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A white work van loses hubcap at 50 mph. Could have ended badly if the cap did not spin off road out of control onto the sidewalk. and then there is another white van that decides that his time is important enough to jump the sidewalk and go around it. Probably damaging something in the process. Only saving a mere .01 seconds probably.

This is the exact same spot that a previous video showed a car cutting off a cop car! As seen here.. https://rumble.com/v30g3o-car-cuts-off-cop-on-highway.html The lanes merge and if you don't pay attention you can quickly end up sharing the lane side by side with your fellow driver. You can even end up being run off the highway. In this case brakes and maneuvering was used to get right back on track. There is plenty of lane merging warnings here. Dashcam owner has stated that he sees may cars racing in the left lane to merge in front of whomever is in the center lane. Drivers also wait until the last possible second to cut over.

It appears this vehicle had more than enough time to stop but he proceeds to run the red traffic light. Perhaps this was a distracted driver?

This guy must be in a rush to be speeding down the highway and changing lanes like he is. No lane changing signal to boot. Dashcam footage on recent trip shows how reckless and dangerous drivers can be.

Wait, what is that?! A real UFO. Unidentified Flickering Object spotted on highway 84 in CT. Looked kind of surreal seeing this but as I approached and got closer I could see exactly what it was. Lady Liberty has gone mobile! But sadly as it turns out, judging by the sign on the truck, it was actually an advertisement for a tax preparation company. What a bummer to be reminded of tax time after seeing something as cool as a lit up statue! Went from a high to a low in no time flat.

Looks like this Ford driver had his left turn signal on but then decides to go straight anyway. As he heads straight down this busy road he actually ends up on the wrong side of the road forcing an oncoming car to take action. This is dashcam footage on a cold icy and rainy day. Drivers need to be extra cautious and alert. Especially the left signaling Ford who then decides that he has the road all to himself and decides to go straight even going into oncoming lane.

Scary moment for this driver when he experienced a good amount of sun glare while headed west during sunset. Driver was cautious when seeing the sun glare but was totally surprised when all of a sudden there was an unexpected pedestrian right in front of him and right in the road. The pedestrian was also walking against traffic and pushing a trash container on wheels. The driver quickly swerves to avoid hitting him and then continues on his way. You can also see in rear camera footage that two other cars quickly swerved to avoid the can pushing pedestrian. There is no telling where this person came from or where he was headed. Usually it is advised to walk against traffic so that you will be aware of oncoming cars but in this case it could have ended badly. Blinding sun glare hides pedestrian on road.

Car avoids accident by quickly swerving. As traffic was building up, this driver had to quickly change lanes to avoid ramming into stopped vehicle. Instincts and quick reflexes must have kicked in.

A passenger van carrying school children and speeding down the highway almost ends in disaster when it starts to lose control while attempting to merge into traffic. On this stretch of highway, the left lane ends and cars have plenty of time to merge beforehand. But it is apparent that the van driver wanted to get ahead of the traffic as he makes no attempt to more over to the right lane. Instead he just speeds up and lets the lane run out and then he tries to move over. This is where he almost ends up running off the highway. You can see as the van is in the left passing lane and had time to merge over to the right lane. You can see this in the first part of the rear camera video footage. There is clearly room behind the car. Instead of trying to safely change lanes, he passes the dashcam owner's vehicle and the other cars in front. He tries to squeeze in at the last possible second and barely makes it. But not before kicking up a little dirt. The driver of the passenger van really should not have risked the children's lives. There are reports everyday of accidents involving school buses. Especially cases when cars pass stopped school buses. But in this case the driver knows better and shouldn't be the one with the risky driving behavior.

