Know your traffic laws: I just got screwed because I didn't

Even if you are aware of being in someone's blind spot it doesn't prevent them from changing lanes into you.

 

<puts on Mr. Rogers cardigan>
I think we're being a little too harsh on what. Yes, definitely myself included.

It's very natural to see oneself as the victim in a collision or confrontation. At least he's listing mitigating factors that don't put him in a favorable light. And having lost vision in an eye is no picnic.

 

Of course not. But being aware in general, and being a defensive driver, will go a long way toward avoiding wrecks.

In general, a good driver who is very aware of all that is around him, can avoid having a wreck with a bad driver.

In general, it takes two drivers who are not really paying attention to have a wreck.

 

Well, this gets back to the point that maybe the OP should not be driving.

My comments were more general in nature.

 

go to court... make him prove your lane change was unsafe without evidence...

 

Quite honestly, this post sums up why you are probably at fault.

You had no idea how far behind you she was when you took the lane.

You said something like "she had the nerve to say I didn't see her." - Quite frankly, it sounds like you didn't.

Without being there, it sounds like she was possibly in your blindspot, you cut her off, and (maybe you left this part out) did you then hit your brakes because there was a car in front of you?

Sounds like she tried to avoid hitting you because she had a baby in the car and tried to pass. This happens all the time when people cut others off. I've been guilty and in the nonguilty swerving party. I'm sure we all have.


If this is the case, yes, you are at fault. It sounds like that's what the cop is seeing, to me, at least.


Sorry.

 

My dad is blind in his left eye and has never had an accident. I trust him driving 45 or anywhere in Houston more than anyone else in my family.

 

Holy lord... This is terrifying.

 

So...assume I am driving down the freeway. I see the guy to my right with his left blinker on. I am driving faster than him so I know that I will pass him prior to him needing to move over. Should I:

A - continue driving, pass him up and then he can continue his lane change
B - hit my brakes and slow down to let him merge and perhaps put the people behind me in peril as all of a sudden, I am slowing down

Keep in mind that I do not know that the guy is completely blind in his left eye and has no idea I am to his left as he has been self admittedly driving forever without properly adjusted mirrors.

In my 40+ years of driving experience, I have had my blinker on countless times and waited for the person to my left or right to pass me prior to making the lane change. Countless times, I have seen the blinkers of other drivers and continued my driving to pass them prior to their change because that was the correct thing to do.

Unfortunately, you have no idea where the woman was. You have no idea if she sped up when she saw your blinker or if she simply continued maintaining her speed. It is unfortunate that you were putting so many people in peril as you self admittedly have only since the accident adjusted your mirrors properly.

Also, I don't think we have yet to hear, why were you changing lanes?

 

Unless she was going 135 mph and you were going 0, this is literally impossible. In one second, a car going 60 mph travels about 88 feet.

It seems like every time you post, your story gets more factually problematic.

 

This gave me a chuckle.

 

It seems we have very similar taste.

I definitely chuckled without looking at the video.

 

That may be my favorite episode, and I try to fit "Wildcard, b****es!" into my conversations at least once a week.

 

That's the beauty of it, you can fit it into a multitude of situations depending on your courage level.