I saw the sign. In fact, I saw all the signs. Speed Zone
Ahead. Reduced Speed Ahead. Construction Zone. 50 MPH. And, although it irks me
to no end to slow down, I did.
And apparently, I was the only one on the road that day who
could read. No one else was the least bit fazed by the signs. I don’t even
think most of them turned off their cruise. Me, I don’t like tickets.
As they all went zooming past, some frowned at me, some
honked, others gave me wild hand gestures—at least one finger, anyway—and a few
felt compelled to yell what I assume were obscenities—it’s nearly impossible to
hear anything in a truck so I can’t be sure.
I did hear the sirens though, and saw the flashing lights
coming up from behind. And then brake lights ahead.
My first thought was, “There’s no way the cops can pull over
all of them.” (There must have been twenty or more vehicles). Then I realized
the cops weren’t after the speeding motorists. They were on their way to the
wreck. The wreck that blocked the road ahead of me.
Well, seeing that, I immediately took the exit. The exit
that had evidently been built just for my convenience, and also the exit
everyone in front of me had already passed. I drove alongside the freeway for a
few blocks, and then got back on—bypassing the wreck in the process.
As for all those people in a hurry, the ones who passed me,
well, they got to observe a crash site response first hand! I heard from other
drivers that the show lasted about an hour before the police finally decided to
let the traffic stuck behind the wreck turn around and go back to the exit. The
drivers said I was really lucky I’d missed it.
Lucky? Really? Nope. All the signs were there. And I do know
how to read! ~
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