Before you say anything, it wasn't me! The car was left with a friend while away. Turns out he was behind a red jeep right after a snow storm. The jeep never cleaned off the top so when traveling at highway speeds the snow ends up being a missile as it slides off the roof. Luckily the dashcam driver wasn't closer or else it would have been worse. Perhaps a broken windshield at least. Notice how the ice sheet flies through the air and crashes onto the pavement just as the dashcam driver runs over it. A little different timing and it could have been bad. In the State of Connecticut it is required by state law to clean off the top of your car. Known as the Ice Missile Law, it states "The operator of any motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1 of the general statutes, shall remove any accumulated ice or snow from such motor vehicle, including the hood, trunk and roof of such motor vehicle, so that any ice or snow accumulated on such vehicle does not pose a threat to persons or property while the vehicle is being operated on any street or highway of this state. Any operator who fails to remove accumulated ice or snow that poses such a threat shall be fined seventy-five dollars." Additionally, If the snow missile causes "vehicle and causes personal injury or property damage", then the fines go up to no less than $500 and up to $1250 for each offence. So this is really a serious safety issue. With that said, notice how the dashcam driver proceeds to hit the horn and speed up to pass the vehicle. All while a police car is in sight. It appears that the police did not witness what had happened but could have been concerned with the right lane passer. The video cuts out just as what appears to be the cop's sirens sounding off. Car owner stated that when he reviewed the video, there seemed to be a gap in time that he couldn't explain.

Which way is left? This left or my other left? Your left or my left? Which left is right or which right is left. Is it right? I don't know. Anyways, here is dashcam video of 3 drivers who probably can't tell there right elbow from there left toe. They seemed to be indecisive in their driving behavior. They put their turn signal on only to turn it off or immediately change directions. One driver even signals to go right but then actually turns left. This could actually be bad for others on the road if this behavior is common. Other drivers depend on these important signals to make adjustments to their own driving as required. Drivers under estimate the power of turn signals. They are important for letting others know the direction a car wants to go. Switching lanes, turning into driveways, businesses or streets, a turn signal allows others to help know what they should be doing with their own car. They can be seen as the only non verbal predictor of where a car wants to go. But that only works when it is used correctly. If I use my turn signal, I am letting others know my desired path. A driver should not start to turn and then signal. The signaling has to happen before the desired action. A major accident is always possible if signal use is incorrect. A driver noted that he once witnessed an accident when someone had their right turn signal on to take a right onto a side street. So the other vehicles assumed it was safe to pull out but the signaling car did not turn right. He kept going straight and T-boned the car pulling out. The car pulling out probably should have waited until the signaling car actually starting to turn before he pulled out but either way, this was improper use of a turn signal.

Dashcam footage of a truck almost colliding with a red stop light runner. This was recorded getting off of a highway in Wallingford CT. The light turns green and cars start to proceed but a Jeep decides the red doesn't apply to him and continues almost getting T Boned by a pickup truck.

Person makes oncoming lane their own. This is the 1st day of 2019 and this is what we can expect? You can clearly see folks making right turns to head down the road but another vehicle pulls out of a business and just heads down against what would be the flow of traffic. This person definitely does not have the right of way. This is not an area that changes lane direction during specific times like some other cities. I wonder what the cars did when they needed to make that right hand turn with that silver SUV blocking the lane. Perhaps they are straight off the plane from Great Britain? Or did they have a really really tough New Years Eve? Distracted driving would be my guess. In this area, there are laws against cell phone use and therefore a lot of tickets handed out. Maybe this person was preoccupied with something.

An 18 Wheeler makes no attempt to stop at the red traffic light at a major intersection. This is dashcam footage at a major intersection. The light is green. It then turns yellow and then red. It is red for a few seconds before we see the truck blast through it. This would have been a real disaster had there been other cars in the intersection. Especially with that gas station right there in addition to what the truck was hauling.

