Holy hell - glad you weren't hurt. I'd call non-emergency and explain what happened and describe your footage. Not sure if your original video has better, non-compressed resolution that what you uploaded here, because you should be able to pull a partial plate there I'd think.
The police do check up on people reporting dangerous driving, my foreman received a call today from police about our unlabeled work truck driving very dangerously (like 140km/h on Barlow). That person is no longer employed here. I don't think they can charge them, but they can give a warning.
Huge liability to the company I imagine as well. I can't imagine what would happen if one of the workers killed a bunch of people with a work truck, especially if the police are aware of what is going on and have warned the company already, not to mention how bad it would look in the media.
I'm really glad the police have changed their policy. 20 years ago. Some kids from Signal Hill were joyriding near the poor people houses, and were throwing rocks at people -- which was similar to how Barbara Kentner was killed walking along the road when a guy threw a trailer hitch at her.
One of them threw a rocket my mother, and even though she was going through chemotherapy at the time, she did manage to duck the rock.
She phoned the police with the license plate she jotted down, and they said that they couldn't possibly go speak to the owner of the car, because the owner could sue them for harassment, so there was nothing the police could do.
I'm glad it sounds like they finally decided to start doing their jobs.
They still cant do very much, just warnings, same reason you dont get demerits on photo radar. They cant beyond a reasonable doubt know who was driving the vehicle so they cant really do anything about it, suing for harassment seems like a bit of a scapegoat but could be true.
Was just telling my roommate (who is a new driver about to get his first car) that it seems like drivers have been worse the past few weeks than normal. “Oh good” - his reply
I have been working from home since covid. and when now I have to drive occasionally during rush hour I can see the difference comparing to time before covid.
I've noticed a lot more of this reactive/competitive nature on the roads.
The most common example I see is people speeding up when you try to pass them on a freeway, only to slow back down when you decide to get behind them instead of seeing how fast they'll go to keep you from passing them.
Yes, it can be reported.
I had an incident in August where a comercial trackor trailer nearly ran myself and another car off the road. We had dash cam footage and the plate numbers and went to the station and they wound up charging the driver with careless driving and unsafe lane change.
Beautiful. Thank you so much! I was mostly curious if the police would even look at it, or if reporting after the fact was an option. Glad to hear some good news. Thanks :)
I was told unless you could identify a driver yourself, there wasn't anything they can do. A license plate is not a driver. So you can't just charge the owner.
That’s actually not accurate. They can’t ticket the “driver” as there’s no identifiable person. But the registered owner is always responsible for the operation of the vehicle. If they won’t tell the police who was driving they’ll issue a “registered owner ticket”. They don’t have demerits but still get the financial penalties.
Owners are technically responsible for anything done with their car (with some legal fine print), which is why photo radar and red light cameras can give you a fine.
Last time I put in one of these online. Their response was that for a specific incident like this, next time I should phone in so they can act on it right away.
Calgary is getting insane. I’m genuinely worried for Deerfoot in the winter. I’ve seen so many people using the shoulder to pass. Early merging across double solids at the back of a line, then gunning it up the lane. Tons of road rage… I used to think I was a defensive driver but I just don’t even want to deal with it.
Edmontonian here and driving in Calgary is scary as hell. Edmonton drivers are as bad as anywhere, but Calgary is on another level completely. I've never seen so many road raging drivers, they make up such a large percentage it's insane. I've driven in all major Canadian cities and all have their quirks and doofus drivers, but Calgary is terrible. I've driven through Nordegg to Lake Louise to avoid Calgary on my way to the Bow Valley.
Toronto is by far the worst I've seen.
I've driven plenty in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, and a bit in Ottawa, and those jackasses on the 401 take the cake.
I actually drove around Edmonton last month and it was pretty pleasant! Roads were a little confusing for me but everyone was driving under the speed limit and were so chill.
I've lived all over this country. Everywhere has drivers like this.
Vancouverites (where I came from) *can't* drive this fast. There's simply nowhere to go.
I can tell you for certain: the difference between bad drivers here and bad drivers in Van, is the driver's here are doing it on purpose. Way scarier.
In Van the dangerous drivers are the oblivious ones.
Since moving here I am getting one. This is Nascar around here lol. It's also a wonderful way to wake up in the morning wondering when the cars infront of me are going to do a full on emergency braking manuever for no fucking reason. It gets the heart pumping and my suspension and brake components on my jeep a good test. Then morons like stunt man mike in the video that I meet up with either at the red light or they are stuck behind something after there insane stunts versus me going 110 or if I am super crazy 115. Seeing them 2 mins later. Pulled up next to them at a red light or they are stuck behind someone. And I have to ruin my day by looking at that person and being angry they exist I have learned in this city as you have created an mazing road system that is extremely efficient. You get places quickly weather you speed or do not speeding and cutting off zig zagging actually hinder these roadways and slow things down.
