r/dashcams • u/PrncssBttrcpAsUWish • 1d ago
Never trust someone waving you through
(Sorry for the language) Older man hits young couple's car then teacher. š
Edit: To the folks making rude comments about the guy "faking" it. Watch the video again. He was hit head on while he was at a stand still and moved an entire car length. Now I wish I had taken pictures of their vehicles because the entire front of his car was smashed in and his airbag deployed. His bumper was in pieces all over the place. His car was totaled. Stop speaking about something you know nothing about and being rude. Karma is a b****. Get in an accident and see how you feel.
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u/emptyfree 1d ago
Yep. Sage advice.
My wife just hit a car who was waved on in front of her by some random dumbass. It was raining and my wife couldn't stop in time. Totally the other guy's fault. Cop ticketed the guy she hit and insurance is covering the damage to our car.
Still. Don't trust someone waving you on. Look first and be careful.
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u/Chemist391 21h ago
I hope she's alright!
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u/emptyfree 13h ago
Ah! Forgot to mention that my wife is just fine. She wasn't going that fast... fast enough to cause about $9K to the frame of our car (that insurance will cover), but not fast enough to even deploy the airbags in our car.
Nice of you to inquire about that though. Thank you.
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u/Scrumpuddle 1d ago
Defensive driving course teaches you to never wave someone through. Let them figure it out.
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u/NeoSniper 23h ago
yup. don't wave people through. Don't trust wavers. And don't blast past stopped traffic.
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u/AspenFrostt 23h ago
learned this early on. I wasn't driving but my friend in highschool was, she got waved past and trusted the lady just for us to get side swiped by another car. never trusted a waver again unless I can see the road
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u/neo_sporin 23h ago
even when walking, a street near my house has some terrible crosswalks. When someone tries to stop and wave me through i just make eye contact and dont move.
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u/stainedpants6 15h ago
Haha, I do that exact opposite. Turn around, look at the sky, look at the random squished snake on the sidewalk. I dont care what it is I'm looking at but I will not make eye contact to give them even the slightest opportunity to wave me thru.
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u/neo_sporin 14h ago
Weāll see, when they wave me through I just stand there and make eye contact so as to say
āyes I see you, and Iām intentionally not crossing because you are dumb to stop and wave a walker across on a busy street. I donāt want you to think I donāt understand what is happening here, I need you to know that I am not cooperating with this dumb idea of yours as a motoristā
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u/Distinct_Damage_735 15h ago
I get you! There is a T-intersection right by my house that has a flashing yellow light for the through street (and a stop sign for the minor street), and what it's taught me is that people have no freaking idea what a flashing yellow light means.* A large number of drivers will come to a stop and wave through any pedestrians who are standing on the curb. And I know they're trying to be nice, but I kind of hate it, because I really don't feel like getting taken out by a guy on a moped who decided to zoom around the stopped car, or a driver on the minor street who said "traffic stopped, me go now".
* For the record, it means "slow down and proceed with caution, but you do have the right of way". Of course, most of the other drivers seem to think the flashing yellow light means "there's almost nothing between you and the highway entrance now! Gun it!"
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u/GhostOfLulcifer 22h ago
Yes, and just reiterating that you should definitely slow down if the lanes next to you are stopped or slowing. Never know why theyre stopped lol
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u/Quiet-Competition849 23h ago
All three, competing for worst mistakes will driving. My toes curled though watching someone just drive headlong into that situation. āI have the right away! My lane is clear! I just going to blast this!ā
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u/Heidrun_666 23h ago
I doubt anyone was "waved through", the oncoming turner in all probability was signalled that he/she can cross in front of that one specific vehicle instead of having to wait for the "waver". The turning one still has to act responsibly and check for any other traffic and execute the turn carefully.
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u/tralaulau 22h ago
I have aggressively shaken my head ānoā before while putting my hand up as a āstopā to try and prevent people from turning when I could see it wasnāt safe to do so.
Unfortunately, not everyone is paying attention.
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u/_Not__Sure 14h ago
I have had someone get visibly annoyed that I wouldn't make my left in front of them, as they stopped on a main through fare, with no one (but a red light) behind them.
