NHTSA Complaint #11253690 — 2018 TOYOTA AVALON

I WAS TRAVELING ON I-294 SOUTH IN THE VICINITY OF, SOUTH HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS NEXT TO THE MEDIAN. THERE WAS A CAR NEXT TO ME THAT WAS BEHIND AN 18 WHEELER, PULLING AN EXTRA TRAILER. THE 18 WHEELER SWERVED TO MISS A CAR AND AS A RESULT OF THE 18 WHEELER SWERVING, THE CAR NEXT TO ME SWERVED TO MISS THE TRAILER; WHEN THAT HAPPENED I SWERVED TO MY LEFT BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE. AS I DID SO MY VEHICLE MADE CONTACT WITH THE EMERGENCY STRIP THAT MAKES A NOSE LIKE YOUR TIRES ARE FLAT, ALMOST INSTANTLY IT APPEARED THAT I WAS PULLED INTO THE WALL MEDIAN. THERE WAS NO WAY THAT I COULD HAVE CORRECTED THAT WITH ALL THE STRENGTH THAT I WAS PUTTING INTO GETTING MY VEHICLE BACK IN THE LANE.