At 6:58 on midwinter Monday morning, the sun's early rays burst through the smog painting the sky a shade of yellow. Bumpers almost touching, cars, delivery vans, and light trucks rush along State Route 114. An urban ballet unfolds between a midnight-blue BMW and a cinnamon-red Ford Explorer. The driver of the BMW wants to change lanes and push into the space in front of the Explorer, but the Explorer refuses to yield. An opportunity arises. The BMW speeds up; the driver jerks the wheel, and lurches into the left lane in front of the Explorer with all the grace of a Dallas Cowboy.
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