Near-Wreck Experience

Merging Issues

As I approached the 114th S exit on I-15 today, the light at the 106th exit had been green. Thus there were several cars entering the freeway all at the same time that me and the other cars around me were trying to exit.
One car in particular was rather impatient to move over, and nearly was sideswiped by the car he tried to go around as they merged onto the freeway a split second after he did.


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Friday, March 4th, 2016 Videos No Comments

Skip a Lane

Immediately after getting on the freeway, this car decided it was imperative that he get over two lanes as quickly as possible – without any kind of signal and regardless of the speed of the traffic in the lane. I happened to be the one in that lane and nearly ran into him.


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Monday, January 18th, 2016 Videos No Comments

Drifting into My Lane

While driving along 7th East today, the car next to me just drifted over into my lane. They only signaled or seemed to notice me when I slammed on my brakes and honked.


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Saturday, November 7th, 2015 Videos No Comments

Lane Chane Problems

While driving in downtown SLC today, the truck in front of me nearly merged into the car next to him when changing lanes. I believe his blinker/taillight was out on that side, which certainly didn’t help – he may have been signaling, but there was no way for anyone else to tell.


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Thursday, November 5th, 2015 Videos No Comments

Two Left Turns

In the long line of cars waiting on 13th East at the south end of the valley, one paused to let the waiting cars turn. Both decided to go at once and very nearly collided.

As a sidenote, I’m not sure why I suddenly ran across three video-worthy events after a few weeks of nothing, but that’s how it goes sometimes.


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Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 Videos No Comments

Lane Merge Close Call

Right before the exit from I-215 south to I-80, a guy in a truck merged to the right lane apparently without checking for cars in the right lane. He noticed too late that there was a car there, and so started a back-and-forth as he decided which lane to stay in.


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Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 Videos No Comments

Close Left

At the intersection of 94th S and 7th E, an SUV narrowly missed being hit after not having enough room to turn.


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Friday, August 14th, 2015 Videos No Comments

Left Turn Slipup

The car in front of me went to follow the next car in turning left. It misjudged the gap and had to avert its course to avoid being hit by the oncoming car.


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Thursday, July 30th, 2015 Videos No Comments

Who’s lane is it anyway?

We have another submission from Duncan!

He reports:
“It’s not too easy to see but she was not looking forward when I had already stopped and she was in the lane, I was in two minds about reversing to get out of the way. Not an easy junction to pull that stunt and I believe there is a NO LEFT turn sign in that filling station, but I could be wrong.

This camera is a curse.”


The video can be found on youtube here.

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Friday, June 26th, 2015 Videos No Comments

Attentive Lane Changing

A brand new silver car was driving in front of me. As we came to the I-15/I-215 merge, the silver car tried to move over to the far right lane. However, during this time, an SUV merged from the right; occupying the same space that the silver car was trying to enter. Perhaps due to driving a new car, the silver car driver barely noticed the SUV in time.


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Friday, March 20th, 2015 Videos No Comments