My personal policy for riding in highway traffic is to remain in the left lane riding 10-12 m.p.h. faster than surrounding vehicles. This ensures problems don't "sneak up on you" from the rear. My highbeam is typically illuminated if there are a decent number of cars around.
By using these techniques one doesn't have to worry as much about dimwits yanking on their steering wheel in an attempt to exit the freeway at the last moment.
~ Blue Jays ~
That works. I will say, and this is true for when I'm in a vehicle too, I have excellerated out of trouble more often than I've ever braked out of it.
If you stay sharp and stay aware of the vehicles around you, you are very unlikely to get into an accident.
You'd think! Glanced in the mirror once and the trooper was clearly out of breath trying to keep up. Funny how the siren's so quite 'till ya turn sideways.