This is a bad situation if you aren't paying 100% attention! The pickup waits until the last minute to cross over to the exit ramp from the far left lane, braking all the time. Get a dash cam to protect yourself! Idiots like this person will lie, and it's hard to explain a rear end accident if you don't have video evidence. Video from an Ausdom A261 dash cam, provided by GearBest.com
Ok, assume you're not paying attention and the lane you are in, is ending. It's hard to believe, but squeezing by the big truck is not the only option! OK, too late to wake up, and pay attention, but you could always slow down, and get in behind the truck. I know this is not a popular idea, but, since you have already demonstrated you don't pay attention and drive worth a hoot, it may save your life.
This video is via the A118C dashcam, which has been working well for the last week or so.
It's pretty common to have impatient, selfish drivers using the shoulder of the highway to get around slower or stopped traffic. Usually when one gets away with it, others follow, and the shoulder becomes a new, 'unofficial' traffic lane. Along with creating chaos when these pigs need to get back into the normal traffic lane, due to a cop or obstruction on the shoulder, they also can potentially block emergency vehicles that need to get to a scene of an accident. I love it when I see these people get ticketed, which doesn't happen often enough. So you save a few minutes or seconds in your drive time? Are you still so smug if you realize you delayed paramedics getting to a crash victim? My guess is these pigs don't care.
