from the breakdown lane.
I was following the in-laws from their house after dark and we hopped on the interstate. They managed to move over, but I got stuck in the right lane. There were three cars in the breakdown lane. Suddenly one car decided to turn on their hazard lights . Then, at the last possible second they pull into my lane in front of the car (a Toyota of some kind) directly in front of me. Their back quarter panel almost came into contact with the Toyota's front fender. Much slamming of the breaks and praying occur. They were literally going around 15 mph easing into the lane with no regard for the other cars already occupying that space or the blaring horns.
Two things irritated me. 1. Why merge and cut off another car? They could have moved over earlier since there were no cars in front of the Toyota for a good distance. Or, they could have waited for another gap. 2. They drove about a quarter of a mile (I was still stuck since they were going so slow I couldn't move over and be safe) at 20 mph and pulled back over into the breakdown lane. If they had to move why didn't they just use the breakdown lane and drive the distance? The lane is almost the same size as a normal lane.
I could be overly sensitive since I hate interstate driving, but I can safely say I have a strong dislike of that driver.
I was following the in-laws from their house after dark and we hopped on the interstate. They managed to move over, but I got stuck in the right lane. There were three cars in the breakdown lane. Suddenly one car decided to turn on their hazard lights . Then, at the last possible second they pull into my lane in front of the car (a Toyota of some kind) directly in front of me. Their back quarter panel almost came into contact with the Toyota's front fender. Much slamming of the breaks and praying occur. They were literally going around 15 mph easing into the lane with no regard for the other cars already occupying that space or the blaring horns.
Two things irritated me. 1. Why merge and cut off another car? They could have moved over earlier since there were no cars in front of the Toyota for a good distance. Or, they could have waited for another gap. 2. They drove about a quarter of a mile (I was still stuck since they were going so slow I couldn't move over and be safe) at 20 mph and pulled back over into the breakdown lane. If they had to move why didn't they just use the breakdown lane and drive the distance? The lane is almost the same size as a normal lane.
I could be overly sensitive since I hate interstate driving, but I can safely say I have a strong dislike of that driver.
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