When I drive Briana to the Mineola train station in the morning, I
cut down County Seat Drive. And as
the name suggests it is a roadway connecting many of the Nassau County municipal
buildings. It is a 4 lane road with a substantial amount of
traffic.
One morning as I was driving to the station, a man, not at the
designated crosswalk, but rather between crosswalks, opted to cross the street
anyway. And even though he saw me barreling down at 40 mph in a direct path to
hit him he kept right on walking. And not only did he not cease his walking or
alter his speed, he did not give me the universal hand signal of Oh I am sorry--- may I cross? I promise
adjust my motion to accommodate my error in
judgment.
No. Not at all. He just gave me a nasty look and kept his ill-fated pace. I was forced to
stop short so as not to hit him. And I turned to Briana and said Is that guy crazy? He must be suicidal to
just cross the street like that!
And then I noticed where he was going. It was to Matrimonial
Court.
I surmised he indeed had attempted
suicide.
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