I
hope you made it to your destination yesterday. You were in such a hurry to get
there. When you decided I was not moving fast enough, and cut in front of me;
only to find traffic at a dead stop.was that a disappointment to you?
Let
me tell you what happened in my car. Because I had to slam on my brakes, even
though we were only going 5 miles an hour...It threw my granddaughter forward
in her seat violently. The doll she had been happily playing with went flying,
as well as the donuts she was munching on. Worse than that in three seconds,
she went from happily playing to terrified. Rightly so.
Nevertheless, you did not stop there. You decided to try to get around the stopped cars by
changing lanes, and doing the exactly same thing to a family in a blue Toyota.
It was a good thing the driver was paying attention because
there was a baby in that car. I heard it crying.
Driving
is a serious enough deal, but you made it worse.
By
the way, I did notice, as both the Toyota and myself passed you heading to the
bridge, you were stopped at the stoplight with seven cars in front of you.
Seven. We whizzed by continuing on to
our destinations, happy for good seat belts and brakes.
Was
the three blocks of terror worth it?
I
want to thank you, though, for reminding me of something’s.
Thank
you for reminding me that life is fleeting, and at any moment, it can end.
That
the most precious thing in my life was sitting behind me, and how important
being alert is.
That
there is not anywhere in the world so important, that I will endanger my life
or others.
And..speed
does not win. Look at the speeder still stuck at the light while we passed him.
Still,
I hope you made it to your destination; I hope you made it safely. I would not
want anything to happen to anyone. I grieve for the bus accidents in California
that wiped out so many young lives, I grieve for the 10 20 30 car pileup
because someone was not alert.
See,
if you understand anything understand this: just like the DUI driver, the text
while driving driver, it is not only your life your are risking. Those cars
next to you have people in them. People with lives of their own. Do not be
selfish, think about consequences to you and other.
You
have a good, day now and drive safely.
signed
the lady in the black Ford.
signed
the lady in the black Ford.
