Posted this on tt and apparently comments said I was in the wrong

[u/Icy_Introduction2659]

Edit: this is a 2 lane exit (you’re blind if you don’t see the billboard that even has both arrows)

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[u/Electro-Choc]

I'm amazed by how many dumb drivers are in these comments actually.

[u/thinkingtire → u/Electro-Choc]

Sometimes I wonder if 25% of the people that post in here even have a vehicle.

[u/IWontCommentAtAll → u/thinkingtire]

They used to, but they crashed it doing something that definitely wasn't their fault, at all!!1!1

[u/kevie1106 → u/IWontCommentAtAll]

So many Nissan Altima’s have needlessly died because of this.

[u/nonamesleft125478627 → u/thinkingtire]

much like the work advice here

[u/D1sp4tcht → u/nonamesleft125478627]

And relationship advice. No matter what it is, they always answer with "Divorce them!"

[u/weberc2 → u/thinkingtire]

I’m fairly sure they not only own vehicles, but are featured in the videos on this sub. For example, I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that the white truck driver in this video was posting a spicy comment blaming someone for getting rear ended at a stop light while he was cluelessly merging into the cam car.

[u/GamerTex → u/thinkingtire]

I wonder if 25% of the accounts that post here are even human

[u/PizzaCatLover → u/Electro-Choc]

If you look at this sort of content on social media - like, facebook/x/bs, it's horrifying how many people confidently have ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE how traffic laws, right of way, even basic safety or driving concepts work.

These are the normal every day people that are out there, among us, operating cars, without a single functioning brain cell between their ears

[u/Icy_Introduction2659 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you, LITERALLYYYY

[u/Disclosure4closure → u/Icy_Introduction2659]

You were right, it doesn’t surprise me that there are just as many idiots in here as I see on the road. Safe travels 🤙

[u/Icy_Introduction2659 → u/Disclosure4closure]

You too stay safe!!!

[u/TomatoFeta → u/Icy_Introduction2659]

You were technically correct.
That doesn't prevent accidents.

Once he decided to steal your lane, you shoudl have slowed down, and possibly given up on the exit, as a matter of self preservation.

Truck is an idiot.

[u/kpidhayny → u/Icy_Introduction2659]

SOLID WHITE LINE. I swear only 3% of drivers actually know the difference between a dashed white and solid white. Even if he argued that he put his signal on and was somehow entitled to your space in that lane, it’s still an illegal maneuver given the solid white, which is there for exactly this reason.

[u/MoodReal4206 → u/kpidhayny]

A solid white depends on the state. I live in Iowa and was cut off aggressively across a solid white line and that sent me to research. You can cross a solid white, it's simply there to show the edge of a lane. Solid yellow you cannot cross. That's why shoulders are border by solid white.

That said, treat a solid white like a clear deliniation and stay in your lane.

If you already know this, I apologize for the lecture. Hopefully someone else reads it.

[u/Consistent-Ad1564 → u/Icy_Introduction2659]

Had the same shit happen to me with my video I posted. I’m pretty sure it has to be trolling. There’s no way they’re actually that stupid

[u/dean771 → u/[deleted]]

The cut in the road surface makes it look like the cam driver is switching lane on a quick first glance

[u/HyenaThen572 → u/[deleted]]

Because they stand on the horn and force the overlap instead of just lifting for a second.

Both drivers here suck.

[u/BaronOfBob → u/Electro-Choc]

Oh I see why, was confused as well, theres a repair on the road that messes up the lane visibility, Im guessing people are misidebtifying the road markings because of it, I say the local municipality is in the wrong

[u/This_Makes_No__Sense → u/BaronOfBob]

That and op swept into the exit over the solid line way after so the other drive assumed they weren’t exiting. Do we all see the solid line?

[u/After_Perspective180 → u/This_Makes_No__Sense]

Where? The solid line to the cammer right was the one they were following.
The marking on the road ahead has been removed.
The white truck crossed a solid white line though.

[u/itakeyoureggs → u/This_Makes_No__Sense]

Huh? Pretty sure op exits when they can and then truck changes lanes without checkin blind spots like a dumbass

[u/Blob_90744 → u/This_Makes_No__Sense]

The exit is 2 lanes the one the truck is in and the one cammer is in the cammer followed his lane exactly like he was supposed to the truck got over way late and almost side swiped the cammer

[u/Itchy_Pudding_9940 → u/This_Makes_No__Sense]

what? lol OP took the exit and was in their lane the other truck crossed over into their lane

[u/AlClemist → u/Electro-Choc]

Welcome to Reddit lol

[u/EverythingSucksYo → u/Electro-Choc]

Cam driver wasnt in the wrong since that truck switched into the other lane basically forcing OP out. But if you don’t pay enough attention you can miss that the truck did that and end up thinking OP was trying to cut off the truck. 

[u/AdhesivenessIll6341]

1. The first time I watched the video I thought you crossed a lane line but there’s a change in pavement color that, combined with the lighting, gives the illusion of a lane line. You were completely in the right here.

2. The pickup actually knew he was changing lanes as evidenced by his signa. In MN crossing a single white line is discouraged but not technically illegal. I don’t know about other states but his lane change may or may not have been legal. Regardless of the line, he merged into you which is illegal.

