Yep you weren't there. I was side swiped about 8 months back so I wasn't hanging around next to this person. Once again, check out how they suddenly accelerated entering the intersection. That was a crazy thing to do. I was faced with getting wiped out by them if I stayed at the same speed or going a bit faster than I was planning to keep ahead. I would do the same again in that situation. There was no way they were going to make that turn- no matter what I did or didn't do.
So I was having dinner and drinks with a buddy of mine this weekend and we starting talking about dashcam videos. I remembered about this one and decide to get his take. The reason I asked him about this video is the fact that he's an officer at the local sheriff's office and I thought he'd have good insight. His first response was " I can't believe he posted that on the web!" Here's his take.... If you watch the video closely you can see that the other car moves over as he (you) moves over, ie. trying to avoid getting hit by him (you). He(you) definitely crossed over into the other car's lane and my friend feels that if the other driver sustained damages that you would likely be found liable for those damages based on this video evidence. He (you) could also be charged with fleeing the scene of an accident.
Here are his rebuttals to you last comments:
"I was side swiped about 8 months back so I wasn't hanging around next to this person. Once again, check out how they suddenly accelerated entering the intersection." - Speeding up and cutting them off doesn't make sense if he (you) was trying to avoid them from spinning out and hitting him (you). If he (you) was worried about them speeding up the BEST way to avoid them would have been to slow down and let them pass. It also looked like he (you) had the option of going straight and not turning, however it's hard to tell and maybe this wasn't possible.
"I was faced with getting wiped out by them if I stayed at the same speed or going a bit faster than I was planning to keep ahead." - He (you) says he's (you're) worried about them going too fast, sliding out and side swiping him (you) so then he (you) speed up.(?) So, for the other car to speed up into the turn was crazy but for him (you) to do it was OK? That defies all logic.
"There was no way they were going to make that turn- no matter what I did or didn't do." - Funny to say they couldn't have made that turn at that speed but he (you) could. Also, when cars slide out in a turn from speed, centrifugal force takes them to the OUTSIDE of the turn, not the inside, therefore them not making the turn by going to the inside of the turn was a direct result of them trying to avoid the car cutting into their lane (you).
He suggests you remove the video from the web ASAP. Remember dashcams can be a blessing and a curse, they can work for and against you. In this case he feels this works against you much more than for you.
I went back an forth on whether to post this or not. You already seem very defensive and my intentions are not to upset you but to warn you in case the other drive sustained damages and one day finds this video.
Regardless of if you post a response or not, I will not respond again as we have already taken this thread off topic.
All the best!