I don't know if anyone elses garmin watch does this but if I have the not so reliable collision detection switched on and it detects a collision then it will automatically delete the current activity which if you are actually in an accident and needed the data like this guy would make it harder or impossible to retrieve. Not exactly a helpful feature.
this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2025
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I think it's also quite possible that the driver is so deranged that they believe the story they gave police. After all, I'm a good driver, how could I make a mistake? It must be the cyclist's fault!
You're too kind. I honestly believe they do that (lie) because there's a very good chance they'll get away with it.
I mean, it was only because the cyclist tracks their ride that the driver was caught lying. If that data didn't exist, it would be the driver's word against the cyclist, and because of his injuries, he couldn't remember.
Just imagine had the cyclist died, the family would live out their lives believing their loved one was the cause of his own death. So fucked up. Liars should be reamed out by the court.
I didn't mean it to be kind. I meant that the driver could actually be that detached from reality.
@limelight79 @Showroom7561 Yeah: 'I looked and they weren't there, therefore the only possible way I could have hit them is if they did this weird and implausible manoeuvre'
People will invent stories to tell themselves to feel good. They then will tell everyone else the story like it is fact.
People make for terrible evidence.
Log data with a computer. It is much harder to trick yourself this way.