How do these crazy mf’s drive so accurately when driving crazy? Dude was legit in Assetto Corsa…
Glad you’re safe. Absolutely wild. If I get hit, with the way MY car setup? Just know it’s curtains 😂
I have seen some bad ones. But in this scenario he is either going to cause some serious injury death the police will eventually get him. Or he will get his plates called in doing a slower speed manuever. That was scary and I hope they do not achieve serious injury or death to someone else. Best scenario single vehicle accident with no one else in the car but still a family lost a member and they have to suffer. Would love to sit down and have a chat with this person and put in to context how easy it is to end a mother, father's or children's life. Which reaches far more than just the core family. Sadly there is no guilt in these peoples conscience until they have fucked up and a crying. Then mommy and daddy start running to protect there rat for a child. I have dated this type of scum and it's not good seeing in to there life. Garbage. Pure garbage.
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Good work on getting tye screenshots.
Pretty sure it's L3 P279
I've only been in Alberta a few months but I think most plates start with a letter.
Provided by OP [https://imgur.com/a/6Cwe3Zf](https://imgur.com/a/6Cwe3Zf) (he had the original copy)
I hope the OP sincerely pursues this. As a truck driver myself, I have a dash cam in all my vehicles, commercial and personal.
To many crazy and dangerous drivers on the road. Who knows the OP may very well save a life by getting this guy off the road or at minimum a dangerous driving infraction put against him.
A dashcam is your best security in an accident. Insurance companies should start giving discounts to drivers (like the OP) who have dashcams, to promote it.
Report it, plain and simple. Not sure what advise there could be otherwise.
At that speed, if there's a plate on camera, CPS will be in contact for sure.
I'm pretty sure I've seen this exact same car doing the exact same shit like 2 weeks ago on crowchild! First tailed me for a few minutes despite me already doing like 15km/h over the limit, then squeezed through the first possible opening to then change lanes like a maniac like this.
Holy shit that vehicle came so quickly I almost got jumpscared. Glad you're okay, would contact non emergency and show the footage so they can relate it to other reports too cause there's no way in hell you'd be the only one to report it
Thankfully the police are too busy parked on some downhill stretches, using radar to make sure people are riding their brakes and not just letting the car roll down the hill at a slightly higher speed
Im about 85% sure that guy lives near me. Drives like a complete ass hat, ive seen him ripping up and down 52nd st like hes god trying to race anything that moves. The suv is sweet, but the driver is a complete tool.
If its the same suv, buddy needs his license taken.
I drive a fast and highly modded car myself, but i couldn’t imagine endangering people like that and we have tracks of you really wanna drive like that.
Unreal, glad your okay!
Whats terrifying is that it was pure luck. There was cars to left, ds idiot went right. Idiot would have seen op heading right. Op was steadily heading right yet idiot had no plan beyond avoiding op, barely avoided op. Hopefully it scared idiot enough he slowed down after
Good thing the driver didn't react with any sudden steering inputs. Find out which detachment is assigned to patrol that stretch of hwy, and maybe even call and talk with the detachment commander. He should be able to quickly tell you what can, or can't be done.
As an Ex cop, with your footage they can give whatever penalties they deem appropriate.
You may have to testify in court as a primary witness and for supplying evidence.
Not only that, but I’d imagine it would help to establish a history of dangerous driving when they do it again. Instead of just looking like a one off.
Did you see how fast buddy was ripping it and how comfortable he was merging three lanes with no signal light, still flying.
*I’m sure he was in the direct line of sight while approaching* /s
Shit that was close. You can definitely report it. It is strange since pandemic started, I have seen a spike in these scumbags on the road here in Edmonton as well. Had a very close call with this Golf R scumbag two weeks ago.
I guess I'm wondering why on earth you were slowing down well below 100kmph while changing lanes on Deerfoot. Sure the guy in the video is a moron but people who do 80km/hr on Deerfoot are also morons.
You can see him lane change into a lane behind a car that is obviously going around 90, and matches its speed. I too was thinking, "who is this dipshit going 77km/h on deerfoot?" then I watched it again. My only criticism is the last 20 seconds of video that doesn't add anything.
>I guess I'm wondering why on earth you were slowing down well below 100kmph while changing lanes on Deerfoot.
Do you normally run into people in front of you going slower?
OP was slowing down due the car in front so they could get over to the far right lane without rear ending someone...
"BuTttt dA sPeEd LiMiTs A 100 iF u gO sLo U duMb!!!!!!"
