Filing a Car Crash Police Report, Dude tries to cut in, I don't let him in...

[revelations]

Very quick opinion (would need more time to analyse) from watching the video:

- you were a bit of a douche for not letting this clown in to begin with, but he did barge in the end
- obvious brake check and the dumnuts then pulled over right after to show no one in front of him.

Thats likely going to be a refutable claim on the offendors part as this has been demonstrated here on /b before with the BMW on Beddington Tr. incident a few years ago where the brake checker had their insurance claim tossed - base on the dashcam footage.

Thank fucking christ you had a cam.

EDIT - anyone saying 100% rear-ender fault always - please check the thread in question:

https://forums.beyond.ca/threads/369...dington%2C+bmw

Accord driver's claim (the brake checker) has been 100% denied for damages (not even his vehicle by the way) by the girlfriend's (victim) insurance company.

[born2workoncars]

Guy was being a douche, but why didn’t you just let him in and forget about it? Seems like ego made this into a bigger problem than it had to be. Let the dude cut you off and move on.

[heavyD]

I have to admit after watching the videos it's probably best you take your medicine and learn from this avoidable situation. The truck driver was near the end of a merge lane and trying to get in and you didn't let him in. That's on you not him. I wish people in this city would understand that they are supposed to let merging traffic into their lane as this is something that happens far too much. As for the rear ender, while there's no apparent reason for him to slam on his brakes like that from this view you it is in the vicinity of an intersection and a merge lane on the right. It's also clear you were too close and didn't give yourself enough time to react so if anything it proves that you were at fault. I don't see you getting out of this so it's best to learn from this and move on.

[Masked Bandit]

OP...you're screwed. You're at fault all day long here my friend, sorry.

[max_boost]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Guy was being a douche, but why didn’t you just let him in and forget about it? Seems like ego made this into a bigger problem than it had to be. Let the dude cut you off and move on.

When someone walks faster than you on the streets, you generally don't bat an eye but if someone tries to pass you on the roads, all hell breaks loose.

I'm glad I got rid of my road rage almost a decade ago. Now I just don't care.

[Thaco]

could have all been avoided if people knew what a zipper merge is...

[max_boost]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

could have all been avoided if people knew what a zipper merge is...

Yup. Other drivers hate me but I always drive to the very end or I'll inch up and make the other driver drive to the very end before letting him in lol

[shakalaka]

From the video it doesn't quite look like you were tailgating him or anything, at least not from what I can tell. It does seem like you didn't brake as soon as he did and you had a delayed reaction somewhat. Will be hard to prove that he did indeed do a brake check just for the sake of it because the video doesn't capture what is in front of him at the time when he starts braking. Keep us updated with what happens and what the cops say.

[freshvibes]

Sorry that happened to you, but this situation was 100% preventable if you just let him in

[D'z Nutz]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Brake check or not, a rear ending is always 100% fault of the person behind unfortunately.

Except it's not.

https://forums.beyond.ca/threads/369...(video-inside)

[msommers]

As soon as you started the story, I figured it was some d-bag in a pickup truck. I'm up in Macewan at the moment and the amount of pickups that drive like pricks around here is staggering.

Can only imagine what Airdrie is like

[dj_rice]

Is this the car that had the messed up door you were trying to fix awhile ago? If so, yeah after watching the videos...your hooped I think...and if Bill says your done. Your done. Just find it funny that you were so big ego to not let him in and then also had to prove your point by going in the middle of both lanes as well. But yet you stayed in your car cause you felt threatened when he got out of his car....not sure what to say about that but yolo.

[Tik-Tok]

Bill knows about insurance, but he's not an adjuster.

[lilmira]

I’m not seeing anything that can pin the accident on the trucker.

[shakalaka]

Have to say, definitely a douchebag move to purposely not let someone in. The whole idea is to be courteous to other drivers and make room for them, not speed up when you see someone trying to merge. Not sure if that's what the OP did but I mean in general. I hate people like that.

[spikerS]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Bill knows about insurance, but he's not an adjuster.

while true, do you not think he sees his clients claims on a daily basis and how they turn out? I would venture to say that if Bill says OP is at fault, Bill is gonna be right more often than any armchar quarterback on here. He has been doing this long enough to know what's up in these situations.

[Tik-Tok]

His office didn't even know I had an accident, so I don't think he sees as much as you think he does.

[blairtruck]

There is a few posts on r/edmonton about a dude who brake checked another dude for flashing his light bar. And the truck rear ended the car. The court date was last month. The brake checker was being chraged with careless driving. dash cam from witness and from Truck. when the car who braked checked found out the video was on facebook there were threats also if i remember correctly.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Edmonton/co...ging_from_the/

[ShermanEF9]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Have to say, definitely a douchebag move to purposely not let someone in. The whole idea is to be courteous to other drivers and make room for them, not speed up when you see someone trying to merge. Not sure if that's what the OP did but I mean in general. I hate people like that.

this. it doesn't matter if someone is infront of you when they merge. its not like you win a prize for being "first"

[Thaco]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Have to say, definitely a douchebag move to purposely not let someone in. The whole idea is to be courteous to other drivers and make room for them, not speed up when you see someone trying to merge. Not sure if that's what the OP did but I mean in general. I hate people like that.

not to mention, he did the exact same shit to the ford SUV just before the truck did it to him... slightly hypocritical.