Merging car nearly crashes. Accident is avoided by 2 alert drivers that quickly maneuvered to avoid the collision. This is dashcam footage of the near traffic mishap. This incident occurred on 84 West in Southington CT. On a normal commute, dashcam driver was hyper alert as evidenced by his quick reaction to a car suddenly changing lanes to avoid another cutting into his lane. White vehicle attempts to merge and signals at the last second. He attempts to merge which causes the car in the right lane to react and move over to the center lane. This in turn forces the dashcam driver to quickly change lanes and move to the left thus avoiding collision. White vehicle probably had no idea of what transpired. We can't always assume that merging traffic is aware of cars in the vicinity as they attempt to enter the highway. The driver did signal his intent to merge but the other driver was in his blind spot and probably didn't see it. Even if he did see it, that van was quick to changes lanes after the signal. In the end, all is good and we all went on our way.

When is it ok to run a red light? Well in this case, the driver ran a red light right in front of a cop. When is this kind of driving behavior allowed? You might be allowed if you are directed to do so by an officer. In this case that is what happened.

Front and rear dashcam footage captures multiple vehicles striking object on highway. Highway driving heading West on Route 72 in Plainville CT. Dashcam captures the moment an object is run over while driving at highway speeds. Multiple vehicles will run it over before it is finished. You can see the white car in front barely avoids it but does in fact run it over. Only to be deflected and is in the path of the dashcam vehicle. Driver tries to avoid it but it is too late and ends up running it over in a plume of dust and debris and flings it back for the next car to dodge. The rear view camera captures that as well. Luckily the car behind the dashcam avoids it and hopefully the cars behind him too. The outcome after that is unknown to the driver. The unidentified object now has turned into an accident looking for a place to happen. After avoiding the road hazard, the dashcam driver continues to head further down the highway and sees some more of the same unidentified object on the side of the road. A little further ahead he sees what he thinks is the offending truck. As driver gets closer to the truck it is evident that it is in fact the vehicle judging by the contents loaded up and piled high in the back. The driver makes an attempts to get the truck driver's attention by honking the horn and waiving. Including pointing and gesturing towards the back of the truck as dashcam owner drives by. At this point it is a highway split and you can see the rear camera footage of this as the two vehicles part ways. Dashcam went left and truck went right. It was apparent that the truck driver probably had no idea what was going on behind him. Hopefully everything ended well for the other commuters on this busy stretch of highway.

A red pickup truck decides his time is more important and proceeds to bypass a line of rush hour traffic by heading down the oncoming lane. Rush hour traffic like this is typical in this area. There is always a single lane of traffic on this stretch of road. Most everyone is patient here and waits to get through. But this one individual in the red pickup must think his time is worth more. Watch as he drives down in the left oncoming lane. He must have thought he could make it all the way down without running into any oncoming traffic. But anybody familiar with this area knows that that will never happen. Notice how he is forced to move over and even signals as he muscles his way back into the correct lane. This probably made the driver he cut in front of pretty annoyed. This could have been could kindling for some road rage action. It would have been great if there was a cop around for a dose of instant karma. Perhaps next time. At least the pickup truck operator was courteous enough to signal his intention to force his way back into the correct lane.

Dashcam footage of a truck going through a red light directly in front of a school. Then, a little ways up the road, another apparently distracted driver runs the red light after holding up the flow of traffic. The school zone offender runs the red light. No question that it was red because he purposely changed lanes to go around another car that was already stopped at the light. He didn't get too far though because a little ways up the road we see him stopped at another light. No time saved and there was risk with what he did. Especially in a school zone. A little ways up the road at another light we see a car that seemed to be distracted by something. As light cycles to green, he slowly creeps up leaving a large gap between the car in from and him. The light definitely turns red before he gets to git but he still decides to run it. Time saved? Who knows. Risky either way, there are usually police at this intersection monitoring too.

Driving down a New England highway during a heavy rain storm when suddenly there is lightning activity. Dashcam catches the powerful bolts of lightning as seen through a windshield and dashcam.

