Monday, 18 June 2007

Almost killed by someone else's STUPIDITY

I am SO MAD but happy to still be in the land of the living and being able to write this.
Driving home from work today. Single lane traffic. White Golf in front followed by overlong articulated truck followed by empty brick transport truck (type with crane) and then myself. Traffic moving slowly so when the road opens up to two lanes, the Golf and articulated keep left and I follow the brick truck on the right, both of us accelerating to pass. The Golf (@$$hole) decides to turn right (yeah, from the left lane), no indicator (naturally) and stops dead in our lane because there is oncoming traffic. Brick truck and myself hit brakes. Have to because we can't move left or right. The brick truck's backend sways from side to side. I'm still treading the brakes to the floor, tap style to avoid a skid, changing down super quick, somehow manage to hit the emergency lights too and preparing handbrake... then the articulated truck swerves onto sand shoulder to avoid swerving brick truck. I sense the impending jackknife but, miraculously, the driver accelerates out of it. Engines screaming, tires squealing, dust and smoke. Unbelievably, the motorists behind see what's happening and fall back. @$$hole is oblivious to this scenario and still parked sideways (no, I don't know why), sans indicators, in our lane. I stopped a metre behind the brick truck. Whew! The articulated moves on and the traffic behind allows me to pass on the left. When I do pass, I see the brick truck has managed to stop a balls hair from the Golf, who is still unaware of the 5m high 20 ton truck, now less a couple inches of rubber, kissing his right side.
Here's the punch. The road that @$$hole wants to turn into is a one way... yes, you guessed right.
Will the guys that developed ABS brakes please accept my prayer of thanks.
Ditto those patient dudes that put up with me every so often at Advanced Driving school.
Ditto the two truck drivers that kept it cool.
As for the @$$hole in the white Golf... if you want to commit suicide, do it at home. I hate you.

BTW did you know you don't get insurance discount anymore for Advanced Driving?

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