the SUV the driver of the SUV would have carried on, mumbling about the poor driving skills of everyone else on the road.

@Nebs1

3 жыл бұрын

Then will proudly tell people "I've been driving for X years and never been in a crash" yeah mate mostly due to everyone else avoiding you.

@stephenbachman132

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly right people like that never care about others.

@dontbestupid0199

3 жыл бұрын

@@Nebs1 lol spot on 👌

@9footsasquatch625

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nebs1 my old man did a driving course once. An army sergeant was there and said all these oldies say, I've been driving my whole life and never had an accident, Sgt also said, but the silly old bastards never bother to look in the mirror to see what they've caused

"I change lanes now, Good luck everyone else !" Always accidents on that stretch......

@owenanderson9395

3 жыл бұрын

In most cases they're avoidable collisions, not 'accidents'.

@phatlewt2932

3 жыл бұрын

"how much signal i need to cut across eight lane"

@JasonBlack66

3 жыл бұрын

what stretch?

@JasonBlack66

3 жыл бұрын

@@owenanderson9395 yep, emergency services, the insurance industry, and everyone involved does not call these accidents. in fact, it can be argued there is no such thing as an accident. even getting struck by lightning is not an accident. lol. you shouldn't be out in a thunderstorm. they all come back to carelessness on someone's part. That's why they are called motor vehicle collisions or motor vehicle incidents.

@HannibalBarca247BCE

3 жыл бұрын

@@JasonBlack66 That approach is to firstly, reduce deaths and serious injuries, and secondly to reduce insurance costs, which we all bear.

Regardless the rights and wrongs - that was satisfying to watch

@terrysmith7740

3 жыл бұрын

It was.

@StraightNoChaser86

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! It's satisfying seeing bad drivers getting their karma.

@alexolife

3 жыл бұрын

Kek. Can't say I haven't wanted to do that before. 😄

@SkyThom3

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like a bad person for agreeing lol

@eirfanhazlan9271

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. But mine is more of the body car type. I'm just a fan of sedan, and quite salty over SUV (and crossover) slowly reducing the sedan market. It would be better if that SUV is more of crossover SUV.

All I see is an accident that could have been avoided

@NebraskaGonvilleJones

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@chrischimo3477

3 жыл бұрын

Totally right mate! Little tap on the anchors from the ford and nothing would of happened 🤷‍♀️

@AaronBonBarron

3 жыл бұрын

Easily! By using the magic of turning your head slightly to make sure the lane is clear!

@NebraskaGonvilleJones

3 жыл бұрын

@@AaronBonBarron Yes that and the sedan using better judgment

@AaronBonBarron

3 жыл бұрын

@@NebraskaGonvilleJones it's quite easy to pass judgement from the sidelines, but the vast majority of Australian drivers are barely competent.

The two sets of headlights on the road should be a clue that there is a car in the other lane. 😂

@davegoldspink5354

2 жыл бұрын

You’d think so but I’m guessing like all SUV drivers this clown thought that they had right of way.

If the Forester owner is awake yet, I'd be interested in your Rh front guard if it's unscathed and your rear roof spoiler.

@positronundervolt4799

3 жыл бұрын

Vulture lol

@H-S-R_gaming

3 жыл бұрын

@@positronundervolt4799 lol no shame ey.

@jo300hn

3 жыл бұрын

@@H-S-R_gaming quick and the dead, guys, quick and the dead.

@stevie-ray2020

3 жыл бұрын

I only want that spoiler, but hard to tell whether that Forester's colour is silver, or gold like mine!

@H-S-R_gaming

3 жыл бұрын

@@jo300hn im sure they'll wrap it and post it asap. Just sit by ya mailbox

What, the lane isn't magically emptied by turning my blinker on?

@v8snail

3 жыл бұрын

No, but the blinker fluid is magically emptied when it hits the barrier...

@davothegreat9990

3 жыл бұрын

Don't you must give way to a car that's indicating. See it quite often when people merge...🤣🤣

@bloodaxe0

3 жыл бұрын

You would think that, the way people indicate and expect you to bend over backwards for them.

@DEVILTAZ35

3 жыл бұрын

No it's not a dunny button :)

@bloodaxe0

3 жыл бұрын

@@DEVILTAZ35 lol

SUV started it but sedan took it to the next level.

@marclagalle1486

3 жыл бұрын

Asshole in the Falcon tried to push the issue. He was in the right but its a very stupid pyrrhic victory

@kari2570

3 жыл бұрын

To me it looks like the sedan lost control after being pushed off the the left, I doubt that was an intentional ram, especially at 90-100kmph.

@Bill-rh7xm

3 жыл бұрын

@@marclagalle1486 probably trying to keep himself off the guard rail

@wheeman999

3 жыл бұрын

Sedan lost control. Brake lock on dirt, stability control probably pulled him right. Did not look intentional.

@Matthew_M11

3 жыл бұрын

@@wheeman999 He should've have significantly reduced his speed at 0:05. The driver of the Falcon is a really bad driver. The Falcon travelled in a high-risk area for such a long time. Drivers who know about the importance of head checks should be even more aware of driving outside of peoples blind spots. Hopeless driving by all parties involved.

Any footballer would have been impressed with that "Hip and shoulder" move

@lancered4234

3 жыл бұрын

It would be termed as lacking duty of care nowadays. lol.

