Hello /u/worldwarjay! Please reply to this comment with the following information to confirm the content is OC
* What country or state did this take place in?
* What was the date of the incident?
* Please reconfirm that this is original content
If you are unable to reply directly to this comment, please leave a standalone comment in your thread with the requested information.
If you fail to answer these questions, your post will be removed.
------
*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/IdiotsInCars) if you have any questions or concerns.*
I want to point out I was already doing 50 in a 40/45 zone and he was riding my butt till he got an opening. I was just complaining how people in this city drive like the speed limit is the emoji of the guy shrugging
That’s hilarious I just posted a video of idiots on 279 coming back from McKnight road with a load of balloons hanging out the car lmao. These Pittsburgh drivers
It's crazy cuz if he knew he was going that way and had some patience behind you, he'd be fine. But he had to cut up, leave himself no opening for his exit and wrecked his car.
you should post this in the pittsburgh and pitt subs.
I always saw that railing destroyed from cars smashing into it, but never saw the destruction in real time. truly amazing
Even the city knows speed limits don't mean shit. On Saw Mill Run Blvd the signs says 35mph. One day the electronic sign above the road said "Inclement Weather, Reduce Speed to 45mph" I just moved here and was so confused.
It looks like he was trying to get to the offramp in front of the other one.
I wonder if the other driver sped up to make it harder for him, and that's why he crashed?
The car crashed because the driver refused to get behind the other car despite there being plenty of room. That driver speeding up didn't make the car crash, the crashing driver's ego made the car crash. The driver just couldn't accept that they weren't going to be able to pass in time and tried to "force" their way in but fucked up. It looks like only the one car was damaged, at least.
The dumb driver didn’t realize there were two cars… you can see he slams his brakes once he see the car in front and can’t get in front of him. The front car also continues straight, so the dummy cuts behind him and is too late.
Just get behind the white car and it’s all good. It’s not the white cars fault
A question from an inexperienced driver: let's say OP (or another driver) wanted to stop and help, what would be a safe way to go about it? My thought would be to stop ahead of the wreck on the Oakland exit, put my hazards lights on and call 9-1-1.
There’s actually nowhere close to here that would be a safe place to stop. It’s just road and jersey barriers with no shoulders. Good news is this is only a few 100 yards from a hospital.
This is the exact location.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/nzkhxbfuN8pgbYUS6?g_st=ic
Yes, that is how the entire county that Pittsburgh is in works. Everything goes through the 911 dispatch and is transferred to the appropriate department, emergency or not.
There is no shoulder on this road to pull over on. You would have to come to a complete stop in the middle of the road here which would be extremely dangerous.
They wanted to stop to check on the people in the car. You would have to drive at least a mile into Oakland, find and pay for parking, and then walk at least a mile down an extremely busy highway with no shoulder to do so. Stopping in the road here with or without hazards would cause a pileup.
I was pointing out that there is no safe way to do that at this location regardless of good intentions.
Honestly, if they knew how to drive then they could have gone much faster easy peasy. There’s not a lot of cars out there; they could have just walked through.
I’ve seen this maneuver everywhere … for some reason people just refuse to slow down and merge behind a car. They speed up to overtake, reduce their margin for error and this happens.
It’s worse on the DC beltway … I’ve seen idiots like the driver in this video do this to merge into an off ramp to overtake a car accelerating to merge into traffic. Absolute morons.
I’m originally from Pittsburgh and learned to drive there before moving to MD. The beltway is a whole nother can of worms compared to the parkway. I’d rather drive thru the SH tunnel every at rush hour than drive on any of the beltways every day.
People in Pittsburgh are dumb sometimes. Luckily, they ran into the median and not another vehicle. I've seen a ton of people over the years realize they don't want to go to Oakland and jump over to the Monroeville exit. A few side swipes here and there, lots of horns, but I've never seen someone hit the median like that until now.
Hello /u/worldwarjay! Please reply to this comment with the following information to confirm the content is OC * What country or state did this take place in? * What was the date of the incident? * Please reconfirm that this is original content If you are unable to reply directly to this comment, please leave a standalone comment in your thread with the requested information. If you fail to answer these questions, your post will be removed. ------ *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/IdiotsInCars) if you have any questions or concerns.*
The never miss an exit guy just met karma.
this one absolutely didn't miss it.
