Earlier this summer, I almost saw an accident while standing near a busy six-lane intersection.  I was watching traffic when I saw (and heard) a sports sedan pass by.  I think it may have been going a little too fast, hoping to beat a red light.  Just as that car passed through the intersection, another car pulled out from a parking lot and, instead of turning into the nearest lane, it pulled into the middle lane where the sedan was speeding along.  Fortunately, a split second before impact, the sedan swerved and missed the second car.  Was the second driver watching the traffic lights and not the traffic?  Had there been an accident, I wonder who would have been cited?  From my perspective, both drivers could have been more cautious.

We never know when someone else will make a mistake or use poor judgment.  That’s even more reason to always try to…

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Keith Steele

This morning I had an errand to run, which took me through a road construction zone. One intersection, where it previously had the cross-traffic stop, is now a four-way stop, so I stopped. The car coming from the opposite direction didn’t. I know that stop sign has been there for a few weeks, and I have no idea why the other driver didn’t stop. I hope that in the future the other driver is more aware and cautious. Being observant will help him or her…
Be Safe!
Keith Steele

First, since Labor Day is this weekend, please make sure your planning includes safety.

Having grown up on a small farm, I was young when I learned to drive a manual transmission.  I hadn’t owned a vehicle with a stick shift for many years until I got a small truck last fall.  Anyone that has driven a stick shift knows it can be tricky to keep the vehicle from stalling at intersections, which I’ve done only once with this truck.  I knew that was a possibility, so I had in mind what I would do to keep traffic moving.  When I stalled, I restarted so quick that most people probably didn’t even know what I’d done.

Here’s the tie-in.  We don’t use all of our procedures all the time, so it’s a good idea to review them periodically so that when the time comes, we’ll …

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Keith Steele