Chris Clarke at Creek Running North relates a little episode from his day:
I possess rank prejudice against people who use cell phones while driving, and people who speed on mountain roads in SUVs, and he was both of those things, so I eased up on the gas as he passed.
So I was only doing about 50 when he fishtailed and spun his ass-end into my lane about seven lengths up, and then
just
stopped.
In my lane.
We were in lane number two, and the lane to our right was empty. I made a lane change. This lane change involved a Δv perpendicular to the axis of the Tacoma, which Δv was significantly in excess of the recommendations of both the Toyota Motor Corporation and the National Traffic Safety Board.
Which means I did a little fishtailing myself. I managed not to hit the Nokia Dementia sufferer in the Escalade…
There’s more – it’s a humorous look into the human mind when faced with death and careless drivers…
My Escalade has “On Star”, so I don’t need a cell phone stuck in my ear.
It doesn’t hurt that you presumably have driven heavy vehicles before. Some people buy an SUV and still think they’re driving the little sports car they had in college.