Matthew's Journal

This article really does describe the way I seem to work. I feel rather bad admitting that (which might be why it's on this blog...).

Had a near miss driving home from work today. The Kenilworth Rd, going northish, towards the junction with Kenpas Highway. Just before the lights you get three north-bound lanes (for L,SO,R at the junction); I was in the R lane, probably still doing 40ish (not quite the point where I start to brake for the lights); a bus is stopped, blocking the lane going south. The driver behind it becomes impatient, and pulls out to drive round it, coming directly into my path. I hit the brakes in a full-on, smell of burning rubber, adrenal gland emptying itself into your blood-stream, wish-you-had-ABS emergency stop; by the time they notice anything is amiss, they are alongside the bus, and sit there looking stupid until the bus driver pulls away from the stop, and they get back into their lane.

I'm glad I was paying attention!