> If you lose power in a gas powered vehicle Safely merge right and stop in the shoulder if possible, but in heavy traffic like this put the hazard lights on a

> If you lose power in a gas powered vehicle Safely merge right and stop in the shoulder if possible, but in heavy traffic like this put the hazard lights on and slowly stop without changing lanes. Call the police -- do not get out of the car while there are still lanes with moving traffic. In wealthier-Europe the police would activate electronic "60km/h", "lane closed" and similar signs. It's a long time since I drove in the USA, I can't remember if you have these. > have a flat If you must stop quicker pulse the brakes if possible (the flashing lights draw more attention), but again, don't change lanes. Changing lanes caused the problem, which was compounded by the too-close following vehicles. Some of those vehicles also changed lanes dangerously, when they should have stopped in their current lane. For what it's worth, a vehicle two ahead of me crashed into the central barrier in my final driving lesson.