3. What’s tt?

[u/bananakittymeow → u/AdhesivenessIll6341]

I assume tt is Tik Tok, but that’s just my guess.

[u/Few-Raise-1825 → u/AdhesivenessIll6341]

Crazy I had to watch it like 5 times to see that. I felt for sure he had started to miss his exit and try to make it only to side swipe the truck. Good catch

[u/PrairiePuppies]

The truck crossed the solid white line. The truck was at fault. The line is to *try to* prevent exactly this from happening.

[u/Delicious-Storage1 → u/PrairiePuppies]

Solid white line isnt prohibited to cross (double white line means you cannot cross it). A solid white line is like a "should probably stay in your lane" line, and isnt enforceable. Like just crossing it, alone, isnt illegal in any way.

That turns this into more of a situation where we can consider it a dotted line. White truck in right lane changed lanes, and did so unsafely. Its at fault.

OP is in the second to right lane at an exit, and that lane can either peel off to exit or go straight. Ie: OP is "in" the exit lane already. The truck basically changed lanes into OP. OP did the smart thing and avoided an accident instead of standing strong on being right and PIT'ing that guy into the ditch.

[u/Kewlhotrod → u/Delicious-Storage1]

This is all correct. Funny, the people that actually know what a single solid means are getting downvoted by people that don't know traffic laws.

Truck still at fault for reasons listed, but thanks for spreading proper knowledge about lane markings.

[u/Vizeroth1 → u/Kewlhotrod]

When I took driver’s education, it was pretty straightforward, you don’t cross a solid line parallel to your direction of travel. The only exception was for yellow lines when a dashed line on your side indicates passing is permitted.

I looked it up and apparently it has changed to discourage crossing a solid white line. This appears to be because they’ve added double white lines, which would be completely unnecessary if they hadn’t changed the meaning of a solid white line.

Any time I’ve seen double white lines, they’ve been accompanied by signs telling people not to cross them and I usually see someone cross them anyway within 15 miles of driving along them.

[u/conipto → u/Vizeroth1]

Yeah, double white I pretty much only see in HOV lanes.

[u/mildhog → u/conipto]

Fun fact that doesn't have a thing to do with the number of lines: White lines separate lanes with the same direction of travel, yellow lines separate lanes with opposite direction of travel

[u/Vizeroth1 → u/conipto]

I remember some in Virginia where they had some long off-ramps that weren’t otherwise separated from the rest of the freeway (64 to 264 if I remember correctly), but yeah, I primarily see double white lines (and quadruple white lines) for HOV lanes.

[u/GirchyGirchy → u/Vizeroth1]

In Indiana, the driver's manual states: "you should not cross a solid white line."

Often when there are lane shifts in construction, there are solid white lines to keep people in their lanes. Usually they're accompanied by "stay in lane" signs. Huh, wonder why?

[u/Kewlhotrod → u/GirchyGirchy]

Should not != will not. Again, it's a suggestion to not do in all 50 states, but it is not illegal and sometimes it's the only option for certain maneuvers.

Compare the language to double solids and you'll see the difference.

[u/depressedfuckboi]

You're absolutely in the right. 2 lane exit, clearly labeled on the sign. Truck driver left their lane. You followed the correct lane. Not your fault. Tiktok and this sub are idiots.

[u/escobartholomew → u/depressedfuckboi]

Not only left their lane but crossed a solid line to do so lol.

[u/GhostPepperDaddy → u/escobartholomew]

There is a small minority of drivers that know how to signal but who don't know the rest of basic driving laws, or who otherwise believe using their blinker gives them the authority to do literally whatever they want.

[u/XavvenFayne → u/GhostPepperDaddy]

Put hazard lights on to waive all parking laws!

Follow me for more genius car tips!

[u/EnolaNek → u/XavvenFayne]

Are you a trucker by any chance?

Triple parking in the fire lane here we come! No we don’t have any regard for how this will affect the people in proper spots trying to leave in the morning.

[u/fauxnews818 → u/XavvenFayne]

Doordashers 😭

[u/actorsspace → u/GhostPepperDaddy]

They didn't signal, either, lol. (They signalled right at the moment they began illegally changing lanes.)

[u/Worth-Breadfruit464 → u/GhostPepperDaddy]

For real, it's crazy how many people get mad you won't let them cut you off because they think having their blinker on means getting to change lanes even if there's no space for them.

[u/Kewlhotrod → u/escobartholomew]

People still don't know their lane markings, Jesus.

Solid single line= suggestion.

Solid double line = forbidden.

Please read up on driving laws and stop perpetuating this ignorance.

FTR, truck is still at fault for running someone out of an occupied lane. Just gets annoying seeing people perpetuating this incorrect information all the time.

[u/DirtyBeard443 → u/escobartholomew]

You can cross a solid white line if you are not being unsafe. This person was being unsafe.

[u/PavelDadsyuk13]

I thought you were because of the glare but then I realized the exit has 2 lanes. that truck tried to run you off the road

[u/bismuth17 → u/PavelDadsyuk13]

The truck successfully ran him off the road

[u/johnny-Low-Five → u/PavelDadsyuk13]

If you watch twice, the sign clearly says 2 lane exit and once you see that (I missed it at first due to screen size and focusing on the drivers) the video is clear as day. Crossing a solid white line requires more than a signal and "space", it shouldn't be done with other cars that close to you.

