A few years ago I had a frightening experience driving on the freeway. I hit something in the road and my tire blew out. I luckily didn't roll and nothing went wrong. To read the whole experience, click here.
Well yesterday I witnessed another automotive miracle. I was leaving work to go meet my dear friend Julia. I was disappointed that I had barely missed the light to turn left but since I was going to be early to our meeting I didn't care. I waited for the light cycle and the light turned green. Well I love to rush into the intersection. As soon as the light turns green my foot is always on the gas peddle instantly so I can reach my destination 3 seconds faster. But since I was relaxed and not rushed I slowly took my foot of the brake. Oddly enough though, the light wasn't a green arrow as it usually is, it was a yield. So I waited even longer to leave the line. Right as I was about to put my foot on the gas and move into the intersection I looked left (something I learned from my defensive driving class I was required to take for work) and I saw it. Some guy in a huge car speeding down the street. I kept watching him and he didn't show any sign of slowing down. The light had been red for his direction for quite some time- 2 cars had already gone through the green light and he kept going straight. I had my foot firmly on the brake watching the constant flow of cars go through the green light and I knew there was going to be an accident. I watch a gray car move into the intersection just as the color blind (I'm assuming he was red-green color blind) man crossed into the intersection. Somehow the car was able to speed through the intersection and barely didn't get hit and luckily again the car behind him slowed down. I'm pretty sure he couldn't see the speeder so I don't know what prompted him to slow down. But the most lucky and miraculous thing was that I didn't move into the intersection when the light turned green. I would have had nowhere to move to and the car would have hit the driver's side of my car and probably the driver (ME!).
I am so grateful that I had to take that class and that I wasn't in a hurry because who knows what would have happened to me! As I related the story to my co-workers one of them reminded me, "Someone's looking out for you!" I'm definitely grateful to be alive right now!
