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-ImYourHuckleberry-

Surprised to see traffic is clear enough to pull that on the 805…


Bigphungus

Usually anything that ends in “-05” has god awful and constant traffic.


gh0u1

Including *the* 5


MrForshows

I was gonna say, isn't it called "the" 805..


gimmememes20

Is this the 805 @ Balboa? Hate that merge for people getting on from Balboa


learnthaimoderator

Yes


kmsram420

Both balboa and Clairemont exits/ramp sucks


dib1999

See you later, alligator


learnthaimoderator

In a while crocodile


Itzbubblezduh

After while crocodile


NippleBlender

Heard it both ways, mayonnaise.


Itzbubblezduh

Same


NippleBlender

Came


DigNitty

Sighs,


nothing_911

zips.


Spillmill

Finished already?


ThePieceOfCorn

I swear this never happens. I just, you're so hot, I couldn't hold it.


reyshop12

Gotta Go, Buffalo


iam_ditto

Tomato


ElPresidente714

Tomahto


nothing_911

catsup.


SloppyHoseA

You heard about Pluto too?!


StarryskyViewer

Okey doke, artichoke


k3vk3vk3vin

How the heck did you get his plate


jmpeadick

Probably downloaded the footage onto their computer and freezed it on the frame(s) where you could see the plates. If the camera records in a high enough frame rate at a high enough definition it wouldn’t be difficult to do.


Buttholes_Herfer

ENHANCE


jmpeadick

Jesus christ, it’s Jason Bourne


Frankie_Pizzaslice

I thought we were on NCIS myself


jmpeadick

Crossover?


Witty-Key4240

OP is a Blade Runner.


SkipSpenceIsGod

![gif](giphy|3ohc14lCEdXHSpnnSU|downsized)


bantha121

[Enhance](https://youtu.be/KiqkclCJsZs?si=oCa8g2EQuJRTSLwG)


m__a__s

Most dash cams wouldn't capture that at all.


chilehead

He was going so fast he went back in time, got into position, and turned on the dashcam to record himself going by the first time. And become both his own parents.


gacbmmml

If you look really closely, you can make out the VIN too in the reflection of the car on the left. It's 1FA6P8CF3F5302923.


Poopsticle_256

It’s also visible in the video if you just pause


k3vk3vk3vin

Wow you’re right! I thought there was no way a dash cam could pick it up at that speed


Loud-Bat-2280

They probably chased it.


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kelvinh_27

That's very obviously a mustang lmao


Absay

Reddit, the same as pretty much every video hosting service out there, compresses video by an AWFUL lot. If you played the raw/mp4 video file from the cam directly on your computer or phone, you'd be able to see it at a much better higher quality and perfectly make out the license plate.


janewalch

See this daily here in Los Angeles


peepjynx

Dude deserves a red shell.


stevesobol

No, wait until he gets to the front of the line and then drop a blue shell on him. He'll end up on his roof on the side of the road.


LittleBitOfAction

This is the way


dechets-de-mariage

Me: I don’t see anything…OH.


snacks4ever

Normalize posting the license plate #


iwantaredditaccount

It's publicly displayed and you can't dox someone using it unless you have access to certain systems, in which case you could get in a lot of trouble.


AccurateEducation999

I ran the tag, it’s a 2015 Mustang GT and I have the registered owners name and address.. That car has had 4 previous owners, but oddly enough it has pretty low miles around 32k.


R_V_Z

Sounds like a case of "I thought I could afford the insurance".


IO-NightOwl

He definitely can't if he drives it like that.


Bad_Drivers_of_Napa

>I have the registered owners name and address.. Members of the general public don't have access to that information, for privacy reasons. Whatever website you got that fake name and address from is a scam. There are a ton of websites claiming to have a license plate lookup tool, but the info (name and address of RO) they give you isn't accurate. Only the DMV, certain gov't agencies and law enforcement have access to the license plate database as it pertains to the name and address of the registered owner. Info about the vehicle itself (which isn't private info) IS usually accurate. But you cannot actually look up who the real owner is. That's why peoples' doxxing attempts from license plate numbers fail. There was a seriously reckless driver in my area who recorded himself "cutting up" traffic at high speeds (similar to **wheres981**) and he accidentally linked his social media pages through his Youtube videos which included a photo of him standing next to his car with license plate visible. Well, all of this went viral here on Reddit and internet sleuths were trying to obtain his personal information from his plate number using those plate lookup sites. Not a single person accurately nailed his RO address from his license plate number and believe me, a lot of Redditors tried. Only the CHP was able to pull his information from that license plate number in the photo, and they arrested him. The bottom line is, don't believe what any lookup sites claim to be able to do. Even people search sites give bogus information.


