I hope you don't mind, but I need to vent a bit. So here is the story: coming home from work a few days ago I had a bit of a scare with a child. And apparently his dad is none to pleased with me. I had just turned onto my road, and everything happened fast, so I will try to make it make sense.
I turn left onto my street, which is a dead end street. I could see right away the school bus had just dropped off kids, as they were all on the sidewalks. Right as I noticed that, one of the kids (who were on the sidewalk on the opposite side from me) stepped into the road and started crossing. As I went by, I looked in my rear-view mirror and this kid is jumping up and down in the road waving his arms around at me. Ok, when I say kid this child looks to be 12. The whole thing freaked me out a little, as I was like what the heck is that kid doing? But I drove home and forgot about it.
Last night I get a knock on my door, and it is a cop. He tells me that I am not in any sort of trouble, but that the dad of the child in the incident has a camera out of his house, and was very angry at me. I told him I knew exactly what he was referring to, and that I had no idea the kid was running at my car, it happened so quickly. I truly happened within the span of me passing 3 houses, it happened fast! Cop said just for me to be a bit more aware of the kids. The dad wanted to come down and yell at me, but the cop talked him out of it.
So last night I didn't sleep very well, as the whole thing has me a bit unnerved. I'm a good driver. I don't drive fast, in fact my friends mock me for driving like a grandma. I have never in 35 years of driving had a ticket of any kind. But good grief, what if I would have hit that child?????? I'm still a bit shaken, and now I'm hoping that this parent isn't going to be holding a grudge and looking for me to drive by. I'm also hoping he tells his kid to use the crosswalk at the very beginning of the street, as I'm not the only one that could end up involved in something like this, if he continues to run out into the middle of the road.
I really wish I could go talk to the dad, but I feel that would be really stupid. Just be to let this be, and to keep my eyes open, right?
I turn left onto my street, which is a dead end street. I could see right away the school bus had just dropped off kids, as they were all on the sidewalks. Right as I noticed that, one of the kids (who were on the sidewalk on the opposite side from me) stepped into the road and started crossing. As I went by, I looked in my rear-view mirror and this kid is jumping up and down in the road waving his arms around at me. Ok, when I say kid this child looks to be 12. The whole thing freaked me out a little, as I was like what the heck is that kid doing? But I drove home and forgot about it.
Last night I get a knock on my door, and it is a cop. He tells me that I am not in any sort of trouble, but that the dad of the child in the incident has a camera out of his house, and was very angry at me. I told him I knew exactly what he was referring to, and that I had no idea the kid was running at my car, it happened so quickly. I truly happened within the span of me passing 3 houses, it happened fast! Cop said just for me to be a bit more aware of the kids. The dad wanted to come down and yell at me, but the cop talked him out of it.
So last night I didn't sleep very well, as the whole thing has me a bit unnerved. I'm a good driver. I don't drive fast, in fact my friends mock me for driving like a grandma. I have never in 35 years of driving had a ticket of any kind. But good grief, what if I would have hit that child?????? I'm still a bit shaken, and now I'm hoping that this parent isn't going to be holding a grudge and looking for me to drive by. I'm also hoping he tells his kid to use the crosswalk at the very beginning of the street, as I'm not the only one that could end up involved in something like this, if he continues to run out into the middle of the road.
I really wish I could go talk to the dad, but I feel that would be really stupid. Just be to let this be, and to keep my eyes open, right?