Almost got broadsided yesterday by someone who probably was texting or something.

I saw them in a driveway moving toward the road. There was a car parked which must have blocked the view some but I was very visible and assumed they would stop. As I got closer it was clear the car was not stopping so I did a rapid lane change past a parked car into the parking lane on the right. Finally the car stopped short of hitting me.

This was in my Montero which is a very tall vehicle. I could understand them missing me if I had been in a sports car down low and such.

In such a maneuver the Montero leans a lot!

Ninja reflexes honed in autocross competition save my sorry azz again!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I hate it when that happens.

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

I find myself frequently crossing the path of vehicles who appear to be going faster than I, yet they are supposed to be stopping for me.

It is for reasons like this that I really want to stop driving to work.

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

Before texting existed and before cell phones were common, my dad taught me to drive in such a way as to not require anyone else on the road to alter their control inputs in order to avoid a collision. This isn't always possible, but I do it as much as I can. I read the abstract from a British study on road accidents that listed "failure to look properly" as the most common cause of collisions. I certainly believe this. It's even worse if you're on a bike. Also, never trust a turn signal, but you probably knew that already.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.