The world's least defensive driver

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
10/28/2017 at 12:23 • Filed to: None

Has gotten into another crash. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Your passenger was able to foresee that the car was likely going to pull out since they possibly didn’t notice you change lanes. But you didn’t swerve because you weren’t sure the lane you JUST CAME FROM was unoccupied.

I hate to throw stones at others in the dashcam community, but this guy is hopeless.

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DISCUSSION (20)

jimz > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/28/2017 at 12:31

as soon as I saw the color of the hood I knew it was him.

4kc > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/28/2017 at 12:34

or even just stay in the middle lane just to be nice? like they’re clearly trying to pull out and even if he needed to make the next right he had hundreds of feet to change after that intersection.

also took him wayyy too long to stop once they were in his way. he hit his horn before he was even threshold braking.

Under_Score > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/28/2017 at 12:37

There’s a guy who does these videos in my area that always gets into wrecks, too. He totaled a yellow Kia Soul, a Ford Focus, and I think he’s on a Corolla now.

fintail > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/28/2017 at 12:38

I think Greaper has been in more cam compilations than anyone. Maybe he intentionally stays in dumb situations where he knows he will see little damage and not be found at fault, just to give us more footage.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/28/2017 at 12:47

Mr Greaper is shitty driver.

He should have been able to stop... unless he has worn out brakes.

At the very least he could/should have swerved... which he could have done given the lack of traffic.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > 4kc
10/28/2017 at 12:49

I’ve nearly been on the receiving end of a lane changer like that on multiple occasions. Look right: nothing’s in the lane I’m turning into, look left, car in the left lane, nothing in the right lane, start pulling out, fucking car changes lanes without signalling. Like WTF are you TRYING to hit me?

Urambo Tauro > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/28/2017 at 12:50

This is why I always hesitate to pull out into an empty near lane when there is traffic in other lanes. I’m probably holding up traffic by doing so, and I could probably get away with it most of the time. (After all, people are major left lane hogs in my area, often leaving the right lane wide open.)

In my state, they’re required to return to the right lane after passing (unless preparing to turn left). So that means I have to be on my toes, anticipating that they’ll merge right at any second (even though they usually don’t). And I’m not sure if that default right-of-way gets forfeited in my favor when they fail to signal their merge.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > 4kc
10/28/2017 at 12:52

This is all true

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Under_Score
10/28/2017 at 12:53

If you ever come across it again, drop me a link. I’d be interested to see it.

Urambo Tauro > fintail
10/28/2017 at 12:57

I get the sense that Greaper is super-frustrated by shitty drivers and therefore wants to allow the consequences of their stupidity to play out naturally. He’s a decent driver for the most part, but I think he uses his assumed right-of-way to just plow through, while neglecting some of his own “due care” responsibilities.

WilliamsSW > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/28/2017 at 13:00

I’ve driven well over half a million miles in the last 30 years without an accident. It’s not that hard - the secret is to not do this kind of stupid shit. Even if it’s not his “fault” he’s a major contributing cause.

I wonder if he’s actively TRYING do do this shit to make the videos more interesting. If so he should be beaten with his dash cam.

Bourbon&JellyBeans > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/28/2017 at 13:05

Wow, the Titanic could have gotten out of the way faster.

Probenja > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/28/2017 at 13:06

This is the guy:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdxhWas2jG9FjmI7UbV2vg/videos

I swear he either doesn’t know how to take care of cars or he just has bad luck, but he managed to break a Corolla, one of the most reliable cars ever!

fintail > Urambo Tauro
10/28/2017 at 13:10

I don’t know if his right of way is assumed - I haven’t seen anything where he’d be found at fault. He’s just neglecting a duty to drive defensively, no doubt in order to punish the witless lesser mortals he shares the road with, and to get some funny footage. He’s a symptom of the disease of awful driving, heavily enabled by a dysfunctional enforcement community, arbitrary usually toothless fines, and shitty driver training.

Urambo Tauro > fintail
10/28/2017 at 13:20

Yeah, assumed might be the wrong word here. Come to think of it, his driving style feels like it’s less bout assumptions, and more about demands . He tries to be a “good” driver, and demands that others do likewise. He doesn’t leave much room for anything else.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/28/2017 at 13:43

The time between seeing that the car was going to pull out and him actually braking is alarming. Definitely needs to get his eyes up and pay attention.

fintail > Urambo Tauro
10/28/2017 at 16:14

I think that’s it. I sympathize with him. I am usually stuck in the mindset that driving is serious business, and become irritated when the dopes I share the road with don’t use the same mentality. But instead of letting them hit me, I employ healthy release, and just yell and swear a bit, don’t let it build up :) Maybe a horn now and then too, which in the Seattle area is the equivalent to spitting on a nun. Although sometimes I think if I drove a big old truck, what I might let happen with a tacit smile.

Elumerere > Urambo Tauro
10/28/2017 at 16:27

Same here. I’d rather wait another 10 seconds instead of getting hit.

Under_Score > Probenja
10/28/2017 at 21:24

That’s him!

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/22/2019 at 21:59

what are the odds this asshole h a s oversized tires with the cheapest brake pads autozone sells?