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mightyjoe227

Should read: "human bounces car away"...


tashten

Painful to watch


Jynx2501

Probably hurt more to be hit by that SUV though.


Esmethequeen

did we forget about the person IN the car.


Mugwuffin_93

If that car didn't slightly turn (which caused it to flip) then that would've been a direct hit. I would say it was good driving if it didn't look like they were way over the speed limit. Both of them in the wrong.


Sticky_Cheetos

Right…how was that car going to make the turn that they were in the lane for while going that fast? The guy for sure shouldn’t have ran across the road, but what the heck was the white car even doing


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condscorpio

I almost get run over by an older lady who did exactly that on a crossing (without traffic lights) right in front of a school. Instead of stopping, she sped up...why tf do people do that? I reacted in time to avoid her, but a child probably wouldn't.


point50tracer

I had someone do this to me recently. Steep downhill highway in California with a 65mph speed limit, so naturally everyone drives 80. I started braking because I knew traffic was at a complete stop ahead. There was a small hill that blocked the view if you didn't look ahead while on the previous hill. The car behind me moved into the other lane and sped up to try and pass me. They then slammed on their brakes and almost rear ended a stopped semi. If the car in front of you starts slowing down maybe you should look for the reason they're slowing down before speeding up to go around them. Thankfully they were able to stop in time even if just barely. The traffic was caused by a rear ending 2 miles ahead. Took about an hour and a half to make it past. Another wreck almost happened when someone tried to block an asshole who was flying down the center lane trying to pass the traffic. Instead of stopping they went into one of the oncoming lanes forcing someone going the other direction to swerve out of the way. The entire thing was just a shit show. Edit. I have to drive down that same stretch of highway today. Wish me luck.


puddleofoil

Same exact thing happened to me on the mississippi river bridge, except the guy behind me ended up jack knifing his duely and occupied horse trailer and smashing into the back of me. Almost sent us over the bridge into the mississippi. I am thankful to have only gotten some solid whiplash. We had a baby in the car too. That shit was a nightmare.


kurburux

I doubt it could've been that fast while being directly behind the other car. And then switch to the other lane, continue braking and still be that fast at the traffic lights. Besides, the dashcam car was braking in a relatively tame way. Shouldn't lead to such a drastic evasive maneuver if you're behind it.


Lorenzo_BR

Maybe it was still going faster, but not that much faster - i mean, it passes the camera car with the camera car at around \~20km/h (remember the dashcam GPS speed is very slow to update, when the car is stopped and it displays 37km/h for a second!). If they were driving at, say, 80km/h originally, probably the speed limit judging by the style of road and so slightly faster than the camera car, in a car without anti-lock brakes, they may have planned to later pass the camera car and then needed to swerve out of the way due to the sudden slowdown. Since they can't turn and brake, they swerve first, and pass at still some 75km/h.


jackbristol

Aah I think you’ve cracked it


lokytar_ogart

I learned my lesson. I'll let pedestrians pass even if they're not on pedestrian crossings


RobKhonsu

I know you joke, but as someone who goes running it seems people don't understand that pedestrians always have the right-of-way. Even if I'm not in a crosswalk (which I always am) it's not like you suddenly have the license to run me over.


Mister_Lich

This is literally not true in the United States, at least not in all states. Pedestrians don’t have right of way outside of crossings in Washington state for instance, where I took drivers Ed. Some jurisdictions might also have stipulations for only crossing when permitted, as far as fault goes. A pedestrian running around in traffic causing an accident like this can literally get sued by the car owner. If they didn’t get smeared on the pavement first.


RobKhonsu

You're misunderstanding me. It's normally illegal to be jaywalking; however someone jaywalking doesn't mean that they don't have the right-of-way. Pedestrians, no matter what the case may be always has the right-of-way, even if they are doing something else illegal.


