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.