Yesterday I took my kids on a run in the jogger. The jogger is bright yellow--very hard to miss. I ran on the sidewalk, followed all laws, and was very careful. One of you didn't follow the laws! I'm pretty sure you were old, and in a hurry. Not a good combination. And you probably don't have a very good memory and probably haven't read the driving laws in a good 35 years, maybe more. So let me just help you by reminding you of one small law: Pedestrians. Have. The. Right. Of. Way. Especially when you're making a left turn from a busy road onto a small side road with no traffic lights or stop signs.
I was already half way across the street--I looked both ways, of course, and made eye contact with the one car the DID stop. You decided to hurry and take your chance crossing oncoming traffic, probably fearing you wouldn't get another chance for another 2 minutes. It's a good thing I have fast reflexes and fear for my childrens' lives, otherwise you would have taken my legs right out from under me and my children would be mush on the road.
So next time, watch where you're going. Look for pedestrians. And tell your wife not to wave her angry fist back at me after I raise mine because she was in the wrong. And so were you.
Sincerely,
Sarah the Pedestrian
Ran 4 miles yesterday.
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I would have given them a fist minus a few fingers.
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