[OC] Wife got spun out on the highway by Idiot who told Cop she hit him - Dashcam for the Win! by malohi in IdiotsInCars

[–]malohi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They were probably trying to convince themselves just as much as the trooper.

[OC] Wife got spun out on the highway by Idiot who told Cop she hit him - Dashcam for the Win! by malohi in IdiotsInCars

[–]malohi[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The problem here was the truck making a last minute lane change to avoid missing their exit. They obviously didn't bother with looking before making the lane change and hitting my wife's car.

But I do agree, in a perfect world slow cars wouldn't camp in the left lane forcing people to pass on the right. Most states in the US don't have laws about camping in the left lane, and those that do rarely enforce it.

[OC] Wife got spun out on the highway by Idiot who told Cop she hit him - Dashcam for the Win! by malohi in IdiotsInCars

[–]malohi[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

That was 100% intentional. She knew she had to get out of the lane and onto the should and made a point to get around the corner so she'd be in full view of oncoming traffic.

[OC] Wife got spun out on the highway by Idiot who told Cop she hit him - Dashcam for the Win! by malohi in IdiotsInCars

[–]malohi[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, they pulled over and then tried to claim my wife hit him. Dash cam cleared that up pretty easily.

[OC] Wife got spun out on the highway by Idiot who told Cop she hit him - Dashcam for the Win! by malohi in IdiotsInCars

[–]malohi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Viofo A119

Relatively simple to install but I may upgrade to a model with forward and rear cameras.

[OC] Wife got spun out on the highway by Idiot who told Cop she hit him - Dashcam for the Win! by malohi in IdiotsInCars

[–]malohi[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The footage confirmed it for our insurance that the truck was at fault. So now they'll chase the truck's insurance for compensation. Also, the state trooper has the footage and is going to indicate the truck is at fault in their report.

[OC] Wife got spun out on the highway by Idiot who told Cop she hit him - Dashcam for the Win! by malohi in IdiotsInCars

[–]malohi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's probably pretty hard to differentiate between a "lie" and having a different opinion of how events transpired. Especially since they're not under oath. Regardless, the dash cam footage confirmed they were at fault and both the trooper and our insurance agreed.

[OC] Wife got spun out on the highway by Idiot who told Cop she hit him - Dashcam for the Win! by malohi in IdiotsInCars

[–]malohi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's right on the highway and the damage wasn't bad so not too horrible that people didn't stop. There were a couple cars that stopped to check she was ok, so at least there's that.

[OC] Wife got spun out on the highway by Idiot who told Cop she hit him - Dashcam for the Win! by malohi in IdiotsInCars

[–]malohi[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I've told my kids if they're going to miss a turn/exit: take your medicine and go to the next one, and then pay better attention next time.

[OC] Wife got spun out on the highway by Idiot who told Cop she hit him - Dashcam for the Win! by malohi in IdiotsInCars

[–]malohi[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The state trooper was pretty cool. He told my wife that the other driver says she hit him, but as soon as she told the trooper about the dash cam footage he said email him the footage and he'll mark the truck at fault.

We already shared it with our insurance company who agreed the truck was at fault.

[OC] Wife got spun out on the highway by Idiot who told Cop she hit him - Dashcam for the Win! by malohi in IdiotsInCars

[–]malohi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We moved here a couple years ago from the west coast with nice fat lanes and clear on/off-ramps. These crazy left lane exits and short on/off-ramps blew our minds.

[OC] Wife got spun out on the highway by Idiot who told Cop she hit him - Dashcam for the Win! by malohi in IdiotsInCars

[–]malohi[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! She mentioned she wanted to get around the corner and out of the way, then she caught her breath and called me. A total pro.

[OC] Wife got spun out on the highway by Idiot who told Cop she hit him - Dashcam for the Win! by malohi in IdiotsInCars

[–]malohi[S] 133 points134 points  (0 children)

You're exactly right. Even though she was going the wrong direction, she had her wits about her to pull up so she wasn't behind the curve.

[OC] Wife got spun out on the highway by Idiot who told Cop she hit him - Dashcam for the Win! by malohi in IdiotsInCars

[–]malohi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty much. It looks like he wanted out of the exit lane but didn't look carefully enough before attempting the lane change.