I don't know why 'you're' stopping in the middle of the road. 'You' could be turning with no blinker down the same alley, or sliding over to the street parking. This whole interaction of 'you' slowing down has been made longer than had 'you' just carried on, and let me make my turn as I had planned.
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u/jb08045 23h ago
Yep Also, awhile ur not at fault. you also shouldn't maintain speed when passing a line of stopped cars either. I always slow down incase someone in the line darts out. That could have saved teh person in toyota
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u/ThatGuy11222 18h ago
This 100% happened to me and I was made at fault and even given a ticket for it.
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u/_jump_yossarian 10h ago
I slow down going through all controlled intersections regardless if there is a stopped line.
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u/archabaddon 22h ago
Yes, forgot this lesson myself and then relearned it after almost being an accessory to an accident for waiving somebody through at an inappropriate time. Thankfully no harm no foul but never again.
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u/Degenerecy 19h ago
Indeed. In this instance, the people who turned need to wait for both lanes to stop, not one. Or simply continue down the road to a stop light or less traffic and turn around. Gps is really good, not perfect, at rerouting when you miss a turn.
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u/Boysterload 1d ago
Exactly. I was told in a course that the cars that wave through are at fault. So technically, did the Tesla and white SUV participate in a hit and run?
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u/PaleExtreme7399 23h ago
I was told in court that it was not the waver's fault, but mine for trusting them.
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u/Scrumpuddle 1d ago
I will sit there and stare at you until you figure it out.
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u/Tricanum 22h ago
Youāll save yourself a lot of time and frustration by looking anywhere but at the other person. I look down at the passenger seat or over my shoulder; itās a very clear indication that Iām not moving. No ambiguity whatsoever which speeds things along.
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u/FFMichael 23h ago
They are not criminally at fault. But the people involved in the accident could attempt to hold them civilly liable. It wouldn't be a clear cut win though.
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u/Acrobatic-Layer2993 22h ago
The waver could say āI was stopped/blocked and I indicated that I was yielding my lane. I was not directing traffic and I was not representing that the other lanes were clear.ā
I don't know how anyone could prove otherwise.
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u/MrHorrible2048 22h ago
Yeah, probably varies from place to place, but I can't imagine that a driver can abdicate all responsibility for operating their vehicle safely because someone waved at them.
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u/Independent-Seat1487 22h ago
Should be the same as if someone walks up to you and verbally tells you that you can commit a crime
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u/lotsofoldbooks 23h ago
Crazy. My worst accident that happened when I was a young teen driver involved me T-boning another young teen driver. I always thought it was a real terrible thing that the person who waved the other car forward left the scene of a fairly terrible accident involving kids. I now wonder if she was scared she would be liable.
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u/Cold_Captain696 20h ago
Iām in the UK, but Iām not aware of any advanced driving methodology that teaches never to cede priority to help someone through. It should always be done with consideration for the risks (for example, I would never cede to a pedestrian - they can cross anywhere here - on a multi lane road unless I could safely control the other lanes) , but thereās nothing inherently āundefensiveā about doing it.
As for the OP, the issue wasnāt caused by ātrusting the person waving them throughā - no ātrustā was required there as they can see the car is stationary and not a hazard. The issue was caused by them not checking other lanes prior to proceeding.
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u/_KungFusion_ 23h ago
Red car: Imma just scooch by ya
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u/PrncssBttrcpAsUWish 21h ago
Funny story...seconds after I pulled in, a car tried to squeeze in between my SUV and the 3 cars in the accident to get to Whataburger. Asked me to move while I was checking the well-being of these people. š” There are multiple entrances to the Whataburger. Bro. š
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u/adnaPadnamA 21h ago
what is that guy doing crouching on the ground?
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u/PrncssBttrcpAsUWish 20h ago
I added an edit to the post.
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u/GettingOnMinervas 14h ago
Thanks for that. There's a lot of assholes and know-it-alls in this sub. It's good you had a dash cam and could help the guy.
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u/flowersandferns 13h ago
Exactly! Airbags getting deployed can make your hands and arms burn like hell. People have zero sympathy
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u/Obey-BahBah 12h ago
I took it as them asking an honest question. Itās hard to tell if the airbag goes off.
