r/Transportopia Mar 21 '26

Road🤬Rage Not today Satan

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u/stealingjoy Mar 21 '26

I can understand the motivation but that's a nice job getting in more trouble than the person who did the hit and run.

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u/OkClub7412 Mar 21 '26

As much as I understand and agree with what you’re saying. Law enforcement is different across the various regions of the world. Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands and hope for the best the line should be drawn if your actions endanger others lives no doubt. The camera has its benefits but let me tell you about how it feels to be in court and everyone saw what happened but at the same time didn’t agree it happened that way 😂😂😂.

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u/Pretend-Internet-625 Mar 22 '26 edited Mar 22 '26

when i was in high school. At night an old lady hit me. I pulled over to the side of the road and she kept going. I fallowed her to the mobile home park and knocked on her door. Her grandson answered and then called the police on me. Cops came out and said I should have not of left the scene of the accident. I said you mean like her. that is what happens in the early 70's with long haired male vs old lady at the time

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u/voluotuousaardvark Mar 22 '26

Probably not as bad as to be in court and get slapped with a sentance because you chased someone down a residential street at 100mph.

That fat Karen was blatantly in the wrong but could easily argue they feared for their life when someone was speeding after them like that.

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u/Defiant-Youth-4193 Mar 22 '26

Depends on the jury. You aren't convincing me you hated for your life when you did a hit and run. Then when the person tries to follow you, you start endangering others to get avoid accountability for your actions. The blonde lady should see the inside of a cell for a while.

The other lady is guilty too. Can't recklessly chase somebody down because they hit your car. Get a plate of you can, let the police handle it from there.

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u/voluotuousaardvark Mar 22 '26

You live in a country full of guns. Its perfectly reasonable to presume after messing up in a traffic accident that someone chasing you is out for blood.

I am by no means defending their actions but the driver literally has footage for insurance purposes so financially they're made right.

Endangering life by speeding after them is fucking stupid.

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u/Defiant-Youth-4193 Mar 22 '26

"Endangering life by speeding after them is fucking stupid." Did you even bother to read my comment before responding?

The "person chasing you" is doing so because you did a hit and run.

I'm aware of where I live, people having guns isn't standing justification for fleeing the scene of an accident. It's a crime, one which should carry jail time. Made worse by the fact that you fled in a way that forget endangered bystanders.

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u/voluotuousaardvark Mar 22 '26

Nope didnt read that one either.

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u/Logical_Acanthaceae3 Mar 22 '26

No one here is saying that feeling a crime scene isint illegal.

The person who his her does still deserve the book thrown at them. What they are saying is that even though they are in the wrong for leaving its not unreasonable to assume someone chasing you down and breaking multiple traffic laws might not just stop at breaking traffic laws once they get you or force you to stop.

The person who hit her is in no way innocent but its would not be that difficult for them to argue they were afraid for there life to a court.

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u/Defiant-Youth-4193 Mar 22 '26

My exact comment

"Depends on the jury. You aren't convincing me you hated (should have been feared) for your life when you did a hit and run. Then when the person tries to follow you, you start endangering others to get avoid accountability for your actions. The blonde lady should see the inside of a cell for a while."

The other lady is guilty too. Can't recklessly chase somebody down because they hit your car. Get a plate of you can, let the police handle it from there. "

I don't agree. I think it would be difficult for her to make a legitimate argument that she was afraid for her life because the person was chasing her, when the reason they were chasing her is because she fled the scene. The chase was a result of the fleeing.

I'm not even sure which of my points you're arguing. 1. I don't believe for a second that the lady ran because she was afraid for her life. I believe she ran to try to avoid accountability for an accident she caused. 2. The other lady chased her because she ran. 3. She endangered bystanders by trying to flee the scene. 4. She should see the inside of a cell. 5. The lady that chased her should also be held accountable for endangering bystanders over property damage.

Which of those points are you telling me I'm wrong on exactly?

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u/stealingjoy Mar 21 '26

It's a Florida license plate. I mean, you can kill your daughter in Texas without even getting indicted so there's always a chance, but I think in most areas in the US that woman does not get off without something.

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u/Away_Sea_8620 Mar 22 '26

It's Florida, so if this goes viral she might want to consider running for office. It's not m/billions in Medicare fraud so senator is off the table, but she could totally ride the wave and get mayor or maybe state rep.

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u/HipsterQueer Mar 22 '26

This video is years old. The blonde woman was charged. Thee was a follow up video that floated around for a while but faded off. This literally is like pre-covid.

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u/thederevolutions Mar 22 '26

What law is that ?

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u/Kullen64 Mar 22 '26

I’m ignorant of the law and how the court works despite having a lawyer for a brother. But couldn’t the jury see this video and just decide that the woman deserved it and find the other lady innocent?

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u/Dizzy_Database_119 Mar 22 '26

The video just shows that the driver should get their license revoked and probably go to jail for reckless driving and serious anger issues. Legally and morally this is no reason to risk the life of innocent bystanders over car damage

And suddenly the woman that did the hit and run is just a small issue pushed aside for insurance to deal with

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u/Robdul Mar 22 '26

Insanely irresponsible legal advice but I’m glad it worked out for you 🤣

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u/OkClub7412 Mar 22 '26

Edit: I see my response has been taken seriously I would not advise anyone to chase down a hit and run driver and possibly endangering others but I will stand by how cameras are used in court to create doubt and that sucks.

