If you are on a freeway travelling, roughly 65 MPH and suddenly you think, oh shit, that's my exit.
Do you:
A. Careen over multiple lanes, cutting in front of cars to get to your exit.
B. See if it's safe to get over and if it's not continue on safely to the next exit and then just circle around.
Just today I saw two different people choose A.
Both endangered the lives of many by these selfish, thoughtless act.
It will take you 15 extra minutes to get go to the next exit. If you kill someone in your haste of yourself that will take forever to come back to your former life.
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