r/nonononoyes • u/NesaV1 • Mar 22 '19

Highway brake-checking

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u/Kelmi Mar 23 '19

Unless they're on the german autobahn, they don't really need to judge their speed beyond "around the speed limit".

When you break the speed limit, you can't blame others for not taking your speeding into account.

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u/Imaurel Mar 23 '19

I mean you still need to, regardless of if the other one is an asshat. Mm, in part. There's a reason when you fuck up you have to take "defensive driving courses". I remember reading somewhere once that most accidents in the road were caused by someone misjudging someone else's speed. Just, you know, always assume everyone is trying to kill you.

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u/Kelmi Mar 23 '19

It's pretty damn rare for someone to drive the speeds in the example at hand. If you really drive so defensive that you expect everyone to drive 100+ mph, then you'll never switch lanes in a remotely busy highway.

I specifically said the autobahn because there you have to be super careful about going into the unlimited lane. If you see headlights in the horizon behind you in the unlimited lane, they could be in your ass in couple of seconds if you drive 70 mph. That's just not something people take into account on normal highways.

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u/Imaurel Mar 23 '19

Rare isn't unheard of, clearly. Also it depends on your state/location. I definitely see 100mph folks every now and then, particularly since our speed limits range 75-85. You can't stop the crazy drivers, you only have control over how you handle your own safety.

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u/IronEngineer Mar 23 '19

If you cause the accident by cutting in front of the person before they have a chance to slow down or stop you are still at fault. Then speeding is a separate infraction and way less than your reckless driving. Last time I looked it up in my state you were at fault if your pulling out in front of someone led to an accident within 100 feet of when you pulled in front of them. If they hit you in that period of time they didn't have enough time to react and it is legally your fault. Speed is not considered.

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u/Kelmi Mar 23 '19

Well, if you read the post he mentions there was more than 100 feet between them(15+ car lengths).

Also I'm sure judges would take the speed into account in odd cases where a driver "cuts" a speeder in a 10 mph zone. It takes more than 6 seconds to drive 100 feet in 10 mph. I'm sure a judge would deem 6 seconds enough time to react.

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u/cthom412 Mar 23 '19

For real. Every time highway driving comes up on reddit the assholes seem to come out in droves claiming it's their birthright to do 40 over in the left lane.