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Originally Posted by mazeroni
It was reasonable for the Jeep to assume he could get him to slow or stop.
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Its not reasonable or advisable to assume anyone who just performed a hit and run, will act reasonably.
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That's a fundamental disagreement that won't be rectified. I can't see how it's a danger to himself or others, and the video is evidence of that. The only thing we can say for certain is the only risk is the FR-S driver who has now been the direct cause of two crashes, and fled twice. Replace the Jeep with a Kia Rio and I'm 100% changing my tune in regards to safety. But that is playing 'move the goalposts' and that's only fun for a little while.
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Couple of ways:
1. Cut into the left lane at too much of an angle and get hit at the wrong time = driver's side door gets smashed in.
2. Twin is going faster than Jeep expects and Jeep cant brake quickly enough to avoid rear-ending the person in front.
3. Either driver or passenger could get whiplash if they werent expecting to be hit. Especially bad if ones got their head turned around trying to look at the car.
And really, what did this guy accomplish?
The Twin hit the Jeep, Jeep got out of the way, and the Twin just kept speeding off.
Eventually, both cars pass by a cop stationed at a lane closure/merger.
The twin was a bashed in smoking mess traveling down the shoulder, I'm pretty sure the cop would have stopped the guy anyway.
If the cop wasnt there, what would the Jeep do? Just keep chasing the Twin? That sounds like a bad idea too...