Making the decision to have a child-it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.
Elizabeth Stone
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
A story, a rant, and a reminder all in one...
I went to the movies this afternoon by myself for some rare "me" time. I was driving along and noticed traffic ahead of me slowing down quite a bit. I figured someone got pulled over or a car was stalled...no biggie. As I am driving further down the road, I realize that the gappers block is occurring because of an accident on the opposite side of the highway.
As I drive by...rather slowly like everyone else, I realize what probably happened. It's a three lane highway, the car in the right most lane, if you were traveling north, probably did a lane change without looking and a newer, gold Cadillac went off the road and slammed into a group of trees by the off ramp. The front end of the car was completely smashed. Some of the trees that it hit were even broken in half--mind you these were not small trees. As I continue traveling south, I could see no traffic was being allowed to pass the accident and the flight for life helicopter was flying overhead toward the accident. It made all the hair on my arms stand straight up. I said a prayer for those involved.
What makes me mad about accidents like this is that someone was clearly not paying attention to what they were doing while driving, maybe rushing to get somewhere, or just had to talk/text on the phone. What gives someone the right to be so wreckless while driving putting other people's lives at risk?? If you can't pay attention, don't drive. If you are running late...too bad. You should have left earlier...deal with the consequences. If you need to talk, let alone text on the phone, PULL OVER! No one has the right to put someone else's life in danger like that.
Don't get me wrong...I am hardly going to claim to be the perfect driver. But it serves as a reminder to me that I should not do things like speed or talk on the phone when driving. Quite simply, it is not worth it. It could cost me my life, my children's lives, or someone else's life...none of which is ok.
As I drive by...rather slowly like everyone else, I realize what probably happened. It's a three lane highway, the car in the right most lane, if you were traveling north, probably did a lane change without looking and a newer, gold Cadillac went off the road and slammed into a group of trees by the off ramp. The front end of the car was completely smashed. Some of the trees that it hit were even broken in half--mind you these were not small trees. As I continue traveling south, I could see no traffic was being allowed to pass the accident and the flight for life helicopter was flying overhead toward the accident. It made all the hair on my arms stand straight up. I said a prayer for those involved.
What makes me mad about accidents like this is that someone was clearly not paying attention to what they were doing while driving, maybe rushing to get somewhere, or just had to talk/text on the phone. What gives someone the right to be so wreckless while driving putting other people's lives at risk?? If you can't pay attention, don't drive. If you are running late...too bad. You should have left earlier...deal with the consequences. If you need to talk, let alone text on the phone, PULL OVER! No one has the right to put someone else's life in danger like that.
Don't get me wrong...I am hardly going to claim to be the perfect driver. But it serves as a reminder to me that I should not do things like speed or talk on the phone when driving. Quite simply, it is not worth it. It could cost me my life, my children's lives, or someone else's life...none of which is ok.
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