7 MISTAKES
7 MISTAKES
I want to talk about mistakes today for one good reason; I almost made a big one today.
I was making a left turn and was thinking about my delivery schedule and not about my immediate driving situation. I was looking straight ahead and could see the car coming but it did not register on my brain. All I could think about, besides my schedule, was the green light.
The driver’s erratic driving pattern which was his evasion of me woke me up and I slammed on the brakes.
Thank God we missed. He probably was not happy with me and I don’t blame him.
If we had of crashed, it would have been 100% my fault.
If that driver is reading this, I want him to know that I am sorry and that he did the correct thing by trying to avoid me. Because he was alert enough to drive defensively, we both did not end up in a crash.
The point is, no matter how good or bad a driver you or I are, we will make mistakes every now and again. By speeding, driving where we should not be or not paying attention, we compound the circumstances and increase the chances of crashing in those mistakes. [Calling it an accident eases our mind with that lie but doesn’t change the fact that we are to blame.]
Defensive driving is driving to avoid the other drivers’ mistakes, too. You cannot do that if you are staring at the passing miniskirt, angry at your boss, impatient with the traffic flow or in a hurry because you left home to late.
There are a million and one things to take your mind off what you are doing and it takes discipline to keep yourself focused.
Because of a moment of mind wandering on my part, today that man could be in the hospital or worse, in the morgue.
We all will make mistakes; no matter how good we are or become. Let’s watch out for each other and help each other live through those mistakes that we make so we can think about it and correct ourselves and learn to make fewer mistakes as we go.
Also, the next time someone makes a mistake in front of you and you are put out just remember to go easy on him/her; the next time it might be you making that mistake in front of them and they will have to go out of their way to keep you safe.
