On my way to work the other day, I noticed the right turn lane was blocked at a major intersection and the street was closed off by several police officers. Once I proceeded through the intersection, I could see why. A car had flipped over. For the life of me, I could not figure out why and how a car could be that far through the intersection and on its roof. Did it get hit in the intersection and slide all that way? Maybe.
Once I got to my office, I had a bird’s eye view of the aftermath. It appeared, this car hit another vehicle to its right side and then bounced to its left into the median, hitting a couple smaller trees. When it hit the trees, the trees bent and that may have caused the car to flip. I truly do not know what actually happened or what caused the accident and hope the driver walked away.
Seeing this reminded me that we have a lot of distractions while we are driving. From our fancy radios, to our cell phones, to our GIANT digital displays, oh and we are supposed to be watching where we are going too.
It also reminded me that when we are waiting at red lights, once it turns green, to pause, look both ways and then proceed. There are a lot distracted drivers out there that may not have noticed their light turned red and they should have stopped.
As we are driving around this holiday season (or any time), please be extra vigilant with your awareness. Stay focused on the road and other drivers around you. You never know, it may just save you from having your world turned upside down.
