7/20/2005

Life In The Slow Lane

Eastbound on the airport connecter. In the far right lane. Doing about 60. The guy ahead of me slams on his brakes and weaves into the middle lane. Uh oh... I start slowing down and pull up behind a guy doing 35 mph with his hazard lights on. WTF?

Now there's a huge speed differential between me and the next lane over. I figuredI'd wait for an opening and jump over a lane. Just as traffic opens up I notice a freaking BUS about to rear-end me. I moved damn fast when I saw that.

Next thing I know the bus is swerving around the guy and I'm pushing the truck trying to get out of the line of fire. It was a pretty close moment. I'd hate to get killed by a bus.

Moral of the story: if your top speed is 35, take surface streets. Please. We don't want to kill you, but won't feel bad if it happens.

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