Watch the Traffic

[MarkG]

Coming home the freeway was moving right along at 70 to 75mph, depending on the time of day the 65mph speed limit is collectively ignored. Next thing I know a pickup two cars ahead and three lanes over lost control and was spinning over all five lanes. Why this guy never rolled after three or four spins is beyond me. By pure luck nobody was next to the pickup and there was enough room for everybody to stop and avoid each other safely. It did not appear there was anything mechanically wrong like a flat tire or something when the pickup limped to the side of the road. I started thinking in another few seconds I would have been right where the pickup did the first spin crossing three lanes of traffic. With the riding season just starting keep an eye out for everything going on around you not just what might be directly in front.