Interesting Driving Experience

I had an interesting experience while driving home today. The whole event happened in about two seconds with cars going at >= 65 mph on a three-lane highway:

1. A truck and an Acura RSX sped by. Both were way over speed limit as I was at the speed limit.
2. A ladder fell off from the truck while it was racing in the left lane.
3. The ladder tumbled from left to the middle lane.
4. I was driving in the right-most lane hoping the ladder would not tumble into my lane. I diverted to the right slightly but maintained my speed and drove past it.
5. A full-size SUV was driving in the left lane. Seeing the ladder ahead, it changed to the middle lane.
6. The ladder was in middle lane when the SUV ran it over.

Luckily the SUV ran over the ladder instead of hitting it when it was in mid air. Either way, I don’t think my car would fair as well even if I had just gone over the ladder.

Cars that managed to drive by, including the culprit truck, kept going, but that stretch of highway probably would be packed for a while.

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