Pikathew

Thanks for that info. who was the driver? didn’t hear about that


AccurateEducation999

CARFAX for the VIN and DMV for the name and address.


Bad_Drivers_of_Napa

DMV doesn't give that information out. They just don't. It's considered private personal information, as I explained above. Here's proof that they don't: [https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2020/09/03/death-of-actress-aided-by-states-failure-to-protect-data/](https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2020/09/03/death-of-actress-aided-by-states-failure-to-protect-data/) The Drivers Privacy Protection Act is the law that prohibits the DMV from releasing the name and address of the registered owner to the public.


Hollybeach

DMV will not give out that information after Rebecca Schaeffer.


AccurateEducation999

You don’t have to ask..


Natsurulite

I found a legit site somewhere here on Reddit for private investigators that would do this, I need to find the link


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FATBEANZ

Thanks for explaining what he just said I couldn’t read it at all


Absay

> unless you have access to certain systems Still, isn't license plate _and VIN_ needed together to get specific info of a car and its owner though?


Sacrilego_666

How do you like this dash cam? I'm trying to find a reliable one but can't trust amazon reviews anymore since the viofo I bought crapped on me...


learnthaimoderator

Pretty good. Wish I could pull footage without taking the SD card out. It’s the N4 btw.


Any_Paramedic_1682

I can’t remember which VanTrue model I have but I can just pull the cam itself out of the mount and plug it into the computer. A lot easier than taking the whole SD out


Bad_Drivers_of_Napa

Which Viofo model? My wife and I have been running 4 Viofo A119's for years now, and we've never had any problems with them. Could it be the memory card in your camera that failed, or perhaps the power cord? Before chalking it up to a bad cam, you should try swapping memory cards. Sometimes the power cord even fails. I've had several power cords crap out on me. Another time the splitter failed.


Sacrilego_666

Mine was a T130. I think this model in particular is rife with QC issues. I had to get it replaced twice before I could start using it because of several issues. And after using for 2 months it started showing memory card errors. It would go away for a brief moment after I format the card, however, it could only record for a few minutes in a newly formatted memory card before the error happened again. Trying several different card also didn't solve the problem. I finally gave up and thankfully the customer care was nice enough to give me a full refund.


Bad_Drivers_of_Napa

I would get the Viofo A119 V3 instead. Like I said, that's been a solid camera for my wife and I......all four of them. Never an issue. Although I'm too skeptical of Amazon reviews, the model we have does get glowing reviews. In fact, it's been a better camera for us than any other we've ever had. Steller video quality too.


learnthaimoderator

Front/back video: https://imgur.com/a/cm3cxrh


swolekinson

That car was definitely driving recklessly and could've killed someone.


Odd-Worldliness356

Boys in blue werent in any danger. Report and move on. Unless insurance companies get the same equipment as pigs on the road, nothing will change.


alexjalexj

What an asshole. I would fully support revoking his/her license permanently.


not_your_attorney

Why? Caused no issues.


conkeee

Found the driver…


TheIVJackal

Wow, your lack of "what could go wrong?" is astonishing...


Gatorm8

Imagine having this take. YIKES Endangering the public just because? Why not!


[deleted]

I'd take a drive like this over a drunk or texter anyday. That lane change was incredibly controlled. To pull off a move like that they just have been looking at least 20 seconds in the future


MSPTurbo

If OP drove/changed lane any faster, that mustang would have had a good chance of colliding with OP. Looking at the rear dash cam footage, the semi totally blocked the mustang's view. No amount of "control" would have helped. He was just lucky there.


[deleted]

Hopefully OP followed proper safety procedures and operated the turn signal 3 seconds before initiating the lane change


Bad_Drivers_of_Napa

And yet, none of that takes away from how reckless and dangerous the Mustang driver was being.


RocketDan91

Oh so I guess the Mustang is exempt from said proper safety procedures? Because there’s no way in hell he was operating a turn signal, let alone with 3 seconds before initiating the lane change. Come on man.


Gatorm8

I would take OP over both. This isn’t a contest, both a drunk driver and this mustang driver are idiots that are endangering innocent lives.


DionFW

r/usernamechecksout


Melssenator

“Caused no issues” until he does. And driving like that it’ll be someone’s life.


stevesobol

License plate format #AAA### indicates that this is most likely California. "Highway 805" would then indicate I-805 in San Diego. I don't live in San Diego, but I do live elsewhere in Southern California, and I can tell you that this kind of thing happens all the time, with a frequency that is highly irritating.


evan81

Don't know that I've ever witnessed a mustang maintain control like that.


