Whether it was luck or skill, that was a good save

"KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time" (kngt) 01/23/2019 at 15:44 • Filed to: dashcam, dashcam video, caught on dashcam, dash cam, dash cam video, Detroit roads, Detroit

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Guy driving an Accord in Detroit avoids two near misses

jimz > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/23/2019 at 15:46

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Ah, I-696.  where people always drive 20 mph faster than they should.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > jimz 01/23/2019 at 15:51

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I’ll get unhappy with people that go extremely slow during the snow, but at least I understand their reasoning.

However, I will never understand that go faster or get extra aggressive in the snow.

vondon302 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/23/2019 at 15:57

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696 east bound. I drive that every day.

Doesn’t even need to be snowing for crap to happen. This guy veered left on a right turn and did a pretty sweet rolling ollie on the median. Couldn’t believe he wasn’t hurt. Really shocked I was the only one to stop.

Shamoononon drives like a farmer > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/23/2019 at 15:58

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What kind of lane change was white car making?  What the hell? Looks like he tried to cross two lanes at once.  

facw > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/23/2019 at 16:02

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I feel relatively confident the camera car was driving a bit too fast for the conditions as well.

The Ghost of Oppo > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/23/2019 at 16:03

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I need to get a dash cam.

Some jackass felt the need to suicide pass me on a two lane road at night while I was doing 40 in a 45, with the roads completely covered with 4-5 inches of snow. Then as the genius goes to move back into the appropriate lane at probably 55mph, the build up between lanes caused him to fishtail and he slide off the road . I didn’t stop.

Just Jeepin' > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/23/2019 at 16:03

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Wouldn’t “ avoiding a near miss” mean successfully hitting something?

Urambo Tauro > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 01/23/2019 at 16:06

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The worst slow drivers are the ones that pick the left lane on account of it being the one with the least snow in it, yet they don’t actually use that traction to go any faster than the other lanes.

Urambo Tauro > facw 01/23/2019 at 16:08

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At least they had a somewhat decent following distance set (unless the wide angle lens is messing with  perception here) . The lane to their immediate right looked conspicuously emptier though...

vicali > Shamoononon drives like a farmer 01/23/2019 at 16:09

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I believe that is called driving without due care and attention .. Traffic stopped ahead and white car panic stopped and swerved into Ferd.

vicali > Just Jeepin' 01/23/2019 at 16:10

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Mercedes Streeter > facw 01/23/2019 at 16:17

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Dashcam said 42 at the time of the swerve...I would agree!

Mercedes Streeter > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/23/2019 at 16:18

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How much you wanna bet that Ram guy didn’t have insurance? He just kept truckin!

OPPOsaurus WRX > The Ghost of Oppo 01/23/2019 at 16:18

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WTF you didn’ t stop?

you gutta at least slowdown enough so he can see you laughin at him but you shoulda stopped to ask him how it feels to be such a dumb fucking douche.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Mercedes Streeter 01/23/2019 at 16:20

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‘tis but a scratch!

facw > Mercedes Streeter 01/23/2019 at 16:21

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On an open road with good tires, 42 would be fine, but it looked like the traffic in front was moving significantly slower, which is where the problem comes in.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > The Ghost of Oppo 01/23/2019 at 16:21

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Get a dash cam seriously. They’re cheap insurance.

Milky > Urambo Tauro 01/23/2019 at 16:27

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Mercedes Streeter > facw 01/23/2019 at 16:32

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Oh of course! If the road is open and empty I’ll sometimes even hit the speed limit in the snow . But yeah, looked like they were going approaching much slower moving traffic without much of an out should something go wrong.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Urambo Tauro 01/23/2019 at 19:53

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Mine are when they then drive 2feet over blocking 2 lanes. 

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > jimz 01/23/2019 at 20:05

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And the cops do 30 over. Serious ly, those chargers get a workout if your beat is 696.

jimz > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 01/23/2019 at 20:15

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on the other hand, the worst (in my experience) is the stretch of I-94 between the 12 Mile exit and the 15 Mile/Harper exits.  I live right by there and I don’t know how many times I’ve seen a collision which sent at least one car skittering down onto the golf course.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > jimz 01/23/2019 at 20:24

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Auburn Rd used to be one of the most potholed roads in Michigan, if not the world, and the sight of cars in parking lots and gas stations with blown tires as well as those wheel covers piling up by street signs will attest to that. I myself damaged two rims in my first few summers of college while traveling to my internship every day.

jimz > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 01/23/2019 at 20:39

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Miller Rd. in Dearborn is a shit pile, and has been for years. And I’ve hit some doozys in Hamtramck.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/24/2019 at 09:51

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Looks like 696, I was driving on that Saturday.  Luckily I didn’t see anything like that around me.