so, Im cruising home from buying some parts in riverside today on the N/B 101 by Simi Valley.

I am at 69 mph and a lifted Ford f150 comes up to my side and passes me at about 75. The truck then slows down and stays along side of me for about a mile. Then out of nowhere, the guy turns into my lane.

When he starts to merge my front left bumper is about at his passenger door. In a split second I look at my mirrors and am already swerving to the right (vehicle behind me a few 100 feet but no one to my right) the next thing I know Im "drifting" at seventy mph at a 45 degree angle with the freeway. I straighten out and then the guy raises his hands, and does one of those "im sorry" motions.

He then takes off at about 90 mph and runs like a chicken ****.

The CHP got a call and put out a reckless driver bulletin to all units in the area.

Probably looked pretty cool from behind though.

Do you think I could have caused any damage to my suspension or alignment?

 

just be glad you weren't in a mini-van, or you never would have kept it on the road

 

damnnnnnn that's some crazy stuff man, i'm glad you're ok. how do you know the chp's got a call for wreckless driver? were u pulled over or something?

 

no no, I called them, they put it out for the truck, because he sped away.

yah, I was rather surprised with the handling.

I tell you though, everyone is in such a hurry nowadays, especially down in LA.

 

So you where driffing on the freeway. Glad that your OK.

 

man this has happened to me before. only i was on a two lane highway cruising in the right lane, and beyond the emergency lane was a guard barrier. some dumb driver in the left lane decides it would be a good idea to switch into the right lane where i was. i wasn't even in her blind spot, i was directly to the right of her. i swear i got to be only inches away from the barrier on my right, had to pull back to the left and got to be inches away from the dumbas* driver to my left and finally straightened out. my friend was driving in front and said it looked crazy. if i was in a truck/suv/crappy car, i don't think it would have turned out so well.

 

unless you drifted over a pot hole or hit something... you're ok.

 

and we are the one that get picked one by the law (imports)



Damn dude you are up the street from me. Glad that you are okay though. I hope the driver seat didn't get "stained"

 

happened to me once too except there was nowhere for me to go so the guy hit me...mucked up my driverside fender. got it all fixed up though

 

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MAYBE SOME BALD SPOTS ON YOUR TIRES?

 

That must have been scary. I almost hit a homeless guy last night on a surface street who was pushing his shopping cart against traffic. He was into my lane by a good 5 feet or so, not even on the shoulder...

 

haha, it was scary, I was surprised though. my heart beat didn't really change. It was just sorta reflex.

 

bad drivers should all be executed via firing squad

sorry to hear that i encounter that almost every day minus the swerving