I swear, there must be an invisible target on my car. Just because its a dark red (that actually can look quite purple depending on dirt and light levels) sporty car does not mean that its invisible. I do admit to having no patience at times while driving, but I also try to keep a good eye out to potential problems/escape routes on the road. Probably, this is partially as a result of the lack of patience. Then again, there are the people who completely ignore road signs and road laws, and those are irksome.
I nearly ran into one of those people who ignored road laws on my way into work today. I was going down a road that is less traveled than the ones that it parallels (both are major roads) but it is also behind many stores (some of which is arranged strip-mall fashion). There are only a few ways to go from the front of those stores to this road, and the most common is to go between Circuit City and a buffet-style restaurant that changes names and owners every couple of years. There’s also a bit of an incline involved, and some bad landscaping choices (partially maybe a building as well?) make it necessary to actually be at the road before deciding to make a turn. Google Maps is a little off on the location of the Circuit City, but that is the intersection involved. As you can see, its going from a parking lot to a road, meaning people on the road have full right of way.
Well, as I said, I was going down this road, and someone was leaving that parking lot to make a right onto the road I was on (and thus, going the same direction I was). I noticed that they were stopped for a bit towards the top of this incline and I guess thats where they checked both directions? The person in front of me had no problems and then I see this car start heading down the incline and directly into traffic, without stopping at the bottom to see if it was safe. I hit my brakes and my horn, and am close enough to see her stare at me in complete shock. If she was going faster around the corner, she might have been fine, but she was taking her time. Plus, contrary to many people’s thoughts (I say this due to the sheer number of people I get behind that drive 30 MPH or lower), that road has a speed limit of 35 MPH and I’ve seen people drive much faster.
No actual accident resulted, but argh! That was annoying and not the first time that no one’s seen my car. Heck, I was originally going to buy a dark green Mini Cooper before I fell in love with the Scion tCs and my mom was trying to convince me that dark green wouldn’t be very visible against trees and the like. I’d have thought dark red (red being a color that we see easily, same with yellow) would stand out more than it apparently does. *sigh*
