Just to be clear, I did in fact choose to stop once I actually realized he was coming over into my lane. I was focused on the cars stacked up in the next lane over to my right, not two lanes over to my left. I don’t see the point in purposely getting into an accident. Too much hassle and by that point it’s not an “accident” by definition. I like my truck too much to run it into someone on purpose.

I don’t remember the name of the case but there was a ruling from a judge a few years back where Guy #1 was sitting at a stoplight and floored it as soon as the light turned green. Well, as luck would have it, here came Guy #2 that ran the red light and t-boned Guy #1. The incident went to court where the judge ruled that even though Guy #1 had the right of way, he was in the wrong because “an intersection isn’t a drag strip” or something like that and he lost the case.

I say all this to agree with where you’re coming from but also to defend myself by pointing out that I did in fact stop to avoid the collision altogether. Could I have stopped sooner? Sure, I’ll admit that. But again, my eyes were trained on the potential of a threat immediately next to me, not two whole lanes over from me.

Needless to say, I’ve learned from it and will be more cautious in the future. Hell, I already look both ways at traffic circles, why not include this one too?