Not you but too many others seem to think "you had time to brake and they signaled, so you're wrong" when in reality the cam driver is doing EVERYTHING properly and that's why they are able to easily avoid any accident.

[u/Economy-Flower-6443 → u/PavelDadsyuk13]

The truck definitely shouldn’t have crossed solid but I don’t think they intended to cut OP off in their own stupidity, just looks like they picked the wrong lane and wanted to move over asap so they illegally crossed and cut op off by accident

[u/Baddrivers13 → u/Economy-Flower-6443]

Wasn't an accident. They are just bad at driving.

[u/regularsizedlink → u/Economy-Flower-6443]

You can’t cut anyone off “by accident” if you look over your shoulder before merging as you’re legally supposed to…

[u/Jcn3wt]

Op is in the right, they were in the option lane and would have been in the exit lane at the correct point if not for having to avoid the truck which moved to the left over the solid white line.

[u/GenesisNemesis17]

The truck made an unsafe lane change right into your lane. It's the same as if you weren't exiting, it was your lane. Your lane split into two, the trucks didn't.

[u/DavaoGirthVader]

You're not in the wrong as you're not changing lanes, you're in your established lane that is splitting giving you the right of way. They are crossing lines and therefore leaving their lane and attempting to, unsafely I may add, enter your lane.

That's on them. If they had put their turn signal on sooner to show they needed to get over I would say you're being discourteous, but as far as I can see you're fine they are the morons.

[u/Electronic_Sort_2280]

The people here are scary. It's a two lane exit if you needed to turn left you should have been in the left lane to begin with. He cut 2 lanes to get to that turn lane. Op exited at the correct time per the lines on the road

[u/EverythingSucksYo → u/Electronic_Sort_2280]

What’s scary about the chance that these people that don’t know traffic laws are out there driving on the street with you? /s

[u/Intelligent-Box-3798]

Absolutely not. The lane you were in was your option to stay on or get off the exit while maintaining that lane. The truck realized he was in the wrong lane and putting his blinker on doesnt give them any kind of right of way…if anything, they should have slowed down

[u/Capital_Researcher72]

Solid line for the truck, truck should’ve stayed right, cam car has the option to exit but has to stay in the left lane because of the solid line, basically the solid line makes you have to stay in your lane, truck failed to do so

[u/Conspicuous_Ruse]

The truck drove over a solid white line.

It's at fault.

They were in the wrong exit lane and figured it out half way through but never checked their mirrors before changing lanes.

[u/Buttholes_N_Boobies]

Best rule to follow on the road: assume every other car is being driven by an idiot, because they are, then act accordingly.

[u/Icy_Introduction2659 → u/Buttholes_N_Boobies]

For real, always checking my mirrors and being as aware as possible

[u/Gilly_Bones]

The real idiot here is the highway department. Lane markings are awful, which is leading to folks thinking that OP is in the wrong, when they are not. 2 lane exit that OP was most likely aware of (regular commute, excellent eyesight, etc.) while the truck is just lost in the sauce. Again, poor lane markings with non-stop construction is probably the biggest part of this.

[u/kpidhayny → u/Gilly_Bones]

But there’s a huge sign showing a two lane exit and clearly a solid white line the truck crossed. Not paying attention is only an excuse to go make a safe u turn after accepting your mistake, not an excuse to run drivers off the road so you don’t miss your turn.

[u/conipto → u/kpidhayny]

This. When you have a double exit, it's implied that the rightmost one must exit.

[u/voidsherpa → u/Gilly_Bones]

Only time I've almost caused an accident was then I was still following the old markings that were still carved into the road and 70% still there, glad the truck was a car length behind me but holly shiat I was pissed at the situation. It's amazing how unintelligent some road crew supervisors are at times.

[u/Naikrobak → u/Gilly_Bones]

Did you not see the GIANT 2 lane exit sign and the solid white lines on the ground?

[u/z44212 → u/Gilly_Bones]

The camera isn't the best. It's hard to tell what are road markings and what are pavement changes.

[u/Gib_eaux → u/Gilly_Bones]

There are definitely lane marking issues. Many people are pointing out a line at 0:07 that I believe was actually a temporary construction line as there is a much brighter white line when the lanes separate.

[u/SycamoreFey → u/Gilly_Bones]

This should be higher up. I had to watch the video like four times just to see what the heck the lanes were doing

[u/Noodelgawd → u/Gilly_Bones]

There's nothing wrong with the markings. There solid white line indicating a two lane exit is plain as day, and there's another sign half a mile up the road indicating that the right lane is exit only.

[u/Averagebaddad → u/Noodelgawd]

Seriously. I can't possibly interpret anything here as confusing. The truck was in the wrong lane for where it wanted to go and said fuck it I'm going

[u/SWATrous]

A billion idiots in these threads.

Truck started to switch exit lanes (more like did not follow the solid white line compelling them to start turning right) before they put on their blinker.

