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03/17/2008
First off, I’m creating a blog because Keith wants us
too. Since I’m a lemming, I’ll do what he asks.
I think, after much deliberation, that I’m going to use
this space to keep a tally of how many times I’ve
almost been involved in an accident on the road during
a 24-hour period by the incredibly stupid drivers here
in AZ. Yes, there’s a reason as to why we have the
highest insurance rates in the country.
Anyway, today they’ve only tried to kill me once!
That’s a record; usually it’s at least three times
within one mile of each other. This morning, it was a
someone in a Honda Pilot. Male or female, I couldn’t
tell because of the window tint. Road construction had
narrowed the three-lane street I was on to the center
lane only. I was in the far right lane, and threw on my
blinker to merge left into the center, well ahead of
the construction. There was a Silverado about five car
lengths ahead of me in the center lane, and the Pilot
was about four car lengths behind me in the center
lane. For some reason, one only known to the pilot of
the Pilot, they, the Pilot, decided to speed up as I
moved over as opposed to
A. keep traveling the same speed
Or
B. slow down (gasp!)
Just as I was in the lane, the Silverado slammed on
their brakes, hard, to a complete stop, forcing me to
do the same. As a result, I came to rest about three
feet from the truck, only to hear the Pilot skidding
behind me. The Honda ended up being so far up my ***, I
couldn’t even see the hood; only half the windshield.
They had about 6 inches of room to spare, which, when
you’re traveling at 45 MPH, is not a lot.
One good thing about this is you always learn
something. This time, I just should have slowed down,
letting a majority of the traffic pass before moving
over. So, it wasn’t entirely the Pilot’s fault, but
they should not have sped up as I moved over either.
However, that’s just one of the quirks AZ drivers have;
if you want to change lanes, they’ll speed up and take
the space just so you can’t move over in front of them.
If anyone ever comes through AZ, keep that in mind....
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