I don't think I'm exaggerating when I estimate that I almost get hit by a car daily when walking from the parking lot to the BART station. You have to have your wits about you! So, you keep your head up, your smartphone in your pocket, and your eyes scanning. It was nothing really new when a man ran a stop sign as I was crossing over to the station today. What was new was that he looked at me and kept driving. Even though I stopped, he came within a foot of hitting me. And then he started yelling at me (it may have been instigated by my dirty look and shaking head). Are you freaking kidding me?! You do not almost hit a pedestrian crossing in front of a three way stop intersection after running the stop sign and get to yell at her. When I first started learning how to drive, my dad instilled the fear of death in me regarding hitting a pedestrian or bicyclist. I would never play chicken with a pedestrian when I was behind the wheel of a car. Being on time is not worth it!
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