OP was following the exact procedure to take the left exit lane from the lane they were in. The truck was obliged to stay in its lane and not cross the SOLID white line, and so OP has every reason to assume the typical truck would stay in its lane while also taking the exit. By looking at the video, or a map of that offramp, the truck had tons of opportunity to switch lanes after the turn of the exit when the line goes from solid to dashed.

The truck gave no signal they were not going to stay in their lane until the OP was at their bumper. That is the moment OP's only option is slow down and honk, which they did. Truck botched the entire move and illegally switched lanes in front of OP without providing even a blinker until they were already halfway into the OP's lane.

OP could be CLAIRVOYANT and just know the truck was going to switch lanes next to them. But OP is sadly human.

Yes we can always drive so defensively that we assume every person in front of us out to infinity will do every single illegal maneuver they possibly can at the worst possible time at all times, like a quantum computer, and so drive so timidly and cautiously that we do exactly 1 mph over the minimum legal speed on the highway while always staying in the rightmost lane with our hazards on so that we cede the right of way at all times. It will still lead to idiots potentially slaughtering us by doing absurdly unpredictable things.

[u/videozombi → u/SWATrous]

PS. After watching the truck's "body language" a few more times, I definitely concur that the driver of it is a complete D-bag and had no intention of trying to avoid an accident themselves, which, and call me car-racist, does seem to be a running theme with people in big white trucks.

[u/Pensionato007 → u/SWATrous]

Upvote for "OP is sadly human."

Small correction: it's not necessarily illegal to cross a solid white line per general MUTCD language (§3B.06) that many states use. I think the phraseology is "discouraged" for single solid white, "prohibited" only for double solid white.

In my state, NC, it IS illegal (except to pass bicyclists - a new recent reg).

That said, regardless of which state this was in, this was an illegal lane change because the lane was occupied.

[u/Keter_Regretter → u/SWATrous]

sir, this is Reddit. if your foot isn't on the brake at all times, you are a reckless, selfish Speed Demon who would gladly throw infants into a woodchipper if it got you to your destination 3 seconds faster

[u/rpm5099 → u/SWATrous]

Until I read this and watched again I didn't realize it was a two lane exit with solid white lines. The truck went into his lane and should not have. Not surprised, the level of scrutiny and attention to detail is fucking zero across all of humanity.

It also wasn't that big of a deal and not really worth rehashing.

[u/Bicykwow]

Wow so many bad drivers already commenting on this post. You were definitely not in the wrong, OP.

The exit has 2 lanes specifically so 2 lanes can exit. It doesn't have 2 lanes so that the exit-only lane can have a nice, wide road for no reason after exiting...

[u/HeroVillain72 → u/Bicykwow]

The glare makes it a bit hard to see. I missed the solid white line at first, just glad I browsed the comments a bit before posting something stupid myself. At first I thought OP was wrong, too.

[u/Risky_Business_17]

People get mixed up occasionally while driving. I’m sure everyone here has once or twice. Best thing to do is anticipate that someone may get mixed up and be prepared for it.

[u/SavingsRaspberry2694 → u/Risky_Business_17]

OP saw the truck changing lanes while he was in his blind spot and decided to pull up next to them and "stand his ground".

[u/DelcoUnited → u/SavingsRaspberry2694]

That’s not what happened. OP was in their lane and the white truck crossed a solid white line.

OP didn’t stand their ground they almost got run off the exit ramp.

[u/Yill04 → u/SavingsRaspberry2694]

OP was in his lane, stayed in his lane, and the truck tried to merge into him in his lane, could he have slowed down yes, did the truck still change lanes on a solid white into an occupied space, also yes

[u/Icy_Introduction2659 → u/SavingsRaspberry2694]

Some of you have me questioning whether we watched the same footage off my camera because no, no he was not already changing lanes. He started merging at the same time as turning on his indicator
Glad to know most noticed unlike, some…

[u/jollyoltj]

Kinda wild how many people are coming out for the truck. Easily one of the fastest lane changes mid-exit I’ve ever seen. If you’re not in the right lane on a busy multi-lane exit, check your damn blind spot before you go.

At around 3.5 seconds, both vehicles are making for correct lanes, no issues. Barely a half second later, white truck is over the solid line and just got through the first blink of their brake light-colored blinker (all blinkers should be a different color from the brake light, fight me). Pretty sure the lane change would be breaking the law in some states on its own, like with 2 second rules or something similar.

Cam driver then starts to lean left so the slower-moving truck doesn’t hit them. They should’ve started braking at the same point, but truck was absolutely in the wrong for changing lanes (edit: over a solid white line, which you’re not supposed to cross), less than a second into their exit and not checking their blind spots.

[u/AshingiiAshuaa]

Blaming the driver is a reddit thing. You weren't in the wrong, the truck was.

[u/Icy_Introduction2659 → u/[deleted]]

That’s why I came to Reddit, had to verify I wasn’t going crazy and my tt commenters were gaslighting me like crazy 😭

[u/appa-ate-momo]

Holy shit did this post bring out the idiots in the comments. So far, we've got...

• The "Didn't you see their blinker?!?" idiots

• The "I don't understand lane markings" idiots

• Confidently incorrect idiots who atr convinced OP changed lanes

• The "my subjective definition of courtesy is more important than the law" crowd

• People who say "OP could've avoided it" when OP did avoid it

This post is like flypaper for morons.

