The Adventures of Dummy, Dingleberry and Stupid (the Darwins)

In daily driving, we see a lot of crazy stuff. Been looking through videos to see if I could find one that shows a sudden traffic stop on the highway and a massive accident as it unfolds. Scottie, if you have one, please post it...thanks.

Ever see a person driving a car that doesn’t have full control. No one in front yet has to tap the brakes. Or running 65 mph in a 70 mph zone and slams on the brakes when they see a cop. Or can’t seem to see the big flashing sign telling everyone to switch lanes because that lane is closed. This person is Dumaz. Dumaz is Braindead. Holds a steering wheel and drives around empty headed. Alone, Dumaz is just a nuisance. But bring Dingleberry around and bad things happen quickly.

Dingleberry lingers around another’s rear. Either tailgating or matching speeds with your trailer. If you are a tailgater, 1.) you cannot see 2.) you do not have an out when Dumaz does his thing. 3.)is almost always AT FAULT in an accident.

Stupid is Dumaz’s more intelligent sibling. Stupid knows better, is a better driver hands down than Dumaz, but screws up by always choosing the path of least resistance. When Stupid meets up with Dumaz and Dingleberry, expect something bad to happen.


What went wrong? When do you see the danger? How do you avoid these situations? Which is Dumaz? Which is Dingleberry? Which is Stupid? And why?

 

Btw, new bloods, just a discussion. This is every day on the road. The sooner you recognize the Darwins, the better prepared you are.

 

I was actually looking for a better video, but almost all of your highway wrecks go the same way. The driver actually did well, except he waited unTil they hit to try to take himself out of the equation. I thought for sure that he was going to eat that guard rail.

Dumaz wanted to pass the truck. Dumaz doesn’t have full control of his vehicle. When you’re driving along and look in your mirror, you’ll see him struggling to pass. Why is he struggling to pass on an icy road in North Carolina? And you will see Dingleberry following too close. Dumaz wants to get in front of you and Dingleberry is pushing him. Dumaz speeds up to pass and realizes that he is driving too fast for his ability. Dumaz’s plan was to get over in front of the truck and slow down. It’s what they do. He would have brake checked that truck as soon as he could have gotten over to the right. ITS WHAT THEY DO. You know that’s what he wanted to do.

It’s not about whose at fault and who caused what...it’s about taking yourself out of a bad situation. This is every single day on the job for us. Yes, we know the truck wasn’t at fault, but he almost ate a guard rail. Or hit a car on the shoulder.

 

Keep in mind, that driver was actually pretty skilled. He did not cut his wheel. If he had cut the wheel (hard jerk), that accident would have been ugly.

But the thing that makes us Stupid is when we know better, which means we have intelligence, but we choose not to use it

 

That's a sign of Dumaz. He doesn't have full control of the vehicle.