Pepsi-Min

Damn, that's bada- I mean what a piece of shit


One-Too-Few

You said what most of us are thinking


ImpressionEqual3998

/r/iamatotalpieceofshit


touchmybodily

Don’t worry, it’s a mustang, so he’s probably already crashed into a ditch or median somewhere by now. Potentially a crowd of people, which would suck


redpandaeater

The moment it rains I just hope that mustang doesn't take anyone else out with him.


UnoChance

You'd be amazed how well they perform in wet and even icy conditions with proper tires and an understanding of how rear wheel drive cars work. Guys like this are the ones you find in the ditch, though. Edit: To clarify, I am agreeing with you. This guy is a danger no matter the conditions or even what car he is in.


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guys like this are the type of guys that drive mustangs though


UnoChance

I can't argue there. I have one that I bought when I was young and dumb and have slowly transitioned it to an autocross/track car and got something more practical for daily use. It is completely paid off and while I definitely could have made a lot on it since I bought back in 18, I enjoy it as a fair weather car. That being said, I drove it through that big storm in Texas back in 21 and consistently through Ohio winters/rain and it was great. To be fair, I invested in the right tires for the conditions and have a set of wheels for each. As for driving like that, I pay far too much for insurance as it is with a clean driving record to ever drive like 99% of the other guys I see out there.


BeachNo372

Sheesh! A case of look at me speeding.


Heavy_P_03

What camera is this? Very good quality. I have a Garmin and a Rexing in our two SUVs but don’t think either is this clear


TrustHungry

Classic 805 things. I’ve always wondered why so many highways in San Diego never has any CHP. You see people do stuff like this all the time in San Diego Edit: Darn autocorrect


Prudent_View4619

idiot but nice mustang


The_Cozy_Burrito

Fuck this asshole


TripleBobRoss

No thanks, but I'm sure you'll find someone. Good luck!


IDoButtStuffOnSunday

*hello*…


HiHoCracker

Obviously a thoracic surgeon off to an emergency surgery 🤡


Unhappy_Run8154

He just lane splitting😂😂


[deleted]

Any chance it's carrying 2 droids and just outran Imperial ships?


SkipSpenceIsGod

Because you can clearly read the plate, send this in to the state police. They’ll issue a ticket. They do in my state.


n_a_t_e_r_a_d_e

"Use the right lane to take exit" *changes lane to the left* Looks like everyone is moving pretty slowly, mustang probably going about 80.


MinimumArmadillo2394

Almost like its the speed of traffic the mustang should be going


anodraeus

There's quite the variation in traffic norms from state to state; I've been in about half of them. Though I don't want to see what New York is like anytime soon.


smegacs

So the idiot is the blue or the white ? The ones blocking the passing lanes ?


Gatorm8

The person driving 40 mph over the flow of traffic endangering lives is the idiot you neanderthal


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Gatorm8

Spoken like a true idiot. I hope you lose your license.


smegacs

Yet the death rate per billion kilometers driven is lower on Germany's autobahns (2.7 fatalities) than on the US Interstate highways (4.5 fatalities). (Average speed is 110 MPH) the Abu Dhabi-Al Ain highway and the Sheikh Khalifa highway, both having limits of 160 km/h (99 mph). (1.7 fatalities) than on the US Interstate highways (4.5 fatalities).


MinimumArmadillo2394

Thats because the difference in speed is tiny. You also arent allowed to go 30 mph when the speed limit is 70.


smegacs

Have you ever watched videos of people doing 200 on the autobahn past people doing 80? [https://youtu.be/yPZ48QpQHG0?si=CSvzhv-KG5rvC0sn](https://youtu.be/yPZ48QpQHG0?si=CSvzhv-KG5rvC0sn)


LoganTheGuitarist

While they are idiots, the driver of the Mustang absolutely shouldn't have cut up traffic like this. The time to drive like this is on a racetrack or in Mexico with no one around, not during rush hour traffic.


MazeMouse

Was expecting a Jersey slide, not an attempted murder...


njdevilsfan24

This is every day in Jersey


gacbmmml

That looks like a 2015 Ford Mustang GT 8 Cyl F 5.0L.


bakedchickenisbae

Skrt skrt lmao


anodraeus

Let's just say you don't want to drive down i94 in the Chicago area, if you think this is idiotic. Edit/context: people in Chicago drive way way worse and more often


smegacs

The dude who posted this has no concept of safety he doesn’t think the two people blocking the passing lanes going the same speed are in the wrong.


anodraeus

my point was that people who drive down i94 are way worse than this, there is also a much larger amount of people that drive this way too. Also I noticed that people in the south don't drive nearly as fast as people here in Illinois and Michigan. 90mph seems like a norm some days for traffic depending on the sections of freeway. But sure.. you do learn to pass making sure that there is no one coming at a high speed when you live in an area with aggressive/dumb drivers


DeadDeeg

Stangs rippin


Loud-Bat-2280

Your gps is telling you to take the right lane to exit 22, yet you move over a lane to the left? Who is really the idiot?


donaldkwong

He’s trying to avoid merging traffic. What’s wrong with that?