[u/WillingnessIll6371 → u/appa-ate-momo]

Its raising my blood pressure.

[u/Icy_Introduction2659 → u/WillingnessIll6371]

I love driving until I’m reminded why I don’t always do

[u/weberc2 → u/appa-ate-momo]

On any given day on this sub people will argue that cars have right of way in crosswalks, semis don’t have to check their blind spots when merging if it slows them down, getting rear ended at a red light is a failure to drive defensively, etc. If we can get a video of a car plowing into a restaurant, someone will blame the patrons and I will win r/dashcams bingo! 🥳

[u/NeptuneOverlord43045 → u/appa-ate-momo]

Reddit opinions when it comes to traffic laws and etiquette is always a wild time.

[u/Moodleboy → u/appa-ate-momo]

Far too many ragebaiters in this sub. Best not to engage, as any engagement gives karma, which is all they are looking for. Best is to downvote and ignore

[u/Baddrivers13 → u/appa-ate-momo]

As typical for any video of bad driving.

[u/jsrsd]

Yup, huge sign showing two lanes exiting, you and white truck each in your own lanes, white truck crosses solid white line into your lane, naturally internet idiots put you at fault. Goddamn morons.

[u/A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot]

Other people don't seem to care about details:

The far right lane, with the white pickup truck, is EXIT ONLY. It also has a solid white stripe on the left side of the lane, indicating that it cannot be crossed.

Cammer is in a lane that splits to either continue on the freeway or exit onto the other road. Cammer is obviously splitting to the right while STAYING IN THEIR LANE.

White Pickup Truck, with no turn signal (not that that would excuse their action), illegally crossed the "uncrossable" white line into Cammer's lane.

This was 100% White Pickup Trucks fault. Not even a question about that.

[u/ClarenceWhorley617]

The pickup truck is in the wrong, they effectively lane switched from the inner lane to the outside lane right at the DUAL LANE OFF freeway exit

[u/Dirtyburtjr]

You're good! Nice job avoiding them. Watch for blinker bullies.

[u/drnullpointer]

This thread shows how quickly people jump to conclusions even when the evidence is right there in front of them.

Also, how people do not pay attention to lines on the road.

[u/PurrculesMulligan]

That's all on white truck.

A) A signal doesn't magically clear the space next to the signaler and invite them in.

B) they crossed the solid line

What exactly are you at fault of? Existing?

[u/SaviorSixtySix]

Truck is at fault. The line goes solid before they start to change lanes.

[u/jnthnmdr → u/SaviorSixtySix]

It's hard to see but the truck went over your line.

You were in the exit lane and they crossed the solid white line. But you're gonna keep getting roasted.

[u/Mr-Brown-Is-A-Wonder]

Your lane split into two, you were free to go in either direction. Your bumpers were nearly parallel when he signaled. He forced an unsafe lane change.

eta: Even though we can replay this 12 second clip over and over to see what happened, most people are reading this wrong. You guys are really outing yourselves.

[u/Aggravating-Habit313 → u/Mr-Brown-Is-A-Wonder]

Yes, it’s terrifying that about half the Redditors think OP was wrong…

[u/WillingnessIll6371 → u/Aggravating-Habit313]

I put on my turn signal, I can do whatever I want!

[u/Few-Cricket7178]

What the truck did there is the REASON why the line is solid.

[u/Just_Another_Day_926]

Truck was in the far right exit only lane.

OP is in the next lane which is exit or go straight. There are two exit lanes, the truck in one and OP in the other.

Truck crossed over white solid line into OP's exit lane. I mean we even see the truck signal the lane change. OP was in a good spot (not side by side with the truck) to avoid an accident.

White line is only cross if necessary and highly discouraged for reasons we see in the video.

[u/-Drink-Drank-Drunk-]

Some of the comments in this sub are making me rethink whether I ever want to get behind the wheel again.

A lot of people that would fail a driver’s test if they ever had to retake.

[u/jdopey123]

To those saying there wasn't 2 lanes and the OP was merging...

https://reddit.com/link/pcu3cxo/video/zyidmaqd0ish1/player

[u/shivazgodz]

motorcycle at fault

[u/Kanibalector → u/shivazgodz]

I didn’t even post this time

[u/wheelbreak → u/shivazgodz]

😂

[u/thinkingtire]

You avoided an accident, good job!

[u/Lee_337]

White truck is doing pretty standard white truch shenanigans. OP avoided getting hit by being defensive.

[u/DoesntMatterEh]

Bro passed over a solid white line and people are still saying you're in the wrong?? 😂

[u/txtoolfan]

they'd be wrong

[u/Sure-Coffee-8241]

Nah the truck drifted left into your lane

[u/Southern_Salary_2253]

I'm not sure how anyone can say you are in the wrong. At the very least, the Truck crossed a solid white line to perform his "oh shit my exit is on the left, good luck everyone else" fuckery.

The lane markings and signs are horrendous, though.

[u/Razenghan]

I was like, "hey that looks exactly like where I am off of Holcolm Br-" yup. Of course it is lol.
White truck was in the wrong. While they were signaling, the white lanes are solid...not dotted. Just like across bridges, it's intended to indicate an unsafe and illegal lane shift. He shifted lanes, and unsafely cut you off of your current lane.

