My work place is on a narrow four lane arterial (no rideable shoulder, must take the lane) with a 50 mph speed limit. There is no left turn lane to enter our driveway, so drivers have to slow or even stop in the left traffic lane to wait for a gap in order to make their turn. Because of this there has been plenty of accidents here. I ride in from the other direction just so I don't have to make this left or be around drivers swerving into the right lane at the last second at high speed.

Anyway, yesterday morning we had another mega wreck at this dangerous location, only this time I was only 30 or 40 feet away from it on my bike, in the short right turn lane preceding the driveway. It was quite exciting to say the least. The econo car that was at a full stop in the left lane was rear ended and pushed into oncoming traffic where it was then hit by a large truck. The initial rear impact lifted the rear end of the little car several feet off the ground and spun it around, tossing it into the trucks path. It was very loud and there was shrapnel flying everywhere. After completing my turn and getting off the main road, I stopped in our driveway for a moment as the drivers all got out and amazingly looked relatively unharmed. Thankfully, besides this short 3/4 mile section of suicide road, the rest of my route is quite pleasant.

As always, be careful out there.