Re:Hard-braking events as indicators of road segment crash risk
by SoftTalker on Monday February 09, 2026 @01:28PM
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Usually but not always. A common insurance scam is to pass a car, cut in just in front of it, then brake hard causing a collision. Dash cams video is a good thing to have to fight this if it happens to you.
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Re:Hard-braking events as indicators of road segment crash risk
by hananova on Monday February 09, 2026 @08:19PM
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No, even then. If a car cuts in front of you, you have at least a few seconds of time to start making space for them, and once they are in front of you, you should immediately make a safe amount of space between you and them.
Yes, in a country where safe driving is not internalized you will inevitable have someone rear-ending you while doing this, but if the options are "accident where you're at fault" and "accident where you're not at fault", pick the latter.