Smart Move
Wrong Exit
This one is a bit harder to see than many (I was further back when it happened), so you may want to expand to fullscreen.
While driving south on I-15 today, there was a red sports car that got stuck in one of the exit-only lanes. The truck next to him was in the right lane of the regular travel ones, and was getting off the freeway. The sports car sped up and tried to pass the truck before the exit, but ran out of room. He tried to move over just as the truck began to exit the freeway, and the two nearly collided. At the last moment, he slammed on his brakes and then hopped over into the right lane of continuing traffic.
Bus Through Red Light
I was sitting at a stoplight when it turned green. A second or two after (just as cars on both directions started moving through the intersection), a bus came barreling through the intersection. Apparently the driver decided that the light was just a ‘little’ yellow, and once it turned red it was too late to stop. Had it been another second or two later, it would been a rather large wreck
Mustang Exit
While waiting for my exit behind a large semi, a Mustang nearly missed his exit. He’d been driving next to me for some time (I must say, I was admiring the car quite a bit), and then suddenly noticed his exit was passing. He immediately hopped over through my lane to the exit, long after the actual exit lane had passed. Had he been a few moments later, it could’ve been rather messy.
Yield Fail
While driving today, a car coming onto the freeway opposite me decided to try and merge with my lane. The yield sign was on his side (only one lane merged from there, whereas two merged from my side). Had he accelerated a bit faster, he would’ve been fine, but as it was he ended up having to slam on his brakes just before hitting me.
Red Light Dance
As I approached the entrance to the freeway, the light turned red. There was a car about to turn into the same entrance I was going to, so I waited for him. A lane over behind me, a car decided to gun it through the light, and nearly collided with the car. The car’s avoidance maneuver is most visible if you make the video larger (it looks like a very slight move otherwise).
Merging Trouble
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything about the I-215/I-15 interchange. It’s rather terribly designed, and that has given me a good deal of stuff to post here.
For today’s video, I was driving right at the point where three lanes merge to become two lanes. The left lane disappears into the center lane, but for some reason, people just keep driving in the left lane almost off the side of the freeway.
A lady in a dark SUV came speeding up on the left side. She tried to pass “just one more” car (the one in front of me), but unfortunately didn’t give herself enough time to do so. She ended up slamming on her brakes after it became evident that she’d shortly end up in the median, dropped back, and scooted over in front of me. Had I decided to press the issue, she’d have been clean out of options.
Smart Turning
After waiting at a stoplight near the Home Depot on 114th, two cars nearly collided when a guy turned left just as we started moving forward.
Winter Storm Cleon – Daytime Driving
From my previous video, the driving conditions slowly worsened throughout the day. By the time I drove home, there was still quite a bit of snow on I-215 and I-15. Many of the local roads were still coated with snow as well.
In the course of my driving on the freeway, I passed a car that had spun out on the side of the freeway as well as a wreck. After getting off of the freeway, there was a garbage truck that blew through a very “orange” light and a car that either couldn’t stop in time for a red light due to the road conditions, or almost ran it.
Quite a few close calls, but not many actual wrecks. Fairly good for the first major storm. There’s quite a bit of ambient driving, so I’d scan through the video for the interesting parts.
Close Turn
Just as I reached an intersection, a car decided to cut across almost the entire road in turning down the opposite direction.
Two Lefts Don’t Make a Right
I was waiting to turn left in the parking lot of the Home Depot on 114th. The car in front of me tried to turn left from the parking lot just as a truck turned left from the center lane on 114th. Both slammed on their brakes, narrowly missed each other, and managed to avoid further trouble getting to their intended turning destination.
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