Why did the chicken cross the road? Now there is a question with a million different answers…all of them right and all of them wrong. The truth is chickens have very short attention spans. Unless they are laying an egg, in which case their attention span is directly related to the amount of time it takes to lay an egg. As for crossing the road, the chicken is not even aware that it is crossing the road. Hence the term ‘road kill’.
Yesterday I had to run a few errands around town. The distance covered was about 7 miles. No less than 3 people, fully grown adults, without looking, walked out in front of my car while they were crossing the street. Naturally, I had to hit the brake to avoid running them over. I don’t mind….I brake for animals too. This happens just about every day. People walk out in traffic while talking on the cell phone, talking to themselves or some invisible being, or just not paying attention.
The reason does not matter…the results do. If you are on foot, look out for cars, trucks, fire engines, tanks, whatever. If you are driving, watch out for pedestrians….they are fragile and delicate. Be safe.