I believe that there is a very important message to be learnt from it. In my view, the message is of far more value than any affront that some may feel.
This is a true story. I hope you learn something from it! To set the scene.
The town is a small country town in NSW. It is right at the top of the main street. There is a pub on the right hand side with a balcony and a group of "the lads" are having some quiet ales in the sunshine. It is just after 12 O'clock on a Saturday with all the shops just shutting. There is a pedestrian crossing from the left hand side of the street across to the front of the Hotel. I was driving along, minding my own business at a nice, steady pace below the speed limit.
There was absolutely no vehicles behind me. Anyway, this gorgeous young lady decided that she wanted to cross the road when I was about 10 meters away - perhaps even less. Instead of letting me past, and then walking onto the crossing, she charged straight onto the jolly thing. Fair dinkum! I thought I was going to run over her. I had every tyre on the truck locked up, smoke pouring all over the joint. It looked like I was a World War 2 Destroyer making smoke to protect a convoy! This pretty young lass appeared not to notice the drama that she had caused!
By this time my blood pressure was sky high, my heart was in my mouth and you could say I was a little peeved! All I could see in my mind's eye was this pretty young lady a mangled mess under the front of my truck somewhere.
As I was by this time fairly cranky (something I never allow), I did something that I guess I shouldn't have. I hit the air start. Now this device makes a very loud, very abrupt BBBBBBBBREEEETTTT sound! The effect of this noise was startling!
Little Miss Brainless Pedestrian jumped straight up into the air. I reckon she could have won an Olympic High Jump event. Unfortunately for her, she was wearing a "boob tube", and when she went up, it didn't! I have to admit that she was very well proportioned!
The blokes
on the veranda of the Pub loved it! The young lady gave me a filthy look,
re-adjusted her clothing , and kept going!
Trucks need even more room than a car to stop in.
Whilst the driver may be technically in the "wrong", you will be displaying your charms in another life, if you are lucky, but more likely, you will be horribly mangled. Death is a fairly permanent solution to stupidity!