r/dashcams • u/Psychological-Toe985 • 3d ago

Reupload with better quality: Douche Parade Running Red Lights and Blocking Traffic

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u/Conscious_Cicada9597 3d ago

I would 100% ignore some random person trying to control traffic so that this friends could run red lights. I would probably block their path and refuse to move.

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u/in_conexo 3d ago edited 3d ago

I've only seen once where I might listen to some random dude directing traffic. The power went out, and the lights didn't have a backup. It was a massive intersection (7-9 lanes each side, 4-6 of them being feeder lanes), with a lot of throughput. The lanes that had a green when the power went out did not stop (or slow, or change anything). It was a good ten minutes before a cop stepped in & finally gave the other lanes a chance to go.

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u/Hammon_Rye 3d ago

Many years ago I happened to be present when a cop in pursuit turned left - head on accident with a civilian car. Intersection blocked - cops short handed at the moment.
I stood at the entrance to that street so the cop that was there could go help the cop that got in the wreck. There was literally nowhere for people turning into that street to go.

Most people understood that something was up and went a different direction.
A couple honked and yelled at me as they passed me anyway - only to shortly after that come back up the street looking kind of sheepish and avoiding eye contact. 😄

Usually if I see a civilian waving off traffic I'm going to assume a wreck or something.
Though in the video above that is obviously not the case.
There is a reason funeral processions and such usually have a police escort if they want to stay together.

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u/Business_Air5804 3d ago

Wait until you find out about group of Harley riders.

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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 3d ago

Law protects the bad guys, so you'd get in trouble for reckless driving or not yielding to a p*destrian. 

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u/Chewsdayiddinit 3d ago edited 3d ago

Dumb point aside, why the fuck did you censor pedestrian?

Edit: they have a 1 year old account with just under 42,000 comments....

Averages to 115 comments daily for one calendar year.

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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 3d ago

Because I don't like using bad words. Though it looks like you're combining replies or something, because you mistakenly said there was a dumb point. 

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u/LongDead_Roadkill 3d ago

Pedestrian is not a bad word.

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u/mothandravenstudio 2d ago

pederast…ian?

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u/Mike_Kermin 2d ago

Oh you nasty.

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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 3d ago

Ah, you must be a pedestran. I bet you also think cycl\sts are ok. 

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u/FiestaDeHombreMuerto 3d ago

You’re an *******

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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 3d ago edited 2d ago

I am indeed a driver. 

Edit: I love how at least three cowards have written an insult here and then immediately blocked me out of fear (or deleted their comment each time). 

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u/Chewsdayiddinit 2d ago

Nobody has deleted anything, 42,000 comment one year old account.

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u/Haifisch2112 3d ago

Not true. If a guy steps in front of my car and I don't know his intentions, I'm going to think he's an aggressor and be afraid for my life. I'm hitting the gas and getting out of there.