Ugh [Now With Video]

"dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford" (dtg11) 10/10/2019 at 00:55 • Filed to: None

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Can I please go a week without something happening to me?

Driving on I44, some girl decided she wanted to PIT herself using my car. The responding officer was actually impressed. I have footage of it, will post at a later date. For now the damage:

E90M3 > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/09/2019 at 18:55

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Steal one of her hubcaps and mail it to me; my girlfriend is missing one. 

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/09/2019 at 18:59

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Unnecessary Crashing with dtg11™ 

bob and john > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/09/2019 at 19:16

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well, thats 3, you should be good for a while now. 

Discerning > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/09/2019 at 19:37

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So metimes you just want to see the world spin.

NKato > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/09/2019 at 19:48

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 This is precisely why I want to reinstall fender guards on the Queen. 

Under_Score > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/09/2019 at 19:58

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Coachella? New Mexico? She’s far from home!

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/09/2019 at 20:18

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Fuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Hope everything works out favorably with insurance.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/09/2019 at 20:19

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Damn man, that sucks! You cannot catch a break! :/

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > E90M3 10/09/2019 at 20:58

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I grab one when I go back by the site on Sunday 

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > NKato 10/09/2019 at 20:58

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Apparently I need some

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 10/09/2019 at 20:59

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Hopefully, she’s got Root and I havent heard good things about it

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > bob and john 10/09/2019 at 20:59

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4 in the past year

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 10/09/2019 at 20:59

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Obviously not!

NKato > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/09/2019 at 21:11

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Buy a Crown Victoria, Explorer, Tahoe, or Charger at a government auction, then order the equipment through a local distributor for Setina. :)

OPPOsaurus WRX > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/09/2019 at 21:19

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Did you get her number tho?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/09/2019 at 21:38

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You need to move

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > NKato 10/09/2019 at 21:46

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Oh I’d love a CV, Tahoe, Hemi Charger, and especially the Caprice but alas my tastes are too high class, my butt needs warmers and I need everything automatic and power to coddle my pompous butt

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Under_Score 10/09/2019 at 21:47

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And her address in Michigan

I think she’s a little lost

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/09/2019 at 21:49

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No, plus her boyfriend was the only one who pulled over to check on her

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/09/2019 at 21:50

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It doesn’t matter where I go, bad luck follows

NKato > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/09/2019 at 22:22

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It depends on the department, but if you looked hard enough, I bet you can find a 2014 with heated seats. And  modern police vehicles are automatics, and thanks to modern design practices a lot of features are carried over from the civilian versions. 

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/10/2019 at 01:30

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I have a question. Did the airbags in the Corolla go off?

I’d assume the driver’s airbag did, but I figured I’d ask.

That hit was way harder than the pictures suggested.

Nick Has an Exocet > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/10/2019 at 01:33

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Sorry about your car.

Though in watching the video, I think you ought to consider changing your own driving habits. You made a pass on the right then were (according the speed differential between you and her) about to make a second pass on the right. Presumably, you also had room to move back to the right to avoid the collision instead of laying on the horn and staying in the middle lane.

I tend to drive as if everyone is trying to kill me (because they are when I’m in the Miata or Exocet). That Corolla move was something you see every few minutes in California when driving around. When her car came into view, my brain went “she’s entering my lane, I better bail on my lane change.”.

I hope it doesn’t sound overly critical, but while she definitely screwed up, I do think this was defensively avoidable.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Nick Has an Exocet 10/10/2019 at 02:20

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In hindsight, I should not have changed lanes, but before the video starts, she cuts across in front of me when the lane I went to was wide open. It was open, but I was going faster than most everyone else. Additionally, she never signaled and I didn’t notice her changing lanes until I honked. I could have acted differently, but at the end of the day if she had simply checked her mirrors and looked over her shoulder, an accident would have been avoided 

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/10/2019 at 02:23

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It was a HARD hit to the guardrail. Surprisingly, no airbags, not even side curtain bags. Her car was very clearly totaled, regardless.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/10/2019 at 02:25

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Nobody:

Not a single fucking soul:

Corolla: Y E E T

XJDano > Discerning 10/10/2019 at 02:27

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But the world spins every day, we can’t see it because we’re on it.

XJDano > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/10/2019 at 02:31

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Dang.

I know right where that’s at too. Although I’m usually going across the overpass from 100, then past the motel onto some country roads. 