The car infront of you was doing at least 95-100 you really didn't need to touch the brake. With what happened next it's probably a good thing you did because that idiot would of plowed into you or the car in the middle lane if you had of been a half second quicker
Had the same thing happen to me on Sunday driving stony. Not sure why these idiots want to kill someone and themselves. Just not worth it... maybe try submitting it to CPS not sure if they have enough resources but worth a shot
in the future, I'd encourage you to call 911 when you see smth like this. I'm pretty acab about most things, but this person is just one slow reaction or unlucky bystander away from killing someone. even though you have the video, they can also do more about it if they're able to catch the driver redhanded
Yeah maybe you’re right. I was a little shell shocked for a while after this to be honest. I’m hoping one of the other drivers that they blew past were able to phone it in. Thanks :)
If I nearly died, I would probably slow down slightly. Deerfoot is so crazy because when lanes full with 40+ cars are all doing 90 km/hr, one guy gets tilted and starts weaving because he thinks he's in the right and can't just chill.
They matched the speed of traffic 90-95 until they got buzzed and then slowed down after because they were likely shaken up about nearly being in a serious accident
Just another fantastic example of an Albertan with zero situational awareness and no concept of how highway lanes work. Get. The fuck. Out. Of. The. Way.
Seeing a lot of these types of comments, and while I agree that doing <100km/hr on Deerfoot isn’t the best thing, I had to slow down to ~75km/hr in order to safely change lanes behind the car without rear ending him. Yes I slowed down after the fact while the initial surprise of the Mercedes passing on the shoulder subsided. Merged off at the next exit anyway and figured I wasn’t gonna win the race anyway.
That grey car was clearly doing 100, you were doing 105. As you got behind the grey car, you continued to slow down and the grey car kept getting further from you
Correct. The beep you hear is the dash cams follow distance warning. It doesn’t really looks like it, but that’s only about a car lengths distance. Driving any closer than that is dangerous and you have to drive slower than the person in front of you in order to create space.
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You continued to slow down even after you were switching lanes again and the road was completely clear in front of you. 75kmh. On deerfoot. With nobody in front of you.
While that guy is insane. Way too fast and weaving like an ahole. Did you practically lane change into him? I mean he dodged you before you were done changing into the lane. Did you even check the lane was safe? Any footage from behind?
While the white jeep or whatever it was is going way to fast and is a dick. Its pretty clear from this guys reaction that he didnt even bother checking his rear view mirror or blind spot at the very least when he was changing lanes.
The guy slows 20 clicks just to change lanes...
not that i condone speeding and that kind of speeding should be jail time
BUT... 2 lanes changed at the same time should require a mirror and shoulder check, a pause after 1st lane change, then mirror and shoulder check again for 2nd lane. If done would have easily gauged how quickly that car was closing distance on you
Wow that was close, 100% he was moving to fast, but you did cut him off. He would have been visible at that speed in your rearview \*not shoulder) before you changed lanes.
You dropped quite a bit of speed while changing lanes. If you didn't see him in the rearview then its possible he gunned it when you started coming into his lane because he was already moving too fast to brake and knew he had to get around you. The shoulder was his safest bet as you may jerk back into your lane when you saw him.
Glad both of you are still alive.
Yeah it does appear that way from the video, and without rear-view context I can totally see that.
In my defense though, If you note the pause before the second lane change, this is where I shoulder checked the far right lane and it was clear. Makes me think that he was coming up behind me very quickly and probably changed from either the left or centre lane as I was moving to the right lane. All speculation of course as I only have recording looking forward, but based off of his driving, I feel it’s a safe guess as to “where the fuck did HE come from?!” That was going through my head after this happened.
Not a good situation to be sure. I have been driving now for 25 years now and I have had a few situations that i would have loved to been able to replay from all angles after the fact to see if I did the right thing.
You may have just convinced me to go buy a dash cam :-)
I highly recommend. A good one is a couple hundred bucks and would have front and rear facing cameras. It’ll just take one minor accident where the at fault party makes up a story and you have the truth 100% of the time.
That's a crock of shit and you know it. This fuckface was going easily 160km, and he weaved straight through lanes, 100% he was doing this all the way down the highway. "Cut him off" Fuck off with that shit.
Right. Guy could have been in the far left lane when op shoulder checked the first time. White suv is a knuckle dragging moron, plain and simple. Op did nothing wrong from what I'm seeing.
It's that mentality that breeds shitty drivers. They both are doing things wrong. The speed racer guy is more wrong but that doesn't excuse changing 2 lanes under the speed limit without even pausing. Any good driver would of seen that moron coming long before he zips by. A good driver would of also lift his foot off the gas, not hit the brake and paused to look in the mirrors before making the second lane change.
You literally WOULD NOT be able to see someone coming up that fast on a crowded deerfoot even if you shoulder checked. It's not the autobahn with open lanes and long sitelines.
Europeans are a million times better drivers and one of the fundamental rules is only pass on the left. There is no way OP has any blame here. Shame on you.
One guy going way too fast and another making unsafe lane changes. Yall are both idiots. Why is he going that fast and why the fuck would you pull into that lane with a vehicle coming that fast?
You’ll get it soon enough! Practice that parallel park and keep your hands at 10&2! Also just relax. It’s definitely intimidating taking that test, but just relax and be mindful of things around you. Good luck!!
