I had a preventable accident and fired.
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by GuamboyEli, Dec 3, 2024.
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Since the company is now Knight/Swift, and Knight has already turned him down...77fib77 Thanks this.
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A driver facing camera is not always necessary.
I have seen videos at Swift, with just the forward facing camera, that shows what the driver is doing through the reflection on the windshield.Albertaflatbed and 77fib77 Thank this. -
Would that reversed image hold up in court?
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So it’s a forward facing camera. But the reflection off the windshield showed my phone going off and me grabbing it for a second. 10 seconds later the other driver hits me201 Thanks this.
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Let me get this straight, somebody was passing you and you thought that was a good time to grab your phone ?
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Negative. I was still in my lane. I checked my gps for a second. Put it back. Then proceed to start my sequence to merge. Checking mirrors, turn signal on, checking mirrors again. Then started merging. I was half into megering when I saw him go into the shoulder to pass me. Half of his car was on the shoulder and other half was dirt. His car got out of control and swerved passed me crashing into the guard rail on the right side. But all the company cares about was me using my phone.
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Were you merging from the left or the right?
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from right or left. In the footage. You see me merging left then the car coming around from the back into the shoulder. He was going way faster than me. So I think he just lost control
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