Today’s news is from the Gilroy neighborhood of Gilroy, CA. A pedestrian was hit by a motor vehicle while walking across a street in the area, but apparently was able to walk all the way to the hospital without being hit by a vehicle. The driver failed to stop at a red light, however, and hit the pedestrian. The pedestrian was treated and released from the hospital with minor injuries.
In the meantime, one of my favorite aspects of the article is how the driver was able to avoid hitting him once. It’s a testament to how much more safety awareness Gilroy has gotten over the years. I’m also very glad that the city has made it illegal to hit pedestrians on the street, and to pay for traffic calming devices to try to stop cars from running red lights.
It seems as though the city of Los Angeles has gone way too far with this law. For one, most of these pedestrian deaths are not as violent as the ones where they’ve hit by a car, but it still hurts that a pedestrian is killed while crossing the street. Then there’s the fact that many of these pedestrian deaths are being treated as if they were an accident.
The whole “proper streets” thing doesn’t work that well. The streets are mostly empty, so the road doesn’t have a lot of traffic. The street is still empty and you can still see traffic. The traffic is still not as thick. The road is also empty, so the street has to be busy, so it’s not safe.
In a way the pedestrian deaths are a good thing though as it is a reminder of one of the most common road rules of the road. Sometimes it seems that there is not a lot of safety when you are driving at night. The pedestrians who die in accidents at night are often not young, so they are not as physically robust as the young drivers.
I have to go to sleep now, but in my dream I am driving and I hear two cars collide at a great speed. I am not sure which car is which. I am very happy in the dream though because it is the most vivid dream I have ever had.
It’s not just about safety though. A lot of accidents happen in the night, and often people are not aware of it, or they are distracted by their phone. But I can’t blame anyone for being distracted; it’s a hard habit to break. Even though I’m not a night-driving person, I am always trying to save up a little more gas for the road. And I try to keep my eyes focused on the road’s surface, not my phone.
When you’re on autopilot you’re usually in the middle of a game, and your mind is working overtime to get you in control. But the moment you take up your old life, you’re in charge and you’re not in control of anything. If you’re on autopilot for so long, then you have no control. But if you just take up your old life and stop trying to control it, then you have control.
I think I mentioned this already, but I just want to mention it again. It’s important to take charge of your life. Your life is your life, and you can’t make changes for it. And don’t allow yourself to get stuck in autopilot.
I think that the general message is that its okay to try and do something new. You cant just sit in the comfort of your old life. If you just sit there and do nothing, you will soon get bored. The more you try to fix things/change things, the more you are going to get lost and find yourself in autopilot. And this happens to people all the time.
