I’m Not Dead (Thankfully)

While driving around today I almost got into a couple of car accidents. Both times while trying to change lanes.

The first time I turned on my blinker, and the truck driver next to me sped up as soon as I sped up, and slowed down as soon as I slowed down (AKA, she was an asshole). The next time she tried speeding up I snuck in and forced her to back off. It was a bit funny actually - after I merged in she cut off the car next to me (without blinker) and I looked right at her - it was a little old lady.

The second time was because I got into the wrong lane to get to the onramp for the highway, yeah my bad. I tried merging into the correct lane, and yes I had my blinker on. The truck driver behind me in the other lane backed off, so I started to merge. As soon as I started to he sped up and nearly whacked the back of my poor little Saturn. I had to stay in my current lane, wait till the traffic in the other lane emptied then turned. Illegal turn, but oh well.

Now I can’t blame him for being a little peeved, since it was my fault I got into the wrong lane, but there is absolutely no excuse for speeding up when someone is merging in front of you (with blinkers, giving you a good amount of warning, etc). Why is it I’m always letting people go in front of me with no issue - yet those damn truck drivers today thought they are such important people 1 extra second would destroy their entire life?

You know what makes it worse - both times the assholes wound up changing lanes in front of another car without their blinker on. People like that shouldn’t be driving.

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