Howard County Police taken in 2007
Wednesday on my way from hanging out with Mike to my next appointment I was driving and ended up in a right hand turning lane. There was a car in front of me, and then a bus in front of that car…
This is Part 2 of this post: Read part 1 here.
The bus was trying to get from the right hand turning lane into the straight lane. I was far enough back that I could see that this was going to slow things down, so I cut into the shopping plaza on my right and cut through there to make my right turn. Once I’m there I see two cop cars with their lights on about 10 car lengths ahead of me in the right lane. I made sure to get over to the left lane while I could.
This reaffirmed to me that:
Being aware of what is ahead, allows you time to more easily avoid a road block. The longer you wait, the harder it gets to make necessary changes.
Consequences: If I would not have seen the bus and been aware of what it was trying to do, I would have been stuck behind it, and had to wait until all of the traffic going straight passed so that the bus could get into the center lane. Then I would be free to make my right turn.
If I would have not seen the police officers stopped in the right lane I would have ended up right behind them and had to wait for all of the cars that were in the left lane to pass before I could get in that lane.
The longer time you spend getting closer to a road block the harder it is to make a change.
On a Personal Note:
If I don’t do something about my weight now, its going to be a lot harder to do something about it later. Keep praying.
Our Pastor, Jay, recently encouraged us to “fast forward the consequences.” That simple visualization has really impacted me.
Engage: What potential road block do you see that you need to avoid now rather than later? Is it a relationship? Is it a daily habit? Let us know in the comments.
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by Jim Baker
Is it legal to pass through a shopping plaza or gas station to make a right turn??? hmmmm???
i don’t think so…