@dontbestupid0199

3 жыл бұрын

As Aussie man would say fuck yes

@petesmitt

3 жыл бұрын

@@lancered4234 Driving golden rule; always give way if it can help to avoid an incident.

Ok I can’t be the only one that laughed when I noticed all 4 lights were knocked out 😂

@tomhill3907

3 жыл бұрын

That’s one way to remove them😂

@kwhite749

3 жыл бұрын

....won't be needing those 😂😂

Rewatching it you can see the point where the sedan driver realises he might get pushed head-first into a light pole by the SUV and decides he'd rather hit the other car instead. Smart choice tbh, and it's always nice to see the person who causes an accident not get away scot free for doing it.

@kris_p_bacon

3 жыл бұрын

Personally I'd rather hit the brakes than hit anything else...

@duckman12569

3 жыл бұрын

To my eyes that was a good demonstration of defensive driving.

@karat252

3 жыл бұрын

@@duckman12569 lol horrible if you ask me, falcon had plenty of time to hit the brakes??

@duckman12569

3 жыл бұрын

@@karat252 he did hit the brakes, but I notice the 4by didn't.

@fuggle07

3 жыл бұрын

The sedan driver could have easily avoided a collision by just backing off and letting the idiot in the SUV cut into his lane.

I was stunned at the reaction I got at work one day when I mentioned "head checks". Half the people didn't know what I was talking about, and most of those that knew what I was talking about swore they weren't necessary.

@fisherfriendman

3 жыл бұрын

I suspect that they tailgate a lot which necessitates them focusing the front all the time.

@FisTheEvil

3 жыл бұрын

thats straight up fucking scary. what the fuck are your work colleagues?

@dantheman5222

3 жыл бұрын

ask your mirror before you do anything in a car

@tin2001

3 жыл бұрын

@@dantheman5222 Twice. Sometimes the mirrors haven't noticed the danger yet.

@PneumaticFrog

3 жыл бұрын

@@dantheman5222 not even, if there is someone in your blindspot, you wont see them in the mirror, you gotta physically turn your head

"Nobody else goes home. Nobody else goes through... It's just him. And me."

As my father always said "If someone runs you off of the road, take a piece of them with you" nice to see the right car totaled

@worldkat1393

3 жыл бұрын

@Zeda C No its amazing. Mistakes take lives!

Yeah, people do that to me all the time. Rather than cause an accident, I tend to just slow down. Let them over and maybe give them the bird, a flash or honk depending on severity.

@ScubaAnt72

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too mate, good call. Maybe not the bird though coz if they're that stooopid they might start road ragin' me....

@samblack5313

2 жыл бұрын

@@ScubaAnt72 Yep, yep. You two have it sussed. I go with the ‘stoneface’ nowadays. Let the complete lack of reaction to their blatant stupidity unsettle them more than a flip out ever could. If you expect everyone on the road to be an incompetent moron, it’s not upsetting when it turns out they are.

@davespanksalot8413

2 жыл бұрын

@@samblack5313 Ha ha, yeah I do the stoneface too after a road rager ran me off the road for giving him the wanker hand shuffle when he cut me off on an empty road. He then proceeded to get right in my face and pretend to be an off duty cop. There are some absolute nutters and I’ve learnt it’s easier to bite my tongue than get an assault charge. I’ll even pull off the road and let arseholes go past while stone facing them of course, then crank the Maria Carey Christmas CD 😆

Karen in SUV: Move over I'm changing lanes! Ford: "Get F*kd!"

@DEVILTAZ35

3 жыл бұрын

Well you don't want to give way to a Karen lol

@fuggle07

3 жыл бұрын

Falcon driver could have avoided a collision but was a dick, as expected.

@qbb01

3 жыл бұрын

@@fuggle07 Maybe so, but anyone who doesn't lean forward and check their mirror when they merge deserves to be run off the road like this. Subaru driver can EAD

Thats what happens when you leave your seeing eye dog at home

@suave-rider

3 жыл бұрын

and your cane.

@vengefulvegan

3 жыл бұрын

or let him drive:)

@bobsieschannel

3 жыл бұрын

@@vengefulvegan i reckon even a blind person would have atleast looked lol

@J_S209

3 жыл бұрын

Hat happens when you’re dumb enough to stick your car in another driver’s blind spot. I drive a ute and dumb shits sit in the blind spot (utes and trucks have enormous blind spots) nearly every kilometre.

if you ever witness an accident and you stop to help always try and stop past the accident out of the way and also once your services are no longer required you will not have any emergency vehicles blocking your way to leave

It's also why you turn on your indicator and **WAIT A SECOND OR TWO** and *THEN* merge, because the indicator is to tell people where you're wanting to go and utterly useless when it isn't used beforehand

@AaronBonBarron

3 жыл бұрын

Oftentimes the indicator only serves to let whoever is behind you in the lane you want to merge into know that there's a gap that needs filling lest another car end up in front of them.

@trayolphia5756

3 жыл бұрын

The sad part is how many people seem to think that having their indicator on gives the, right of way… “Give way to vehicles already in lane” - if your manuever requires the other cars to brake, then you aren’t far enough ahead of them to render the manuever safe

Sedan: hey mate watch where ur going! SUV: still merging Sedan:

@rossfisher1843

3 жыл бұрын

Sedan, don't even think about braking though.

