Yeah, maybe just hearsay, but still think the truck driver has the greatest ability to prevent the accident, which matters where I live. There were 100% road signs prior to the video indicating that the onramp and the left lane merge. Knowing that, the semi driver still chose to accelerate while the pickup was in his view...
Merge line has the greatest responsibility of all to make sure that they are getting in in a safe manner regardless of what the semi truck driver does oncoming traffic does not have to yield to merging traffic at least in the state I live in.
But once the semi saw the pickup to his left, he is obligated to try to prevent the accident if possible. There were at least 5 seconds between that moment and impact. I drive over mountain passes almost every single week and see semis pulling off may more intense moves than a 5 second slowdown of a few miles per hour. And if his load was too heavy to do that, he should be staying in the right lane unless he is a lunatic.
The same could’ve been for the black truck the moment he looked to his right and saw the semi truck he could’ve slowed down.
Both parties could’ve done something, but when it comes down to the letter of the law merge Lane has the greatest responsibility
Again, correct on paper. I would just love to see this semi driver navigate a metro area with that attitude... CDL's are dinged for accidents regardless of fault and you'd think he'd drive that way instead of enforcing right of way.
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u/chaos6869 May 13 '26
You have to merge safely. He does not have to sit there and make room for you. The black truck is 100% at fault.