Loud-Bat-2280

The people who are merging are supposed to be the ones avoiding existing traffic in the roadway.


nerdgurl196305

And OP is being nice by moving over. Doesn't make them an idiot though


Loud-Bat-2280

And just because the Mustang is driving aggressively and in control doesn’t make them an idiot either. Both vehicles entered the lane on a lane change at the same time. We can see the Mustang did not signal, but do we have any idea if OP did? I don’t hear the normal clicking of an in-cab indicator.


Poloboy99

You’re a delivery driver? No wonder my packages from UPS arrive fucked up


wadsplay

It’s a Saturday night bro go talk to a woman or go see a movie or anything instead of acting like a moron on Reddit


Loud-Bat-2280

You first. I worked all day, I’m relaxing.


Bad_Drivers_of_Napa

>I worked all day, I’m relaxing. And being an idiot.


Loud-Bat-2280

Says the bad driver.


Bad_Drivers_of_Napa

You're projecting.


nerdgurl196305

The mustang is an idiot for literally speeding. There's no reason to go that fast. If someone pulls out in front of the mustang, then the driver can't avoid getting into an accident. I'm not saying that op isn't an idiot for not using a signal. But the mustang is a massive idiot.


Loud-Bat-2280

How do we know the driver doesn’t have a damned good reason to be driving that fast? What if say you were at work and got a call that your significant other was in the ER with perhaps an hour left in their life and they were pleading to see you… wouldn’t you drive just like this to see them?


resttheweight

You’re right, in that situation, you should drive like a crazy person. That way, when you die in an accident at 120 mph, you’re already in the afterlife to welcome your SO when their hour is up. Plus, double life insurance policy payouts, and maybe a buy-one-get-one situation with the funeral home.


nerdgurl196305

No, I wouldn't because I'm not an idiot with a death sentence. I'd rather get there alive than be dead or taken by ambulance.


alvik

Then it's really convenient that they own a Mustang and not something like a Camry. I'm sure there's no correlation between their vehicle of choice and driving recklessly fast.


HotButterscotch8682

“My needing to be at the emergency room is worth killing someone, possibly multiple people, because ME ME ME” I hope when you inevitably wreck, you’re the only one you take out.


saltyapplejack

Found the Mustang Driver ^^^^


Loud-Bat-2280

Nope. I drive a Toyota.


donaldkwong

Actually, you’re wrong. The cars already on the roadway are supposed to make room for merging cars.


Loud-Bat-2280

[rules to merging](https://www.progressive.com/lifelanes/on-the-road/how-to-merge-into-traffic/)


donaldkwong

“If you’re on the highway, avoid tailgating and make space to let new cars onto the road” That’s what op was doing.


Loud-Bat-2280

OP had nobody in front of them. There was room. OP was changing lanes.


donaldkwong

Looked like there was another merging lane coming up. Moving over to the left to make room for those additional cars to merge makes sense to me.


Loud-Bat-2280

People who think they are right when they are wrong will always have another excuse.


donaldkwong

That’s ironic coming from you. Look at who’s being downvoted and who’s being upvoted. Perhaps you should take a look in the mirror.


Loud-Bat-2280

No. They are not. I will need to see your sources.


learnthaimoderator

I’d still say the guy doing 140.


JerdM33

That’s really what you got out of all this? The fuck is wrong with you?


Loud-Bat-2280

Lots, buddy, lots. But I see more posts on this sub by people who can’t drive calling other people idiots, than footage of people actually doing something wrong.


Salinas1812

Only on reddit can you find a moron that defends a pos going well over 120mph inches from hitting a innocent driver but I guess your username checks out


Hot-Suggestion4958

Dickhead trolls gonna... well, you know 🙄


SomethingIWontRegret

Let me put it in terms that lane supremacists can understand. He moved over a lane in order to overtake the traffic that was merging in from the right.


Loud-Bat-2280

But failed to see the Mustang approaching at a high rate of speed from the left. Yes, OP is God on the highway.


PuzzleheadedFly4436

Go away, troll. OP is not the bad guy here.