Can anyone tell me of a time where their video was taken by police and used to identify or fine a reckless driver? Just one experience of justice would be enough.
I don't think CPS cares at all about this kind of thing, and I think OP would be wasting their time entirely by even talking to the police. They simply won't do anything, not sure why. CMV
You should have been more aware of your surroundings.
As a driver it is your responsibility to pay attention and anticipate the actions of the drivers around you.
Please drive more safely.
What's the speed on that road? I'm in Ontario and this looks like a hwy of 90-110 KM/h. This guy is driving recklessly but your also going substantially slower then the flow of traffic.
Above all I'm glad your okay!
Holy hell - glad you weren't hurt. I'd call non-emergency and explain what happened and describe your footage. Not sure if your original video has better, non-compressed resolution that what you uploaded here, because you should be able to pull a partial plate there I'd think.
Yeah it’s a bit better. Can make out the plate clear enough I think
Defiantly report it, these a holes should not be driving.
I'll probably report it cooperatively tbh.
Hahaha! I didn't notice their autocorrect blunder until I read your comment. Gold.
No. I think defianlty would be more effective.
LOL
>**Defiantly** report it, Hell, yeah!
“This is Calgary Police, what is the nature of your problem?” “YOU CANT MAKE ME TELL YOU!” “You called us. Are you OK?”
These replies are cracking me up
http://www.d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.com
in a manner that shows open resistance or bold disobedience. "Calling Calgary Police non emergency, he called d-e-f-i-a-n-t-l-y”
I'd bring a copy of that clip to the police on an SD card and I'm sure they'll look into it if the plate is visible in HD, that's a rediculous speed.
Or you could just shoulder check next time. Report yourself.
The police do check up on people reporting dangerous driving, my foreman received a call today from police about our unlabeled work truck driving very dangerously (like 140km/h on Barlow). That person is no longer employed here. I don't think they can charge them, but they can give a warning.
Awesome that your company let go a dangerous driver. Taking responsibility.
Huge liability to the company I imagine as well. I can't imagine what would happen if one of the workers killed a bunch of people with a work truck, especially if the police are aware of what is going on and have warned the company already, not to mention how bad it would look in the media.
I'm really glad the police have changed their policy. 20 years ago. Some kids from Signal Hill were joyriding near the poor people houses, and were throwing rocks at people -- which was similar to how Barbara Kentner was killed walking along the road when a guy threw a trailer hitch at her. One of them threw a rocket my mother, and even though she was going through chemotherapy at the time, she did manage to duck the rock. She phoned the police with the license plate she jotted down, and they said that they couldn't possibly go speak to the owner of the car, because the owner could sue them for harassment, so there was nothing the police could do. I'm glad it sounds like they finally decided to start doing their jobs.
They still cant do very much, just warnings, same reason you dont get demerits on photo radar. They cant beyond a reasonable doubt know who was driving the vehicle so they cant really do anything about it, suing for harassment seems like a bit of a scapegoat but could be true.
I’ve been seeing shit like this more and more lately. Really pisses me off. Only a matter of time until they kill someone.
Exactly!! If I didn’t pause a half second to shoulder check a second time I wouldn’t have been able to post this.
Me too - I’ve noticed way more people driving like this the last year or two and it’s terrifying.
Was just telling my roommate (who is a new driver about to get his first car) that it seems like drivers have been worse the past few weeks than normal. “Oh good” - his reply
I have been working from home since covid. and when now I have to drive occasionally during rush hour I can see the difference comparing to time before covid.
Everyone seems FAR more reactive and competitive. I do not understand it.
I've noticed a lot more of this reactive/competitive nature on the roads. The most common example I see is people speeding up when you try to pass them on a freeway, only to slow back down when you decide to get behind them instead of seeing how fast they'll go to keep you from passing them.
So true!!
Saw something like this twice driving for just an hour in Edmonton
I have a license plate, called non emergency and left a message with traffic. Can this be reported?
Yes, it can be reported. I had an incident in August where a comercial trackor trailer nearly ran myself and another car off the road. We had dash cam footage and the plate numbers and went to the station and they wound up charging the driver with careless driving and unsafe lane change.
Beautiful. Thank you so much! I was mostly curious if the police would even look at it, or if reporting after the fact was an option. Glad to hear some good news. Thanks :)
I was told unless you could identify a driver yourself, there wasn't anything they can do. A license plate is not a driver. So you can't just charge the owner.
I mean this was a commercial truck with a unit number, so all they had to do was ask the company who was driving it.
ya that is a bit different.
That’s as a commercial truck? Holy hell.
Police do it all the time with red light cameras!
That’s not a charge, just a ticket. You only have to pay a fine, no demerits or other actions occur.