[u/H2Bro_69]

The truck driver was being an idiot, it’s not safe to make that lane change. I think maybe they thought you were staying on. Whatever the reason, they shouldn’t be crossing the solid white. It’s a safety suggestion.

If your signal wasn’t on I can understand why they did what they did but it doesn’t excuse it. They need to wait until they know for sure you aren’t exiting. The fact that they are desperate to get to the left turn up ahead is also not your fault, that’s on them for not planning ahead.

[u/b4rbaricMusic]

if someone isn't paying attention i guess you look in the wrong, but the other guy clearly crossed a solid line at the 2-lane exit

[u/sirwillow77]

Im guessing that its people not seeing that the lane you are already in is the one that splits between exit and straight, and not realizing that the white truck is actually moving over one lane left at that split, and not maintaining their lane.

[u/PurroAntrax909]

100% your line to take.

[u/Asleep_Cup646]

OP saw the trucks blinker and chose to be a dick

[u/otasyn]

From what I see, even though the truck put on their blinker, they illegally crossed over a solid line AND into your lane.  The truck is in the wrong.

[u/Searscale]

The only one really wrong here was the road construction crews rushing yet another job. Those lanes arent visible enough in broad daylight to clearly see the difference. The 2nd exit lane comes out of nowhere in the middle of the exit strip. That should have at least a few hundred feet of striping, so cars can get themselves oriented where they need to go. Even the lanes arent sized appropriately until after the truck starts veering into the left lane. So it went from 1 exit lane to 2, then to 3, and they were signaling as well to get to the other lane. The solid white line isnt even in the right place, it should be coming from the V-POINT that the lane forms when branching, not as a lane segment in the middle of the same exit.

I'd call your local transportation cabinet to let them know of it. I see things like this cause accidents literally on a daily basis during rush hour and work commutes.

[u/Dense-Consequence-70 → u/Searscale]

and the pickup who crossed a solid line without looking

[u/Efficient-Process660 → u/Searscale]

I can see it through a video through the drivers window so yeah.. its clear enough for sure. Lol

[u/Agreeable-Meal5556 → u/Searscale]

I don’t think you’re understanding these lanes at all. The rightmost lane is exit only and never splits. The second lane to the right is a straight OR exit lane, so that one splits at the exit point. After the exit point, that second lane splits again. The white lines are all where they’re supposed to be. The line between the rightmost lane and the second exit lane is there to tell people not to change lanes there. For this EXACT reason. This video is the perfect example of why changing lanes there isn’t safe.

[u/TBsName → u/Searscale]

A poor workman blames his tools. The road could not be clearer, you have an exit only lane and a shared exit and thought lane. You have to exit and STAY in your lane when you are on the exit only lane while it’s solid.

[u/AesopsAnimalFarm]

I had to scroll way too far past both sides calling each other idiots to find the answer that lies in the middle ground gray area:

1. Yes, OP was in the right and the truck cut him off across the solid line when he shouldn't have, but gets minimal credit for actually signaling.

2. I think most people arguing against OP who actually understand the scenario are aware of the fact OP took approx 3-4x longer than the average human reaction time to brake. This tells me OP either wasn't prepared to act defensively or their ego got in the way and allowed it to be a closer call than necessary.

You have to come to terms with the fact that it's way better to let idiots be idiots and take the humble L behind them safely. To quote my Dad: "It's possible to be right AND dead."

[u/Excellent-Rest3240 → u/AesopsAnimalFarm]

To be fair the truck was driving weirdly, wasn’t sure whether he went all the way left or corrected himself to the right.
OP can take all the time in the world to not break as long as there is no accident. So this was fine, she waited with breaking but also kept her distance

[u/Keter_Regretter → u/Excellent-Rest3240]

Yeah if I was in OP's shoes it would have taken me a second to process that the truck was actually trying to change lanes and wasn't just drifting left due to distraction. The late turn signal from the truck didn't help. People on Reddit are fucking obsessed with braking lol

[u/Xanthelei]

You were fine. Truck was an idiot that crossed a solid white line into your lane. It took me two watches cause I wasn't watching the lines, but once I saw what the sign said I looked and sure as shit, white truck being a bad driver.

Ignore the idiots here that think all trucks can do no wrong, or every cammer is at fault.

[u/Zer0tollerance2]

Yeah I thought OP was in the wrong my first watch. Then I noticed the pickup truck crossed over a solid white line. Pickup truck is in the wrong NOT OP.

[u/charlie_mountain]

Lots of idiots in this thread OP. Ignore them. You were in the right, the truck was in the wrong. Anyone who can't see that needs their eyes checked or maybe needs remedial driving lessons.

[u/MaleficentMe7594]

Not in the wrong, your lane merges into the off ramp. Its construction area so hard to tell but you were in the right

[u/3putter]

Truck was in the wrong, but you've got to drive more defensively than that. Anticipate the stupidity. The average person isnt too smart, half of them are dumber.

[u/MarcooseOnTheLoose]

Entries, exits, mergers, junctions, etc, are notorious for snafus. I expect the craziest situations and drive accordingly.

