I just had an "interesting" driver yesterday. I was doing the traffic-jam accordion game, trying to keep a constant speed. I'm getting very good at it, mind you (trying hard to not have to play with a clutch all the time helps!). This guy in his giant F-2150 whips out of the left lane and floors it in the right lane, zooming up on my bumper at about 40 mph while I am driving 15 or so. He proceeds to get RIGHT on my bumper, flash his lights, then move even closer when I blink my brake lights as a sign of acknowledgement.
When he whipped back into the left lane (almost taking a portion of my bumper with him) and my lane continued to move, while his stopped a short time later, I waved at him.
It was actually pretty scary, because I figured getting into a collision with him wouldn't end well.
But what did he want me to do? Tailgate the car in front of me?
At that particular time, there were only 2 or 3 car lengths between us, and the gap was closing.
It's unfortunate that people in gargantuan pickups sometimes lack big-picture thinking skills, and more unfortunate still that people like this are allowed to drive on our roads.
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