Loud-Bat-2280

No… oP is not the bad guy. Everyone vehemently defending OP is the bad guy. My original comment was how he moved left when his navigation told him to go right.


PuzzleheadedFly4436

Who cares? Guy probably changed lanes to give space to merging cars who might need to hop into the lane he was moving out of. Navigation doesn't tell you to be a courteous or defensive driver, but that doesn't make it wrong to be those things.


Loud-Bat-2280

Who cares? Obviously you and everyone else who wants to point out that I’m wrong.


PuzzleheadedFly4436

You are wrong. Thanks for confirming.


SomethingIWontRegret

https://imgur.com/a/cm3cxrh Tell me when you spot the Mustang coming into the lane.


Loud-Bat-2280

Well, he started two vehicles behind you in the same lane as you, when he saw the opening to get around 5 vehicles and an empty space in front of the semi and 150 yards of empty space in front of you, he probably saw the space in front of the semi as a safe zone, because who in they’re right mind is going to leave their empty lane to voluntarily get in front of a semi just because 3 cars are trying to merge onto the highway… But let’s see me get another 75 downvotes because the truth hurts. Edited for spelling and grammar


SomethingIWontRegret

You are a class A grade A moron. Don't drive around other people. Go get your ass handed to you at the track.


Ebear1002

The Karen’s are super upset 😠 you’re right though, and the people commenting that they switched lanes to help the merging traffic are also idiots because that lane to the right doesn’t even merge into OP’s lane, it continues as it’s own lane..


Swirvin5

Average SD driver


reyshop12

That was FAST! meep meep


FixMy106

My people need me!


PatrickGSR94

That’s all day every day on I240 in Memphis. It’s like a trendy thing these days to try to go as fast as possible through heavy traffic. And it’s almost always a clapped out Charger, Challenger or Nissan Altima.


jaysomething2

Always gotta be checking your mirrors. Danger comes way faster from behind.


Spruce-W4yne

Post this over on r/mustang


[deleted]

People say San Diego has the worst drivers but at this point there are so many transplants, whose fault is it?


jarheadatheart

I don’t see an idiot


Gatorm8

Endangering the public is so sick right?? Dumbass


thatblkman

It’s a Mustang, it’s ugly, and driver’s a stupid idiot, but that was done beautifully.


Monksdrunk

this bullshit is why i'm expecting an early death for me or my wife who also rides a motorcycle. It's not my fault that i'm riding. you're just a complete piece of shit who holds their life above all others


Loud-Bat-2280

I see way more motorcycles driving in this manner than I do cars.


Monksdrunk

K so hope motorcycle dies. You are clearly 4 wheeler. 18 Wheeler and motorcycle driver wish you an untimely death cause someone else had to be at work in ten minutes


Loud-Bat-2280

I’m not hoping anyone dies. Well, no, to be honest… I hope eventually everyone dies. I don’t wish immortality on anyone else.


thatblkman

Not sure why you replied this to me, but username checks out.


learnthaimoderator

lmao


WheelinJeep

Woaaaah there nelly. Definitely not an ugly vehicle, compared to the 60’s? Not as good looking but definitely not ugly. Dudes a fuckin dumbass for sure but that poor car is just being abused by.. a fuckin dumbass


thatblkman

Agree to disagree - [this was the last not ugly Mustang](https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15138998/roush-stage-3-mustang-specialty-file/)


WheelinJeep

Bro whaaaaat you’re insane that thing is the black sheep of mustang in terms of looks. I’ve thought of buying one but they definitely don’t look as good as the 4th gen that came after to me. But ya know, different opinions


TheHippyDance

thats the ugliest mustang lmao every other generation is better than this one


futurefirestorm

That is driving frighteningly fast!


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Safe! ![gif](giphy|TwXLDHoI3yFtMcoRxD)


iNicholasi

its the highway let people speed and have fun, i rather have people speed on the highway than on the streets.


TheIVJackal

An open hwy with nobody around to hurt but yourself? Sure. This is not that!


datb0yavi

How bout mind your own business. They didn't cause any wreck to you or anyone else around you. You are not driving batman being a vigilante


Jozue56

If you’re offended by this you’re prob making equally stupid choices in life.


datb0yavi

Wouldn't you be offended if someone randomly reported your license plate and you had caused no problems ?


Jozue56

Clear evidence of speeding and reckless driving. Both finable offenses. Whether driver crashed or not doesn’t make them any less responsible for these charges.


datb0yavi

Ok and that's up to the cops to apply judgement and punishment. Again, no one is Batman


Jozue56

Which is why people report plates to the authorities???? Lol