The statistics don’t become real until they happen to you. That’s the lesson I just learned, and it came to me the hard way. I know you’re probably thinking I was texting and driving, but no that’s not the case. Being the responsible person I thought I was, I gave my phone to the passenger. But I might as well have been doing it myself. Unknowing of my sorroundings, I reached over to explain how my phone worked. At that same moment I blasted through a stop sign, darted across a winding intersection, and swerved out of control. It wasn’t until I saw the flashing blue lights behind me that I realized what I had done.
Everyone knows the drill: cop knocks on ur window, u give him your license and registration and he lectures you on your wrongdoing. I had committed a major crime, one that’s both costly and heavily weighed with consequences. But the whole time none of that crossed my mind. All I could think of was what if a car had of been coming? What if I had of completely loss control of the car? I thought this is how all the drinking and driving stories play out only someone ends up dead! How would I have explained what happen later? Would I even be able? My passengers’ lives were in my hand, and I had let them down big time! This situation could have gone south real quick and it’s all because I wasn’t paying attention.
The cop must have felt my pain, because he let me off with a huge warning to slow down and pay attention. Words can’t express how grateful I was to him, but also to the Lord for sparing us through this ordeal. At that moment I knew I would forever have an image embedded in my mind to remind me of the importance of keeping focus behind the while. I will do whatever I can to prevent a next time from happening because I know the odds are not in my favor for a positive outcome.
Take the great hang up and keep your focus on the road when driving. It’s worth it!
