r/mildlyinfuriating 8d ago

Overdone Driver crashes into police cruiser after failing to move over

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u/rbollige 8d ago

The guys on the right aren’t looking too good either, that’s how the cop ended up in the opposing lanes.  If someone told me this was a town of idiots, I couldn’t find evidence to suggest otherwise.

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u/FunRutabaga24 8d ago

Love how they FINALLY move over after the collision.

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u/humourlessIrish 7d ago

Our work here is done

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u/Firestorm0x0 7d ago

The drivers blocking the lane:

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u/user_d 8d ago

There’s a mental gap in people who just think oh I’d better pull over right away, and if I can’t, I’ll just come to a dead stop. You’re supposed to move out of the way and pull over, even if you have to driving past the other idiots who came to a dead stop to do so.

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u/Yuukiko_ 8d ago

those cars definitely had enough room to pull over right away

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u/ji1651 7d ago

People like that have no right operating a vehicle, I don't give a crap about the bullshit excuse that they basically NEED to drive because everything is built for cars. If your brain can't process even a simple situation like this u shouldn't be driving a 2 ton death machine period.

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u/TicketDue6419 8d ago

it looks like a clip from a looney toon carton recasted as a live action. didnt the right lane become two after after like 5 ft? 🤣

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u/uptokesforall 7d ago

yes and they weren't going to move out of the left lane just because there's a cop with lights and sirens. Best to just come to a stop wherever they are

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u/TicketDue6419 7d ago

the video started late. the police could have just started the light. it might take a bit for anyone to move honestly but it did look like they stopped.

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u/texasrockhauler 8d ago

Couldn't agree with you more. They really need to start sending out fines for drivers that refuse to move over

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u/MathematicianJolly92 8d ago

As an EMT, ive seen people literally blocking all lanes of traffic at a green intersection even when im right behind them with lights and sirens. Some will even effectively brake check you and just sit there so you have to move around them.

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u/Forward-Net-8335 7d ago

For fire and ambulances, sure.

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u/Ishitinatuba 8d ago

Yeah its worse, the initial failure to move right, is compounded by blocking the cop by stopping in the space the cop might have ducked in behind to get out the way. They held the cop out there.

Although, the cop could have used the far right lane themselves to start with.

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u/beasl3y 8d ago

Where I'm from, people are taught to move over to the right, and emergency vehicles are taught to always try to pass on the left (unless safety or something dictates otherwise, like the exit being on the right).

That being said, far too many people pull over to the left or into opposing traffic instead of moving to the right even though it's clear.

Honestly, driving standards to hold a license needs to be stricter, with recurrent testing and more avenues to have the license revoked.

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u/StillDifference8 7d ago

Not sure where this is , but i got my first license in Germany. It was much more difficult and expensive to get a license there than in the US. If my dog had thumbs he could probably get a license in the US

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u/Old_Willingness8338 8d ago

Classic delayed Subaru response right there

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u/Affectionate_Cap_489 7d ago

I changed lanes in front of a Subaru the other day, plenty of space.

The Subaru slammed on their brakes and got hit by the truck behind them. 😂🤣

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u/herkalurk 8d ago

It's POSSIBLE the cop wanted to go into that drive on the left, so he went early into opposing traffic, problem being that the opposing traffic stopped weirdly and one of them almost blocking the entrance....

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u/trackboy44 8d ago

You’re right kalamazoo, mi is a town of idiot drivers (thats where this clip is from)