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On my way to work on Wednesday I saw a low-speed car accident. I’ll set it up for you.

The accident happened at a stop light. Both cars were side-by-side at the red. The truck was probably the equivalent of a 24′ Uhaul (but wasn’t a Uhaul – it was another local delivery truck that was transporting dairy or something like that). The truck was in the left lane and the car was in the right lane. The truck had its blinker on to turn right.

When the light turned green, the truck started going right – as one would assume given its turn signal. The car lurched forward, honked its horn and screeched to a halt. The truck kept on turning and the rear wheel well tagged the front-right corner of the bumper – mostly pulling it off. The truck “hopped” a little and there was a rather loud bang. It was great.

The important note about this setup is that the right “lane” that the car was in isn’t a lane. Up to the corner that the car was at its a bus stop. And further back it’s parking spaces. It’s not a travel lane. At all. So in all of this, the truck was the only one that was obeying the traffic laws and in the right. The car was just being a jerkoff.

So the truck pulls over after making the corner and the car follows. As is the case with situations (and people) like this, the dude in the car gets out and is super pissed and starts yelling at the truck driver. The truck driver calmly explains all the reasons why the dude in the car is a shithead and is 100% at fault for what happened (blinker, not a travel lane, etc.). The car driver wasn’t so verbal after the schooling, but was still clearly pissed. Plus his car was already a piece of crap, so you knew it was going to get a duct tape special when he got home.

All-in-all, a good time for the spectator.

See kids, it pays to learn the rules of the road and pay attention to what you’re doing… even at a red light.