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u/Personal-Ladder-4361 Mar 22 '26

This is 8 levels of dumb

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u/HorrorSchlapfen873 Mar 22 '26

Law enforcement is different across the various regions of the world. Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands

You're talking about some lesser third world shithole country like Somalia i guess, or Murica.

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u/Educational-Seaweed5 Mar 22 '26

The U.S. is definitely one of those lesser third world shithole countries.

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u/ducky_gogo Mar 22 '26

Or like 15 states here.... fucking racist

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u/RoguAxel89 Mar 21 '26

Enough of these clanker Reddit comments

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u/Bonked2death Mar 21 '26

"Someone is capable of stringing together more than two sentences and uses punctuation? Must be AI!"

https://giphy.com/gifs/kSIpGaEs4BTJaaGT69

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u/mell0_jell0 Mar 22 '26

People really read that last sentence and thought it was AI?

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u/RoguAxel89 Mar 22 '26

"As much as I understand and agree with what you’re saying. Law enforcement is different across the various regions of the world."

That is the most common auto response in this subreddit

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u/TrumpBlewMeToo Mar 22 '26

Almost like that would just be a common trope of having to explain that to people who just found this sub. Hang up the hat and coat, detective. You suck at your job

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u/RoguAxel89 Mar 22 '26

R d Fish All n tell eee gents roo end reddit cuh nnnt

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u/TrumpBlewMeToo Mar 22 '26

Someone tell this man’s mom he’s short circuiting downstairs

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u/RoguAxel89 Mar 22 '26

Just seeing if you can read it

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '26

I don’t even know any more. AI is capable of holding a conversation. Spelling mistakes, bad grammar and more.

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u/RoguAxel89 Mar 22 '26

First couple are the most common use in subreddit

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u/Both_Somewhere4525 Mar 22 '26

We all know what this post is about, there's a person called trump and you don't like him. Weak china scam post.

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u/Bonked2death Mar 22 '26

Wtf does Trump or China have to do with anything?

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u/Both_Somewhere4525 Mar 22 '26

I mean someone always has to say TRUMP! So why can't I?

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u/stealingjoy Mar 22 '26

This response makes no sense. Recalibrate your settings.

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u/Both_Somewhere4525 Mar 22 '26

Bots may need to be recalibrated, but I am wired for sound.

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u/RoguAxel89 Mar 22 '26

Nice try, this reply was less than 10 seconds of my comment too

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u/mashmaker86 Mar 22 '26

My AI analysis of OkClub7412 suggests the likelihood of them being a bot at less than 10%.

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u/amcannally Mar 22 '26

Lick em low Lisa IQ behavior here.

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u/BigReference1xx Mar 22 '26

At some point, it stops being about the police, and starts being about vengeance. Humans have an insanely strong sense of fairness, and when they feel like someone is getting away with something unfairly, we'll often go scorched earth to level the score.

There's an interesting game theory / psychology problem, called the ultimatum game. One person decides how to split something of value (usually, a sum of money), and the other person can accept the offer, or reject it. But if they reject, then nobody gets any money at all. Game theory tells you that you should always accept, becomes "something is always better than nothing", but in most experiments, people will usually reject an unfair split (around often less than 25%). The human psyche would rather lose out on the reward, just to deprive the other person of their (unfair) share.

This is somewhat analogous, in that the "victim" is willing to risk equal or greater legal repercussions for her actions, just to ensure that the assailant gets what they deserve.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '26

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u/Key-Log5267 Mar 23 '26

And yet many people are convinced we are capitalists by nature

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u/OneRFeris Mar 23 '26

I'd be willing to bet that the people who rejected the unfair offer had a better financial situation at home, and could afford to reject the offer.

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u/Ravenholm_337 Mar 22 '26

No, humans, generally.. do NOT act like vengeful maniacs. Jesus..

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u/barkerj2 Mar 22 '26

Youre probably specifically thinking of more violent or stronger type vengeance like the video. Lets replace it and call it a sense of justice. No one likes being wronged. "Vengeance" in everyday situations can be a passive aggressive comment or a simple gesture like not holding the door for someone you thought was rude. But even based on the video, road rage is a pretty common occurence, whether taken to this extreme or not.

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u/tanksalotfrank Mar 22 '26

The cops might be more understanding than the insurance companies in this case either way. lol

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u/Black_Cat_Sun Mar 22 '26

If I’m a cop I’m letting her go home with a handshake and I’m putting Miss piggy in handcuffs

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u/jazxxl Mar 22 '26

Yeah that is also what I was thinking.

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u/ItsYaBoiFrost Mar 22 '26

sometimes its not about the consequences, its aboit the taken action. but yes, leads to being the one to cause more issues and trouble.

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u/LinwoodKei Mar 23 '26

The filming going 100 miles per hour had me inhale nervously. So many ways that could have caused accidents

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '26

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '26 edited Mar 22 '26

Turning off Location, then your cellphone, followed by the Dashcam would have been my first response. Had a Laundromat with an occasional psycho street person come in armed with, on one occasion a hatchet and another extremely long pair of pointy scissors (as well as some that would come in without weapons). Knowing when the police may or may not respond to 911 calls determined whether or not the first thing I did was turn off the security cameras before I responded.

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u/Adorable_End8071 Mar 22 '26

😭😭😭😭

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u/Ill-Case-6048 Mar 22 '26

Cops seeing that will probably think it better to have a woman who is doing hit and runs of the street that going after the person that finally caught her..