Once again: “a bad driver never misses their turn”
And another bad driver will not be looking at the road and plow into multiple people.
Here’s a source from People magazine.
Drivers involved in the crash suffered bumps and bruises but no life-threatening injuries, [Fox 8] reported. Their vehicles were extensively damaged.
Welcome to Portugal!!! Wait a minute…
"My job here is done! Farewell fellow travelers!" -- Idiot in car
I especially enjoy this comment with that Buc-ee’s logo as your avatar
A job well done. Bravo. Anybody tally the final score?
Overconfidence is a huge problem, but man so is under confidence. People who freeze up will cause bad things.
My underconfidence tells me I need to be in the right lane 2 miles away and if I'm not in the right lane when my turn is coming up I'm looking at a hopefully short drive to the next offramp.
The best advice I was ever given related to driving was "never trust the other driver is going to do the 'right' thing"
Always be ready for the guy next to you to be a complete noobie moron
I always assume that all other drivers are dangerous morons that are trying to kill me. I know that's not true for most people but it only takes one.
That's the basis of "defensive driving."
Same. except it was phrased "it's not you that you have to worry about. It's the other person."
Did they seriously just drive off after that?!?!
They usually do
I think I'm a good person but I'm not gonna think, "I caused all this, I'm sticking around to tell the cops", y'know?
You catch me on camera and then show up at my door and I'll be like "Oh was that what all that noise was? Damn." and wish them a fine evening as I close the door. /j
E: Added humor training wheels. My bad, don't shoot
For my kids, I stressed that while knowing your way around is critical, it’s also beneficial to always use GPS because it will always calculate a new route. Just miss any turn or exit and it will get you there either way minimal impact
Tbf a stopped car in the middle of the road on a sunny fucking day also shouldn't cause a collision, either. Guy in the grey van fucked up worse than anyone but they'll be blaming the stopped car instead of their own inattentive driving
The red car is still the cause here.
The gray van is a consequence of that cause. It would happen regardless. Even if the person in the gray van was paying attention, someone else would not be paying enough attention and still wreck.
You're confusing proximate cause and root cause. The van is a mechanism of failure, the red car is the cause of failure.
This is still the red car's fault, entirely. The van of course is holding my ability for being the proximate cause, but at the end of the day blaming the van for not paying attention doesn't actually prevent situations like these from occurring.
There's a minimum speed on highways because it is dangerous to slow below that limit, the stopping distance for 70mph is around 240 feet and 2.5 sec for perception & reaction.
Yeah, but cars do break down. I once had all the transmission fluid in my car drain out while doing 65 or so on a highway. A mechanic failed to replace the drain plug properly, and suddenly the car started shaking violently. I was lucky to coast off to the breakdown lane before coming to a stop.
And I’ve seen things like improperly secured ladders and chairs fall onto the highway as well. Nothing like having cars suddenly swerving in front of you to avoid those sorts of hazards.
Guy in the gray van was blocked in on at least one side, possibly both.
No. The moron in the first car fucked up the worst; NONE of that would've happened without that dork stopping.
Guy in the gray van could've seen the cars in front of him stopped and then also stop. It's still also his fault.
Right, zoning out for a second is definitely way worse than selfishly illegally stopping like that /s
One is illegal and the other isn't, for good reason. Willful mistake versus moment of distraction
It’s pretty infrequent that roads go on after an exit to 150km uninterrupted highway or some other reason to behave this way.
These people are maddening.
They tend not to have a good command of the accelerator pedal’s capabilities to boot. There were a few opportunities for the problem driver to get going.
That’s great ODOT put out a psa not to do this. Could they put one out about people swerving into the exit lane way after the exit.
At least they had their turn signal on 😆
Absolutely the most terrifying aspect of driving on the Interstate.
Cammers Fault...
I get that being in this situation sucks, but at least pull into the exit divider and throw your hazards on, jeez.
Just take the next fucking exit and turn around.
not sure turning around on the highway is safe. might be better to take the next exit and find another road.
and yes i'm being a smart ass.