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It's better to assume he did check properly. The problem is the car behind didn't slow down AT ALL, that would be VERY surprising, leading to the last second a
by fouc 5y ago
It's better to assume he did check properly. The problem is the car behind didn't slow down AT ALL, that would be VERY surprising, leading to the last second attempt to swerve.
- Dylan16807 5y agoIt's possible, but if you enter a lane in a way that requires the car behind you to brake, that's just as bad as not checking. And just letting off the accelerator right after seeing the turn signal would not have slowed the Tesla down enough to avoid a collision, that situation needed braking. Also, a driver on the freeway continuing to go the same speed should not be "VERY surprising"!
- fouc 5y agoYou're right, it does seem like the truck likely would've been forcing the car behind to brake. And that's bad behavior. I wonder what speed the truck was actually going at. Letting off the accelerator probably would've only slowed it down to 60mph. On the other hand the Tesla probably shouldn't have been going that fast when the speeds of cars in both adjacent lanes are going that much slower. I'd expect a human driver would typically feel more wary in such a situation, wary for that exact situation of a truck changing lanes.