A meteor flashed across the skies of South Jersey last
night. Actually, it was seen from
Delaware up to New York. I’ve read
reports that speak of an orange trail and a burning green streaking by down
into the tree line. I missed it. The eastern seaboard isn’t Russia and I don’t
expect there to be all that many videos.
I do not know why the Russians had so many dash-cams but I am now
seriously thinking about getting one.
This will be good if a Yeti crosses my path or for the next meteor /
visitor from another world who decides to show up while no one is looking.
Come to think of it, why did the Russians have so many
dash-cams when the meteor hit there on 2/15/13?
As per the Washington Post’s article, “Why are there so many dash-cam
videos of the meteor?” which can be found here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/02/15/why-are-there-so-many-dash-cam-videos-of-the-meteor/. Why? “Answer: to prove who was at fault in car
accidents.” Apparently, driving is a bit
more… adventurous in Russia and there are loads of scams, hit & runs, and
the roads aren’t safe…
You know what. This could just as easily be American
roads. True story. Before Christmas, 2012, I was a passenger in
a van. The vehicle was being driven responsibly;
however a guy in a pickup truck decided that he didn’t like us. He pulled in front of us and slammed on his
breaks in an attempt to teach us some twisted life-lesson by attempting to kill
us. The tires squealed and people’s
bodies strained against seatbelts. I got
out my cell phone to take a picture of the pickup truck’s license plate but my
cell phone was too slow. The hero of the
day made a sharp turn and disappeared.
He could have just as easily been fleeing from the scene of an accident
that he would have caused. Here is a
picture of the truck that almost killed us:
I firmly believe that the Russians are onto something
here. It’s simply a matter of time that
dash-cams become standard equipment. I’d
do it. I’d do it and live feed it. With all the road-rage out there on the American
Mad Max highways at least there would
be a “Black Box”, so to speak if I couldn’t.
Further still, I would do it because it would have a tendency to keep
people honest. After an adjustment
period of people realizing that their words & actions mean things some semblance
of accountability could be enforced and, maybe – just maybe, people would become more responsible.
Why would I get one?
Well, for the simple conclusion that the Russians have arrived at; I DON’T TRUST YOU. I do not trust anyone on the roads. Most
of the time I can see it coming – some idiot with a head full of bad wiring, that
guy trying to assert some sort of dominance over every other driver on the road,
the person who must by any means necessary teach the other drivers of the world
a lesson, the passing on the shoulder guy, the bully who has to get home to
beat his significant other, the person who does things because they’ve never
been called on it before/yet, the guy with “nothing to lose”, the ass directly
on my bumper, that guy with the plastic hanging testicles from his trailer
hitch, the drunks, the texters, the distracted, anyone selfish enough to put
their fleeting whims up against other people’s lives. You may or may not know who you are but the
fact remains, I DON’T TRUST YOU. I never have.
You’re not responsible for yourself so how can I possibly believe you’ll
be responsible with the lives of other people?
I can’t.
As it turns out, I don’t trust me either. I suppose looking out for both of us makes me
a more careful driver. I tell my girls
that you can be doing everything right, obeying the laws, the speed limit, the wisdom
of common sense and still become collateral damage for some selfish mouth
breather with a drool cup who simply does not care about anyone or anything. It would be fine if they only killed or
maimed themselves but the fact is that’s not how it happens; they take others
with them. Fox Mulder from, The X-Files was right when he said, “Trust
no one”. While driving this is the best
policy.
Please, please, please, be careful out there, Gentle
Reader. It’s not a race. It’s not some vendetta on the highway and if
it is pull over, count to ten, and let it go.
Life is too short
& too precious.
Until such time, I stand with the Russians. Besides, there is a Yeti out there I’m trying
to film.
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