Why Are There So Many Abandoned Cars on Side of the Road?

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Have you ever wondered why there are so many abandoned cars on the side of the road?

To be honest, I never thought much about it until I started using Waze. Then, every 5 or 10 minutes, I get an alert that there’s a stopped car on the highway.

Now at first, it made me look. Actually, every time Waze makes a statement about the car, I look for it. It’s always a different car on a different road. I’ve seen Ford, Chrysler, Mercedes, Lexus, Toyota Camry and more. With each car, there’s no driver. (Well, sometimes, there is a driver, but most of the time there is not one in the vehicle.)

What happened to the driver?

Did they run out of gas and walk to the nearest exit to get gas?  Did they suddenly decide to skip out of the traffic and go home at a later time, while they picnic behind the car? Or, perhaps they had to go to the bathroom?

Whatever the case, it’s always seems so strange. Love to hear your thoughts in the comment section of my blog!