@erix5184

3 жыл бұрын

Sedan: And I took that personally.

As Billy Birmingham would say as the “Twelfth Man” when impersonating Bill Lawry.... “GOT HIM, YES, PISS OFF YOU’RE OUT!!!” 😂😂😂

@FuManchu5ltr

3 жыл бұрын

and then they go over to see if the Subi driver is ok, “Where are ya lady?” Her: “I’m in the glove box”

@gerardroll6468

3 жыл бұрын

@@FuManchu5ltr ... That sounds about right ☝️😁

@BSKTCreation

3 жыл бұрын

Ileavemyteethinajarbesidethebed

@huko4266

3 жыл бұрын

Methiminagaybar

@huko4266

3 жыл бұрын

geewhatawanker

This is why the saying “two wrongs don’t make a right” exist…

@Drunk0nCustard

3 жыл бұрын

looks like the suv was losing control after touching wheels on the side of the road and tried to regain, doesnt look like the ram was intentional at all

SUV: Merge 10% complete.. 30% complete.. 60% complete.. Sedan: *Am I a joke to you!?*

A few lessons: 1. 3 cycles of blinker lights is common courtesy 2. Right hand lane is for overtaking 3. left hand lane is for cruising 4. Always head check before turning, and spatial awareness of the vehicles around yours. If a pair of headlights disappear from view, make sure to know where they are.

@fisherfriendman

3 жыл бұрын

@@daviddou1408 well, you've got people who travel the whole journey with indicators on. Surely 3 cycles is enough.

@fisherfriendman

3 жыл бұрын

@@daviddou1408 And that's why the person changing lanes need to do a head check to make sure the other person is slowing down to give way, or speeding up despite the signal. In most circumstances, people speed up when they see the signal, so having it on for longer than 3 cycles defeats the purpose. Cancel it, let the other person pass, and then try again. After a number of unsuccessful tries, then you need to be asking yourself if why you are slowing down when you need to filter lanes, when you should be speeding up to complete that action.

If you look carefully i think the Falcon driver thought he was going to take out the telegraph pole and he overcorrected.

@Seiskid

3 жыл бұрын

That's totally what happened. He would have stood a good chance of dying had that occurred.

He wasn’t in the wrong but that sedan driver could have tapped his breaks and beeped the horn.

@morantaylor

3 жыл бұрын

The sedan may have been driving on cruise control and not made it to the brake pedal in time to disengage.

@nightrider322

3 жыл бұрын

What when he's already half way up the side of the SUV before the moron even indicated, put your glasses on

@BasedinReality1984

3 жыл бұрын

@@nightrider322 you’re right the smarter thing to do was to speed up and crash. “I had right of way”

@nightrider322

3 жыл бұрын

@@BasedinReality1984 yeah cause beeping your horn when someone unexpectedly swerves into you is going to solve it

@HannibalBarca247BCE

3 жыл бұрын

@@nightrider322 No but using your brake would 🤦‍♂️

This guy just went out of his way to teach someone a lesson that the rest of us wish we could do

@TheBigLanky

3 жыл бұрын

I doubt I'd endanger someone's life to teach someone a "lesson" this was simply a mistake in shoulder checking

@onyblitz4931

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBigLanky The car got what it deserved

@tiltedfox1174

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBigLanky this Australia. We are filled with very angry people. There is a 50/50 chance that it was on purpose, especially when it was a sharp manoeuver like that into the SUV

@StraightNoChaser86

3 жыл бұрын

@@tiltedfox1174 He was in the dirt trying to get back on the road.

@TheBigLanky

3 жыл бұрын

@@tiltedfox1174 I'd say it was 100% on purpose since they had plenty of time to brake/ride the shoulder of the road.. there was no immediate danger the warranted what they done other than being reckless and having a big ego. Just my opinion.

There is a reason both cars are fitted with brakes, blinkers and most importantly drivers. If for some reason one driver fails, especially in the competent driving department, the other driver is there to tap the breaks and let him in, followed by overtaking and maximising distance with first substandard driver If I were the cops, I would take both drivers licences

@gizmodobaggins7040

3 жыл бұрын

For real this is literally attempted murder.

@maxmouche

3 жыл бұрын

100%

@bloodaxe0

3 жыл бұрын

@@gizmodobaggins7040 Literally attempted murder? good luck proving that.

@HannibalBarca247BCE

3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree, both idiots.

Good hip n' shoulder, no free, play on.

The driver in the left lane, "Well, I could slow down and let you change lanes. But maybe not..."

@mattsmith7019

2 жыл бұрын

By the time the indicator came on he was already past the back end and he changed lanes so quickly after he indicated that it's clear the sedan driver had much warning. I don't know about you but I drive looking forward not at the car beside me.

I ride a motorcycle, goes to show ,a 2 second headcheck can save a life,luckily both in cars and didn't hit anything solid

@paspax

3 жыл бұрын

Too right. Three times in the past week I'd have been murdered if I rode alongside cages.

@TheClunkingFist

2 жыл бұрын

@@daviddou1408 Err, don't take 2 seconds? Use a decent following distance? Maybe I've got bionic eyes, but it takes me way less than 2 seconds to pick out a pair of headlights a 3 metres.

@dielaughing73

2 жыл бұрын

Riding bikes made me absolutely religious about head-checks, even in a car, even in dumb situations like turning left from the left lane. You just never know.

