Trip ends in tragedy

[Geoff]

Like I said earlier, I've been in the situation twice now, but the oncoming drivers veered off at the last second.  I guess your horn woke him up because he served at the last second.  Good luck to you, Richard.

--Geoff

[eagle19952]

But not the other driver eh??

sounds like an @$# umption.

[akroyaleagle]

Wow Richard!

I'm getting some dash cameras.

I too have seen some things that got my attention, but nothing like that!

Had you not been your coach, there would probably have been more fatalities.

I decided a long time ago that in my coach, I am not taking radical evasive action unless the other guy is much bigger.

I have tried to instill in my girls and Frankie that animals that run into your path may be best avoided by continuing straight ahead while braking. It just may not be their day. I have one daughter 46 years old that has wrecked virtually every vehicle she has ever driven by freaking out over dogs and inattention. Frankie no longer drives. I live in South Dakota and avoid driving at night because deer commit suicide constantly here. I have had several real scares. I notice since the demise of "sealed beams" whatever the new lights for the last 20 or so years use do not show eyes like the older vehicles did.

One can only do so much. On the way back from having my coach painted, the first year I had it, I saw a large buck running at me from the side in Yankton, in town! He hit me in the paint behind the left toll window. He slid down and left hair on the front of each door but got up and ran away, leaving me with about a 10" dent in my new paint.

I'm with the others that have figured out what their actions will be.

I am alive because I figured that out in helicopters nearly 50 years ago. When the feared finally happened, I did just what I had gone over in my mind so many times.

[TomC]

Everyone should have a dash camera. The best is the multiple camera system that can give you a birds eye 360 view-pretty slick.

[Zephod]

I have a dash cam in my car. Today it recorded several near head ons as people overtook a moped across double yellow lines. I just hung back when I got close and waited for a genuine opportunity.


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[kyle4501]

Funny thing about surprises, they surprise you - and when you are surprised, you may not act/ react like you thought you would.

A little old blue haired lady started to come over in my lane, During my surprised reaction, I forgot how wide my coach is and I hit the curb.  

When it is something with just my vehicle, I tend to do the right thing - -  if other vehicles are involved, I sometimes make less than good decisions. . .  

Talking about these incidences will definitely help others be better prepared.


I bought a dash camera after an incident that could have been very bad. I was creeping up to a stop sign to see oncoming traffic past an obstruction when a motorcyclist changed lanes so close in front that I couldn't see him over the dash. I noticed that he wasn't beside me so . . . . I figure I would have been blamed for following too close if there wasn't video to show what really happened.

[Oonrahnjay]

Dash cam video uploaded to You Tube
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     Oh, Richard, that is so scary.  I add my sympathies and best wishes for you.  Wishing you peace and comfort.

[Scott & Heather]

Dash cams are a must and this whole sad situation really should be the impetus for all of us investing in them just to be clear to law enforcement as to what really happened. Here's what happened to my wife just the other day while driving the coach. She had to slam on the brakes to keep from hitting this silly lady:
https://youtu.be/gG9VrcLHde8


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[Zephod]

Dash cams are a must and this whole sad situation really should be the impetus for all of us investing in them just to be clear to law enforcement as to what really happened. Here's what happened to my wife just the other day while driving the coach. She had to slam on the brakes to keep from hitting this silly lady:
https://youtu.be/gG9VrcLHde8


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Now that is a situation I see all too often. Rather than hang back and use the free space behind me, people overtake and turn in front of me. This even happens on city roads!


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[luvrbus]

Looks to me like dash cams could work against you too ,we have to many damn cameras in our life now any place you go you are on camera.
Me I would have never posted the recording crooked lawyers love that stuff it gives them months to study and twist things around even if is clearly not you fault   

[Zephod]

Dash cams show what happened. If you always do the right thing, you have nothing to fear.


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[gumpy]

Dash cams show what happened. If you always do the right thing, you have nothing to fear.

As mentioned before, you really have no clue, do you?

[luvrbus]

It really makes no difference to lawyers they advertise on TV they can get you money even if the wreck was your fault it's not right but that is the way it is nowadays in our flawed but good system.
You don't have any idea what lawyers can do,I was involved in a suit where I was doing work on a hiway it was barricaded as to the specs a woman hit a barrier and was injured and sued me,the flasher provider and the state it was proven it was her fault and 12 jurors still awarded her a 100k.
It's mostly the insurance co's fault because they will not fight a case unless it's big money 50 to 100k they just pay it and raise your premiums.I hope this all works out for Richard and wife because I know the pain of a accident when someone dies in the crash          

[lostagain]

I would definitively not get a dash cam for any vehicle I drive. A good lawyer could argue that I didn't take evasive action to prevent an accident. Or find all kinds of reasons to find me negligent. A dash cam isn't going to prevent anything. To me, it is just an other useless gadget. So you guys going to tape a camera on your forehead now? LOL

JC

[Bus Lurker]

Luvrbus is correct.  People and lawyers are always looking for deep pockets.  Having driven for Coca Cola, Budweiser, Kraft Foods and major lumber companies, we were always made aware of how careful we had to be on the road because of accident victims looking for big payouts.  One of my employer's insurance companies informed us to watch cars suddenly pulling in front of us to intentionally cause rear ender accidents looking for a payout.

I knew a truck driver who was involved in a fatal accident; not his fault, but he was concerned the victim's family would go after his assets and even his home.