I had a bad scare while driving home from work Friday night. Here I was, way out in the “boonies” (in the country) when suddenly, a kid on a bike with no headlight crossed this busy highway right in front of me. I slammed on the brakes and did not come terribly close to hitting him, but I certainly came close enough to scare the daylights out of me. If I had not seen him in time, I would have killed him for sure. No way I’d have avoided hitting him if I had not seen him. He was crossing the highway to join up with a couple friends on bikes. Only one bike – the one in the lead – had a headlight. This was after 11:00 at night. What are kids doing out riding bikes at that time of night? And on such a busy highway? What kind of parents would allow their kids to do that? It was impossible to tell their ages for certain since it was so dark, but by the size of the kids (what little glimpse I got as I drove past them) I’d judge them to be young teens – maybe 14 or 15.
I had a bad scare while driving home from work Friday night. Here I was, way out in the “boonies” (in the country) when suddenly, a kid on a bike with no headlight crossed this busy highway right in front of me. I slammed on the brakes and did not come terribly close to hitting him, but I certainly came close enough to scare the daylights out of me. If I had not seen him in time, I would have killed him for sure. No way I’d have avoided hitting him if I had not seen him. He was crossing the highway to join up with a couple friends on bikes. Only one bike – the one in the lead – had a headlight. This was after 11:00 at night. What are kids doing out riding bikes at that time of night? And on such a busy highway? What kind of parents would allow their kids to do that? It was impossible to tell their ages for certain since it was so dark, but by the size of the kids (what little glimpse I got as I drove past them) I’d judge them to be young teens – maybe 14 or 15.