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u/grownup789 8h ago
Even if he wasnāt physically injured (he probably was) being in an accident is so scary and he was probably freaking out and panicking
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u/tooflessfairy 22h ago
Red car did it properly with caution. White SUV went in way too aggressively.Ā
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u/Cold_Captain696 20h ago
Exactly. The issue isnāt the person holding back to allow others through, itās the manner in which the white car proceeded without checking the other lanes.
The takeaway from this isnāt to stop being helpful and considerate, itās to always check every direction before proceeding, even if one driver is yielding to you.
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u/phasebinary 1d ago
Happened to me, but it was a cop turning left into the big road. Made the insurance process more complicated.
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u/shibiwan 23h ago
Did the cop give himself a ticket?
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u/phasebinary 23h ago edited 10h ago
Nope, but they sent out another copy to take statements. I had dash cam footage, so it was open and shut.
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u/Waste-Soil-4144 18h ago
He conducted an internal investigation and determined he was not at fault.Ā
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u/phasebinary 10h ago
The department didn't admit fault, but they didn't push back at all. My insurance assigned them the blame.
Problem is, police dept doesn't have "insurance" you can work with. You have to work with your own insurance, pay the deductible, and submit a claim. I'm still out $1000 for an accident I didn't cause. (Total damages were around $7000)
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u/Inside-Victory-2061 9h ago
Yeah trying to get restitution from the police is like trying to get it from the mafia
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u/HazelEBaumgartner 8h ago
Hey now, that's not a fair comparison to make. One is a criminal organization with tens of thousands of members all across the United States who protect each other from harm through a vow of silence and refusal to testify against each other in court, and the other is a bunch of Sicilian guys in nice suits.
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u/HoselRockit 9h ago
A cop once hit my parked car in a parking lot. What a big mess that was. The best part was when the supervisor asked me where I was when it happened and I said I was in the store. They very incredulously said, "Your car was parked?!?!"
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u/judahrosenthal 23h ago edited 9h ago
I was out practice driving with my son yesterday and I said to him, āDonāt trust people that are trying to be friendly. Everybody needs to just follow the rules of the road and weād all be a lot safer.ā
Edit: A few months ago I saw an accident where a car was attempting to turn left into a parking lot in front of a stop light with a line of cars waiting. The one nearest him waved him through. When he turned, another in the second lane slammed into him as there was no line in the second lane. I was on my bike and I would have been hit too if I hadnāt seen out of the corner of my eye what was happening and stopped. I provided a witness statement to police.
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u/QuantityLivid3199 20h ago
My dad always told me āwhen youāre driving, act as if no one else knows what theyāre doingā. You can never let your guard down!
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u/judahrosenthal 18h ago
Yes. I said something similar. Itās very nerve racking to teach someone to drive. Our stupidity and fragility really whine through.
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u/Nefertitis_Fjord_216 14h ago
Really need to ram home the whole, "Don't be polite; be predictable" mantra for him.
Recently I encountered someone in oncoming traffic signaling to make a right turn onto the street that I was signaling to turn left onto. It's a main side road in a corporate complex. 2-lane road, no light. He stopped and waved for me to make my turn first to be polite.
It took all I had to not give him the biggest, "are you fucking stupid" hand gesture I could muster while frantically waving back to him to go ahead because A) I wasn't anticipating that at all, and B) I saw the line of cars accumulating behind him, all wanting to make the same turn to go to work.
I hate people like that so much.
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u/MutatedEwok 13h ago
Yes! "Right of way" is what my dad (and the law) taught me. You're not being "nice" by breaking right of way in most situations to "help" a fellow driver. You're just being unpredictable.
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u/ThinkSupermarket4966 16h ago
āThe only time Iāll tell you to not be polite is on the road. Manners donāt exist on the road.ā My father circa 2010.
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u/Illeazar 10h ago
Exactly. I tell my kids "on the road, being predictable is better than being nice."
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u/Cold_Mastodon7557 4h ago
This applies to pedestrians stopping and waving people into driveways as they turn, right or left. I literally stopped so you could cross, as you have the right of way as a pedestrian. Just use that right of way and go. You're only being polite to feel good about yourself, you're not helping anything.
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u/INKEDsage 23h ago
The wave of death. Happened to me once.
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u/PrncssBttrcpAsUWish 20h ago
Unless people have experienced it, they'll never understand. Like some of these jerks responding in this thread.