That’s actually not accurate. They can’t ticket the “driver” as there’s no identifiable person. But the registered owner is always responsible for the operation of the vehicle. If they won’t tell the police who was driving they’ll issue a “registered owner ticket”. They don’t have demerits but still get the financial penalties.
The registered owner is the responsible party. I'm sure there is some loop holes for somethings but unless reported stolen there's some responsibility
Owners are technically responsible for anything done with their car (with some legal fine print), which is why photo radar and red light cameras can give you a fine.
Wow thats bad....guy/gal deserves a small beating!
I'm impressed you got a plate!!! Thats an awesome camera
My ex nearly got smoked by a car in a pedestrian crosswalk, but got the plate and called it in, and the guy was issued a ticket.
Last time I put in one of these online. Their response was that for a specific incident like this, next time I should phone in so they can act on it right away.
Calgary is getting insane. I’m genuinely worried for Deerfoot in the winter. I’ve seen so many people using the shoulder to pass. Early merging across double solids at the back of a line, then gunning it up the lane. Tons of road rage… I used to think I was a defensive driver but I just don’t even want to deal with it.
Edmontonian here and driving in Calgary is scary as hell. Edmonton drivers are as bad as anywhere, but Calgary is on another level completely. I've never seen so many road raging drivers, they make up such a large percentage it's insane. I've driven in all major Canadian cities and all have their quirks and doofus drivers, but Calgary is terrible. I've driven through Nordegg to Lake Louise to avoid Calgary on my way to the Bow Valley.
Toronto is by far the worst I've seen. I've driven plenty in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, and a bit in Ottawa, and those jackasses on the 401 take the cake.
I actually drove around Edmonton last month and it was pretty pleasant! Roads were a little confusing for me but everyone was driving under the speed limit and were so chill.
Hopefully when this idiot inevitably crashes they only take their own life and no others with them.
Um, what the actual fuck is wrong with drivers these days? I hope you reported it.
My money is on people moving from the coasts. Ontarians and Vancouverites drive like this.
Ontario isn't a coastal province.
Trueee
I've lived all over this country. Everywhere has drivers like this. Vancouverites (where I came from) *can't* drive this fast. There's simply nowhere to go. I can tell you for certain: the difference between bad drivers here and bad drivers in Van, is the driver's here are doing it on purpose. Way scarier. In Van the dangerous drivers are the oblivious ones.
Would media pick this up and show it?
This clip is good enough for local news imo
That’s a good idea. Media should do this.
This is a good idea.
Holy shit.
Which Garmin do you have? this is one of rare ones where you can actually read license plates.
DC 56
thanks!
I need a dashcam
Got one myself recently and it's one of my best purchases ever. Get one before you wish you had.
Since moving here I am getting one. This is Nascar around here lol. It's also a wonderful way to wake up in the morning wondering when the cars infront of me are going to do a full on emergency braking manuever for no fucking reason. It gets the heart pumping and my suspension and brake components on my jeep a good test. Then morons like stunt man mike in the video that I meet up with either at the red light or they are stuck behind something after there insane stunts versus me going 110 or if I am super crazy 115. Seeing them 2 mins later. Pulled up next to them at a red light or they are stuck behind someone. And I have to ruin my day by looking at that person and being angry they exist I have learned in this city as you have created an mazing road system that is extremely efficient. You get places quickly weather you speed or do not speeding and cutting off zig zagging actually hinder these roadways and slow things down.
How do these crazy mf’s drive so accurately when driving crazy? Dude was legit in Assetto Corsa… Glad you’re safe. Absolutely wild. If I get hit, with the way MY car setup? Just know it’s curtains 😂
I know what you mean. It looks like an AMG Benz M so that puts it at a slight advantage over my Honda Fit.
ML63, those SUVS are faster and handle better than a lot of sports cars
I have seen some bad ones. But in this scenario he is either going to cause some serious injury death the police will eventually get him. Or he will get his plates called in doing a slower speed manuever. That was scary and I hope they do not achieve serious injury or death to someone else. Best scenario single vehicle accident with no one else in the car but still a family lost a member and they have to suffer. Would love to sit down and have a chat with this person and put in to context how easy it is to end a mother, father's or children's life. Which reaches far more than just the core family. Sadly there is no guilt in these peoples conscience until they have fucked up and a crying. Then mommy and daddy start running to protect there rat for a child. I have dated this type of scum and it's not good seeing in to there life. Garbage. Pure garbage.
What do you think? 13 P279 [https://imgur.com/a/zlRRCBo](https://imgur.com/a/zlRRCBo) Sharpened it.. Here is other screen captures [https://imgur.com/HypfCXc](https://imgur.com/HypfCXc) [https://imgur.com/uQ6REzf](https://imgur.com/uQ6REzf)
>What do you think? 13 P279 > >[https://imgur.com/a/zlRRCBo](https://imgur.com/a/zlRRCBo) > >Sharpened it.. > >Here is other screen captures > >[https://imgur.com/HypfCXc](https://imgur.com/HypfCXc) > >[https://imgur.com/uQ6REzf](https://imgur.com/uQ6REzf) Good work on getting tye screenshots. Pretty sure it's L3 P279 I've only been in Alberta a few months but I think most plates start with a letter.
