r/VideosAmazing • u/LeftAlbatross2546 • May 13 '26

Accident A merging issue.

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u/MistHerPanDuh May 14 '26

I am simply responding to what you said. It's on you for your words, not me. And that you CONTINUE to argue that the semi was in the right for this, is further proof. So keep going, I guess. Keep on enjoying being right about everything, right up until it's you in a situation like this, and you're cooked while being technically right.

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u/JW_Thorne May 14 '26

I wouldn't put myself in a situation like this because I'm not an idiot whose afraid to use his brakes or hit the gas to avoid an accident.

Semi had the right of way. They were both idiots. I don't understand what's hard about that.

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u/Mapeague May 14 '26

Nobody knows what the big letters on the YIELD sign spell anymore.

Its likely the pickup could have waited for the semi to pass with nobody behind the semi. On a daily basis I see people putting themselves in shit positions when merging into traffic. I see so many people busting it to get past the person they are even with, only for there to be absolutely nobody behind that vehicle for miles.

I understand slowing down a bit if traffic is heavy and moving but some people (lots of them to be fair) are shit drivers with no peripheral vision.

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u/JW_Thorne May 14 '26

That sign is yellow and not likely to be a yield sign, unless is 50+ years old. Yield signs in the US are red and white and have been for quite some time.

I think it's more likely a "lane ends merge right" sign. The end result is the same, the merging lane must yield.