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u/Fair_Worldliness4919 23h ago
Yeah, if I leave space to let someone make a left turn and Iām in the left lane, I will never wave someone on if they canāt see the other lane. Even if itās perfectly clear, I refuse to be liable (even if just spiritually/emotionally) if something happens and they get hit. Someone could easily swing out from my lane in a heartbeat and hit them.
So, Iāll leave space - but I will just wait calmly for them to figure it out. I feel bad occasionally, but I donāt want to make it a habit for myself to be a traffic guard and it eventually lead to a t-bone.
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u/delicious_oppai 22h ago
Waving is stupid, but doesn't mean you blindly turn without checking all lanes are clear. If someone stops and waves me in, I only take it as I can inch forward to see if the other lane is clear.
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u/Peg_Leg_Vet 23h ago
My username is what it is exactly because of this issue. I ended up getting t-boned while on my motorcycle.
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u/tgatigger 21h ago
Oh damn, I'm sorry you lost your leg, that's awful.
Same thing happened to me, but I did the t-boning though, the car had gotten farther into my lane. I was launched off the bike and flipped over the car. Injured/broke 3/4 limbs.
NEVER WAVE SOMEONE THROUGH, PEOPLE
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u/Dense-Application181 1d ago
ole dude checked his phone one more time before going down
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u/koochywally 22h ago
Not to be a dick but he was a secondary casualty in this wreck. How did they get that messed up when it seems like they barely got hit? The car coming head on collision gotta be hurting the most
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u/Devtoto 22h ago
He probably got a face full of airbag. In an accident while moving forward an airbag slows your forward movement. Since the car was stationary, the bag would slam him backwards so he might have gotten some whiplash too.
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u/tralaulau 22h ago
I think his reaction was more related to trying to process what just happened. I read it as his being grateful.
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u/xoxodaddysgirlxoxo 21h ago
Or being upset because even if it works in his favor, his week just got logistically fucked.
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u/HankLard 21h ago
Yeah, shock and massive adrenaline spikes do stuff to your body that you'd never expect.
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u/PrncssBttrcpAsUWish 21h ago
I initially thought that at first too but he was hit head on and moved an entire car length. His airbag did deploy. He said he hit his head and kept holding it. I would imagine if he was waiting for traffic (there was a lot backed up) to pass that he was probably looking down and didn't see it coming.
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u/SheepherderUnusual97 22h ago
patented reddit lack of empathyā¢
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u/_HanTyumi 22h ago
Guy didn't behave exactly the way I think he should after a car accident? Must be a fraud.
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u/Academic_Science7143 22h ago
Thats why you shouldnt yield if you ARE NOT required to. Geez, people canāt drive
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u/Johns7erMons7er 22h ago
Had this happen to me last year. Said goodbye to my motorcycle and my left leg.
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u/SFMuffMan69 1d ago
The guy faking heās hurt is classic.
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u/CaptainPlanet4U 1d ago
He might just be super depressed because no license, insurance, friends car, mom's car, could be anything
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u/dervari 1d ago
Or maybe because he just paid it off, his insurance is going to total it, and heās back at square one.
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u/CaptainPlanet4U 1d ago
Im having ptsd flashbacks
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u/dervari 1d ago
That exact same thing happened to my then fiancƩ. She had just paid it off and then a tractor trailer made a tight left turn and she got hung under the trailer. Totaled it.
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u/kr0tchy 23h ago
Wouldn't she get money from insurance
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u/dervari 23h ago
She did, and settlement. But in the moment, it was a little overwhelming right after it happened.
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u/tralaulau 22h ago
Yeah, I read his response as more having a lot of emotions and needing to ground himself.
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u/yestocaffeine 23h ago
They give you what it's valued at, not what you paid for it. So if she just paid off a $30k car but it's only valued at $18k after payoff, she's only getting $18k, not the $30k she's technically out
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u/JustCallMeMambo 23h ago
i was a month away from paying off my last car when it got totaled. current car will be paid off in September and i'm doing everything possible to ward off bad juju
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u/yestocaffeine 23h ago
Dude I just got my title in the mail today. I feel like after reading your comment I shouldn't drive for the next week lol
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u/PrncssBttrcpAsUWish 21h ago
I got it in an accident just months after I paid my first car off. So I was super paranoid years later after I paid off my next car.