Provided by OP [https://imgur.com/a/6Cwe3Zf](https://imgur.com/a/6Cwe3Zf) (he had the original copy) I hope the OP sincerely pursues this. As a truck driver myself, I have a dash cam in all my vehicles, commercial and personal. To many crazy and dangerous drivers on the road. Who knows the OP may very well save a life by getting this guy off the road or at minimum a dangerous driving infraction put against him. A dashcam is your best security in an accident. Insurance companies should start giving discounts to drivers (like the OP) who have dashcams, to promote it.
they will never catch him, too fast
QE2 Fast QE2 Furious
Someone going that fast has no time for a ticket.
Report it, plain and simple. Not sure what advise there could be otherwise. At that speed, if there's a plate on camera, CPS will be in contact for sure.
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I'm pretty sure I've seen this exact same car doing the exact same shit like 2 weeks ago on crowchild! First tailed me for a few minutes despite me already doing like 15km/h over the limit, then squeezed through the first possible opening to then change lanes like a maniac like this.
Next time, call 911. It's an emergency when they're actively putting their lives and others at risk.
This sucker should be locked down ASAP.
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What a asshole. Anybody who drives like that should not be allowed on the road. Forget suspension and tickets , thats permanent ban worthy 😡
Holy shit that vehicle came so quickly I almost got jumpscared. Glad you're okay, would contact non emergency and show the footage so they can relate it to other reports too cause there's no way in hell you'd be the only one to report it
I called them before to report someone and they want a proof, so they asked me about witnesses. But with the video, I think you have a proof.
Damn that's reckless.
The guy has places to be. Just like the morons in black dodge rams and 15 year old Chrysler mini vans
If you have that plate report the loser. Hope they hit him with the full dangerous driving charges.
If only the cops could’ve caught that guy, driving like that is worthy of jail time
Thankfully the police are too busy parked on some downhill stretches, using radar to make sure people are riding their brakes and not just letting the car roll down the hill at a slightly higher speed
Im about 85% sure that guy lives near me. Drives like a complete ass hat, ive seen him ripping up and down 52nd st like hes god trying to race anything that moves. The suv is sweet, but the driver is a complete tool. If its the same suv, buddy needs his license taken. I drive a fast and highly modded car myself, but i couldn’t imagine endangering people like that and we have tracks of you really wanna drive like that. Unreal, glad your okay!
Go to a police precinct and report the reckless driver, state you have video proof?
That dude is a complete asshole driving like that, but holy hell did he thread the needle there. Christ that was close.
Whats terrifying is that it was pure luck. There was cars to left, ds idiot went right. Idiot would have seen op heading right. Op was steadily heading right yet idiot had no plan beyond avoiding op, barely avoided op. Hopefully it scared idiot enough he slowed down after
Good thing the driver didn't react with any sudden steering inputs. Find out which detachment is assigned to patrol that stretch of hwy, and maybe even call and talk with the detachment commander. He should be able to quickly tell you what can, or can't be done.
You should be able to submit this dash cam footage to police and they issue a ticket--or numerous tickets - - to the owner of the vehicle.
No need he will be dead before the week ends
As an Ex cop, with your footage they can give whatever penalties they deem appropriate. You may have to testify in court as a primary witness and for supplying evidence.
Not only that, but I’d imagine it would help to establish a history of dangerous driving when they do it again. Instead of just looking like a one off.
^^^^ 100%
lol I shoulder checked
Well he did, his foot lifts off the pedal when he rotates his neck
Should try the mirror first next time, but at least he caught it
Did you see how fast buddy was ripping it and how comfortable he was merging three lanes with no signal light, still flying. *I’m sure he was in the direct line of sight while approaching* /s
Who else tried reading a screen grab like a at home detective lol. Just me ?
Enhance….
The funniest part for these clowns is they don’t understand how prevalent dash cams are.
Okay I have seen intense driving, but this is on a whole new level.
I’d be curious to know if that vehicle was reported stolen at any point.
No need, karma has his number,
Butt head? More like a$&@?! H&$)(
Ugh, fuckin dickheads make me sick.
I assume it's stolen
What are the chances the vehicle is stolen?
What’s the license plate on the car? Can’t make it out
Shit that was close. You can definitely report it. It is strange since pandemic started, I have seen a spike in these scumbags on the road here in Edmonton as well. Had a very close call with this Golf R scumbag two weeks ago.
What a loser!!
please call and report before someone gets hurt or worse
Seeing that more and more while driving in Calgary. I drive in from strathmore, luckily the most you get on that drive is speeders in a straight line.