If it was going to happen anyway I am glad the asshole SUV driver that refused to check the lane before merging didn't get away with it. Mad snaps to the sedan driver that was almost in a single-vehicle accident where they would have to foot the repair costs themselves.

@harmankang1976

3 жыл бұрын

You are right bro

@NebraskaGonvilleJones

3 жыл бұрын

The sedan was driving poorly as well to be in that situation in the first place

@PneumaticFrog

3 жыл бұрын

@@NebraskaGonvilleJones not even? he was in his lane.

@NebraskaGonvilleJones

3 жыл бұрын

@@PneumaticFrog he had more than enough opportunity to back off and let the idiot that didn’t look in. If he did not see the suv changing lanes into him then he is as equally blind. Defensive driving saves lives, the whole thing doesn’t happen if idiot had checked OR if dickhead wasn’t so aggressive

@andymanaus1077

3 жыл бұрын

@@PneumaticFrog While the sedan driver was not breaking any laws, good driving practice is to not drive in another driver's blind spot unless you need to, and then only for as long as necessary. This video explains why: lots of drivers are bloody awful and won't look before changing lanes. Just obeying road rules is not enough to keep you out of accidents.

somehow it was satisfying seeing the suv crash like that.

That rare moment when the Blind spot and the A Piller create a total eclipse of space time.

@Big_Yin

3 жыл бұрын

@@daviddou1408 exactly 👍

@dubious6718

3 жыл бұрын

Modern cars have no blind spots when it comes to seeing other cars.

@mobilemarshall

3 жыл бұрын

@@dubious6718 that's not true, where do you get that from? Almost all cars have blind spots. This David Dou guy is full of shit, there is no such thing as a car without blind spots unless you're using convex mirrors. It's basic math, if you have a flat mirror you absolutely cannot see the entire blind spot.

@mobilemarshall

3 жыл бұрын

@@daviddou1408 I don't know what kind of magic mirrors you have that can bend light

@DriftNick

3 жыл бұрын

@@mobilemarshallThe "blind spots" can be overcome by just moving your head, seems like people either don't understand that or are just lazy.

Just disappointed that the SUV didn't live up to it's name " suddenly upsidedown vehicle"

@s.baldrick3807

3 жыл бұрын

Don't think Foresters are as wobbly as other SUVs, thankfully

@DEVILTAZ35

3 жыл бұрын

lol i have not heard that before . Quote of the month :)

proof that some people would rather BE right rather than DO what’s right

I love that one little indicator flash to the right as the SUV turns off the left lane blinker. Like right before he's smashed back into reality, the SUV happily oblivious turns his indicator off and accidentally pushes it slightly too far. And then BOOSHKAH

well that could have been avoided

Old mate in the sedan had no where to go with that pole to their left.

@SirYenner

3 жыл бұрын

Could have just put the brakes on 🤷‍♂️

@eztroll

3 жыл бұрын

@@SirYenner Yes, slam on the brakes at 90+km/h.

@SirYenner

3 жыл бұрын

@@eztroll If you can't handle emergency breaking at 90kph you really shouldn't be driving.

@ppleater

3 жыл бұрын

@@SirYenner They might have had cruise control on and were just vibing out.

@eztroll

3 жыл бұрын

@@SirYenner What are you on about mate? They still would have hit the pole and that's what they were avoiding.

Intentional dominance maneuver gets successfully defeated.

Some people are so locked up in their on little worlds, they forget there are ALWAYS somebody around them.

This is why you use the brake before the horn. Other car could have avoided this smash, is it just me or did they actually accelerate when the car merged?

@motodigitalvideo

3 жыл бұрын

No, its not just you. All the sedan driver had to do was lift his foot off the accelerator pedal and accident averted.

@Jaredscott89

3 жыл бұрын

Dash cam car slowed down.

@martyn975

3 жыл бұрын

Nope if you watch closely they started accelerating before the car started merging. There's no merge signs and you can't see any indication of the road turning to a single lane, he's not a mind reader, so there is no expectation for him to be leaving a gap. This is actually a great example of defensive driving. You can argue about should've, could've, would've all you like after the fact. Sure, it wouldn't have happened if the left car was going a little slower, but by the same (and more reasonable) logic, this *shouldn't* have happened in the first place, if the merger was actually paying attention.

@Shagley87

3 жыл бұрын

@@martyn975 well I guess that's one way to look at it. I don't really agree to be honest, if you play the video at .25 speed you can clearly see the car on the left accelerated and didn't attempt to brake until after it veered off the road. They could clearly see the other car merging and chose not to brake when they were in the other cars blind spot and the driver had not seen them. I think there is responsibility on both sides of this accident. The left car didn't initiate they accident but they also didn't react appropriately. Also my understanding of defensive driving is to avoid accidents, a simple tap on the brake here would have been a better choice. Also you said there are no merge signs and they are not required to leave a gap? The car on the right is in the passing lane so the car on the left accelerating/passing the other vehicle is effectively undertaking which is illegal.

