Riding the bus has actual advantages. Obviously, but I think to add to the list that already includes environmental and cost factors, one should add the likelihood that you will stay uninjured on your journey. Driving home today, I saw another accident on the SFU hill. A young woman was lying on the pavement beside her SUV – type vehicle that had obviously rolled a few times. Police and bystandards were around her. This is just a hundred meters or so beyond the place where another SFU student, a young woman, was rear ended by some speeding yahoo, and ultimately died. This morning I found out that she was in one of my classes, and we had a minute of silence for her. So I was already thinking about this on the way home, and to see an accident that looked injurous and violent, well…. I won’t get into another rant about persons habits while driving except to say this…. At the intersection at the bottom of the hill I was almost hit by someone (on a cell phone no less…) who turned left on to Gaglardi right in front of me (on a red light). I had to do some sort of evasive manoeuvre, which, I suspect, was more due to reflex than actual though processes. There was not collision, but ….I am not going to rant about speeding, stupidity, cell phones or anything else because I have already touched on those points recently and I would be unable to do so today without profuse swearing…. Maybe I should start riding the bus again?

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