| Whether you are in the car with another person who | | | | almost ran me over just so that they could drive |
| won't stop talking or whether you are on the phone, | | | | around the speed bump to get to the other side of |
| listening to the radio or just daydreaming, it is | | | | the apartment complex. I wondered what the big |
| incredibly easy to lose your focus while driving. | | | | rush was. And that's just the point. It seems as if all |
| The vast majority of vehicular accidents take place | | | | of us are in a big rush to get nowhere soon. Sure, |
| because the person who was behind the wheel of | | | | the end of the workday might have seemed as if it |
| the car was not paying attention. In fact, most | | | | would never get here, but now that it has, does this |
| people who are involved in vehicular accidents will | | | | really mean that you should drive full speed ahead to |
| even admit that they weren't paying attention or | | | | make it home? |
| something took their focus away for that split | | | | Especially for those who have small children, paying |
| second, which caused them to become involved in | | | | attention while driving is even more important. After |
| the accident. We live in a day and age where various | | | | all, while you want to be able to pay attention to |
| areas are becoming overpopulated with people due | | | | what your child is doing in the back seat of your car, |
| to things such as job availability, suburban sprawl and | | | | do you really want to pay attention to what they |
| the construction of shopping centers and strip malls. | | | | are doing while sacrificing both your safety and |
| All that this simply means is that we need to learn | | | | theirs? Use your rear view mirror to occasionally |
| how to get along with each other both off the roads | | | | glance back; but never ever turn your torso or head |
| as well as on the roads. | | | | around to give him or her your full attention. After all, |
| I was shocked when I was walking through my | | | | remember where your full attention is supposed to |
| apartment complex (which is relatively small) and was | | | | be! Whether you are in your car and are trying to |
| almost ran over by a person who was flying over | | | | focus on driving somewhere or if you are trying to |
| the speed bumps in their sport utility vehicle. After | | | | get from Point A to Point B without getting killed, it |
| the shock and anger subsided, I couldn't help but | | | | will always be in your best interest to make sure that |
| think of how ironic it was that the very reason | | | | you are giving the road, lights, stop signs, traffic |
| speed bumps were put into the apartment complex | | | | signals, pedestrians and other motorists your full |
| was to prevent people from speeding; and here was | | | | undivided attention. |
| this person who was not only speeding but who | | | | |