Along comes a maroon Lexus, driven by a late-middle-aged
woman who begins to pull in to the exit-only opening. Only when she was about 5 feet from hitting
the pickup’s front end did it seem to register with her that she was doing
something wrong, and she slammed on the brakes.
She then went to put her car into reverse, but took her foot
of the brake, and – being an automatic – the vehicle began moving forward again
– closer to the pickup truck (I can only imagine what the truck’s driver was
thinking).
She slammed the brakes again, put the car into reverse, and
then proceeded – without checking!!..her eyes were still looking forward!! - to
back out into the road. No care or even
awareness that other traffic was coming up behind her (and which had to swerve
around her to avoid a collision).
After backing out into said road, she went to put her
vehicle into drive, but took her foot off the brake, and – again; being an
automatic – the vehicle began moving backwards again, further into the road,
causing another car to swerve around her to avoid a collision.
She slammed the brakes yet again, put the car into drive,
and proceeded to pull completely into the road - again; without any seeming
awareness that there was other traffic around her (other raffic, which had to slam on
their own brakes to avoid rear-ending her). Not once did she look in any of her mirrors to
check for other vehicles, she just drove out into the road and continued on her
way, as if she were the only vehicle on the planet.
And here’s where we get to the really scary part. As the car rode by and off to…(wherever she
was next going to wreak havoc), my eyes were met with the gaze from a very
young child, strapped in a car seat in the back seat, and looking out at the world
around her. The look on the child’s face
registered sheer confusion.
I’m sure the looks of all the drivers she almost hit,
registered shock and anger.
I sure hope that kid survives childhood.
Ride Hard, Take Chances
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