Please Drive Safe

[dlkksk8fan]

As I was returning home after dropping off my son at school I was stopped at the street that I turn onto to go into my neighborhood. The street I was stopped at is very busy especially in the early morning when everyone is trying to get to work. The speed limit is 55 miles per hour and has 3 lanes on each side. The lane I was in has a left turn signal just for that lane. As the signal turned green I started to make my left hand turn when all of a sudden a truck going about 60 mph sped down the street and ran the red light right in front of me. If I wasn't looking to the right I would have never stopped and the truck would have slammed right into the right side of my car. Lucky for me I slammed on my brakes and just missed getting hit by the truck. Not so lucky was a mother of 4 who just a few months ago had the same thing happen to her. She was hit by a speeding car that ran a red light on the same road that I was on. The mother got killed and the driver that ran the red light had the excuse that she was in a hurry to get to work, she also had been drinking. I feel pretty lucky today (although a little shaken up) that nothing happened.

So please all of you out there DRIVE SAFELY.

 

[Johar]

You need some cyber hugs! (((dlkksk8fan))). What a very traumatic event to have to live through.

And please remember to buckle up. Just last week a family of 9 were involved in a crash. The only one not buckled up was a young toddler on her way to see Santa Clause, and she ended up dying.

 

[Ladskater]

As I was returning home after dropping off my son at school I was stopped at the street that I turn onto to go into my neighborhood. The street I was stopped at is very busy especially in the early morning when everyone is trying to get to work. The speed limit is 55 miles per hour and has 3 lanes on each side. The lane I was in has a left turn signal just for that lane. As the signal turned green I started to make my left hand turn when all of a sudden a truck going about 60 mph sped down the street and ran the red light right in front of me. If I wasn't looking to the right I would have never stopped and the truck would have slammed right into the right side of my car. Lucky for me I slammed on my brakes and just missed getting hit by the truck. Not so lucky was a mother of 4 who just a few months ago had the same thing happen to her. She was hit by a speeding car that ran a red light on the same road that I was on. The mother got killed and the driver that ran the red light had the excuse that she was in a hurry to get to work, she also had been drinking. I feel pretty lucky today (although a little shaken up) that nothing happened.

So please all of you out there DRIVE SAFELY.

Thank goodness you were able to avoid a horrible accident. I had a similar experience turning left at an intersection in Langley, BC about 4 years ago; only a woman ran the light and did plow right into me! My car almost flipped. She was speeding as she just came off the freeway and tried to make the light. I was trying to clear the intersection. Did not see her. The police gave me a ticket! I was able to prove it was not my fault and did not have to pay the fine. My car was totaled.

Like you say "drive safely" especially in bad weather!

Thanks.