@martyn975

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shagley87 Where to begin. First of all I encourage looking up the coordinates so you can see what kind of road this is. It's a 2 lane highway with no exits immediately near the crash. This wasn't even an "I'm about to miss my exit" type merge. This is simply a driver with zero awareness. Saying the red car should of just slammed on his brakes is redundant. High speed + heavy braking = loss of control. We have no idea how close the cars behind him were, or what the driver was assuming at the time. I've had similar instances where someone was about to merge into me, heard my horn, and swerved back before they hit me. It's not unreasonable for them to assume the same thing. Undertaking is not illegal. In fact, in both the current road safety act, and the Vicroads road rules, there is no mention of that phrase in any context other than undertaking a breathalyzer test. So you're completely wrong there. The speed limit is 100. You can clearly see the merging car doing 95 in the right lane, with cars behind him. This *IS* illegal. You are required to remain in the left lane unless overtaking, and he is clearly not overtaking. You cannot overtake a vehicle by matching their speed. You are legally required to go faster, or fall back in line in the left lane. Again, yes this could have been avoided if the car in left lane was going slower. But legally they have done nothing wrong, at all. www.legislation.vic.gov.au/in-force/acts/road-safety-act-1986/206 www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-rules/road-rules/a-to-z-of-road-rules/give-way www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-rules/road-rules/a-to-z-of-road-rules/freeways

well that escalated quickly

Don't put your blinker on and at the same time change lanes! Put on blinker for at least 30 metres or 3 seconds at highway speeds, check your surroundings, then change lanes!!

I see a few problems here: The Falcon driver was sitting just behind and to the left of the Subaru like a douchebag. Simply avoid that position unless you have a penchant for trouble. Make your mind up and pass at a reasonable pace or sit back at a safe distance similar to where you would sit when directly behind the other car. Subaru tried to move to the left lane as they were in the right (overtaking) lane and the Cammer was coming up being them (the reason they attempted to move left). Subaru driver likely saw the Falcon earlier and assumed they were happy to maintain the poor position to the left and just behind the Subaru. Subaru driver hesitated and wobbled a little as they (incorrectly) assessed that they'd just be able to merge in front of the poorly positioned Falcon before the Falcon driver boxed everyone in as they either hovered in a blocking position, or passed at about 1kph faster than the Subaru was travelling. Subaru didn't accelerate to a safe distance in front of the Ford driver resulting in a dangerous lane change. As the Subaru driver was (poorly) assessing the lane change, the Falcon driver realised that the Subaru was likely going to move in front of them (as the Cammer was moving up next to the Falcon / behind the Subaru in the overtaking lane), had a flush of impatience /applied selfish first order thinking, accelerated to cut off the Subaru just as the Subaru started to move left. The Falcon driver probably accelerated to prevent loss of some arbitrary measure of time that would arise from ceeding some space to the Subaru so the Cammer could safely get past before they overtook the Subaru (in the overtaking lane), got cut off, had a flash of ego, then tried to make a point by attempting a dangerous move to cut the Subaru driver off on the inside, but essentially just cut their own nose off to spite their face. Two bad decisions resulted in an accident that significantly delayed both drivers, risked injury or worse, inconvenienced hundreds of other people, except the Craptiva driver and driver of the black Falcon who failed to stop and render assistance. Ford driver definitely deserves a dangerous driving offence for that stunt. Yes the Subaru driver massively screwed up and should wear some of the blame too.

Poor awareness from the SUV, but the sedan could have taken precautions. Look at the first few seconds where you see the SUV driving _on_ the centre line. If I was to see someone doing that, I'd give them a wide berth, and certainly back well off when the indicator came on.

@trousers2

3 жыл бұрын

Agree completely Subaru's fault but from the Ford's perspective you'd be able to see that coming a mile off. As a driver of a Mazda 3 on a road full of stupid mums in huge 4wds this is a very regular occurrence

@HannibalBarca247BCE

3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree, both are idiots, totally avoidable.

Mad props to the truck driver, again.

@CptSchmidt

3 жыл бұрын

There was no truck...

@sowbad1809

3 жыл бұрын

What truck?

@xr88yu

3 жыл бұрын

^these two not seeing a 4.3 meter high 26 meter long b-double 🧐 wtf?

Drove that road most days when living in Myrniong. Lucky it wasnt foggy. Crash were common. People couldnt see and still drove like it was a race

This is better than P Hub.

people claiming sedan at fault since they didnt brake, its easy to judge from the comfort of a screen. Its a different story when you're doing 90kmh+ and power poles are rushing towards you.

@alexanderSydneyOz

3 жыл бұрын

And you're driving 1.5 car lengths behind another car's rear passenger side into a lane merge, and then you accelerate to get along side them at the last moment! Seriously, both these drivers are a/ asking for an accident and b/ equally at fault, and badly.

@py3142

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderSydneyOz that wasn't a lane merge!

@alexanderSydneyOz

3 жыл бұрын

@@py3142 I was just going by the video title, but looks like you're right. That said, the following car was stupidly position and did speed up. Two utter zoobs.

@DriftNick

3 жыл бұрын

The SUV failed to give way, the sedan turned that into a major crash because they refused to slow down.

@philgoodinc2

3 жыл бұрын

@@DriftNick my point exactly. Easy to judge from here. Sedan had a few seconds to react, was probably honking most of the time. Slamming your brakes at 90kmh+ on a highway may lead to other crashes. You weren't in the car to make that choice based on what you could see.

I really want to know what the driver said about the whole situation

@motodigitalvideo

3 жыл бұрын

Which one?