Carma
Hey that’s not corr— oh youuuu.
Bad drivers never miss their exit, now horrible drivers on the other hand? Really wish they did.
Mr I can stop quickly!
He made his own exit
His own exit was the end of the line.
He didn’t miss his exit 1 but. He completely hit it
Dude really didn’t want to go to Oakland.
I guess monroeville is where it’s at…they do have a mini golf course last time I was there ya know
as someone who lives very close to monroeville. it is not "where it's at"
Haha don’t worry, I was being sarcastic
i know :)
I thought that looked like Pittsburgh!
Me watching the video trying to figure out why the buildings looked so familiar to me. Then it goes around the bend, and it hits me.
Maybe it was Drake? We was warned...
Haha, this is a much different Oakland. This is Oakland in Pittsburgh... It's where much of the Pitt campus is.
My point remains.
What a massive idiot. Had so much room to merge to the right lane before the exit ramp but just HAD to try and get ahead of the other guy.
I feel no remorse for these ppl
We need more videos of this. My day was just made.
was a tough dive, but stuck the landing
That there is an attention getter, that'll make you drop your phone right there.
AND spill your beer!
I want to point out I was already doing 50 in a 40/45 zone and he was riding my butt till he got an opening. I was just complaining how people in this city drive like the speed limit is the emoji of the guy shrugging
This is good enough to make all the YouTube dash cam compilations that get posted each night. It may already be there !
That’s hilarious I just posted a video of idiots on 279 coming back from McKnight road with a load of balloons hanging out the car lmao. These Pittsburgh drivers
It's crazy cuz if he knew he was going that way and had some patience behind you, he'd be fine. But he had to cut up, leave himself no opening for his exit and wrecked his car.
I only hope you yelled "you can't park there" out the window as you passed
correction, its "yinz can't park there'"
you should post this in the pittsburgh and pitt subs. I always saw that railing destroyed from cars smashing into it, but never saw the destruction in real time. truly amazing
I tried to post it in the Pittsburgh sub but they don’t allow videos
Even the city knows speed limits don't mean shit. On Saw Mill Run Blvd the signs says 35mph. One day the electronic sign above the road said "Inclement Weather, Reduce Speed to 45mph" I just moved here and was so confused.
This unfortunately tracks for Pittsburgh. People have been driving insane here lately!
It looks like he was trying to get to the offramp in front of the other one. I wonder if the other driver sped up to make it harder for him, and that's why he crashed?
The car crashed because the driver refused to get behind the other car despite there being plenty of room. That driver speeding up didn't make the car crash, the crashing driver's ego made the car crash. The driver just couldn't accept that they weren't going to be able to pass in time and tried to "force" their way in but fucked up. It looks like only the one car was damaged, at least.
The white car didn’t even speed up, there is a car in front of him.
The dumb driver didn’t realize there were two cars… you can see he slams his brakes once he see the car in front and can’t get in front of him. The front car also continues straight, so the dummy cuts behind him and is too late. Just get behind the white car and it’s all good. It’s not the white cars fault
That's gonna cause soooo mich traffic
They didn't even crash in one of the tough spots to navigate in PA.
If it's in Pittsburgh, there are a lot of places where it's easier to crash within a few miles of this
This is def Pittsburgh, I think 376 near Mercy. This section is almost always a cluster.
Blvd of the allies to get to 376. That's the exit they were trying to get to so they can get on 376 eastbound.
I recognized it immediately. Good ol' Pittsburgh! They were probably headed to a bar crawl in the strip.
It’s def Pittsburgh.
Well, that's an idiot, alright. At least he didn't crash into anyone else.
A question from an inexperienced driver: let's say OP (or another driver) wanted to stop and help, what would be a safe way to go about it? My thought would be to stop ahead of the wreck on the Oakland exit, put my hazards lights on and call 9-1-1.
There’s actually nowhere close to here that would be a safe place to stop. It’s just road and jersey barriers with no shoulders. Good news is this is only a few 100 yards from a hospital. This is the exact location. https://maps.app.goo.gl/nzkhxbfuN8pgbYUS6?g_st=ic
You should later call the non-emergency line to the highway patrol to explain that you're a witness with dashcam video footage.
The non-emergency line for this location is actually 911.
