Usually, driving to work is pretty easy on a Friday, this being the silicon valley, many people "work from home" today. I'm someone who has to be in the office everyday, so I'm commuting along the 85 to make the change over to the 101. It's really creeping along, more so than usual. As the curve of the 85 winds downward towards the 101, I see the problem... two highway patrol cruisers, a somewhat agitated driver talking to a police officer, and a tow truck about to pull away the man's Honda Civic.
I'm driving up the 101 towards work, and I see a massive plume of smoke errupt from a car four cars ahead of me -- the cars in front slam their brakes or swerve to the left or right as a silver Integra just comes to a complete stop. The motocyclist in front of me glides to the right, I change lanes into the carpool lane, downshift and drive away, this taking place in a matter of seconds. I felt sorry for the driver of that car, having his car break down on the number one lane in the middle of the morning.
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