There's a lot of things the SUV driver did wrong here. 1. Not using the SAE Recommended side mirror configuration 2. Using the turn signal immediately before turning (should be at least 100 meters before making a turn or switching lanes) 3. Not looking on the side view mirror (Rear-view mirror is not always reliable especially on busy highways) 4. Thinking that just because you used signal, everybody will give you the way 5. Distracted.

Man just got a light delete

Crazy that they built those Falcons without brake pedals.

@HannibalBarca247BCE

3 жыл бұрын

Why bother? It's not like Falcon drivers would ever use them 😆

Guy in the Falcon had ample time to brake when it became obvious that he was in the other drivers blind spot..

@tin2001

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Looks like they realised they were about to be merged into and floored it instead. There's a time and a place for making a point... Dumbasses merging into your car isn't one of them.

@s.baldrick3807

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, not the Falcon's fault but it was entirely avoidable

Well someone just got what was coming to them, so satisfying to see.

Yo that falcon driver had no hesitation to give that sucker some of his own medicine

Crazy. At no point anywhere in the video did the Forrester think to brake.

food for thought : It was just a press of brake pedal(😊Thanks for all the lectures) for the sedan driver and both would be happy in home right now. Not trying to say he's right or wrong here.

@JohnnyJohnJon83

3 жыл бұрын

But then we wouldn’t have any great videos to watch if everyone had common sense

@davothegreat9990

3 жыл бұрын

Mate you don't give way to everyone. It was too late. SUV shouldn't have merged. Coulda, shoulda, woulda is great when judging from a video on KZread.

@mickwilliams6817

3 жыл бұрын

Brake

@JamesAAshton

3 жыл бұрын

"break paddle"? Just "break" I'd let go but, next time, give "brake pedal" a try.

@knightsportsfc3s

3 жыл бұрын

Typical comment from someone who thinks it's okay to not drive defensively. If the muppet in the SUV wasn't so lazy then the Falcon would never have been in the position it was presented.

The car on the left thought "I have insurance bring it on"

I kinda laughed at this one lol. The big fella thought he could bully and the falcon just said nah lol.

@kzp9764

2 жыл бұрын

@@MickH60 falcon was in his lane not breaking any laws and this video existing means that there is proof of that so there's no chance of that happening, the SUV on the other hand just literally ran somebody off the road and caused a multi vehicle accident. Responsibility is on them to check and change lanes safely.

Looked like some bumping and banging down the frontstretch at Sandown Raceway.

What happens when you stick your car in another driver’s blind spot and parallel them while driving up or passing them on their passenger side.

@ir0nal3x97

3 жыл бұрын

What happens when someone doesn’t keep left and your forced to go around them on the left

@paspax

3 жыл бұрын

Overtaking on the left is not illegal on dual/multiple carriageways. (that's roads with more than one lane)

Came to see comments that blame sedan car and i am not disappointed. Suv done so many wrong moves: cruising at right lane without over taking , not giving ample time after flicking blinker, not checking blind spot thoroughly and not moving over when realize there was a car next to you. That's lazy driving and it deserved to get that.

@Adam-ut9nt

3 жыл бұрын

@@Xvxvxxvx Look again the video in slow-mo.When the suv use the blinker, sedan driver has 2 choices: to brake or move forward. If sedan brake suddenly and there's car behind him, accident happen and suv get away scot-free. Seen this happen too many times in youtube dashcam channel. So the sedan driver decided to go forward and note that this is not a fault because it is his lane, just like a car coming towards you from the wrong opposite side and you dont sway away, you are not at fault, the other driver is at fault.

@DriftNick

3 жыл бұрын

@@Adam-ut9nt Such dumb logic, not slowing down to avoid a collision because of a tiny chance you'll get rear ended, it's even dumber when they had to slow down anyway after the crash and we can clearly see they had more then enough space to slow down, suv failed to give way, sedan caused a major crash. "just like a car coming towards you from the wrong opposite side and you dont sway away, you are not at fault, the other driver is at fault." Except in Australia you are required by law to avoid a collision if it's reasonable, you can not just drive into someone because they broke the law and you can also be charged for it not to mention you should try to avoid a collision anyway for your own safety.

lmfao that was awesome how the person drove into them in retaliation

I think the sedan driver was trying to avoid the light pole from hitting them. I could be wrong but that hit back at the suv looked like an accident

@sivart7979

3 жыл бұрын

The safety fence started just after where they’d swerved. They definitely were trying to avoid hitting it. Looks like it’s 2 or 3 metres before the light pole.

@planack

3 жыл бұрын

I think you're right but it still seems as though they forgot that cars have brakes. The situation was caused by lack of attention from the Forester and escalated by the Falcon's spiteful driving.

@SkyThom3

3 жыл бұрын

@@planack yeah, they diddnt realise there was a brake pedal until after everything calmed down, i dont get it

@sivart7979

3 жыл бұрын

@@planack Hahaha true. There’s some dense c?nts in the world. The whole ‘my lane’ mentality is for muppets. Without dash cam footage they could’ve lied that the Ford started it.

@petesmitt

3 жыл бұрын

@@sivart7979 The dash cam footage shows the Ford driver swerve into the Subaru instead of braking to avoid earlier.. that proof of Ford driver lacking due care could lead to a fine and shared responsibility for the accident.

When you let your ego do the driving.