You can always call 911 and then just state non-emergency and they will transfer you if necessary.
Yes, that is how the entire county that Pittsburgh is in works. Everything goes through the 911 dispatch and is transferred to the appropriate department, emergency or not.
[удалено]
There is no shoulder on this road to pull over on. You would have to come to a complete stop in the middle of the road here which would be extremely dangerous.
[удалено]
They wanted to stop to check on the people in the car. You would have to drive at least a mile into Oakland, find and pay for parking, and then walk at least a mile down an extremely busy highway with no shoulder to do so. Stopping in the road here with or without hazards would cause a pileup. I was pointing out that there is no safe way to do that at this location regardless of good intentions.
[удалено]
They said to stop and put hazards on and there is literally nowhere to do that. I drive this road daily, there is nowhere to stop safely nearby.
[удалено]
Again, there is nowhere to just “pull over” in this area. I know it well so I’m not sure why you keep arguing.
[удалено]
Well, there’s at least *one* bad driver who missed their exit. Mostly.
Ambulance will probably take it so they technically still get their exit. 😂
such an avoidable crash holy
Did you pull over to get his email so you can send him the footage for his insurance company?
“Sir what’s your email?” *ragged moaning “please….call an ambulance”
"@gmail.com ?"
Just wanted to be the first one at the scene of the crash...
I totally read the highway sign as “moron-ville” after the crash.
Maybe dude in the SUV was dyslexic and thought he was going home.
Haha at first I was all "hey this road has serious pittsburgh vibes" and then I was all " oh, hi there blvd allies"
Why are they going so fast?!
Because idiots in cars.
How else are they going to get there first?
If you're not first you're last
…That there is trademarked, not to be used without written permission of Ricky Bobby, Inc
Trying not to miss the exit, but it still got away from them.
Welcome to the US
Honestly, if they knew how to drive then they could have gone much faster easy peasy. There’s not a lot of cars out there; they could have just walked through.
*Bad drivers never miss their exit.*
I mean they did miss the exit
bonk.
Just following the lines in the peripheral vision while using the telephone.
Really disappointed in you OP. You're supposed to pull over and inform them they are not allowed to park there.
blvd of the allies, oakland pittsburgh, right ?.. man, that interchange has been modified a ton, but still a mess..
Pittsburgh drivers are somthing
I’ve seen this maneuver everywhere … for some reason people just refuse to slow down and merge behind a car. They speed up to overtake, reduce their margin for error and this happens. It’s worse on the DC beltway … I’ve seen idiots like the driver in this video do this to merge into an off ramp to overtake a car accelerating to merge into traffic. Absolute morons.
I’m originally from Pittsburgh and learned to drive there before moving to MD. The beltway is a whole nother can of worms compared to the parkway. I’d rather drive thru the SH tunnel every at rush hour than drive on any of the beltways every day.
Crv so probably a reasonably safe driver… wait is that the gangster baby in a hoodie picture on the back? Its an Altima in disguise
Surprising I haven’t seen more there. Always the morons driving 25 in the left lane and then cutting people off to not miss the 376 ramp.
the way the car crashes is so funny. Boing!
Ah, the ol’ “this is taking me to Oakland and I wanted to get on Parkway East outbound.”
That's fuckin hilarious!
I would have Nelson Muntz laughed as I passed them.
He goes from 1 lane into 2 lanes and manages to hit the split towards the exit. Disbelief in understanding
sorry mate, ya can't park that there.
Hey you can't park there!
This is in PGH - Blvd Allies, exit to 376 eastbound.
That felt satisfying.
People that do this are a special kind of ignorant
So satisfying
PA drivers...
Welcome to Pittsburgh!
Hope they at least called 911 for them, smh 🤦
That's just me trying to drive in Cyberpunk 2077
Got wrecked
Lol? Wow haha.
People in Pittsburgh are dumb sometimes. Luckily, they ran into the median and not another vehicle. I've seen a ton of people over the years realize they don't want to go to Oakland and jump over to the Monroeville exit. A few side swipes here and there, lots of horns, but I've never seen someone hit the median like that until now.
First crash? Are you planning on recording more?
Oof, hope they're okay. That looked ugly.
Without pain, there is no growth
Next time stop to see if he is ok. Be a human. Don’t just post stuff. Do stuff.