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Old August 9th 06, 04:31 AM posted to rec.autos.driving
gpsman
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Default And Now For a Bad Lane Change

Scott en Aztlán wrote: <brevity snip>
> Alan Baker > said in rec.autos.driving:


> >He doesn't "nearly clobber" anyone.
> >
> >He makes a perfectly normal change into your lane and then slows
> >slightly to align with a space in the lane to your left *behind* the
> >motorcycle.

>
> Interesting how you missed his little "wiggle" - he fully intended to
> cross all 4 lanes in one motion,


Spurious conclusion. You have not this slightest clue of another
driver's intent.

> but when he realized the motorcyclist
> wasn't a JLEDI he swerved back into his lane, slowed down, and waited
> for it to pass.


As I mentioned before, that very slight "wiggle" may be attributable to
a reluctance to change lanes in an intersection... or, it may be a
reaction to mere oversteering an unfamiliar vehicle... or, maybe the MC
was in the driver's blind spot... or maybe the driver was drunk, you
don't know.
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- gpsman

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