r/therewasanattempt 4d ago

To brake check a truck.

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u/Shoddy_Interest5762 4d ago

Like, what in the American hell is brake checking all about?

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u/Version_Two 4d ago

It's an insurance scam. The hope is that the victim doesn't have a camera, so they can claim they were recklessly rear-ended.

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u/SkiSTX 4d ago

That is one newer application of brake checking. But don't forget about good ol' road rage, the OG of brake checks.

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u/Version_Two 4d ago

That'll show em!

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u/Objective_Frosting58 3d ago edited 3d ago

Yeah but who drives around (especially in a commercial vehicle) without a camera these day's? I mean 10 years ago this was a stupid and dangerous scam that actually might've worked because not many cameras were used, assuming they didn't get severely injured. But today it just seems ridiculous that anyone would be stupid enough to try😂

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u/IAMA_Printer_AMA 3d ago

Reddit is, shockingly enough, not terribly representative of the world, actually

who drives around ... without a camera these days?

82 to 90% of U.S. drivers, so, most people.

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u/Objective_Frosting58 3d ago

Well my experience of driving around British roads in a commercial vehicle is I see most of the traffic has a dash cam these days compared to 10 years ago when I didn't see many

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u/IAMA_Printer_AMA 3d ago

They are a recent trend. Considering my countrymen's tendency to resist progre we'll probably be there in ten years or so. I'm only just starting to see commercial vehicles with dashcams, my company seems rather on the leading edge of things that we have them.

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u/Objective_Frosting58 3d ago edited 3d ago

That's actually kinda surprising, for some reason I thought they would be even more used in America because of the suing culture in the usa

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u/Enough_Donkey6412 3d ago

This group finally got me off my ass and I bought a dashcam. I haven’t “needed” it yet but having it makes me feel more secure. I live in a major urban area and stop signs, red lights and signaling are all optional apparently. I could have used it in the past but at least now I’m covered. A few bucks on Amazon and piece of mind.