Only my preternaturally quick reflexes prevented a young driver from harming us both this morning … all because she needed to stop at Dunkin’ Donuts.

My daily commute includes a left-hand turn that traffic engineers were smart enough to equip with a very long left-hand turn lane because it funnels into a busy intersection. Today I entered that lane with nothing but empty pavement between my car and the light; Dunkin’ Donuts and a few other businesses to my left. Being a careful driver, I was watching for cars exiting those establishments on my left, as that happens regularly.

Suddenly, like a car out of hell, our young driver passes my moving vehicle on the right and swerves directly in front of it, not to join me in the left-hand turn lane, which would have been reckless enough, but to reach the Dunkin’ Donuts and order some ridiculous cup of froth and maybe a box of Munchkins, given her general maturity level.

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