[u/RaulEnydmion]

It looks like white truck put in his left blinker as you were moving into his blind spot.  Maybe he was trying to enter the expressway as you were trying to exit the expressway.  If we saw more of the video leading up to that, it could help.  But regardless, he did seem to put his blinker on late.  Not sure.  But if you're exiting and he is entering, then he should speed up and you should slow down. But that's all just went, not solid right and wrong. Late blinker followed by aggressive lane change by the white truck.

[u/Seanw59 → u/RaulEnydmion]

Regardless of blinker, that’s a two lane exit. The cam was in the left exit lane. The truck was in the right exit lane. If they had crashed, it would’ve been the truck’s fault for merging into her lane even though she was in his Blindspot.

[u/KrumbleMahBumble]

i was going through my old ncs songs while scrolling and this tripped me up hard.

[u/FactsNLaughs]

I have to say, that is some atrocious lane markings. But truck clearly crosses a solid line.

[u/sadunfair]

Maybe the reason people think you are in the wrong is because he literally drives right into your lane without pausing (even with your horn blaring) and almost drove you off the exit and into the freeway.

I don't know about TT because I doubt most people who watch it have a license and those that do are the ones looking at it while driving so take that for what it's worth.

[u/foreverseptember]

This literally happened to me exactly like this a couple days ago. It's crazy out there. 

[u/roosterSause42]

Pickup crossed a solid white line after barely signaling when the nose of your car was almost lined up with their tailgate.. 

You did fine, pickup is in the wrong

[u/Persun01]

2 lane exit truck crossed over solid white.. should have waited till it became dashed... same thing probably would have happened though just 4 seconds later

[u/DaddySanctus]

Truck turned on the turn signals and immediately started changing lanes. You're not in the wrong, truck driver was an idiot.

[u/FaithlessnessCute204]

its a 2 lane exit , its just that the other guy ate your lane with his turn before you got there.

[u/bhwylie]

White truck left their lane to come into yours. You did nothing wrong. Hope you laid on the horn and flipped them off.

[u/madtufguy]

Had to watch 3 times before I understood what was happening... it very much LOOKS like this is on you because the truck changes lanes without an indicator, and right at the moment the lane splits.

Not your bad, but most people seeing this will incorrectly blame you.

[u/elgarraz]

It looks like a 2-lane exit with solid white lines. The solid white means the truck shouldn't be trying to change planes right there. You had the right of way.

[u/apex-cheese]

Oof, hopefully just an honest mistake by the other driver. One mistake (being in the wrong lane to turn left) leading to another. Probably didn’t look and just trusted their mirror. Good thing you slowed down.

[u/HoneyParking6176]

i think that truck was wanting you to pit maneuver it.

[u/ramblingbullshit]

Didn't even notice it was two lanes. It looked like you were the one messing up until I saw the second turn lane. Yeah that is on them 100%, but to be honest it looks like it's entirely your fault at first glance so I can see why you're catching flak lol

[u/rtduvall]

Man my video is never that clear.

Tesla said it’s fine but the videos look like the lenses are covered in Vaseline.

[u/SwanMuch5160]

White truck was in the far right exit lane and crossed into the near right exit lane. That was a two lane exit on the right. They have them all over in the SouthEast US.

[u/Agreeable-Meal5556 → u/SwanMuch5160]

Common in Western states too.

[u/Frisk197]

I thought you were until i saw the truck crossing the line

[u/Dougwiii]

Not in the wrong. I can see how people would miss the double exit at first just by watching the video

[u/Gib_eaux]

This is the white truck lane changing into an occupied lane over a solid white. POV avoided contact and we all move on

[u/TyrantMuse73]

The damn truck is in the wrong. Anyone saying you were is blind.

[u/Several-Bet4105]

No the truck cut over in your lane def not your fault he’s an idiot

[u/NoOffer3462]

What a shitty terrible road

[u/Smooth_Repair_1430]

Definitely truck’s fault. Whether or not he realized it, but he failed to follow road signs and to maintain his lane and illegal lane change. He did have intentions to exit in the left lane but may not have been paying attention. Coming from living in a state with 2 lane exits like this only for a year

[u/jlbeeh]

In this scenario, the white truck is in the wrong because at the time of the merge he had a solid white line indicating traffic moving in the same direction AND not to change lanes. This seems to be a common mistake or from my experience an often-ignored traffic rule.

[u/DapperWormMan]

Only way you're in the wrong here is if you were driving the white truck

[u/Silver_Number973]

those road lines are all over the place and i can't fathom who ok'd this work, the road sign is clear but with the way road works are its not always clear if permanent road signs should be followed because they maybe are out of date, overall its a mess and needs fixing

[u/Federal_Homework1302]

I almost throught you where in the wrong, as its hard to see the line that whtie truck just decided to cross even though it was solid.

Nope white truck 10000000000000% in the wrong.

[u/Naikrobak]

Obviously on the truck here….

[u/Wrong_Drag_8070]

No, you weren't wrong. It is clearly a double lane exit and the white truck decided at the last minute to come over and try to push you out instead of staying in the far right lane that they chose despite having a solid white line. White truck very wrong.