NKato > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/10/2019 at 02:35

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Saw the video. Only thing I’d critique is when you’re doing a lane change, it’s best while not overtaking anyone. There’s a chance she had already checked her blind spot prior to her own lane change, and at that point, you were still in the #3 lane. So effectively, you made the lane change at around the same time as she did.

In other words, don’t change lanes anywhere near adjacent to other cars.

And yes, I noticed she failed to signal. That pretty much tilts the entire mess in your favor, since that's a Failure to Signal traffic ticket. 

Future Heap Owner > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/10/2019 at 02:42

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Ugh indeed. That was a mighty quick no-signal lane change. I’m glad nobody got hurt, but that is a major bummer.

Nice red Volvo you passed there at the beginning, though.

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/10/2019 at 06:15

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I approve of your music choice, I was literally just listening to it when I clicked the video just now and was confused for a second until I realized oh wait, you're cultured too. Anyways useless music rant aside, that really sucks. Seems the bad luck that befell you before with the TSX is following you here too. Hopefully you get the shit sorted A$AP (sorry I couldn't resist)

Sovande > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/10/2019 at 07:00

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And this, ladies and germs, is why you don’t pass on the right at 20 mph faster than the rest of traffic. Nobody expects it. I’m not sure she could have seen you in her mirror while she was changing lanes - I bet you were in her blind spot. Hope the car is not too bad and at least nobody was hurt.

TysMagic > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/10/2019 at 08:44

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Sorry about the car man! Paid off having the dash cam that’s for sure.

Also s/o to you for not over reacting to the above critique . This is why oppo is good

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > NKato 10/10/2019 at 09:53

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I agree, I should have been more aware but I wasn’t. However, if she had signaled, I would’ve seen that and waited. On scene she admitted to not shoulder checking as well.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute 10/10/2019 at 09:54

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Thanks man haha. And apparently my G37 is a tank, I’ve had to similar accidents as I had in the TSX but the G has come out better both times.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Sovande 10/10/2019 at 09:57

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I was doing 15 mph faster than the truck, but about 5-7 faster than her. I was in her blindspot, but a shoulder check (which she admitted to not doing) and having properly adjusted mirrors would solve. Additionally, if she had signaled, I would’ve let her change lanes first.

Sovande > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/10/2019 at 10:22

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And this, ladies and germs, is why you don’t pass on the right at * 15 mph* faster than the rest of traffic. Nobody expects it.

You were traveling faster than she was and coming into her blind spot. She ran into you so it was obviously her fault, but it just appears you could have avoided it. I know the reality is much more involved. Luckily it wasn’t worse and she actually seemed to do a good job at keeping it together.  Be safe!

Gaslollipop > Sovande 10/10/2019 at 11:01

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Im not sure why you needed to get into the center lane in front of the semi? Your travel lane was clear and no one next to you.

Urambo Tauro > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/10/2019 at 11:08

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Obligatory:

Urambo Tauro > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/10/2019 at 11:08

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I’m kinda puzzled over the need to merge left at the 5-second mark, but I do not see passing on the right as a problem, at all. You were in the right lane, the default travel lane, as should be expected. If anything, i t’s convenient for you that the truck wasn’t in your way, and you were able to stay in that right lane as you passed by . Most of my passes are like that. They’ re passive , b ecause I’m not actively changing lanes to overtake anybody; I’m just staying in my lane and maintaining a set speed. I consider the more active behavior to be t he slow traffic to my left that’s creating an active obstacle by driving several miles below the speed limit in a passing lane.

vicali > Nick Has an Exocet 10/10/2019 at 13:55

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Sorry for your damages,

I drive like everyone else is going to do the dumbest thing I can image.. I’m rarely disappointed.

Corolla did as expected and you crashed into it . T hat’s an unnecessary accident a mile away.

CompactLuxuryFan > Sovande 10/12/2019 at 15:21

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Nah, passing on the right is almost always the fault of the person being passed. Stay right except to pass, end of story. Assuming the Corolla was passing the semi then moving back over, the lanes being out of order is still the semi’s fault, not  dtg11. Since the right lane was still clear, though, absolutely no need for the Infiniti to go into middle lane. Like many have said, extremely avoidable collision on both parties. But don’t bring the right side pass into this. 

Sovande > CompactLuxuryFan 10/12/2019 at 16:23

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Or what? 

CompactLuxuryFan > Sovande 10/12/2019 at 17:46

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Or dtg11 will go pit you into the wall 

Sovande > CompactLuxuryFan 10/12/2019 at 18:02

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Ha!