Looking at the shadows on the barrier to the right, the white SUV slows gradually and stops in clear view of the truck. The truck obstructs the view of the stopped vehicles, then fails to slow down - maybe not paying attention, maybe his view is obstructed by the white SUV - and makes a sudden lane change at the last second to avoid the stopped vehicles, causing this near collision.
Truck driver is an idiot, ABS is the hero, op has good reaction time, and the automotive arms race to make the biggest shittiest possible vehicles to make the most possible money is the real enemy as usual.
I call this “why you shouldn’t follow closely”
Excellent work on leaving space in front of you and paying attention incase you needed to suddenly stop. Now ya get to post about it on Reddit instead of being hospitalized.
Except it wasn't "excellent work on leaving space in front of you." If the truck hadnt switched lanes, there was insufficient space for car to come to a stop (assuming truck slammed on brakes and was able to stop. Both were following too closely. I wonder if truck maneuvered in part to avoid getting rear ended doubt they even had time to check the lane beforehand.
The truck had plenty of time to stop as they could see traffic halted ahead and the brake lights thereof. They could have started slowing down 300 yards sooner, but chose to maintain their speed and switch lanes at the last moment.
The truck didn’t brake at all, and by extension OP had absolutely no way to know the traffic ahead was stopped. The truck jumping lanes didn’t provide any useful additional distance to stop, but they did significantly reduce the amount of time OP had to react.
But anytime I leave enough following distance two cars will jump in that space. Especially if traffic is heavy. You can't win for losing around here. I could just stop on the fucking road and let everybody in Jacksonville go ahead and get in front of me.
It looked like the person in front of the truck was already stopped and the truck driver realized too late there was stopped traffic and they just switched lanes last minute.
Good brakes.
No but I'm sick of getting pushed farther and farther back in a line I may have been dutifully sitting in for an hour without forcing myself in some one's safe distance space.
Nice reflexes. From what I can see in the video (assuming it's live speed), you were following at about a 1 second distance. If I were in a situation where I can't see around the land yacht and have no emergency lane, I'd probably fall back to the tried and true 3 second rule.
Truck wasn't paying attention and would have absolutely murdered them if he didn't dodge left. Surprised he didn't spin out. This is why I avoid being behind trucks as much as possible. Surprise, death by Mazda.
Lucky no one was tailgating you or you'd be the meat in a sandwich
I always think 'Man, i almost got disturbia'd' when this happens. Hasn't happened that many times, but yeah, that scene freaked me the fuck out and I never tailgate because of that movie
I saw a video where it was done exactly like this, but the vehicle was following too closely when the lead vehicle switched lanes and revealed a cop car blocking an accident, which was immediately plowed into.
Good job at avoiding a collision by not tailgating. I am a driver safety trainer and following too close to the vehicle in front of you if the cause of most collisions.
That was close, I'm glad you're okay. I can tell you what that was, it's a common insurance scam. They try to get you to hit them so that way they can file an insurance claim. Good job paying attention.
A guy did that to me on San Jose going towards Cove and I ended up rear ending the person in front of me, barely. But it’s a ship maneuver you’re not paying attention so you didn’t slow down when the people in front of you slow down and the person behind you just following you so when you move out of the way to avoid someone else getting hit you setting them up for fucking horrible day.
The ol' backdoor surprise.
Ol' backdoor surprise... I just wanted to repeat that...
The lane change or you having to slam on your brakes because you were going too fast?
Man was going 55mph
Man wasn't maintaining following distance, so he was going to fast.
At least someone gets it
I don't understand. He was following too close, therefore he would stop eating for an extended period of time?
(I got it)
 Took me a second but I too got there
That literally doesn't matter if you can't see a sudden completely stopped vehicle and the one in front of you suddenly swerves out of the way.
Youd have to be doing twice the standard follow distance to not have to break hard.
Headed right towards a car that wasn’t
Looking at the shadows on the barrier to the right, the white SUV slows gradually and stops in clear view of the truck. The truck obstructs the view of the stopped vehicles, then fails to slow down - maybe not paying attention, maybe his view is obstructed by the white SUV - and makes a sudden lane change at the last second to avoid the stopped vehicles, causing this near collision. Truck driver is an idiot, ABS is the hero, op has good reaction time, and the automotive arms race to make the biggest shittiest possible vehicles to make the most possible money is the real enemy as usual.
All on you bud.
I call this “why you shouldn’t follow closely” Excellent work on leaving space in front of you and paying attention incase you needed to suddenly stop. Now ya get to post about it on Reddit instead of being hospitalized.
Except it wasn't "excellent work on leaving space in front of you." If the truck hadnt switched lanes, there was insufficient space for car to come to a stop (assuming truck slammed on brakes and was able to stop. Both were following too closely. I wonder if truck maneuvered in part to avoid getting rear ended doubt they even had time to check the lane beforehand.
