Weirdest Near Miss
I was in my cage but thought this was weird enough for a laugh.
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Driving down a 6 lane divided highway ~45 mph, there's only me and a Explorer behind me at 8 pm and we're in the middle lane. \\; From the right a man is jaywalking, limping into to road with a cane. \\; \\;I figure he'll cross behind us but just in-case I take my foot off the gas and cover my brake. \\; He keeps walking and as he crosses the first lane and steps in front of my car he looks at me and starts waving his cane over his head. \\; I stop a foot from hitting him and the Explorer, who must have been paying attention, \\;stopped right behind me. \\;
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I \\;turned to my son and started joking. \\; Maybe that was his cane of invincibility. \\; Maybe he thought that if he raised his cane high enough that gave him the right of way. \\; Maybe it was his magic wand and a magical spell stopped us from hitting him. \\;
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After having so many people cut in front of me I can almost run someone over and joke about it. \\; Still, I feel sorry for the guy. \\; Maybe he was mentally challenged, drunk or drugged, or even a homeless Vietman Vet with PTSD. \\; We don't get to pick and choose who crosses our paths.
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Be careful out there. \\;
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