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ยป Any realistic way to avoid serious car accidents caused by others? (srs)
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post 1636800163 04-21-2021, 09:48 PM
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Any realistic way to avoid serious car accidents caused by others? (srs)

Aside from not driving/avoiding dangerous roads....

Someone I know just got T-boned and their whole life is upside now. Broken bones from top-to-bottom.

Idiot kid ran a red light.
post 1636800323 04-21-2021, 09:50 PM
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you answered your own question in the title dipchit
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post 1636800623 04-21-2021, 09:55 PM
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If I'm ever first in line at a red light I will usually now wait a second or two before I go. Almost got t-boned myself because some idiot ran a red light like the person in op's post. It was a miracle I was fiddling with my phone at the time srs.
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post 1636800703 04-21-2021, 09:56 PM
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post 1636800733 04-21-2021, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted By Dirtylocks
Aside from not driving/avoiding dangerous roads....

Someone I know just got T-boned and their whole life is upside now. Broken bones from top-to-bottom.

Idiot kid ran a red light.
Not much you can do. YOu can't account for the amount of sheer carelessness/stupidity out there.

I rode a motorcycle for years. I was safe AF. Always wore my gear, never weaved in and out of traffic, gave cars a wide berth. Very defensive driver.

None of that helped me while I was sitting at a red light one night and a car drove right through my azzhole and shot me 30 feet across the road and totaled my bike.
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The faster you drive the less time you spend driving the less chance to get in crash. Just floor it bro.
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Other than increasing your awareness of whats around you there isn't much you can do.
Little things like having your foot firmly on your brake while at traffic lights so if someone rear ends you you don't fly into the middle of an intersection can help but won't prevent an accident.
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Remove driving privileges from the elderly and degenerates making under a certain income and limit them only to public transportation and autonomous taxis srs
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get a old ass car or a truck they are tanks and made of all metal

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You can mitigate a large portion of the mistakes of others by defensive driving and acting as though any thing can happen from any angle and using your foot on the throttle in an active way to balance the car in timing across intersections and potential mistake areas.

Every corner I vaguely imagine every scenario that could play out and drive as though it could happen and being neutral and aware enough to avoid the avoidable ones.

If they are going one way you can either break fast enough or position the car to avoid it in some way. Quick to honk.
post 1636802303 04-21-2021, 10:23 PM
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I never trust a car to stop until they actually stop, or turn until they turn. Had too many experiences with fake signals.
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I refuse to drive a car, there are far too many risks, you need to be super aware at all times. I tried to learn how to drive just couldnโ€™t get the hang of it, far too much multitasking, constant awareness, etc and you still canโ€™t prevent other idiots from making mistakes. Car accidents have been the leading or second leading cause of death for white males under 30 for decades.
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post 1636802473 04-21-2021, 10:27 PM
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Driving in safe places only. As most of life, avoiding the lowlives solves most.
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There is a 1 in 100 chance you will die in a car crash in your lifetime
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yea, i'll say this, and it may be common sense (IMO), but always being aware of your surroundings. I've avoided several accidents just by going through intersections looking left and right (making sure no one is running a light), always checking my mirrors and being aware of cars around me. If you know where every care is, you can't be caught by surprise.

My biggest thing is I don't trust other drivers, I don't drive scared (I do 10-15+ over depending on the situation), but every intersection if im just getting the green im looking to make sure no one is being a dumb ass and running the light. Same thing with stop signs. It's an awareness thing. Even though it may not be "someones fault", that doesn't mean it can't be prevented
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Look both ways before crossing the street, young kids are driving like fools these days.
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Buy a really big truck with metal bumpers

I had the same thing happen to me as opโ€™s friend. Took 3 knee surgeries and 2 years of rehabilitation and developed very bad arthritis in that leg and foot. Now Iโ€™m actually eligible for 2 joint replacements. I already have a pin in my knee cap :/

Other ways you can avoid it, is not driving on 4th of July, New Yearโ€™s Eve, super bowl Sunday etc. and avoiding driving in bad weather or taking the back roads during bad weather to avoid other drivers.

I bought a big truck after my 350z was crushed. Then I realized itโ€™s a pain in the ass to park in a big city. Also, irrational to buy a truck thatโ€™s lifted with 1 foot metal bumpers in the front and back due to fear of being tboned
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post 1636803473 04-21-2021, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted By wrastler163
yea, i'll say this, and it may be common sense (IMO), but always being aware of your surroundings. I've avoided several accidents just by going through intersections looking left and right (making sure no one is running a light), always checking my mirrors and being aware of cars around me. If you know where every car is, you can't be caught by surprise.

My biggest thing is I don't trust other drivers.
This is the correct answer. I have a Commercial Driver's License for big trucks and haven't been in an accident in a lifetime of driving. Your mirrors are huge, if you have an aggressive driver behind you, let them safely pass. If someone in front of you is weaving just slow down and hope you get to see them go into a ditch.

Assume everyone else has no idea what they're doing.
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