Played chicken with a big van last night.

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Riding back after class last night about 10 PM on a five lane road (two each way and a shared center turn lane) when a big white van coming from the opposite direction

decided the turn lane wasn't good enough for them. The driver came all the way into the left lane of my side of the street just as I approached going about 45 mph. I'm not

sure what he was thinking because whether he saw me coming or not he shouldn't have been driving on that side of the street. Fortunately, there wasn't any other traffic

around at the moment and I was able to swerve into the right lane to avoid a head on collision with this large passenger van. He came to a complete stop in the lane (if he

had turned left at that point I think I'd be plastered across the side of his van) and after I veered around him I looked back and saw him execute a left turn onto a side

street. (Okay, so I lost the game of chicken, but I'm alive!) He never signaled for a turn or anything, and I really wasn't expecting him to pull into my lane. I guess he could

have been drunk, or just a really bad driver, or distracted by a cell phone or something, anyway, heads up everybody, even when the traffic is low, it only takes one other

vehicle to ruin your day.