Wonder what this is going to cost

[jambo101]

I'm in the fast lane doing about 70, 5th wheel mobile home is in the slow lane doing about 50,when i'm 4-5 car lengths behind him he puts on his turn signal to get into the passing lane which i thought was odd as there was nothing in front of him,meanwhile i'm leading a pack of cars and motorcycles and assumed he was going to make his move once we were all passed him,as i'm passing him i can see he's pulling over speed lane be damned,i was up to his rear truck wheels when i realized he aint hearing my horn and he isnt stopping his move so rather than enter oncoming traffic my only option was to jam on the brakes and let 35 ft of trailer rape the side of my car,once out of the car i asked him what he thought he was doing but he just got belligerent and said i was trying to pass him on the median:rolleyes: after talking to the cops they told me it was a case of him not looking in his mirrors,personally i think he was a me first maniac and intentionally ran me off the road.In the end no one got hurt and its just bent metal and the insurance will fix it.

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[jambo101]

Coming from St Constant about 2 miles before the Mercier bridge.I hope the guys karma takes a down turn.It was a no win situation had i slammed on my brakes on the assumption the guy was just going to pull out the line of cars and bikes behind me would have been in a chain reaction .I still have no idea why he pulled into the passing lane when he did as there was nothing in front of him and the Mercier Bridge merge was 2 miles further on.

[Carrot Top]

I had the same thing happen to me last November. A guy with steamed up windows came into my lane without any warning and hit the front of my car...$2200.00 damage. Very frustrating! I find with this car, that I have been cut off more than any other car. I even chose a bright colour (Orange) so it would be more noticable.
Glad you were okay...its scary how fast accidents happen!!

[kustom play]

i know in the states its illegal for trucks to be in the passing lane, i take it its not in canada?

[jambo101]

i invested in PIAA Dual Tone Horns 400hz and 500hz, big difference in people reactions. instead of ignoring me they run away now. ;p
Not sure louder horns would have saved the day as i think this guy just didnt like the fact that i was passing him after he had put on his turn signal to change lanes,i think he figured once his turn signal had flashed about 3 times he was with in his right to make that lane change cars be damned,his little power trip for the day,guess he showed me but i think its going to cost him more to fix the damage on his trailer and pickup than it will to fix my Yaris as the damage on the trailer goes from the back wheels of his pickup and along the entire length of the trailer which i would estimate to be 35 to 40ft.Maybe the little Yaris showed him:biggrin:

[smofskra]

The only thing bigger than the universe is the power of human stupidity.

[ztlonewolf]

i know in the states its illegal for trucks to be in the passing lane, i take it its not in canada?

only in some states,and those are usually 6-lane interstate and they limit semi's to right 2 lanes

[goku87]

well out of personal experience the white stuff will buff out , and im deadly serious unless you have scrapes to the metal.

those huge dents arent gonna buff out though...

[jambo101]

What really irks me is this no fault insurance,it was his fault yet there are no consequences to his actions.:mad:

[Yaris Hilton]

Was it an old guy who may have had deficient hearing, sight and/or mental function?

[jambo101]

Was it an old guy who may have had deficient hearing, sight and/or mental function?
Looked to be in his mid 50's hard to say if he had any deficiencies other than his obvious lack of courtesy on the road.He did blast his wife a couple of times when she asked him "why he did it"

[ezhacker1]

i guess this is contrary to human reflex, but would keeping the same speed as him resulted in less damage? i mean you both would still collide just alot less scraping. This and my friends broadside hit and run friday afternoon, really scares me...

[jambo101]

There's not much time to think in the few seconds it took to occur.I was passing him going quite a bit faster and it wasnt till i got as far as the back wheels of his pickup before i realized there was no way out,he's coming all the way over.

[silver_echo]

did the guy at least get cited for it?

[jambo101]

The police got my story and said it was ok for me to leave after taking down all the particulars so i didnt see what happened to the guy but the police were making a big deal out of his lack of registration and insurance for the trailer,i'll presume he left it at home.Maybe the whole hassle will make the guy think twice next time about running some one off the road.

[SailDesign]

I honestly feel that in cases like this, the insurance should NOT pay for it, the guy who is responsible should have to pay through the nose. It is this stupidity (and no-fault insurance) that drivers rates up.
You said it yourself - "No-one was hurt and the insurance will pay". That attitude is why insurance is so expensive.

[IllusionX]

Actually, there is insurance for everything. It is actually quite cheaper in Quebec than other cities around Canada.

btw Jambo, his insurance, even thought will not pay, will be marked with an accident on file. Meaning his next renewal might take in consideration the accident even if he does not claim.

anyways, glad you are ok. I've seen this happen so many times. People change to the passing lane for no apparent reasons.

[scape]

i think it's a crime to let people drive large, heavy vehicles without special licensing to prove they can drive it properly...I also think it's a crime that you only have to pass the driving tests once in your lifetime...
thank god you're ok!

[Bob Dog]

I had an idiot in an SUV behave in the same manner. He caused an accident in which I could easily have been killed. Nothing would please me more than if I had the time to come to Montreal and explain to him in detail the stupidity of his actions .

