I'm going to get run over one day..
..I'm useless at crossing the road.

Only a few days ago I stepped out from behind a parked car almost right into a speeding land rover. In lighter-hearted moments I call it "motorist bullfighting" whereby you get as close to an oncoming vehicle without actually being hit. Trouble is, it's never intentional.

It's happened too many times for comfort. I can see a similar trait in my little brother - it's nerve-racking walking around town with him as he seems to have a complete disregard for anything going on around him and being a bit of a paranoid case (as I was to the power of 10,000 at his age) likes to keep "personal space" by wandering off the pavement unpredictably.
(raymond "three griddle pans" luxury yacht lovin' the christmas action, Thu 12 Feb 2009, 20:18, 6 replies)

People play cyclist bullfighting with me
trouble is, I'm the one on the bike and have ended up in hospital because of it!
( thistle, Thu 12 Feb 2009, 21:08, closed)

Looking?
Looking helps. If big moving things are coming then don't cross.
( The Togaboy The world will end on, Fri 13 Feb 2009, 0:12, closed)

Thankyou kindly
I'll staple your words to my face when out walking.

I do look around. Just not enough.
(raymond "three griddle pans" luxury yacht lovin' the christmas action, Sat 14 Feb 2009, 3:09, closed)

Not the only one
I have a mate who’s like this. Trouble is when I’m in his presence I seem to follow him across the road. A near miss for him is usually an even nearer miss for me....
(Rev O'Lucian will unfortunatly age on, Fri 13 Feb 2009, 11:44, closed)

You're not the only one who does this. Every single person in the town where I work seems to have this affliction. I watch in amazement as I ride (motorcycle) towards the crossing and see them walk up to the edge of the road and head right across and reach the otherside without once turning their head to look either side at all.

I see pensioners do it. Either they must have incredible luck to have survived to such an age (in which case, I wonder if I should stop them and ask for lottery number suggestions), or they've just given up on life and are happy to gamble on the roads.
(Musuko, Fri 13 Feb 2009, 14:14, closed)

close one
I came very close to being hit by a car whilst crossing the road when I was wee. The car was just far enough away that I didn't get hit but close enough to run over the back of my shoe, leaving me to run away crying with only one shoe.
( SteamedCleaner, Sat 14 Feb 2009, 2:35, closed)