Just want to share. I had a very lousy commute home today, perhaps it being Friday afternoon, many, many vehicles on the streets and chaotic traffic. Had what could have been a very close call/accident today. I attach a picture to illustrate. Hope it's clear by itself (see pic below):

I had been on the right side of a bus as we were waiting for the red light to turn green. Once the light turned green, the bus got behind me as it tried to approach bus stop, so I sped up to get away from the bus-stop area. A van was parked nearby ahead. Since the gap on its right side is very narrow, I chose to pass the van on its left.

As I was passing the van on its left, a big truck came up on my left, sandwiching me between the truck and the van (a situation I dread most). All I could do was to "pray" that the van would not start, as its wheels were actually slightly turned left as if ready to go (not sure if the driver was inside or not). Thankfully the van stayed still, and I passed it without an incident.

There were quite a few close calls in today's chaotic traffic, but the above was the most scary and its non-occurrence was not due to me but due to the luck that the parked van did not start while I was passing it.

Any comments/tips welcome!