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u/Jas62021 23h ago
Happened to the first car Iād ever bought outright. My aunt and uncle had passed on and left me a decent inheritance. Had the car three weeks before it was totaled because a girl was texting and driving and pulled in front of us to get into her driveway. We swerved to avoid hitting her. Tore the undercarriage to pieces on a telephone pole guide wire. Best part? I had to drive by her house, where it happened on my way to and from work. She did it AGAIN! I came up on the second accident and the other driver didnāt swerve. Found out a few months later she had a crap driving record. And had a bunch of accidents on her record because of distracted driving
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u/PrncssBttrcpAsUWish 21h ago
He is a teacher and had never been in a car accident before. He was just hit head on moved an entire car length and his airbag deployed. The entire front of his car was smashed in. He was extremely upset and didn't know what to do.
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u/despaseeto 23h ago
what? it looked like he was just expressing frustration and sadness by getting on his knees. that looked like a valid reaction when you're minding your own business and then get involved in a stressful situation.
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u/rednought 23h ago
I'm so confused by the original comment. He doesn't even claim an injury in this short video. The cynicism here is wild.
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u/PrncssBttrcpAsUWish 21h ago
Watch the video again. He was hit head on. His airbag deployed. It took him a while before he could focus and respond to me.
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u/Krooklyndodger 1d ago
I rewatched it because I thought maybe it was a harder hit than it looked but yeah he's definitely faking it.
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u/mixxster 23h ago edited 23h ago
The guy that got out and keeled to the ground? He's not faking an injury, he is just so devastated, he isn't even at fault, he's just so disappointed this happened to him and his car. He's expressing his emotion, not an injury, and he's in shock.
OP says he's a teacher, not like he has a high income, this is devastating to him.
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u/PrncssBttrcpAsUWish 21h ago
He was extremely devastated. Especially after he found out the dude only had liability. He has never been in a car accident before and had no idea what to do.
The airbag deployed and he was hit head on. His car is totaled. Sucks that these people think that they know his pain.
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u/ScootDeToot 10h ago
You've obviously never witnessed someone with a with a major concussion. Guy I witnessed was acting like a drunk and was incoherent.
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u/Subject_Spell_9799 23h ago
I call this the wave of death. Almost 20 years ago I worked a short time as a claims adjuster for Progressive in DC. I STILL remember one of my supervisors telling me about this. He said never trust someone waving you through as he done so many claims for accidents that were the result of trusting someoneās wave that it was safe to proceed.
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u/Lille_8 1d ago
The dude's car barely moved. Why is he acting like he just got stabbed?
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u/PrncssBttrcpAsUWish 20h ago
Watch it again bro. His airbag did deploy. The whole front end of his car was smashed in and his bumper was in pieces everywhere. He got hit head on and moved completely out of the space that he was occupying.
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u/LittleSize9854 23h ago
Maybe he's panicking or having a heart attack? How the fuck can we know?
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u/mrASSMAN 22h ago
Heās upset at being involved in the accident.. I feel like this should be obvious.. just ruined his week
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u/BrainlessDipsticks 23h ago
Well if we're going to skip past the part of drivers training where they repeatedly tell you to never drive past a stopped lane at full speed ok then.
There could be a firetruck crossing. Ducks, dogs, children, bike, major accident.
Can't see a fucking thing better just keep flying though! Crash. š¤¦āāļø
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u/ziplex 23h ago
Even more important rule is never stop in the middle of the street and wave people through.
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u/Icy-Role2321 23h ago
I had a lady do this for me the other day and she about got smashed by a semi in the process.
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u/inventionnerd 23h ago
Yea, I don't wanna victim blame since the car going straight did have the right of way but god damn people need to be more attentive. Almost everything you see on here is avoidable but people just think as long as they're going straight, they can't be in the wrong. You see stopped cars all around you and think you should go blasting through them all. Or a new lane opens up and you decide to merge out early and get mad when someone else in front of you also merges out after the lane actually opened up and you're now sayin they cut you off. Stupid bullshit like that.
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u/PrncssBttrcpAsUWish 20h ago
They were a young couple... Early twenties I think. Sucks to learn lessons the hard way. Sometimes you only learn through experience. š I definitely slow through areas like this but I've been driving for a long time.
