Two wrongs do not make a right

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit) 05/18/2015 at 14:48 • Filed to: caught on dashcam, dashcams, dashcam, carcam, carcams, dash cams, dash cam, car cam, car cams

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I’ll admit I am partially at fault here, but so was the guy going 65+ in a 45.

When I pulled up next to the Fusion, I saw the Volvo coming through his tinted windows. Now, I drive this way A LOT, and know this intersection well. I know by where the oncoming car is how much time I have to go or NOT go. By my judgement (and if he’d been doing the limit or 5-10 over) I would have had time to accelerate my POS to 45, 50, 55 if needed.

I could have waited until he passed, as there was no one behind him, but my being in a hurry got the better of me.

When the Fusion went, so did I.

I goofed.

BUT, as I said, if the guy had not been going so far over the limit, he never would have gotten near me. As it were, by the time I was at the limit and still accelerating, he was ON MY ASS, peering left. At least he waited until it was legal to pass.

He later took the same turn that I take, and disappeared out of view. He had to be hauling ass the whole way.

The best part? He has the only turbo brick 740 wagon in the area, with easy to spot personalized plates. Why speed and tailgate in such a easy to spot car?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Takuro Spirit 05/18/2015 at 14:53

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You got up to 55 in 200 feet? Impressive.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Takuro Spirit 05/18/2015 at 15:01

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Two wrongs don’t make a right, but 3 lefts do!

Takuro Spirit > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 05/18/2015 at 15:12

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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Takuro Spirit 05/18/2015 at 15:17

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The description you gave does not match with the dashcam footage. You cut the guy off, and he passed you pretty much immediately.

ttyymmnn > Takuro Spirit 05/18/2015 at 15:26

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So cross traffic doesn’t stop, and you rolled the stop sign? Had he hit you, you would have gotten the ticket had he been speeding or not.

gmctavish needs more space > Takuro Spirit 05/18/2015 at 15:37

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Isn't that an 850 wagon?

Takuro Spirit > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 05/18/2015 at 15:49

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He didn’t pass until after I stopped accelerating at 55. He was still going way over the limit, and would not have been cut off by me if he hadn’t.

Takuro Spirit > gmctavish needs more space 05/18/2015 at 15:49

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I think you’re right. I haven’t seen it in awhile up close.

Takuro Spirit > ttyymmnn 05/18/2015 at 15:50

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Barely rolled. Not to mention the Fusion that was also proceeding through the intersection next to me, he would have taken the brunt of the impact.

jvirgs drives a Subaru > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 05/18/2015 at 15:51

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If he cut the guy off, there would be screeching tires, crunching metal and broken glass.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Takuro Spirit 05/18/2015 at 15:55

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He enters the frame eight seconds after you started going from the stop sign. You cut him off, dude.

Takuro Spirit > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 05/18/2015 at 15:57

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I don’t deny that. At all. My point is, from where he WAS when I first saw him, I had ample time to pull out and get up to speed without cutting him off IF he wasn’t grossly speeding. Hence the multiple wrongs...

 > Takuro Spirit 05/18/2015 at 21:54

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Why did you pass that Fusion at a stop sign when it’s a single lane? There is no turning lane there. You also rolled that stop and by the looks of it almost got t-boned.

Takuro Spirit >  05/19/2015 at 11:17

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It widens to the point where two cars can fit. The Fusion would have been t-boned.... I just rear ended.

Two Drink Minimum > Takuro Spirit 06/09/2015 at 13:08

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This looks like a no-harm, no-foul situation. Yeah, you definitely blew it by not giving yourself time to gauge the speed of incoming traffic. Your responsibility at the stop sign isn’t to judge if crossing traffic is traveling at legal speed, it’s to judge if there is sufficient time/space to make your turn. Regardless, the wagon executed a safe, competent pass, so it’s all good.

Also, what’s the problem with speeding in a distinctive car? I bet everyone around my neighborhood recognizes my red Abarth... I just try to be respectful when I drive.