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YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE  

lovetokissplease 64F  
465 posts
1/31/2015 5:34 pm
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE

You are responsible for your own life.

I went to a busy grocery store today. I loaded my bag of groceries onto the passenger side of my vehicle. I then walked behind the vehicle to the driver's side and entered. When I started to back out, I looked in all 3 mirrors and turned my head to the rear. I didn't see anyone. I backed out slowly. About 5 feet from where I started, a man runs to the passenger side of my vehicle and says to me that I almost hit him.

I did my best to look for people before I backed out. I don't know where this man came from.

My point is if you are in a busy shopping center parking lot, pay attention to where you are walking. Pay attention to vehicle noises such as engines starting. Pay attention to backup lights. Don't walk directly behind a parked vehicle.

Just because you are a pedestrian and might have the right away, doesn't make it possible to see you. This goes for being in a crosswalk also. Just because you are in a crosswalk doesn't mean vehicles are going to stop.

Take some responsibility for your own safety and don't rely on someone else to do it for you.

It's better to be alive and have waited to walk near a vehicle, than be right and be dead. .

seasidelife2013 67M
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1633 posts
1/31/2015 6:52 pm

 wow... that is lucky it must have given you such a scare... thanks for sharing

have fun


playfull221 51M
1 post
1/31/2015 6:58 pm

 I agree with you too many careless people out there


drinksprite62 61M  
7927 posts
2/1/2015 4:42 am

 Being aware of your surroundings at all times is important to everyone. I see more of this (or lack of) with people on their cell phones and with headphones on.
Glad everyone is ok.


lovetokissplease replies on 2/1/2015 5:02 am:
Yes, being aware of your surroundings at all times is an important task for all of us. That was my point! Ty Sprite

justpervin29 50M
2598 posts
2/1/2015 9:31 am

 So true. We had a mantra as the kids were growing up. Every time we got out of the car and before they took my hands I would say"Heads up" and they would respond "eyes alert". Tried to teach them early just because you can see them they may not see you. When you get hit, the solace of knowing you had the right of way (or maybe not?) wont take the pain away of getting hit.
Smile - you never know who may need one
justpervin29 - comments are most welcomed.


lovetokissplease replies on 2/1/2015 10:31 am:
jp that is a great thing to teach your kids! ty 4 the post

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