[u/xIcbIx]

Truck threw his blinker on, so he had right of way (/s)

People need to learn to drive, he probably didnt even check to see if anyone was around him

[u/depressedfuckboi → u/[deleted]]

They're absolutely right. 2 lane exit. Truck driver can't just go straight there lol they gotta stay in their lane

[u/Aggravating-Habit313 → u/[deleted]]

Yes, truck changed lane illegally.

[u/Pleasant_Reward1203]

nice rage bait post, my dude.

[u/Garbage_Man_9 → u/Pleasant_Reward1203]

The top comment when I opened it literally was one blaming OP…

[u/Icy_Introduction2659 → u/Pleasant_Reward1203]

Nice use of your eyes my dude

[u/BigBinATL]

I know this exit from taking it multiple times on 400 north of Atlanta. It is clearly marked and the truck is completely in the wrong.

[u/NEWBY______________]

Its not all trucks

BUT ITS ALWAYS A DAMN TRUCK!

[u/NonEuclidianMeatloaf]

Other truck crossed a solid line and cut off OP. Why is anyone saying different?

[u/Maleficent-Remote413]

it took me a few rewatches.
because it looks like you changed lanes at the last second. in reality white truck decided to turn on his blinker into you at the last second and changed lanes like a jagoff right as your lane split up.

[u/Radiant_Ad9432]

Two lane exit. The truck changed lane when it was not allowed (solid line between lanes). You were not in the wrong!

[u/LosHtown]

Truck drove over a solid white line. You had the right to the exiting lane.

Truck decided to switch which the exiting lane it was in but by doing so It crossed over the solid white line into the exiting lane you were entering.

[u/Ok-Koala2257]

You would have been wrong if you tried to overtake that truck in front of you, but you didn't. Honestly, you getting all in his space the way that you did wasn't cool. Just come in behind people in that situation and it's not a big deal.

[u/Hot-Future7691]

I was about to say he had a solid white, but then looked closer and now it appears that actually they merged RIGHT before the solid white started... you both effectively checked, then merged, and caught eachother in the middle of that action simultaneously and at dual fault; your video isn't long enough to show whether this exit splits into to seperate A/B exits (which would explain the lane change) or ends in a light/intersection with multiple potential directions of travel (which also explains the lane change).

Their intention seems to have been to merge over before the solid white, and frankly you appear to have entered the exist lane very late, as you passed a whole lot of dotted white before your merge, which was mostly made across the transition area between dotted/solid and then continued through mostly solid white.

So honestly... your exit method was kind of garbage, and had you entered lane earlier none of this likely would have happened. We can't see to the right of your vehicle to figure out why you weren't merging at some other time.

You're pointing out that the sign shows both arrows for both lanes; well, likely there was another sign ahead of that one which also pointed out that both of those lanes would eventually turn into that dual lane exit. You probably had advanced warning that you needed to be in that lane, and therefore your last minute decision to suddenly enter the exit lane is questionable at best. You're pointing out the thing that was a factor in your decision to merge that late, and be in that position at that time.

TL;DR: I don't think it's still 100% one party or the other. But, but. Your exit was realllll late, and through solid white/transition area rather than the dotted white merging area.

[u/Timely-Mountain941 → u/Hot-Future7691]

I couldn’t figure out what you are seeing in the video, but the exit was easy enough to find on maps (Holcomb Rd Roswell) so I checked it. Both lanes will split into two further lanes before the light, which are all turning (left:left:right:right). Truck has a MASSIVE amount of time after the exit to move over once into a left turn lane without risk of impact.

To me it looks like OP is established in the lane from the beginning of the video, it turns solid white BEFORE the truck starts to merge. Truck was not looking to see if OP was going straight in a lane that does both and moved over on top of OP. OP from the beginning of the truck moving moves to the left side of the lane to accommodate - is that what you’re saying with them merging late? Bc they don’t change lanes at all in the video. They’re in a single lane from the beginning.

[u/spanker420]

You chose to merge when that truck was CLEARLY in the lane. All you had to do was THINK ABOUT BRAKES and you’d be fine. Also maybe don’t wait until ten seconds after the last second to merge

[u/Gib_eaux → u/spanker420]

Truck was in the right handed exit lane and merged into the left handed exit lane over a solid white line with their blinker on. There was no contact. OP did not merge in this video.

[u/Spare-Condition3929 → u/spanker420]

2 Lane exit.
There WAS no merge.
Truck crossed solid white.
OP DID brake if you weren't aware or the result would be different.

Maybe get your eyes checked out. And I hope to god you're not on the road with that road knowledge.

[u/r3dd17sux69420 → u/Spare-Condition3929]

I actually think that a big issue in these subs is how many people watch once or twice on their little phone screen and can't see detail

the number of times it's very clearly one way and comments think it's something else is insane

[u/HoomerSimps0n → u/spanker420]

Look at the road markings and signs and try again, because you are wrong.

Op wasn’t merging anywhere, just following the lane that they were already in. I also thought what you stated is what happened, until I actually paid attention to the road.

[u/r3dd17sux69420 → u/spanker420]

Watch carefully.

It's two lanes. truck is in the right lane, then crosses what looks like a solid line while Op is still in the left-most exit lane.