#nearaccident

Two interesting things happened on the many buses I took to & from my new GI doctor today. First, when I was about to get to the transfer point to the second bus, if we had started to turn at the intersection as we were supposed to, we would have been involved in a serious 2 car accident. The driver of one car was pinned in the car and was seriously injured at best. Second, as I was getting onto my last bus, we stopped right there because the bus broke down, and we had to wait a half hour for a replacement coach. This was because it was so hot today (38C/101F) that the CNG fuel wouldn't circulate properly! #PublicTransportation #NearAccident

Yesterday I was nearly run over by a car. I was crossing an intersection with the pedestrian walk sign lit. A person in a car was waiting to turn left towards where I was. Did they wait for me to cross? Nope, they drove directly in front of me as soon as the light changed and was accelerating, nearly knocking me to the ground or worse in the middle of the intersection. They even gave me a dirty look for being there. You'd think they'd see a person with a bright-colored shirt, and a bright metal cane. Or maybe they'd remember the traffic law that pedestrians have the right of way? #NearAccident #Entitled