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Car Capers

2007 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

As no one was unlucky enough to be killed, I thought I would just share this story as a warning to future generations (or just people too obsessed with themselves)

As I headed in to work today, I almost gifted someone with a Darwin award. As I was driving through a 45MPH zone I saw that there was a car that had been appearentally hit by another car. There were big chuncks of the back fender strewn all over the road, but the other lane was clear of cars and debris. I slowed down to about 35 ( no one was on the road....yet) and began to turn slightly. Just as I began to turn the woman who was driving the injured car dashed out to grab a piece of the rubble of her fender from the front of my car. She literally ran straight to where my car would have been if I haden't been turning to avoid driving over everything.

Darwin Possibilities here: 1. Your Car gets hit and you call for aid on your cellphone 2. You take your cellphone and hold it so that your arm is blocking the sight of on coming traffic 3. Then run out to grab pieces of your broken fender (which is worthless now)

The most amazing part to me was in my rear view mirror I saw her run infront of an 18-wheeler to do the same thing...

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Ok, running out into the street one time to retrieve broken bits of car after an accident I can see since she may have been a little shaken up at the time. After almost getting hit the first time and running out a second time in front of an 18-wheeler is just asking for Darwinian greatness! Thanks for sharing this with us.


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Definitely a case where her housekeeping skills are way out of whack, or maybe she was testing the old saw that cleanliness is next to Godliness. Clean up your debris and see God. Thanks for ths story.


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