We are emerging from the chrysalis – and watch out! People appear to be having difficulty with driving. Perhaps their wings have been clipped for too long?
Within three days this past week I had four near misses. First, a pick-up truck pulled out in front of me, making its left-hand turn. I had no stop sign, but he did. He didn’t seem to mind at all either, oblivious as I slammed on my brakes. Then, on a return walk from a famous Dollar Tree jaunt, my walking partner, “Pann,” and I were nearly scraped by a car turning right, ignoring our walk signal. The very next day, on another expedition to the same shopping district, my daughter and I proceeded forward on that same walk signal, dodging a male driver who didn’t even look as he turned left, nearly plowing into us. We jumped, he apologized as he stopped, but now we were definitely on high alert. Good thing. On our return home another driver turning left did the exact same thing as we left the curb to walk with the signal. The exception with him was that he did not slow or apologize.
I’m telling you, those left-hand-turning drivers seem to have forgotten how to implement right-of-way to pedestrians and drivers. Beware as you merge back into the reopening of our world. Float like a butterfly!