Originally Posted by
Flimflam
Almost everyday I get some JAM pulling into my lane almost side swiping me (van last week, cab today) to try and avoid the left turning car in front of them... My lane for the most part is all parked cars, so I have clear use of the extreme left of the lane out of the doorzone, and the full lane in the longer gaps between cars/intersections - I mostly travel at traffic speed or more, as the flow gets slower toward the core of downtown.
Oh, that happens to me all the time. Practically every light on Church St., for example. At this point I just assume it's going to happen and plan my movements through the intersection accordingly.
My favourite though was that one time when I was nearly sideswiped on Bay St. by a car that had a big "Safety First!" banner attached to the inside of the right passenger window. Such irony!