@alialza5029

2 жыл бұрын

Finally a proper comment, shit happens and sometimes it can be avoided.

If only the car on the left had been fitted with forward facing lights, bright ones, all would have been good.

@fastfishtoo4991

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

That was...... Great to Watch.

Clearly the Ford driver was on Cruise Control, probably half asleep. Could've just tapped the brakes instead of all the swerving and crashing. Still, why should they?

@allaboutstupid2228

3 жыл бұрын

Loosing control does that newb.

@HannibalBarca247BCE

3 жыл бұрын

"Still, why should they?" Not endanger all other road users, like his passengers, passengers of the SUV (not their fault the driver is lazy), the dash cammer and their passengers too? Luckily there was those wire barriers to stop the SUV colliding with traffic on they other side of the road.

@petermiddo

3 жыл бұрын

@@HannibalBarca247BCE you're overlooking the main fault here. The SUV has driven into the Falcon's lane. That very fact makes your response a little moot and a lot preachy. If tge SUV had been driving responsibly in the first place, none of this wiuldve happened.

@HannibalBarca247BCE

3 жыл бұрын

@@petermiddo That's not how the road rules are applied by either the Police or insurance. What, and who contributed to the collision? Both vehicles clearly did, the idiot SUV driver for not checking that the lane was empty, and the idiot Sedan driver for not applying some brake to avoid being run off the road.

@petermiddo

3 жыл бұрын

@@HannibalBarca247BCE well, I don't know where you were, but in Qld, a vehicle must give way to a vehicle in another lane, in all instances. If I were the cop, after viewing that footage, I be writing the ticket for the SUV causing the accident. How you write your tickets is up to you and local legislation. I also worked in Insurance, and that's how I'd make the claim out against the SUV.

SUV: I can't even see the headlights' spot on the other lane Sedan: no way to slow down to avoid an obvious accident

@gizmodobaggins7040

3 жыл бұрын

Sedan: *Brakes only AFTER trying to kill a man*

@fisherfriendman

3 жыл бұрын

That tells me the SUV driver has no spatial awareness. A pair of headlights on the left lane cannot suddenly disappear, so it must have moved into the blind spot. A head check is the best way to confirm, especially when there are no cars in front of the SUV to pay attention to.

@ZsomborZsombibi

3 жыл бұрын

@@fisherfriendman I think it's possible at daylight driving, but the light's spot *on the road* must have been pointed out there is an other vehicle nearby (even if I don't check the sight over my shoulder).

@fisherfriendman

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZsomborZsombibi It was possible the person was looking at their phone. The eyes don't adapt to darker environments to pick up headlights that quickly in that situation. Possible blindspot cause by flash blindness. And to be frank, some of the trucks have headlights that blind me through all my mirrors.

@trayolphia5756

3 жыл бұрын

@@gizmodobaggins7040 how the the sedan driver try to kill someone? I seem to be missing the part where the sedan did anything to cause an accident that could have been avoided by the SUV simply looking and obeying the key element of “give way to vehicle already in lane”…?

"Me turn now good luck everybody else!"

SUV driver "Excuse me, I'm changing lanes now" Car driver "like f*ck you are"

That’s the most satisfying video I’ve seen in a long long time. Although the title should not be “ check your blindspot”. It should be titled “adjust your mirrors properly, so that you don’t have a blindspot”

@BasedinReality1984

3 жыл бұрын

Do you have magic mirrors bud ?

@beng4186

3 жыл бұрын

THIS!! There is no reason a vehicle with standard mirrors should have a blind spot if they're adjusted correctly.

@ArmadaAsesino

3 жыл бұрын

Yep! See way to many people with mirrors set to see directly behind the vehicle. Don't get why people seem to think they need 3 mirrors pointing in the same direction.

@HavokTheorem

3 жыл бұрын

Mirrors don't help if you don't take half a second to assess your surroundings. Unfortunately modern aides are doing nothing to help. There are so many fucking chimes and flashing lights that you end up ignoring them, or focusing only on the inside of the car.

@just_passing_through

3 жыл бұрын

@@BasedinReality1984 Take your pick buddy. Just watch any of these, and learn how to adjust your mirrors properly. kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3x33LSxaJbSmJc.html

The absolute righteousness of the Falcon driver. He could have easily braked. But noooo. Had to continue on to prove that he was in the right and not the SUV driver. No doubt the SUV was in the wrong from the start, but a smart driver would have yielded to avoid an accident. Both need to take the license test again.

@Ayestosea

3 жыл бұрын

This is the correct answer. Also suv looks to be possibly intoxicated.

@NebraskaGonvilleJones

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, too many idiots here saying he was a good driver for avoiding the pole, he was an aggressive arrogant driver to end in the situation to have to make that choice.

@HannibalBarca247BCE

3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree, both are dangerous drivers. Hopefully they both get fined, and have to pay for their own damages.

Was going to leave a witty comment but it looks like all the good ones are already here 😔

All that clear road ahead..you had one job ...

Usual handling finesse of an SUV. Oh yes and high up with that superior view….

It's also why ya don't camp out in someone's blindspot... because they're damn sure dumb enough to come on over without looking if you're dumb enough to stay there waiting for it.

@trayolphia5756

3 жыл бұрын

A hypothetical for you then…you are on a two lane highway, maintaining both the speed limit and a safe stopping distance from the car in front, someone else pulls up in the right lane, positioning themselves so that you are in their blind spot…how are you then responsible for another persons fuck ups or stupidity?

