I was sitting at the red light at 5:20 AM. Although I could have taken the right turn, two cars were coming, so I decided to wait for them to go thru. As the first car approached, the light turned yellow. That car barely made it thru the light before it turned red. You were still far enough from the light to stop but decided you were in too much of a hurry to stop and a couple of seconds later, ripped thru – accelerating all the way.
Fortunately, I had noticed that the second car was not slowing down and waited to see what was up. That time of morning, I could easily have been in a drowsy fog; not paying much attention to anything but the green light on my side. If I were another driver I might have been on my cell phone or drinking my coffee, and been distracted enough not to notice you. Heck, I could have been an aggressive driver and decided that I would teach you a lesson by trying to beat you thru the light.
We could have been another statistic – you going way too fast and ignoring a red light, me not paying enough attention (or being distracted) and failing to see that you were trying to turn your car into a time-travel machine (aka the DeLorean in Back to the Future). But, my gift to you this close to the Christmas season, was staying put for a full 5 seconds after my light had changed to green, so you could pass thru safely.
Please pass along the gift in whatever way you can to make it safer for others on the road.
You are too kind hearted. But good for you. Better to NOT be a statistic. You'll have to listen to Jeff Daniels "Have A Good Life". Look for it soon.
Posted by: Wichi Dude | December 19, 2008 at 06:50 PM
Today, I met one of your "Stranger"'s myriad brothers as I was walking up to Dillon's. He was pulling out of the drive-in and stopped before making a left-hand turn--in such a way that he was completely blocking my path. As I came within 10 or 15 feet of his car, I was wondering if he was smart enough to understand my walking around the front end of his car, as opposed to my going around the back end. At that point, he threw his car into reverse and backed up.
"Good for you, Dude!" thinks I, and smiled and nodded to him as I stepped out to cross in front of him. Wrong thing to do. He slammed his car into drive and roared out of the drive, within 6 inches of me, making a right hand turn. I was nimble enough to step back, or I would have been toast. He obviously doesn't understand the point system or he would know that no points are garnered for hitting lil ole ladies over 70!
The poor, sweet young thing that was with him gave me a look that clearly conveyed her embarrassment at her having been seen in the company of such a jerk!
Posted by: Cop Car | December 31, 2008 at 03:56 PM
NH obviously doesn't have a lock on idiots behind the wheel. At least his passenger realized that he was being a dumb*ss.
Posted by: Bogie | January 01, 2009 at 03:29 PM