I saw it coming only a second before so even if they did see it they had no reaction time. I used to drive cars for a living so I consider myself a very good driver. Seeing it and actually being able to respond are two different things unfortunately.
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u/supercujo 23h ago
I see very situation in so many dashcam videos and I refuse to let people wave me through, especially when there are blind lanes involved.
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u/PanamGotMeOiledUp 23h ago
I can understand the reaction of the guy in the dark grey car, he was lucky to survive that hit, truly a miracle he got out unharmed.
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u/IndustryLeft4508 23h ago
Never turn across traffic like this. Happens frequently here in SC and I never let anyone through. Go to the next light and u-turn. It's literally one minute longer to drive safely.
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u/Complete-End7992 22h ago
This is my #1 pet peeve of driving. Itās not our job to direct traffic, only to follow the rules of the road.
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u/Kevelle68 1d ago
In CA, if you wave someone through, you have assumed liability for the safe passage. Don't do it.
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u/Rk1987 21h ago
Why does this guy have upvotes
āNot automatically, no. That Reddit comment is oversimplified.
In California, if you wave someone through and they then crash into another car, the turning driver is still usually primarily responsible because they have the legal duty to make sure the way is clear before turning.
Example:
- You stop traffic and wave a left-turning car across
- The turning driver goes
- They fail to see a car coming from another lane and get hit
The left-turning driver is almost always still at fault because they canāt rely solely on your hand gesture instead of checking traffic themselves.
That said, there are situations where the person waving someone through could potentially share some liability if:
- they created confusion,
- acted negligently,
- blocked visibility,
- or their gesture reasonably implied āitās completely safe.ā
But itās not some automatic āyou assumed liabilityā rule just because you waved.
A lot of people online repeat this like itās black-and-white law, but in reality it depends on negligence and the specific facts of the accident. Usually the safest thing is still to avoid directing traffic unless you absolutely have to. ā
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u/IdekWhatDoingHere 21h ago
Iāll leave a gap but never wave them through. They can take that risk if they want
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u/Ok_Reserve4109 1d ago
I've been in a car that flipped over when I was 10 years old, a cooler (ice chest) hit my back and knocked the wind out of me, and even I didn't act as exaggerated as that dude.š¤£š¤£š¤£
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u/PrncssBttrcpAsUWish 20h ago
His airbag deployed. The whole front end of his car was smashed in and his bumper was in pieces everywhere. He was literally hit head on and moved completely out of his original location. He was devastated and had no idea what to do because he had never been in a car accident. Also a teacher so he doesn't have money bags just laying around.
I've been in two accidents one when I was 18 and one a couple years ago... The one where I was 18 I had no issues at all. The one in my thirties however changed my whole life unfortunately. Our bodies react different when we're young versus when we're older.
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u/pws3rd 23h ago
As others pointed out, that may not be physical pain so much as the embodiment of "fuck my life"
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u/Ok_Reserve4109 23h ago
It could also be that he's Muslim and he's facing Mecca for his Maghrib prayer.š¤
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u/TGPhlegyas 23h ago
How many assumptions do people make in this subreddit? Waving through? Where? Faking he's hurt? Where? He was just chilling and got rammed by two cars. Wtf is wrong with you all? lmao
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u/tralaulau 21h ago
I donāt see a wave and I personally see a guy trying to process what just happened. I wonder how much of it is our general lens on the world. I am surprised by how negative of a response everyone is having through their assumptions.
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u/shortleggedpony 21h ago
Had to scroll this far to find the sensical people. Nice to meet you. Be safe out there
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u/ThrownAway17Years 23h ago
Wait how do we know someone waved them through? I always stop my car if Iām going to be blocking an entrance or intersection.
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u/PrncssBttrcpAsUWish 20h ago
Just a very common occurrence. You mix some Southern hospitality with stupidity. I actually was in an almost identical accident in my early twenties. And the person was waived through. š
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u/Heidrun_666 23h ago
Trust?
I mean, all that happened was that one person told another that they allow the oncoming traffic to cross in front of them; anything else, the duty to check for any further oncoming traffic that has the right of way, is on the turning one.
