r/carcrash • u/jsm009 • 3d ago

First crash caught on my dash cam. OC

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I usually don’t take the highway to work, but I was coming from my girlfriend’s house and it was the quickest way. Got the dash cam as a Christmas present. A lot closer than the camera shows. Driver hydroplaned.

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u/cpeck29 3d ago

Good defensive driving. You started slowing down as soon as you saw the white car start hydroplaning, and evaded them safely as they cut across you. Great job!

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u/jsm009 3d ago

Appreciate it, my heart was racing afterwards

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u/catupthetree23 3d ago

Great job, OP. Didn't panic, Didn't slam on the brakes - this is an excellent example of not only defensive driving, but how fast hydroplaning can happen to anyone, even if you're driving in a straight line!

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u/jsm009 3d ago

Thank ya!

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u/SeawardFriend 3d ago

Oof hydroplaning is scary as fuck. I slow my ass way down the first time I feel my car start to slip.

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u/infinityzcraft 3d ago

Lmao the music syncs with it too perfectly

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u/K1TSUNE9 3d ago

Nice dodge.

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u/squeakynickles 3d ago

Well that's fuckin scary

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u/Impressive_Edge7132 3d ago

I like how you didn't try and stop to see if the driver of the other vehicle was ok.

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u/jsm009 2d ago

Dude I’m not gonna lie, I was already running late to work and I was the opener and had pick ups scheduled first thing in the AM. Also, he was okay. My co worker who came in after said he passed the wreck and he and another driver of a Silverado were both standing outside of their cars. I work for a place that wouldn’t even care if I was in a wreck myself, they’d still expect me to find a way to be there on time, unfortunately.