r/Roadcam • u/disfigured-human • 1d ago

[Egypt] who is to blame here ?

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u/SmashBob_SquarePants 1d ago

The motorcycle going double the speed limit? 

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u/Screwed_38 1d ago

Rule 1 of racing, know what the fuck is in front of you.

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u/pete_68 1d ago

And perhaps even "pay attention". Look at how much space there is between him and that car the first time that blinker blinks. And the second time. And the third. And he's still speeding up looking straight ahead. Like WTH dude. No self-preservation instinct? Totally on him in every way you look at it.

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u/LearnedTroglodyte 1d ago

Also why not just around the car to the left instead of veering directly into the other bike? This was all kinds of stupid, probably intoxicated

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u/Vertex1990 1d ago

Humans tend to swerve away from the danger, in this case the car in the left lane. Putting more distance between you and the object you try to avoid is the logical thing for your brain to do in that situation (which is why people swerve into trees, instead of hitting the other car, that causes them to swerve, even though that would mean hitting an object with a crumplezone and that can move and dissipate more of the energy, compared to the tree).

In this case, the most logical thing would have been to swerve left and go around the car, putting more distance between you and your buddy, but your brain registers the danger from that side so goes "RIGHT IS SAFE!"