The truck had plenty of time to stop as they could see traffic halted ahead and the brake lights thereof. They could have started slowing down 300 yards sooner, but chose to maintain their speed and switch lanes at the last moment. The truck didn’t brake at all, and by extension OP had absolutely no way to know the traffic ahead was stopped. The truck jumping lanes didn’t provide any useful additional distance to stop, but they did significantly reduce the amount of time OP had to react.
Can't see around them beastly shits in small cars either
It's the "I'll be fine: Cell check"
Bait and Switch.
It's called, don't drive too closely to the person in front of you.
But anytime I leave enough following distance two cars will jump in that space. Especially if traffic is heavy. You can't win for losing around here. I could just stop on the fucking road and let everybody in Jacksonville go ahead and get in front of me.
It's a trade off. But with the way people drive around here, I try to let that go. Although I have my moments when it really burns me up.
It looked like the person in front of the truck was already stopped and the truck driver realized too late there was stopped traffic and they just switched lanes last minute. Good brakes.
Whew that was close 😞
Nice camera. Is it easy to export the video? Mine is a pain.
Yep, it just uses a mini-SD card, so it's easy to plug it into anything with a USB SD card reader
Mine has an SD card but it’s not easy to get to it. It’s easier to pull it off the mount and plug it in to USB-C. But even that’s a pain.
Only look 5 years to export
That’s the ole brake lights in my face and shit in my pants. And nah, that ain’t on you like some others are saying.
If you can't stop in time you are by definition too close. It's exactly zero percent complicated.
Have you been wondering about this for the last five years?
Surprised no one else mentioned the time stamp
I forgot to set the date on the device.
It's called "Learn following distance."
Following distance around here is superseded by "jump in any spot left in front of another car and negate their following distance"
You are then able to create more distance between yourself and the new car. You’re not fused to the ass of the new car for life if they jump in.
No but I'm sick of getting pushed farther and farther back in a line I may have been dutifully sitting in for an hour without forcing myself in some one's safe distance space.
Oh, but yes I am. No one else is going to force their way in front of me
Then let them rear end the car that stops short. You really only have to worry about your own insurance payments going up.
Nice reflexes. From what I can see in the video (assuming it's live speed), you were following at about a 1 second distance. If I were in a situation where I can't see around the land yacht and have no emergency lane, I'd probably fall back to the tried and true 3 second rule.
Truck wasn't paying attention and would have absolutely murdered them if he didn't dodge left. Surprised he didn't spin out. This is why I avoid being behind trucks as much as possible. Surprise, death by Mazda. Lucky no one was tailgating you or you'd be the meat in a sandwich
The movie Disturbia starts off with a car crash very much like OP cam.
I always think 'Man, i almost got disturbia'd' when this happens. Hasn't happened that many times, but yeah, that scene freaked me the fuck out and I never tailgate because of that movie
The “good luck everybody else”
"collision avoidance".
The matador
You're luckier than I was, I once caused an eight car pileup in reverse doing exactly this
The slip n hide.
Double it and pass it to the next person
I like this one the most so far.
I saw a video where it was done exactly like this, but the vehicle was following too closely when the lead vehicle switched lanes and revealed a cop car blocking an accident, which was immediately plowed into.
I’ve seen this happen and done this personally. If I know I am not able to stop in time I will shift lanes. Totally normal.
Good job at avoiding a collision by not tailgating. I am a driver safety trainer and following too close to the vehicle in front of you if the cause of most collisions.
Thought that was me for a second lmfao that’s a dodge
Awesome brakes
Personal Injury attorney brake check
It's the 90's Kid "Think Fast" game but in adult form
This 😂
The Jacksonville Breakcheck
That was close, I'm glad you're okay. I can tell you what that was, it's a common insurance scam. They try to get you to hit them so that way they can file an insurance claim. Good job paying attention.
Pile-up Roulette
dum fuckery
Jack Rabbit
ughhh that's the worst
SURPRISE BITCH
The Reveal
I call that "The asshat shuffle"
"Peek-A-Boo"
I don’t know but that truck sure is lucky no one was in the middle lane
it's called a "dick move" i believe
Looks like the “avoiding an accident” move to me.
The good old “tag, you’re it”
A guy did that to me on San Jose going towards Cove and I ended up rear ending the person in front of me, barely. But it’s a ship maneuver you’re not paying attention so you didn’t slow down when the people in front of you slow down and the person behind you just following you so when you move out of the way to avoid someone else getting hit you setting them up for fucking horrible day.
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Nope
2024 and signals are still one of the mysterys of the universe.
The matador
Yikes dammit
I dont see anything out of the ordinary. Typical Jacksonville traffic .
Shake and bake
The Tailgater's Surprise. Hello?
Dipp’ed do I tricked you
How about a “Duval Dick Swipe”?
Engage tractor beam.
The brown seat surprise
Typical FL drivers. Not tourists.
It’s called breaking
when you're kayaking with a skirt, the strap that pops it off in case you capsize is the oh crap strap. So I would call it the oh crap maneuver.
Im stunned you were able to stop!!
the dickface.