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Long Day, Close Call
Dec. 8th, 2012 09:34 pmThis was the first weekend that I have been in the Bay Area with my minivan available to me in about two months. Consequently, I had a lot of errands to do.
( Hello, Fremont )
On the way to Whole Foods I had a really close call. At the intersection of Ralston Avenue and Old Country Road in Belmont, I had just gotten the green light to cross Ralston. I paused briefly because I wanted to make sure that the car facing me that was signaling for a left turn wasn't going to dart out in front of me. That brief hesitation may have saved my life. As I started to pull out, a car came blasting through the intersection against the light from my left at full speed. I braked hard and the car swerved, missing me by inches. I pulled on through the intersection, heart racing.
The rest of the drive home had me twitching at the slightest traffic oddity around me. I was very happy to get my van parked and get back up to my tiny apartment.
( Hello, Fremont )
On the way to Whole Foods I had a really close call. At the intersection of Ralston Avenue and Old Country Road in Belmont, I had just gotten the green light to cross Ralston. I paused briefly because I wanted to make sure that the car facing me that was signaling for a left turn wasn't going to dart out in front of me. That brief hesitation may have saved my life. As I started to pull out, a car came blasting through the intersection against the light from my left at full speed. I braked hard and the car swerved, missing me by inches. I pulled on through the intersection, heart racing.
The rest of the drive home had me twitching at the slightest traffic oddity around me. I was very happy to get my van parked and get back up to my tiny apartment.
