Just a bad driver
Twice in the last week, I have been driven off the road on my interstate commute. This morning, I was cruising down I-40, going probably 75 in a 65 zone. I was in the left lane, passing a little blue sporty looking car when said car decided to get into my lane. Being on my toes this morning, I quickly swerved into the breakdown lane, simultaneously hitting the brakes and the horn.
And like I said, that’s the second time this week I’ve had that happen. This morning, I slowed for a few minutes, trying to get past the realization that I could’ve just been killed by thoughtlessness, and I watched the car that nearly drove me off the road. The driver drove on as if nothing happened, then after a bit she got back in the middle lane. She swerved side to side a bit, and I wondered if I should call 911. As I slowly passed her a few minutes later, I glanced over at her. Nope, she wasn’t drunk, and she wasn’t on the phone. She was just a bad driver.
It just amazes me how easily something really bad could have happened, and even though I honked my horn, I’m not sure the other driver ever noticed me. If I had happened to be looking the other way for just that second, my morning would’ve gone badly.
That’s something to be grateful for, I guess.
April 30th, 2007 at 10:02 am
Might want to slow down, too!
Have you purchased additional life insurance, yet?
April 30th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
I drive I-40 every day, I take the 440 towards west end and I drive a white car so it wasn’t me who tried to run you off the road.