Oops!

So I just about got into an accident earlier today. I know exactly what you're thinking....What?? No way! She drives around all day and just about gets into an accident. Pshht, and she calls herself a professional.



It was a fairly close call, and I will admit that if an accident had occurred it would have been solely my fault. By solely I mean it was my fault for assuming (wrongly) that the other driver would actually drive as the rules of the road dictate. Allow me to elaborate.



At a bus stop, I hear sirens; so naturally I wait until the rescue truck and ambulance pass me before I pull back into traffic. About two blocks later I approach the scene of the accident. A car had been t-boned in an intersection (Seriously people, pay more attention!! You don't even understand how many avoidable accidents I've seen happen in intersections) leaving only one lane open. After waiting a few moments, it's our turn to go. The car ahead of me starts moving forward and as we're nearing forty kmh they suddenly decide to slow down to an almost standstill so they can get a better look at the accident. Stupid, fuckin' rubbernecker. Goddamn it, move your ass! I was just so happy to be moving again, looking ahead to the next bus stop and NOT expecting this idiot to slam on his brakes in front of me, that much to my chagrin I ended up coming within half a foot of this guy's bumper.



The thing is, I should have known better, people are naturally curious; I really shouldn't have expected this guy to drive at a reasonable speed past an accident. But I did, I made a mistake. I'm just lucky, I didn't hit him. Although, that would have been slightly funny to have two separate accidents in the same intersection. And who knows it could have been like a chain reaction and our accident causing another and another and another....