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I Know These Things Happen But

Puzzle Piece — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:14:51 GMT

My husband and I were going to dinner last Sunday. We were held up by traffic as it was down to a slow crawl. When we finally got to cross a major intersection - we saw why there was a jam. A Hummer had managed (don't know how) to take out a bus stop bench/kiosk, run up a short berm and turn on it's side. It had just happened and looked pretty bad.

Yesterday, I was coming home and saw an emergency light at an intersection I was approaching. Well, there were 4-5 fire trucks stopped and they closed one way enteirely and only one lane (my lane was open to travel). When I got to the place where the action was, some brand new large SUV was upside down in the middle of the road and one firetruck had some damage. There was debris everywhere and I could not imagine how this was done except that the SUV didn't hear a siren and pull over - they must have collided.

Why do these things happen just before the holidays. People just have to slow down and calm down Every year it seems to get worse. I plan to stay home and keep off the streets.

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MomCat — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:17:34 GMT

Texting always comes to mind when I see this kind of stuff. Poeple are just nut jobs.

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hoosieroriginal — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:17:53 GMT

I agree - people are stressed out, but it's not worth your life or someone elses! I went out for a couple of items this morning, came home, and don't plan on going out until Monday after all the crazy end of year sales! Be safe everyone!

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PenneyT — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:18:30 GMT

LR, I hope that there were no serious injuries!

This is one of the reasons DH and I usually try to be off the roads on New Years Eve! Stay safe!

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millieshops — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:21:04 GMT

@Puzzle PieceThese things happen all the time - especially when drivers choose to distract themselves - talking, talking on cell phones, texting, eating, putting on mascara, etc. Also, many drivers think they are more important than anyone else on the road - they speed, cut lanes, etc.

Accidents at holiday time seem worse - unless you're the victim and then whether your loved one dies on January 14 or December 23 probably doesn't make that death any easier.

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CrazyDaisy — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:21:36 GMT

Accidents happen everyday for a variety of reasons.

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GCR18 — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:26:09 GMT

People driving too fast and either talking on the cell phone or texting. When I go out, I see lots of people driving and using their cell phone. I see neighbors pull out their driveway and immediately get on the phone. I can't imagine what's so important that they couldn't have made the call before they get into their car.

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Karnerblue — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:38:35 GMT

I noticed this three times this week alone. Just this morning a person veered from their lane over into my lane. She was going too fast for a round-about and second, she was looking down at her phone. I laid on my horn. It's a good thing I'm observant of people around me.

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Nightowlz — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:56:42 GMT

When we went to Fl last Christmas we saw so many accidents. There were so many people on the roads with the low gas prices. Thought we would never make it to Fl with all the people on the roads, the rain, the accidents & lots of stop & go traffic.

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ladyroxanne — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 19:02:08 GMT

as soon as it rains, here comes the accidents. people don't have enough sense to drive with some caution and slow down a bit. people are always in such a hurry and disregard their safety and the safety of others as well.

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Lipstickdiva — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 19:07:37 GMT

My DH and I drove to Michigan in the fall. We had to drive through Detroit and about an hour past to get to our destination. It was a drizzly rain the entire way there. Traffic was congested but nothing horrible.

That evening when we came home, it was pouring for much of the trip. We saw 2 different accidents, both appeared to be very bad, in the opposite direction of how we were going. We were able to get through without an issue but traffic in the other direction was dead stopped for miles. One car in one of the accidents was clear up the side of an embankment/small cliff. The only thing we could think of was someone cut that car off and he swerved to avoid an accident.

I drive through a very high accident area on my way to and from work everyday. It's an intersection that leads into and out of a shopping area and people are constantly running the lights trying to turn into and out of that area and there are bad accidents there weekly, if not more than once a week.

I drive as carefully and cautiously as I can. Honestly I grip the wheel, say a prayer and go through the intersection!

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brii — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 20:09:51 GMT

Too many impatient drivers. The stores are crowded. The parking lots are a mess.

It's not even bad weather here.

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Puzzle Piece — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 20:14:30 GMT

I must admit that for some things, I am very fragile. The accidents really get me off balance.

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brii — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 20:17:16 GMT

I've noticed a lot of people are trying to beat the lights. That really makes me nervous. You have to be so cautious...

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Puzzle Piece — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 20:19:04 GMT

@brii wrote:
I've noticed a lot of people are trying to beat the lights. That really makes me nervous. You have to be so cautious...

True. The last incident, it appears people were trying to beat the firetruck. They weigh tons!

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Scooby Doo — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 20:26:31 GMT

.......or, you could be an innocent tourist in Las Vegas walking on the sidewalk and get mowed down.

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RedTop — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 20:29:10 GMT

My husband and I just returned from a short trip to town; paid our insurance, got gas, stopped at CVS, picked up dry cleaning, and picked up our ribeye roast at the grocery store. Traffic was busier than usual, but I realized schools were letting out early today. Traffic seemed to be moving quite well; I didn't hear any sirens while I was out and about. The only bad driving I encountered, was when I was leaving the grocery store, and a woman entered the lot thru my exit lane, when I was within 10 feet of the exit. On that back street, there is a clearly marked exit, and a clearly marked entrance to the lot, so she entered the wrong way and was in my path, until she whipped to her left into a parking spot.

Most of the time, my husband and I shop very early to avoid crowds and traffic---we are usually home before 10 a.m. I do not like to travel, or be out and about. I don't plan to be back in a grocery store until mid February.

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Ms X — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 21:12:19 GMT

I don't know whether they're just more memorable, but many people in large SUVs, especially Hummers, seem to be very aggressive drivers. A guy in a Hummer literally tried to steal my parking space as I was backing into it. I didn't let him get away with it and he was quite verbally abusive. He was obviously an egomaniac, and I wondered how his wife or GF, who was sitting next to him, tolerated him. Maybe these drivers figure because they have a large, expensive car they can push everyone around. This seems to apply even to women, in my experience. I drive a tiny, old Toyota, but I am as truculent as any bully in a Hummer when I choose to be.

He was parking outside a medical building. If he'd just told me a nice sob story I might have let him park there. There was a garage for him to use right across the street, but I guess he didn't want to pay to park.

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Puzzle Piece — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 22:00:22 GMT

@RedTop Wow Red Top, not until February. That's some discipline. I try to stock up with my little freezer but I do have to venture out to get some fresh fruit and produce now and then.

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Suziepeach — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 22:02:47 GMT

@Karnerblue wrote:
I noticed this three times this week alone. Just this morning a person veered from their lane over into my lane. She was going too fast for a round-about and second, she was looking down at her phone. I laid on my horn. It's a good thing I'm observant of people around me.

@Karnerblue, the very same thing happened to us on the way home from the bank yesterday- after my husband laid on the horn and looked at her, she gave us the "look" like it was our fault. He believes she was looking down texting. I don't know what's wrong with people, don't they drive anymore or has the inside of a vehicle become their family room or office?