Deathwish on a Two-Lane Highway: Baltic Edition

Somewhere near Palanga, Lithuania, the Baltic gods of traffic chaos staged yet another roadside thriller—this time starring a Latvian driver who narrowly avoided becoming a cautionary diagram in a first-year anatomy class.

The setting? A quaint, single-lane-in-each-direction stretch of road—just wide enough for peace, quiet, and a casual brush with death. Our protagonist was gliding calmly along when fate decided to throw in a wildcard: an enlightened soul, clearly blessed with the self-confidence of a cult leader and the visibility of a brick wall, saw the oncoming truck as a mere suggestion, not a hindrance. Why wait, when you can overtake a semi in a two-lane squeeze with the spiritual swagger of a Ferrari—trapped, of course, in a Honda?

A few more centimeters and the wreckage would’ve required a crane, a priest, and possibly an exorcist to sort out. Miraculously, the dashcam-equipped hero displayed reflexes sharp enough to earn Olympic honors—or at least a well-deserved beer on the house.

So, a gentle reminder to those who treat the gas pedal like a birthright and the steering wheel like an afterthought: before you overtake, make sure you can see further than your own ego, remain calm when reality checks you with oncoming traffic, and, for the love of asphalt, keep your IQ above your tire pressure.