I was in the car way too much yesterday and near the end of it there was an accident right in front of me, as I was stopped waiting for a light to turn green in a long line of cars. A woman came from my right, and barreled through the intersection, hitting a car coming from the opposite direction from me. I was boxed in, with no time to honk or move out of the way, but she missed me and smashed the other car. I was stunned driving the rest of the way home. I keep seeing such scary driving, and most of us are trying to be calm and defense, but with impulsive drivers that hardly matters. I had a long talk with my husband about whether I should have stopped, but there was nowhere to pull over until after I'd crossed the wide intersection, I didn't have any special skills or abilities, and there were no police. Nowadays, there is no reason for witnesses, as the drivers are expected to take care of everything themselves, unless there are injuries. When I got hit from behind, there were cars all around and everyone just went right on by and left us to ourselves in the middle of the street. And then there is the fear of being in the middle of road rage, and someone pulling a gun. Driving is pretty scary these days. And what is the rush?
Last night we watched Jurassic Park, which seemed a little bit like the accident, with cars getting knocked over and chased by T Rexes. It's a jungle out there.
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