[jambo101]

Yeah Montreal has its share of ignorant drivers. In this case he should have looked in his mirror and seen the pack of cars coming up fast on his left and waited till they had passed to make his move,in the fraction of a second i had to make the decision to pass him or slam on the brakes i underestimated his ignorance and chose to pass thus avoiding a chain reaction accident behind me,guess i was caught in the proverbial "rock and a hard place"

[wiirenet]

I'm always afraid I'll be in an accident like this, my friend hates letting people pass, or in his words- hates letting people pass in the last minute before a lane ends (and to me it seems like thats EVERYONE) and he will hold his ground so long I start freaking out when the other car isn't slowing down either. Even if someone waits till the last min, and are being an ass about it I rather slow down than have both of us fighting over the same lane! But it sounded like you really had no choice with all the other cars behind you, that sucks.

[Yaris Hilton]

It's better to yield to the ignorant jerk than to help precipitate a crash by insisting on your right-of-way.

[jambo101]

It's better to yield to the ignorant jerk than to help precipitate a crash by insisting on your right-of-way.
In normal circumstances i would have had no problem letting the guy come over but in this case with the close proximity and speed differential and the traffic behind me most drivers would have made the decision to pass,i would have looked like a fool had i elected to slam on the brakes causing an accident behind me and in the end he chose not to make the lane change.as i said before a no win situation.I've been driving for 43 years and never had an accident i've made this decision to pass or not pass a vehicle in the slower lane with his turn signal on thousands of times,sometimes you pass sometimes you dont,my experience told me this was a passing scenario.

[Yaris Hilton]

Jambo, I wasn't criticizing you. I was agreeing with the previous poster who was advocating not forcing situations because you're "right."

[Zaphod]

It's better to yield to the ignorant jerk than to help precipitate a crash by insisting on your right-of-way.
Right on! Especially if you ride.

Let the jerks have their accidents together, as long as they don't get their car parts on me. That's what I always say. (except with less polite words)

[SilverBack]

Man that's the biggest scrape on a small car I've ever seen in my life. In the States they would've suspended his trucker's license for a stunt like that. Could've been worse, happy to see it wasn't :smile:

why was he changing lanes anyways
:iono:

He's an idiot

[jambo101]

why was he changing lanes anyways
:iono: I can only assume he was preparing for the merge into 1 lane at the top of the bridge as there was nothing in front of him but that merge was still 2 miles away.

[2009Toyotoad]

Okay I'm going to take the Rvers side of this. If you were at the back wheels of his tow vehicle you were basically in a blind spot. If you were 4 to 5 car lengths behind him when he signaled why couldn't you wait?

Had a similar situation last summer. Du$$A$$ was more than 6 car lengths behind before I signaled and begun moving to the passing lane to avoid rear-ending traffic entering from the on ramp. DumbA$$ went to the shoulder to attempt to pass me even though I was in the passing lane completely. Du$$A$$ missed the oncoming bridge rail by about 4 inches and only because I braked hard to let him back over. I decided in a split second that seeing Du$$A$$ splattered wasn't worth the paperwork.

Dum$A$$ were clearly exceeding the posted speed limit. Best of all Dum$A$$ was pulled over by CHP 10 miles further down the road.

Now I admit that naming the other driver du$$A$$ is probably unfair. But how else do you describe someone who risk a 2,300 lbs vehicle against a 26,000lbs vehicle. The worst I would have seen was $4.000 to $5,000 in fiberglass damage paint and maybe a fromt end alignment on the Motorhome. I would have driven away from the scene in my toad. The other vehicle occupants would have been airlifted or DOA at the scene.

While the Yaris has sprinter speed and quick suspension you will lose every time against the brick wall. .....And as far as I can determine the Yaris vehicle registration gave me no more or less rights to the passing lane than the motorhome registration.

From the pic you posted I say you were lucky.

[jambo101]

Okay I'm going to take the Rvers side of this. If you were at the back wheels of his tow vehicle you were basically in a blind spot. If you were 4 to 5 car lengths behind him when he signaled why couldn't you wait?

Had a similar situation last summer. Du$$A$$ was more than 6 car lengths behind before I signaled and begun moving to the passing lane to avoid rear-ending traffic entering from the on ramp. DumbA$$ went to the shoulder to attempt to pass me even though I was in the passing lane completely. Du$$A$$ missed the oncoming bridge rail by about 4 inches and only because I braked hard to let him back over. I decided in a split second that seeing Du$$A$$ splattered wasn't worth the paperwork.

Dum$A$$ were clearly exceeding the posted speed limit. Best of all Dum$A$$ was pulled over by CHP 10 miles further down the road.

Now I admit that naming the other driver du$$A$$ is probably unfair. But how else do you describe someone who risk a 2,300 lbs vehicle against a 26,000lbs vehicle. The worst I would have seen was $4.000 to $5,000 in fiberglass damage paint and maybe a fromt end alignment on the Motorhome. I would have driven away from the scene in my toad. The other vehicle occupants would have been airlifted or DOA at the scene.

While the Yaris has sprinter speed and quick suspension you will lose every time against the brick wall. .....And as far as I can determine the Yaris vehicle registration gave me no more or less rights to the passing lane than the motorhome registration.

From the pic you posted I say you were lucky.


While i was behind him he was in the slow lane doing less than 50 kph with nothing in front of him,i was in the fast lane doing 70+kph, jamming my brakes on in this situation would have only caused a chain reaction accident behind me.Anyhoo got the police report and he was charged with making a dangerous lane change and failure to check his mirrors, seems i had the right of way as i was already in the passing lane and he hit me I didnt hit him,the police explained to me that even had i pulled up beside him and just matched speed with him he still wouldnt have had the right to run me off the road.
As for lucky,you are right he was quite prepared to run me into oncoming traffic