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Don't Do This
May. 15th, 2015 02:41 pmYou know how sometimes you're driving on the highway, and you need to exit, but there's a ton of traffic and the exit lane is backed up for almost a mile? And you're tempted to be a jerk and cruise along a lane or two over, until you're about a tenth of a mile from the exit and then brake and cut over to the exit lane all sudden-like, cutting off a bunch of people and saving yourself a few minutes?
Don't do that. It's not just rude - it's also freaking dangerous. And odds are you won't be the person hurt. You'll probably never even know that your idiot moves led to, say, a massive accident behind you.
Yesterday I was driving to work, and that's exactly what happened. I was in the second lane over, and the jerk in front of me decided to wait until the last minute and then suddenly brake and duck into the exit lane. I had enough time and space to slow down and avoid hitting him. The guy driving the giant commercial truck behind me wasn't so lucky.
He tried to swerve to avoid hitting me, but on the highway at rush hour that just meant that he clipped another car before swinging back to rear-end me. All three of us spent the next hour on the side of the road, dealing with police and insurance, while the asshat in the black sedan that triggered all of this cruised on down I-95, oblivious to what happened.
It could have been worse. I strained my trapezius, and my car needs a new tail light and bumper, plus repairs to the hood and the....other metally bits in back. But we're both mostly functional, and the other two vehicles (and people) involved were better off than me. Still, it was a pretty damn serious situation.
So. Don't drive like a dick. Seriously, suck up those five minutes and get in the lane you need at the end of the line. Don't be the reason someone else gets mashed by a freight truck.
Don't do that. It's not just rude - it's also freaking dangerous. And odds are you won't be the person hurt. You'll probably never even know that your idiot moves led to, say, a massive accident behind you.
Yesterday I was driving to work, and that's exactly what happened. I was in the second lane over, and the jerk in front of me decided to wait until the last minute and then suddenly brake and duck into the exit lane. I had enough time and space to slow down and avoid hitting him. The guy driving the giant commercial truck behind me wasn't so lucky.
He tried to swerve to avoid hitting me, but on the highway at rush hour that just meant that he clipped another car before swinging back to rear-end me. All three of us spent the next hour on the side of the road, dealing with police and insurance, while the asshat in the black sedan that triggered all of this cruised on down I-95, oblivious to what happened.
It could have been worse. I strained my trapezius, and my car needs a new tail light and bumper, plus repairs to the hood and the....other metally bits in back. But we're both mostly functional, and the other two vehicles (and people) involved were better off than me. Still, it was a pretty damn serious situation.
So. Don't drive like a dick. Seriously, suck up those five minutes and get in the lane you need at the end of the line. Don't be the reason someone else gets mashed by a freight truck.
