I just got home after driving on I-10 West through Los Angeles. If you’ve never driven here, you may not know how much drivers around here love switching lanes without notice, especially when they’re stuck in a slow-moving lane next to a fast-moving lane.
So anyway, I was in a fast-moving lane and a car in the next lane, with no warning, no signal, decided to just head straight out of the lane they’re stuck in without checking whether there was anyone behind in the next lane. I was going 20-30 mph faster than they and was maybe 2 car lengths behind. I had to lean forward off my seat to slam on the brake and as a result of momentum, but thankfully the braking started before I hit the brake. I came within a few feet of hitting the other car. Not once, but twice, in a span of half an hour.
I’m telling you, regen braking was inspired by LA traffic. Be safe out there and get yourself a Tesla!
So anyway, I was in a fast-moving lane and a car in the next lane, with no warning, no signal, decided to just head straight out of the lane they’re stuck in without checking whether there was anyone behind in the next lane. I was going 20-30 mph faster than they and was maybe 2 car lengths behind. I had to lean forward off my seat to slam on the brake and as a result of momentum, but thankfully the braking started before I hit the brake. I came within a few feet of hitting the other car. Not once, but twice, in a span of half an hour.
I’m telling you, regen braking was inspired by LA traffic. Be safe out there and get yourself a Tesla!