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- Nov 22, 2011
OP,
I understand your reluctance. Our society is set up for independence, and the main way adults get that independencce is by driving. Many places do not have great public transit. BUT, driving is a privilege, NOT a right. None of the students I work with can drive (I teach kids who are visually impaired.) There is public transportation out there, there are ways to get around if that is what the doctor says. It does not have to mean a loss of independence.
What scares me is that you simply do not see the seriousness of it. You were doing 60 in a 35 on your way to school. My experience with college towns is that there are often people walking around, crossing the street outside of crosswalks. It ould so easily have turned into you mowing down a student, and you don't seem to understad why that is serious. You were fine one time, but that does not mean yu will be fine again.
You really need to take a long hard look in the mirror. It is rare that everybody on the Community Board agrees on something, when they do, it's time to serously consider what they are saying. Get it checked out. Make sure you are safe to drive. Don't just assume that because everything turned out okay this one time that it will the next time. It takes 2-3 seconds for an accident. 2-3 seconds of reading a text, changing a CD, or just plain getting distracted. PLEASE get yourself cheked out before you get behind the wheel again.
I understand your reluctance. Our society is set up for independence, and the main way adults get that independencce is by driving. Many places do not have great public transit. BUT, driving is a privilege, NOT a right. None of the students I work with can drive (I teach kids who are visually impaired.) There is public transportation out there, there are ways to get around if that is what the doctor says. It does not have to mean a loss of independence.
What scares me is that you simply do not see the seriousness of it. You were doing 60 in a 35 on your way to school. My experience with college towns is that there are often people walking around, crossing the street outside of crosswalks. It ould so easily have turned into you mowing down a student, and you don't seem to understad why that is serious. You were fine one time, but that does not mean yu will be fine again.
You really need to take a long hard look in the mirror. It is rare that everybody on the Community Board agrees on something, when they do, it's time to serously consider what they are saying. Get it checked out. Make sure you are safe to drive. Don't just assume that because everything turned out okay this one time that it will the next time. It takes 2-3 seconds for an accident. 2-3 seconds of reading a text, changing a CD, or just plain getting distracted. PLEASE get yourself cheked out before you get behind the wheel again.