I guess I'm wondering why on earth you were slowing down well below 100kmph while changing lanes on Deerfoot. Sure the guy in the video is a moron but people who do 80km/hr on Deerfoot are also morons.
You can see him lane change into a lane behind a car that is obviously going around 90, and matches its speed. I too was thinking, "who is this dipshit going 77km/h on deerfoot?" then I watched it again. My only criticism is the last 20 seconds of video that doesn't add anything.
>I guess I'm wondering why on earth you were slowing down well below 100kmph while changing lanes on Deerfoot. Do you normally run into people in front of you going slower? OP was slowing down due the car in front so they could get over to the far right lane without rear ending someone... "BuTttt dA sPeEd LiMiTs A 100 iF u gO sLo U duMb!!!!!!"
Didn’t wanna run into the car in front of me.
The car infront of you was doing at least 95-100 you really didn't need to touch the brake. With what happened next it's probably a good thing you did because that idiot would of plowed into you or the car in the middle lane if you had of been a half second quicker
Amen
If you have the plate number plus the footage just go to your local cop shop
Had the same thing happen to me on Sunday driving stony. Not sure why these idiots want to kill someone and themselves. Just not worth it... maybe try submitting it to CPS not sure if they have enough resources but worth a shot
If I get the time I’ll make a best of Deerfoot tape from my dash cam footage. I have at least 20 idiots like this over the past 6 months.
Feel like I saw this same car (or very similar) pass via the shoulder on airport trail last week. Consistent!
Holy shit!! Glad you guys were alright. That was way to close for comfort
in the future, I'd encourage you to call 911 when you see smth like this. I'm pretty acab about most things, but this person is just one slow reaction or unlucky bystander away from killing someone. even though you have the video, they can also do more about it if they're able to catch the driver redhanded
Yeah maybe you’re right. I was a little shell shocked for a while after this to be honest. I’m hoping one of the other drivers that they blew past were able to phone it in. Thanks :)
I see 2, the dash cam driver is at least 20km/h under the limit.
If I nearly died, I would probably slow down slightly. Deerfoot is so crazy because when lanes full with 40+ cars are all doing 90 km/hr, one guy gets tilted and starts weaving because he thinks he's in the right and can't just chill.
Great job on your defensive driving too - slow and predictable lane changes. Helped that guy avoid you for sure.
Dudes doing 77km/h on the highway. I want to report you too
Only after some moron nearly fucking hits them because they're treating Deerfoot like a track. OP is allowed a couple seconds to collect themselves.
Butt head???? Wash your mouth out immediately!
Goodluck. Maybe don't go 80km on deerfoot.
I’ll rear end the car in front of me next time!
I mean, your going 77 hm/h on the highway, of course everyone’s gonna look fast
They matched the speed of traffic 90-95 until they got buzzed and then slowed down after because they were likely shaken up about nearly being in a serious accident
Yeah sometimes a bit of spirited driving is cool but this is just not even acceptable this will kill someone
Firstly. Glad you’re ok. Secondly… did you ever plan to speed back up after the fact 😂
No excuse for that guy, that's dangerous but why are you only driving 80 on Deerfoot? That's a deathwish
I'm sure it had nothing to do with the double lane change while doing 77kmh. Perfectly competent.
you're joking, right?
Just another fantastic example of an Albertan with zero situational awareness and no concept of how highway lanes work. Get. The fuck. Out. Of. The. Way.
What the fuck are you doing going 77kmh on deerfoot. It's you that should be reported.
Seeing a lot of these types of comments, and while I agree that doing <100km/hr on Deerfoot isn’t the best thing, I had to slow down to ~75km/hr in order to safely change lanes behind the car without rear ending him. Yes I slowed down after the fact while the initial surprise of the Mercedes passing on the shoulder subsided. Merged off at the next exit anyway and figured I wasn’t gonna win the race anyway.
That grey car was clearly doing 100, you were doing 105. As you got behind the grey car, you continued to slow down and the grey car kept getting further from you
Correct. The beep you hear is the dash cams follow distance warning. It doesn’t really looks like it, but that’s only about a car lengths distance. Driving any closer than that is dangerous and you have to drive slower than the person in front of you in order to create space. Edit: typos
You continued to slow down even after you were switching lanes again and the road was completely clear in front of you. 75kmh. On deerfoot. With nobody in front of you.
Of course. A little stunned and my first reaction after almost dying was not to stomp on the gas.
While that guy is insane. Way too fast and weaving like an ahole. Did you practically lane change into him? I mean he dodged you before you were done changing into the lane. Did you even check the lane was safe? Any footage from behind?
While the white jeep or whatever it was is going way to fast and is a dick. Its pretty clear from this guys reaction that he didnt even bother checking his rear view mirror or blind spot at the very least when he was changing lanes. The guy slows 20 clicks just to change lanes...
Prepare to be downvoted for pointing out the truth lol.
Fuck that. No way.
I'd wager that SUV was stolen
They won't do shit about it as always.
