I was already late for a 10:00 AM meeting. It would normally take me 18 minutes to drive vs. 20 minutes to ride (i need 5 minutes to put on the gear and warm up the engine) after the rush hour traffic. I decided to ride as I didn't want to get stuck in the Friday evening traffic and it is a beautiful day (pleasant, sunny 65-70F) to ride.
I jumped on my SV650 and got on the road. No hiccups on Almaden Expressway and as I was merging onto 87 I saw a white corolla in #2 lane. I have a programmed a "Stupid Driver Alarm" into my brain. As soon as I saw the white corolla, the "Stupid Driver Alarm" was ringing ant it never stopped. I knew I had to be careful around that car and I planned the escape route of all the scenarios possible. As I was passing the car, I noticed that the car was drifting into my lane. She changed lanes into me without even using her turn signals. Since I have already planned my escape route, I moved on to the shoulder and accelerated past her. That's when she saw me and she was shocked. I went past her shaking my head.
It was only because of my accident 5 years ago that I was able to plan ahead and look for an escape route and didn't go down.
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i'm gonna make my own blog
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