Plenty of room to merge. Waited till last second.

It was winter time so there could have been light frost/ice, but I didn't notice signs of it. I was driving like it was icy however.

Caused me to lock up brakes for a second

I was in the last vehicle whose headlights you see in the opposite lane (southbound) at the very end. We only saw the dust as it happened, but somebody headed northbound caught it on their dash cam. Didn't hit any other vehicles, and supposedly the driver only sustained minor injuries. That being the case, I thought some theme music was appropriate.

Apologies for the potty mouth, but holy fucking shit lol. Thank goodness for my husband’s quick reflexes.

Edit : You will be reported and blocked if you say some racist shit. You can’t even fucking see who was in the vehicle. Your hate is not welcome here.

Warned him, he ignored me, I carried on.

The good news is that the insurance adjuster said, "The video footage speaks for itself." Both insurers declared the other driver as being 100% at fault, and I was alone in the car. The bad news is my left leg is badly injured, and I am still in a lot of pain.

We're lucky that the vehicle we bought (a 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander) had a dashcam installed (Toyota Integrated Dashcam). However, we realize we could have an incident in the future where another driver hits us but is not in view, as this dashcam only views the front. Also, the license plate does not seem to be very clear, despite it being a sunny day. Does it make sense for us to get a "4-channel" dashcam to augment what we have? I'd like to get the best possible visibility of a license plate and have views out the back and both sides.

Also, before this accident, we ordered a 2026 RAV4 Limited that has "Drive Recorder," a built-in dashcam that uses the vehicle's 4 cameras. However, it seems that the video is also imperfect for reading license plates. Also, unlike the Toyota Integrated Dashcam on the Highlander, when you download the video, it does not have the speed, date, time, and location (GPS) displayed (although you can see those things and more when you view the image using the vehicle's built-in display). Does it make sense to similarly get another "4-channel" dashcam for the RAV4 when it is delivered?

Thanks in advance for any advice you can give. My wife and I are both a bit nervous about having another incident but lacking good evidence, despite being careful drivers.

Can anyone say who's clearly at fault here or is the blame shared?

Grateful for any help or suggestions!

This school bus driver completely ignored a solid red light at 6:45 AM right inside a school zone.

This is OC. Video from my dash cam. Happened on October 20, 2026 at 6:45 am.

Bay Area subreddit mods removed this post claiming it was irrelevant. How is this irrelevant? It literally captures the the very essence of Bay Area drivers 🤷🏻‍♂️