Last week I was a witness to yet another auto accident. Unlike the last time, there were no fatalities.
I was right behind this black SUV, waiting for the light to change. When we had the green, she started her turn.
A green station wagon (they still sell those?) ran the red light and tried to slip by the SUV in the intersection. It almost made it.
The wagon was being driven by a young woman who was late for work. The SUV was being driven by a woman who was on her way to pick the kids up from school. Both of them were delayed.
At the top, I linked to a post where I witnessed a fatal crash on the freeway. Strangers stopped and tried to help last week, just like last time. I had to keep reassuring motorists that all was well in hand, just like last time. The police officer who responded to the call was very polite and professional when I told him, as per Ohio law, that I was a CCW license holder who happened to be armed. But there were a few differences.
The emergency squad was there in less than 2 minutes, even though they weren't needed. The accident happened in an urban area, and people who had been mowing their lawns or pruning the rose bushes came on the run with first aid kits. I suppose all that talk about emergency preparedness on the blogs over the past few years has made an impression.
Like I said before, no fatalities. No injuries, even. It would certainly have been best if there had been no accident at all, but I can't think of a better result if there has to be one.