artbyakm2183's Blog

Oh boy, this morning was nuts! On my way to my son's pre-school/volunteer postion (a little after 8am), we watched an accident happen that shook me up good!

I was getting onto 52 north from I-40 west when the person in front of me **not sure about the person in front of that person**had to hit the breaks HARD causing me to  have to do the same, thank goodness I had enough room to stop even though I had to hit the breaks kind of hard (traffic was backed up; from what I found out down the road it was due to a traffic stop by a cop, not sure if it was a minor fender bender or a ticket) Because I had to hit my breaks hard the person behind me had to do the same, nearly hitting me ending up on the shoulder pretty much next to me. This all started a chain reaction like dominos, the people behind the person who was behind me...crashed...I am not sure but I think there was at least 3 cars involved! I was shocked and scared that it would continue further up and hit us anyway because of all the people on the road....it didn't thank GOD for that. I didn't get to see everything from where I was, I know it could not have been good, I could only see some of it from my mirror. I was actually watching the lady behind me (i was stopped) when I heard the crashing then seen part of the accident....I really hope everyone was ok. We were all at the wrong place at the wrong time, but some of those people were far more affected by it. It scared me good, two days a week I travel that way with my 3 yr old son, normally traffic isn't backed up like that on the exit ramp...and I hope next week it isn't! Before school ever started in the fall  I looked for another route, but that is really the only way that should be LESS traffic though. THis morning made me REALLY want to find a better way to go, I was very shook up! I can only imagine how the people IN the accident felt!

Anyway, If anyone knows any more on this please let me know....was everyone involved OK? How bad were things? How many cars were actually involved?? I would like to know!

If That incident  wasn't bad enough later on after school I was nearly HIT by an agressive driver on my way to the gas station! The person he was tailgating wasn't fast enough for him apparently and zoomed around him barely missing my front end!!! GEEZ! What was with people today? After being shook up again I stopped for gas...badly needed...and found that my card didn't work at the gas station!!! GRRRR....thankfully there is a bank right behind the gas station and even though I was discouraged when the ATM was out of order, a call to my husband settled me down and I went inside to get my gas money. Whew...I don't think I would have held it together if I ended up stranded! LOL

In all it was a pretty bad morning, and more so for others! I am glad we made our way home safely but I hope to not have another morning like it.

Be safe out there everyone, don't follow to close to anyone in your car...this morning was a big reminder of how bad that can be....

I was just wondering if there were any more details about the power lines being down on I-40? I know that both lanes east and west bond were closed, I was there today traffic was backed up to the high point exit on I-40 east bond and I am sure it was much the same west bond....but just wanted to know if it was because the actual poles were knocked down or what!?!?! Also curious as to why EMS was on the way there? I figure the fire department was on the way for safety reasons...same for the EMS??

Last night I was out shopping, on my way home my husband asked me to stop and get some dinner so I stopped at the McDonald's by oak hallow mall. Everything seemed normal until I pulled around to the pay window and there was this guy sitting there completely crooked in the lane...I am not talking a little, if he had gone straight he would have pretty much hit head on to the building. His window was about 4-5 feet from the drive thru window and he was trying to talk to the guy you pay. Well I over heard the guy say "you didn't order anything" then a second later the guy in the car tried talking through his car window after he rolled it up...at this point I am thinking "WOW, somebody is out there". After I got my food I headed to the Stop light for eastchester only to discover this same guy sitting dead center of the two turning lanes there! I was even more worried when he turned the same way I was HITTING THE CURB on his way out even though he was in the middle...now I know sometimes people try to get over into the other turning lane because they got in the wrong one....but no, this was not like that, he was straight and dead center. Anyway after making the turn he was driving down the turning lanes on Eastchester! It was a God send that no one was trying to turn anywhere at that point because he road it all the way from Mickey D's to the light at Cent./circle K. I thought maybe he was going to turn and I would have been relieved if he had because there would have been fewer cars to deal with. But no, he sped up and got into the lane he was supposed to be in...finally. He was speeding from that point on, I thought I had lost sight of him and was thankful, but sure enough he was sitting at the light to go onto 311 N bond! Oh no was all I could think! When I got home (not far from there) I could hear sirens....I hope no one was hurt, i hope that it was just this nut getting pulled over....but who knows. I really wish I had the police number on hand because I would have called in a heartbeat seeing how I had his plate number and could at least tell them the color and what the car might have been. I regret not calling now, I could have called 411 and got the number I just didn't think about it...I was just to shocked at wittnessing this driver who must have been under the influence of something!

I really hate that people don't seem to care whether they drive under the influence. I have watched to many people get in the car after drinking a lot...it sickens me.  What's worse is when I try to be the voice of reason I get looked at like i am a nut! I would think that they are the crazy ones....when my husband and I go out we decide before we leave who is drinking and who is going to wait until we are safe at home if at all...it really sucks sometimes but hey I would rather be sober then dead!

I have heard multiple excuses before, one that I will never buy is when the person says "I have to get home and i have no other ride" ...well excuse me but didn't you know that BEFORE you drank anything??? Or the " I only had one!" Well if it was on an empty stomach...then it doesn't matter, you are still feeling it....even with food it can effect you especially if you are small....bottom line is don't think that you are safe just because you managed to make it home safe a couple times...drug addicts think the same way "Well I just wanted one more" before they over dose "Well I am just going to drive myself because i have done it before" says the drunk guy before he crashed and killed a child, a mother, a father or a whole family.

Wise up people! I am so sick of hearing about drunk drivers or other DUI offenders and death ...it is just STUPID! I hate to sound like one of those ads on TV, but DON"T DRINK AND DRIVE!! Everyone is at risk.....that means children too! I have a three year old son and seeing what I did last night I am glad he wasn't with me, it could have easily gone wrong. Just think about what could happen before you decide to get behind the wheel of a car....you know they have services like taxi's and actually I seen a van with a ad on it for their service as designated drivers.....so no excuses people.