Don't Take The Green Man For Granted

I almost witnessed a road accident today.

I was riding home from work at about 8.30pm along Stevens Road. The traffic was heavy. As I was approaching the cross junction, I started to slow down because the traffic light was turning red. I managed to wriggle my way through and stopped first in line.

A man stepped off the curb and started to walk across the road in front of me. Suddenly, the taxi beside me lunged forward. It almost hit the man. The taxi itself was nearly hit by vehicles moving across the junction.

Fortunately, the man was alert and dodged the charging taxi. All vehicles came to a screeching halt. It was chaotic. The taxi driver gave an apologetic wave and tried to reverse his taxi behind the white line. He must be feeling tired and was probably dreaming.

Who would have thought that the taxi driver was unfocused? Who would have thought that he would step on the accelerator accidentally when the traffic light was red? Good thing the man crossed the road cautiously. He didn’t take the “green man” for granted.