oops!

i had a couple of close calls on the way home. first i was coming up 20th street and was in the right lane avoiding a FedEx truck blocking the far left lane and the center lane slow down that resulted. so im in the right lane where it meets up with Pennsylvania which is NOT a designated turn lane and as i accelerate after waiting for the couple cars in front of me the tour bus in the center lane starts coming into my lane as im about even with the door. so at this point i have to turn right into the wrong side of one of the busier downtown streets or gun it and try to get around the bus. i went with the second option. and in the process scared the wits out of some guy on the curb trying to catch a cab or something. he jumped out of the way as i dove back in front of the bus. sorry guy. i hope you didnt have a heart attack.

later in the drive, nearly home, coming up first street at Florida i almost got flattened by and ambulance. i didnt see or hear it and as i came up to the intersection the guy waiting to turn left made some wacky gestures at me, so i was looking for ward and left. the ambulance was coming from the right. oh, and i had a green, lets set that straight. anyway i did have the radio on, but not super loud, i mean i stopped for a fire truck about 10 blocks earlier. so anyway, i get into the intersection, then hear the siren. so i kept going to get out of the way and as soon as i glance in my mirror, the ambulance passes behind me. again, sorry, didnt meant to cut you off. and to the traffic gods, im glad i got home unharmed, but im okay with uneventful drives home.

i did open up a space in traffic for a cyclist to pass going down L street. i swear im not trying to be a dick. it just comes naturally.