Dashcam footage reveals the second a ‘cussed’ driver rear ends one other automobile after blocking a rival motorist from getting into a merging lane.
Luc Donaldson captured the feminine driver crashing into the again of the Volkswagen in Bridge Avenue, Portadown, County Armagh, final week.
The lady, driving a Kia, was filmed driving carefully behind the Volkswagen in entrance, leaving no hole for Mr Donaldson to merge in between the 2 autos.
Apparently distracted whereas shouting at Mr Donaldson, the girl then crashes her automobile into the again of the Volkswagen in entrance of her.
Dashcam footage reveals the second a girl crashed into one other automobile throughout a battle to dam a rival motorist from merging into the lane
When the Volkswagen in entrance stops, the Kia driver doesn’t discover and finally ends up crashing into the again of it
The footage, filmed with Mr Donaldson’s sprint cam, reveals him overtaking a couple of vehicles because the street merges from two lanes down to at least one.
As he approaches a Volkswagen, he slows down in at try to merge behind it whereas the visitors strikes steadily ahead.
However as he makes an attempt to take action, a blue Kia, driving shut behind the Volkswagen, cuts Mr Donaldson off.
He beeps his horn however the lady continues driving ahead whereas, in accordance with Mr Donaldson, she ‘continued shouting’ at him.
Ultimately, the Volkswagen in entrance involves a cease earlier than the girl within the Kia drives ahead and crashes into the again of the automobile.
Mr Donaldson stated the low influence crash didn’t trigger a lot injury, aside from a cracked bumper.
The passenger within the Volkswagen is then seen getting out of the automobile to examine the injury earlier than the driving force and the girl within the Kia get out too.
Mr Donaldson, who stated he gave the footage over to the drivers after the crash, is then seen driving across the two autos and persevering with on his journey.
Luc Donaldson, who filmed the incident together with his dashcam, had been trying to merge into the lane behind the Volkswagen however the lady within the blue Kia had different concepts
He posted the video onto his TikTok on Wednesday, saying: ‘It’s a merging lane, lol. Gotta concentrate individuals.’
The clip has been seen greater than 5.7 million occasions, attracting 471,000 likes.
1000’s of social media customers commented on the clip, with many pointer out the ‘cussed’ driver’s ‘karma’.
Ryan Tempesta stated: ‘There’s two lanes for a cause, he was merging appropriately, she was cussed and paid for it.’
Jim Bloor stated: ‘Folks don’t know how merging works over right here, karma.’
Aaron Gibson stated: ‘How did everybody go the identical exams however so many individuals don’t know drive.’
Morgan Turnt stated: ‘The explanation why it’s so backed up is as a result of no one is utilizing the zipper lane merge appropriately. Sprint cam man isn’t within the fallacious.’
Pam Watson Evans stated: ‘You’ve received to like a little bit of street rage in Portadown.’
And Orchard Jurist stated: ‘For all of these saying he had no proper to merge. Rule 134 of the NI Freeway Code recommends merging ‘in flip’. The opposite automobile sped as much as forestall that.’