A dash cam video showing a Ford Falcon skid out of control after overtaking a car on the freeway north of Sydney, has divided viewers over who was at fault. Police say both drivers deserve tickets.
A road rage video shared across social media – that shows a Ford Falcon skid out of control and crash after overtaking a car that was hogging the overtaking lane – has divided viewers over who was at fault.
However, police who have seen the video – filmed on the M1 freeway north of Sydney and uploaded by Dash Cam Owners Australia – say both drivers deserve tickets.
The footage shows vehicles travelling southbound on the freeway just north of the Hawkesbury River bridge at Brooklyn.
Traffic is light and the vehicle fitted with the dash cam is travelling in the far right, overtaking lane.
About 20 seconds after overtaking a car in the middle lane – during which time police say the driver of the dash cam vehicle had ample time to move out of the passing lane – the red Ford Falcon drives alongside the dash cam car, to pass the right-lane hog.
However, the car fitted with the dash cam can be heard accelerating sharply, in an apparent attempt to block the red Ford Falcon from coming into the passing lane. Unlike the UK, in most Australian jurisdictions it is not illegal to pass slower traffic from the middle lane.
Drive contacted a number of highway patrol officers from NSW Police, and all were scathing of the behaviour depicted in the video.
Police canvassed by Drive said both drivers deserved to receive tickets.
The driver of the red Ford Falcon ought to be issued with a $464 ticket and three demerit points for “negligent driving,” police officers told Drive.
The driver of the vehicle equipped with the dash cam – who can be heard after the crash swearing at the Ford Falcon driver after the crash – ought to be issued with a $464 ticket and three demerit points for “negligent driving” for speeding up, and another $349 ticket and two demerit points for “not keeping left unless overtaking.”
The video highlights the frustration of drivers who don’t keep left when traffic is light, as appeared to be the case in this clip. It also shows that right-lane hogs can cause other drivers to take dangerous and unnecessary risks.
“In essence, they’re both at fault and this crash was completely avoidable,” said a high-ranking NSW Police highway patrol officer contacted by Drive.
“Both drivers should reflect on their actions and realise the risk they put themselves and other motorists in that day.”
It is unclear whether police will make further enquiries into the incident or take formal action against either driver.
However, Taskforce Puma has been established by NSW Police Traffic and Highway Patrol to follow-up driving offences caught on camera by members of the public, and also to target repeat driving offenders who continue to drive despite lengthy suspension periods being ordered by the courts.
Watch the full video here, and let us know in the comments below whether you believe both drivers contributed to this crash.
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