This is dashcam video of a near collision on a newly constructed section of highway 72 in Plainville CT. You can see a 4-door white car come from the side street on the right and cut in front of the 2-door white car. The car had to hit its breaks and maneuver out of the way. This could have been bad if not for the quick reflexes of the 2-door car. Since this is a newly build highway that was over 30 years in the planning and making, the traffic pattern is still getting some used to by commuters. The side streets along the highway in this area used to be residential housing with little to no traffic. There have been numerous accidents along this short stretch of road probably as a result of unfamiliarity or drivers still getting used to the change. It is always possible that it was inattentive or distracted driving too. There also isn't a "no turn on red" for the side street. There should be.

It was wet weather getting off of an exit ramp. The light turns yellow and then red. Car decides to keep going straight through the red light. I am not sure if he skidded through because of the wet road. It could have ended worse.

Dashcam footage shows a car that comes right on someone's tail and is so impatient that that the driver cuts over 2 lanes and almost takes out a motorcycle. This was dangerous and careless driving that was witnessed on a CT highway on a nice late afternoon drive. You can see the car in the left most lane come up at high speed and gets right on the tail of the car in front. Unable to go further, driver makes an attempt to pass by cutting over 2 lanes of traffic. In the process, the driver almost sideswipes the motorcycle which was coming up on the right most lane. The motorcycle seemed to be aware as he attempts to move over almost going into the breakdown lane. The reckless car continues on down the highway.

This video captures some playful primates in a once thriving drive-through zoo called Six Flags Wild Safari in New Jersey. Animals of all sorts could be observed there while driving through in the safety and comfort of your own car. This particular area of the zoo had a warning sign posted and an alternate bypass route to avoid the monkey exhibit altogether. This would have been a very useful strategy for someone driving in a convertible. You can see why in the video that convertibles would be bad. I think I remember such a sign posting that you enter at your own risk of damage. I recall seeing these beautiful primates yanking radio antennae of cars. On the way in you were told not to feed the animals but no one really ever listened. You can see some of that activity in the video. You can really say that the humans were the ones in the cages at this exhibit and the monkeys were observing them too. The animals seem to be having the time of their lives climbing and riding the cars and eating what was thrown at them. They stopped allowing cars back in 2012 and now have controlled guided tours on an off road truck under what is called Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari. Now in 2018, the zoo boasts 1,200 animals from 6 continents including elephants, rhinos, tigers, giraffes and lions. I would guess that the new Safari Off Road Adventure is a safer method of observation. Animals can be unpredictable and adding unpredictable humans and cars into the mix could be a recipe for disaster. An animal could have really been injured at the old zoo. I wonder if there are any stats about such events happening at these types of places. This footage is from a Sony 8mm video camera recorded in August 1994. Antiquated by today's standards so it is probably not what people are used to seeing these days with HD resolution. But it is still good enough to bring back the memories of those times.

Not looking to get anyone fired but this could have been a school bus carrying your children. As you see in the dashcam footage, the bus approaches the light behind a tractor trailer. He starts to stop as the light turns from yellow to red but then decided to hit the gas to run it. I understand that hitting a light can mean you will have to wait at the red for a minute or two but is it worth it? This intersection is no exception. I travel that road frequently and know how it is there. The light only seems to allow a few cars during each cycle which is why the bus driver probably decided to hit the gas. They are on a tight schedule so hitting the light would affect it. Recently there has been media coverage that says in some cases bus drivers don't even get bathroom breaks. Perhaps that was it? Also covered in the media were incidences of drivers actually wearing diapers! Wow. But in all cases, the drivers should put the safety of the children first. As a parent, I would completely understand the extra few minutes taking to ensure the safety of the kids. The van in this video definitely had children in it. It would have been a disaster if something had happened. Cars coming from the side are quick to go as well so this could have easily been bad. You can see that the bus actually attempted to break and could have actually stopped before getting to the white line. But instead of completely stopping, as the light was already red, he hit the gas to fly through the intersection. This is reckless and could have been a disaster if someone just as reckless was coming the other way. Listen folks, if you have to speed up to get through the intersection then you have no business trying to go through said intersection. Isn't this part of drivers ed 101?