@latisamedic7303

3 жыл бұрын

he wasnt camping in the blindspot he was going past him im not sure what you expected him to do go slow to avoid the blind spot or speedp

Blind spot monitoring the best feature

@vsboy2577

2 жыл бұрын

@Spectre Hunter technology is above mirrors.

@vsboy2577

2 жыл бұрын

@Spectre Hunter no idea.

@vsboy2577

2 жыл бұрын

@Spectre Hunter get with times pops

@vsboy2577

2 жыл бұрын

@Spectre Hunter yes I learnt how to drive with technology. Yes I get looks all the time as I am handsome but that is out of my control. The only mirrors I have is in my bedroom for sex.

It appears neck muscles are not a requirement to drive and use to prevent such accidents . Check mirrors and blind spots buy using those muscles .

Ok so the 4wd didn't look and merged onto the car but....... why the hell didn't the car slow down? They slowly merged and got pushed off the road so surely in that time they could of started to slow down.

@NebraskaGonvilleJones

3 жыл бұрын

Correct

Ford driver could've avoided the accident by braking and letting the Subaru driver get in front of them

Lol the driver in the red car, when he realized someone was coming close to him from his blind spot, got pissed and swerved at him and finished him!

Because it's hard to see the lights next to you

I’m changing lanes now, everybody good luck!

Old mate could of backed off and avoided that, even know he was in the right

@BT_-by8bv

3 жыл бұрын

Cemeteries are full of people in the right

@paspax

3 жыл бұрын

@Hey Tex ... "everyone else is worse" .. "everyone is blind, drunk, texting AND trying to kill me" Yup. That attitude has kept me safe too. I was always being paid out by my mates for driving "like a nanna" yet I was the only one out of all of us who never crashed a car/bike or lost his license. I was supposed to take advice about driving technique from them apparently. Yeah, naah, I'll be right thanks, Mr Crashy No License. You don't get into your mid fifties riding, or driving for that matter, by being overconfident, careless, inattentive or an idiot.

@jonathendodd

3 жыл бұрын

@Hey Tex That's how I was taught to ride bikes, it's like you're playing a video and everything is trying to get you, you constantly look at everything as a threat and expect them to try and knock you off.

@trayolphia5756

3 жыл бұрын

SUV could also have bothered to do a head check and then THEY back off their accelerator and slot in behind…you know, like the road rules state is the correct way… If you don’t stand up to idiots, they’ll never learn will they?

Nice pitt!

The only reason that sort of 'blind spot' collision occurs is because some drivers are very bad drivers who do NOT do an over the shoulder check and only glance in their side mirrors. Since the car manufacturer's have been putting side mirrors on cars there has been no 'traditional' blind spot caused by the middle and rear door pillars due to that area being visible in the properly set side mirror. However, the are beside the car has always needed the shoulder check to know it's clear.

Not in the wrong, but a strange reaction from the Ford driver nonetheless. Why not slam the brakes while dodging slightly to the left? I used the brakes in a similar situation to prevent a bad day

What's the betting that if the falcon had spun into the pole and missed the SUV the driver of the SUV would have carried on, mumbling about the poor driving skills of everyone else on the road?

@andymanaus1077

3 жыл бұрын

Really, both drivers displayed piss poor skills. The 4WD for changing lanes without indicating BEFORE, and without looking at all, and the sedan for driving in the 4WD's blind spot when it didn't need to.

@lachlanmckinlay537

3 жыл бұрын

@@andymanaus1077 yeah no, if the guy looked to see anyone that wouldn’t have happened. Sedan was minding his own business and good on him for teaching the guy a lesson I reckon.

@andymanaus1077

3 жыл бұрын

@@lachlanmckinlay537 Yeah, I'm glad that hours of insurance paperwork, being without his car for weeks or months and the risk of serious personal injury were all less important to the sedan driver than giving a braindead stranger a driving lesson. We need more highway Jesuses like him to deal out justice on our roads.

@andymanaus1077

3 жыл бұрын

@@daviddou1408 Show me a mirror that eliminates all blind spots in all situations and I'll buy it. Until then, I will continue to shoulder check and indicate well before changing lanes.

@lachlanmckinlay537

3 жыл бұрын

@@andymanaus1077 exactly, Old mate will think at least 4 times before merging now.

Nothing to do with checking the blind spot. That's a clear example of how drivers are now a days thinking with an indicator on means they have right of way an everyone should give way.

@johnfletcher1343

3 жыл бұрын

All the time

@DEVILTAZ35

3 жыл бұрын

Was there an Uber sign i couldn't tell?

This is also why you don’t drive in the blind spot. I know defensive, anticipatory driving has gone out of fashion in favour of leaning on the horn, but the car on the left had a passive view of what might happen.

Seriously, some people think they have right of way even when there in the wrong. Did SUV driver buy there licence 🤔

@DriftNick

3 жыл бұрын

Right of way does not exist in Australia.

This is why I hate overtakers that just sit beside you at the same speed rather than actually overtaking.. They're such a nuisance.. I'm glad the victim car actually aimed into them as a mild revenge

The other driver must have some speedway experience and nudged him into the in-field.

That was the most easiest accident you could’ve gotten out of.