I was driving home from work on Tuesday and traffic was a bit congested, but we were all moving at about 60MPH. I always leave a big gap in front of me (the 5 second rule) in case traffic comes to a quick stop.
There was a 3rd gen 4Runner directly behind me who was so close that I could not see his front bumper. Behind him was a silver honda with aftermarket tail-lights and some other mods to make it look sporty. I'm guessing that the 4runner was tailgating me because the honda was tailgating him. However, I'm going the speed of traffic, and going any faster will kill the room between me and the car ahead of me.
I'm in the #1 lane, and the honda merges into the #2 lane, then zips ahead of the 4runner behind me, and comes parallel to me.
There is a green car in the #2 lane that is no more than a half car length ahead of me. The honda comes right up on the rear bumper of the green car, and I think to myself... "Is this guy actually going to try and go between me and the green car?"
Sure enough, the ******* makes his move, and cuts into my lane directly ahead of me. His rear driver side fender is right where my front passenger side corner is. He hasn't even passed me, and he's moving into my lane.
To avoid a collision, I have to cut to the left. I did not slam on the breaks because the 4runner was directly on my tail (though he had backed off a bit now that the honda passed him).
I was very careful not to over-correct with the motions, but heading to the left was sending me directly toward the center divider, so I turned the wheel back to the right. Now, I'm heading toward the #2 lane. My 4runner takes on a pendulum motion, and I end up spinning 180 in the fast lane, kissing off the center divider, and facing the car behind me as I come screeching to a stop.
I was VERY surprised that no one hit me. I have no clue if the ******* in the honda completed his lane change or not. No one stopped to give a witness account. The guy in the Honda had to have seen me spin out and hit the median, but he just kept going.
What's wrong with people these days? It really makes me lose faith in humanity when people can be so cruel, then just drive away from the scene without even checking.
Luckily, the damage is minor because I did a good job controlling the vehicle. By the time I hit the median, I was not going very fast. I have some rub marks on the front passenger side bumper, but the fog lamps and headlamps are all intact. The fender is a bit dented, but not from contact with the cement wall. The bumper pushed up into it, and pushed it back a bit.
My insurance says I'm not responsible for the incident so it won't count against me, but I am still out the deductible for the repair.
There was a 3rd gen 4Runner directly behind me who was so close that I could not see his front bumper. Behind him was a silver honda with aftermarket tail-lights and some other mods to make it look sporty. I'm guessing that the 4runner was tailgating me because the honda was tailgating him. However, I'm going the speed of traffic, and going any faster will kill the room between me and the car ahead of me.
I'm in the #1 lane, and the honda merges into the #2 lane, then zips ahead of the 4runner behind me, and comes parallel to me.
There is a green car in the #2 lane that is no more than a half car length ahead of me. The honda comes right up on the rear bumper of the green car, and I think to myself... "Is this guy actually going to try and go between me and the green car?"
Sure enough, the ******* makes his move, and cuts into my lane directly ahead of me. His rear driver side fender is right where my front passenger side corner is. He hasn't even passed me, and he's moving into my lane.
To avoid a collision, I have to cut to the left. I did not slam on the breaks because the 4runner was directly on my tail (though he had backed off a bit now that the honda passed him).
I was very careful not to over-correct with the motions, but heading to the left was sending me directly toward the center divider, so I turned the wheel back to the right. Now, I'm heading toward the #2 lane. My 4runner takes on a pendulum motion, and I end up spinning 180 in the fast lane, kissing off the center divider, and facing the car behind me as I come screeching to a stop.
I was VERY surprised that no one hit me. I have no clue if the ******* in the honda completed his lane change or not. No one stopped to give a witness account. The guy in the Honda had to have seen me spin out and hit the median, but he just kept going.
What's wrong with people these days? It really makes me lose faith in humanity when people can be so cruel, then just drive away from the scene without even checking.
Luckily, the damage is minor because I did a good job controlling the vehicle. By the time I hit the median, I was not going very fast. I have some rub marks on the front passenger side bumper, but the fog lamps and headlamps are all intact. The fender is a bit dented, but not from contact with the cement wall. The bumper pushed up into it, and pushed it back a bit.
My insurance says I'm not responsible for the incident so it won't count against me, but I am still out the deductible for the repair.
