On I-45 North near beltway 8 in Houston, reckless Giulia driver cuts into my lane from right and almost hit my car. Instinctively applied breaks and turned steering wheel to the left – Ford pick-up was on the left lane at the same time. Model 3 kept me in the lane, yanked me back to the right, again kept me in the lane pulling the car into the center.
At that speed (60 – 65 MPH to begin with), ping ponging in the lane felt very different and unsettling. Within few seconds the car, drive etc was as if nothing happened… I hit the TeslaCam button.
I think it’s the emergency lane departure avoidance that kept me in the lane and avoided an accident.
Thanks Tesla!
Before reviewing the footage, I felt like road rage towards the Model 3 since it was a Giulia (TMC and Reddit influence I guess), however, after looking at the footage, the Giulia driver was cutting other vehicles off as well.
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How do we discourage this reckless behavior?