A dashcam-equipped car attempting to park collided with a pedestrian in a parking lot, igniting a wave of controversy online.
On March 17, the YouTube channel 'Han Moon Chul TV' uploaded a video titled "Episode 26689. In a parking lot, as the dashcam car tried to pull into a space, a person who had been standing there stepped backward and crashed into it."
The incident occurred at the parking lot entrance when the dashcam car moved forward to park and a pedestrian, who had been facing away, suddenly stepped backward. After the crash, the channel's community lit up with debate over who was at fault — the pedestrian or the driver. Many commenters argued the pedestrian bore some responsibility, while others claimed the dashcam car was over 80% at fault. The uneasy controversy even continued in a live poll, with key questions focusing on pedestrian negligence and whether the driver failed to exercise due caution.
One netizen wrote, "The driver shouldn’t have advanced into where a person was standing." Another commented, "You could see the pedestrian at 10–15% at fault — or even not at fault at all, depending on interpretation."