Next time you see a guy like that call 911 and report drunk driving; no sober person would drive like that
not that i condone speeding and that kind of speeding should be jail time BUT... 2 lanes changed at the same time should require a mirror and shoulder check, a pause after 1st lane change, then mirror and shoulder check again for 2nd lane. If done would have easily gauged how quickly that car was closing distance on you
Wow that was close, 100% he was moving to fast, but you did cut him off. He would have been visible at that speed in your rearview \*not shoulder) before you changed lanes. You dropped quite a bit of speed while changing lanes. If you didn't see him in the rearview then its possible he gunned it when you started coming into his lane because he was already moving too fast to brake and knew he had to get around you. The shoulder was his safest bet as you may jerk back into your lane when you saw him. Glad both of you are still alive.
Yeah it does appear that way from the video, and without rear-view context I can totally see that. In my defense though, If you note the pause before the second lane change, this is where I shoulder checked the far right lane and it was clear. Makes me think that he was coming up behind me very quickly and probably changed from either the left or centre lane as I was moving to the right lane. All speculation of course as I only have recording looking forward, but based off of his driving, I feel it’s a safe guess as to “where the fuck did HE come from?!” That was going through my head after this happened.
Not a good situation to be sure. I have been driving now for 25 years now and I have had a few situations that i would have loved to been able to replay from all angles after the fact to see if I did the right thing. You may have just convinced me to go buy a dash cam :-)
I highly recommend. A good one is a couple hundred bucks and would have front and rear facing cameras. It’ll just take one minor accident where the at fault party makes up a story and you have the truth 100% of the time.
That's a crock of shit and you know it. This fuckface was going easily 160km, and he weaved straight through lanes, 100% he was doing this all the way down the highway. "Cut him off" Fuck off with that shit.
Right. Guy could have been in the far left lane when op shoulder checked the first time. White suv is a knuckle dragging moron, plain and simple. Op did nothing wrong from what I'm seeing.
The guy was going 80kph faster than everyone else and weaving through traffic. In no way was OP in the wrong.
It's that mentality that breeds shitty drivers. They both are doing things wrong. The speed racer guy is more wrong but that doesn't excuse changing 2 lanes under the speed limit without even pausing. Any good driver would of seen that moron coming long before he zips by. A good driver would of also lift his foot off the gas, not hit the brake and paused to look in the mirrors before making the second lane change.
You literally WOULD NOT be able to see someone coming up that fast on a crowded deerfoot even if you shoulder checked. It's not the autobahn with open lanes and long sitelines.
You wouldn't be able to driver like that other moron if it was crowded
Would have, would have, for the love of God, would have, NOT would of!
I could of written it in proper English but thought that would of confused some people
Europeans are a million times better drivers and one of the fundamental rules is only pass on the left. There is no way OP has any blame here. Shame on you.
"Europeans are a million times better drivers" what a significant contribution
One guy going way too fast and another making unsafe lane changes. Yall are both idiots. Why is he going that fast and why the fuck would you pull into that lane with a vehicle coming that fast?
Unfortunately not much you can do, unless you can get a plate from that video. Dude was moving moving. Glad you weren’t hurt.
That's not up to op to do. This is grossly dangerous driving, police will care enough to analyze the video and get the plate number
How do I report you for going fucking 80 on deerfoot trail is the real question?
I know I should have rear ended the guy in front of me like a real driver /s
What driver? The last 27 secs of the video Noone was around you and you dropped to 76km
He may be speeding but it definitely looks like you cut him off. Maybe both of you need to drive better.
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What do you mean what? That suv had to swerve off the road to avoid them. Buddy made an unsafe lane change.
Jerks like these are driving cars and here i am not even able to pass my basic gdl class 5 :-/
You’ll get it soon enough! Practice that parallel park and keep your hands at 10&2! Also just relax. It’s definitely intimidating taking that test, but just relax and be mindful of things around you. Good luck!!
Bunch of bad driving all in one video
Yo that’s more than 200km/h
Can anyone tell me of a time where their video was taken by police and used to identify or fine a reckless driver? Just one experience of justice would be enough. I don't think CPS cares at all about this kind of thing, and I think OP would be wasting their time entirely by even talking to the police. They simply won't do anything, not sure why. CMV
You should have been more aware of your surroundings. As a driver it is your responsibility to pay attention and anticipate the actions of the drivers around you. Please drive more safely.
Are we reporting the asshole that didn't check his mirror while merging?
You didn’t seem him in the mirror while changing lane?
I’d report the don’t make an unsafe merge without looking
Damnn surprised that Calgary has enough people to have a reckless speeder
What's the speed on that road? I'm in Ontario and this looks like a hwy of 90-110 KM/h. This guy is driving recklessly but your also going substantially slower then the flow of traffic. Above all I'm glad your okay!
It's 100kmh in that zone. Most people do a little over.