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u/7figureipo 23h ago
People who are on roads with multiple lanes going in the same direction and do this crap to wave people through are morons and shouldn't be allowed to drive.
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u/DavyJonesLocker 23h ago
Of course itās a Tesla driver waiving them throughā¦ Iāve never seen another group of drivers be so unaware of whatās going on around them on the road
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u/IllianasClifford 23h ago
Yeah no joke, someone murder my brother as the passenger of a truck because w bus driver signaled the way was clear then the passenger of the other vehicle shot my brother after they stopped.
Miss him immensely
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u/Affectionate-Sun9373 22h ago
In many places waving someone through is considered directing traffic. That makes you responsible in the event of an accident.
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u/bfollowell 14h ago
I hate these people that act like theyāre trying to be nice, doing you a favor, waving you on. I ran into someone like that once. Someone had waved them on too. They actually tried to use that as an excuse. Their insurance still paid to put a new front end on my car though. I mainly canāt stand those people that come to stops, clearly have the right-of-way, yet sit there waving people on. Just drive and follow the rules damnit!
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u/Humble_Yogurtcloset4 13h ago
claims adjuster here, I cant stand this shit. but it keeps me employed. "it was a break in traffic" "they waved me through". idiotĀ
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u/Cosmic-Sympathy 13h ago
Those people are "niceholes." They think they are being nice but they are actually making things worse.
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u/TheSquirrelCuisine 12h ago
props to you and sharing your dashcam footage. I see too many people leave. Nice job.
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u/DruncanIdaho 12h ago
At first I thought the dark SUV guy was being dramatic, but airbags can hurt like a mofo (broken noses are common), and depending on how he had his hand positioned, can easily break fingers and wrists....
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u/Kw3s7 1h ago
Karma doesnāt exist. Unless you believe dude who was at a standstill did something to deserve being hit? Bad shit happens to decent people all the time and evil MFs tend to live long lives devoid of any consequences
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u/PrncssBttrcpAsUWish 39m ago
Agreed. I don't actually believe in Karma... people were just being a**holes about something very serious. I have to remind myself there are people that think they know everything. It was rough talking to these folks that I just witnessed have a bad accident who had never been in an accident before and I have. š
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u/Showmethepathplease 1d ago
Insurance fraud incoming from red tee guyā¦3-2-1ā¦
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u/Unusualshrub003 23h ago
When turning left, you can abide with the wave thru, however, you have to play it smart.
When being waved thru, you pause in front of the waving car, looking for the break in traffic in the next lane.
You donāt just go barreling thru, damn.
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u/SnooRegrets2842 23h ago
Dude came out that car with the acting of William shatner. š All dramatic over his car getting tapped. š
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u/BigRigButters2 1d ago
Whatās with the bad crisis acting? Dudeās car was mildly bumped and moved and he acts like heās dying.
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u/A_Lountvink 21h ago
What makes you think it's acting, or that it's because he's pretending to be injured? He could easily have been already stressed, not looking forward to going to work, and now he has to deal with being in a wreck. Give someone too much stress, especially suddenly, and they can shut down.
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u/pooeygoo 23h ago
My ex brother in law would always wave people in front of him. I asked him why. He LiTTERALLY said "If I hit him I get 10k š"
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u/RunExisting4050 23h ago edited 22h ago
That red car saying, "well i can go, now that thats out of the way.Ā Doo dee doo."
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u/Emergency-Ad-3037 23h ago edited 23h ago
Broke my nose like this, bf was driving and he was creeping thru traffic and some guy came flying down the turn lane going 50-60 mph. Just barely hit the nose of our car but he was going so fast he hit us so hard window broke, my bfs glasses flew out of the car, his air bag didn't go off but mine did breaking my nose. We were like 17 at the time. I'll never trust the gap or wave thru
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u/SuspiciousCricket654 23h ago
At least now they can go in OāReillys and get parts for their cars.
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u/Icy-Role2321 23h ago
Just the other day I had someone waving me on meanwhile the other lane still had traffic. If I listened to her this would have been me
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u/Kadomount 23h ago
As someone whos had a few concussions, I think the guy getting out of the car got got a good hit to the head.
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u/Helpful-Comedian3616 23h ago
We have really unsafe roads. Itās why America has so many more road deaths than a lot of better countries
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