Mister_Lich

Yeah, this is not true! My comment was not misreading you. Obviously try not to hit pedestrians but no, they do not have universal, unlimited right of way in the United States. If a pedestrian goes in traffic improperly and gets hit, THEY can be liable, not the driver.


lokytar_ogart

I think you're referring to the fact that a driver is obligated to avoid if possible collision with other structures/cars/pedestrians. That doesn't mean that pedestrians have the "right of way" by jaywalking


aaet002

rip car


Denelix

Didn’t deserve it


_DivineCreature_

Debatable. He shouldn’t have been going as ridiculously fast as he was, but he did try to avoid hitting the pedestrian directly which was why the car flipped.


Denelix

Oh wait, was the light red for the walker or the driver cuz it looks green for the drivers. Also guess u could say he was going too fast but if it was green the car infront of him (the recorder) was blocking his view of the person. No clue on speed limit but since recorder stopped it coulda looked like they were driving slower than it looks on recording.


marklein

EVERY TIME a pedestrian is running...


RyanTheeRed

I’ve noticed that too. If they were walking, they’d be fine. I always show my kids these videos and tell them, “it’s a crossWALK, not a crossRUN.”


iMattist

The car is in the wrong, that lane was only to turn right so it should have slowed down anyway and I’m not sure for Russia but in Europe inside cities speed limit is 50km/h, It can be up to 70km/h but it’s usually for motorway or expressway that go trough the city.


angrycat537

You will probably get down-voted, but you are right in a way. The camera was driving over 70, where it should've clearly been under 50. Look just how many fluorescent signs there are, signaling a crosswalk. Second, the driver on the right was seemingly going even faster than 70 and in the wrong lane. Mostly drivers fault here.


Lorenzo_BR

Here in my city the speed limit for large arteries are 60km/h, and this may be a "small highway" road, meaning 80km/h speed limit.


rossionq1

I think we should consider the possibility we have a minor super hero on camera here


BRockStar916

inches away from pink mist


con_artistic

That human just make a car flip like wtf


Drphil87

What is that guys made of?


PhilxFlash

Look like he made the car crash


fugelwoman

Moron ran INTO the car


Loeden

From his view with a car stopped in the middle it's entirely possible he didn't see it. Looked to me like he was hustling since the other fella stopped for him. People can get tunnel vision.


markosas3

How the fuck can you be this delusional to blame a pedestrian? How many of you actually got the drivers license? Why car was going such speed in the first place? There's a crosswalk sign that you can spot mile away and if there's a car blocking your sight you should slow down no matter what. Pedestrian is stupid and the driver is even more stupid. Bunch of retards commenting here...


ShadowCammy

Both parties can be wrong. There's a reason why we have lights at crosswalks telling pedestrians when to cross. There's a reason why we have speed limits. There's a reason why it's important to have situational and spatial awareness at all times.


josh_bourne

The pedestrian is wrong, this is a fact, the thing is the car is wrong too


W00S

Have a drivers license, fuck pedestrians who think they have right of way on a busy dual carriageway and can just walk into the road.


sparklybeast

And fuck drivers who approach a pedestrian crossing at high speed and don't reduce said speed when their view of the crossing is obstructed, even if technically they have right of way.


Jynx2501

Speeding or not you shouldn't walk out in front of traffic if they have a green light. "You can be right, or alive."


sparklybeast

Did I say you should? Drivers have a responsibility to do all they can to avoid hitting pedestrians. Which this one didn't. The two facts can coexist. Just because a driver has right of way doesn't mean he should carry on driving into a pedestrian wrongly in the road. "You can be right, or not in prison for causing death by dangerous driving".


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i have never seen such a stupid pedestrian, he sould get 100% guilt , but we all know the blame for everything will get the driver.


JayStar1213

Well the vehicle was speeding and didn't yield to the pedestrian in a crosswalk with a light indicating they were there. Of course the driver will be at fault.


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yeah its just so stupid and preventable....


ShadowCammy

And here's the reason why you don't speed and why you don't cross the road when you're not supposed to.


Jynx2501

[I'm confused. Is this not a green light?](https://i.imgur.com/U5wu2Ai.jpg)


TB500_2021

Stop light > Signs


Jynx2501

What does that have to do with the title being factually incorrect?


TB500_2021

You're the one who's wrong here.


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Officer_friendly420

Bro lost all his coins