One of the things I love about life is the lessons that you can learn, if you only stay open to learning. The other day, I was on the M6 and somebody came to cut in to my lane...with me still in it! There was only a foot of his van trying to overlap with my bonnet, but that would have been enough to cause trouble had I not been aware that I had taken my invisibility pills! Anyway, I realised that he was an idiot and took evasive action.
After much swearing and chuntering, I calmed down, decided to not allow him to ruin my day, and asked what the lesson was here. As ever, there were several, here's the main 2: I need to drive according to what's actually happening on the road, not what I think should be happening! The fact that he shouldn't have pulled into my lane is irrelevant as that's exactly what he was doing - you can't react to what should be happening!
And secondly, a bit of anticipation saves disaster! Although we didn't actually crash, I did have to brake quite sharply - disaster averted...and I could even have avoided the sharp braking. I wouldn't have had to brake if I had accepted that he was pulling into my lane when he first started, a simple easing off the accelerator would have done it. (I couldn't believe someone could be that blind!)
So, are you driving according to road conditions and with anticipation, or making life more difficult for yourself by trying to drive how it should be and blind to what's actually happening?
Love
BD
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