Be Safe out there!

Two days ago there was a road rage

 incident about 2 miles from my house

where someone was shot.

My husband felt the need to tell

me all about it in a,

"You better beware or it could

be you next", tone.

He knows me....

I live in an area where the main road

to get to anywhere is 4 lanes each way

and super busy especially this time

of year with the holidays

and the snowbirds are here.

Between them 'being on vacation', 

some people texting and driving,

and various other factors, you really

take your life in your hands

when you leave the neighborhood. 

Last week I was almost in an accident

when someone in front of me changed lanes

(in an intersection, I might add) just as 

someone else turned into traffic.

I slammed on my brakes so hard

all the items on the passenger seat landed 

on the floor as my hand hit the horn

(that is what it is there for much to 

my husband's shame:).

I am very fortunate that no one was

behind me or I would have been rear

ended and pushed into the idiot in front of me.

I could feel the rage as he threw his

hand up at me like it was my fault!

Not sure why today people feel 

NO shame when they obviously are in the

wrong.  When I have screwed up, I 

try that pitiful apologetic hand wave though I 

am not sure how that comes across.

When did drivers become so inconsiderate,

rude, and careless?! When did we stop 

anticipating what our next move is?

This highway has a stop light every mile

or so....Why do you feel it is ok to 

pull out 1/8 mile before the light and cut people

off to go across 4 lanes of traffic to get to 

that turn lane vs. going up another mile.

You don't want to be inconvenienced but it

is ok to do that to me and possibly cause 

an accident in the process??

If you don't care about my safety, don't 

you at least care about your own?

Ok, getting off my soap box now!

Please be careful out there!

Everyone is in their own head

these days and you don't want 

to lose yours because of it....

~R

Cheryl Sleboda of Muppin.com 

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