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so on the way home there was a pedestrian in dark clothes crossing Aurora not at a crosswalk, so my headlights were why I saw them in time. I swerved, slammed on the brakes and as soon as I stopped, put on blinkers and ran out to look for them in case I'd hit them and they needed aid. They were walking across the other side of the street so I yelled "are you okay? Sir, are you okay?" at them, and they said they were fine, so I kept going, but this really shook me up.
Friends tell me that was the right thing to do, but I still feel like shit anyway.
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@Leucrotta Gods, that'd rattle anyone badly. **hug**
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@porsupah *hugs* Thanks. I'm really glad they're okay *if* they really are, I didn't want to even scare them badly
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@Leucrotta Yikes! 😬
That's terrifying - it's so easy to miss things when it's dark out. I'm glad you stopped to check, though. Even if the person was okay they probably appreciated it ❤️🫂
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@Leucrotta Oh wow, that’s terrifying. I’m glad they seemed to be okay.
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@ziphi I swear they seemed really ehh about the whole deal, like they nearly get missed by cars all the time. Maybe that happens? I was more visibly shook up. I'm *really glad* other people seem to think this was scary AF and I'm not making up/exaggerating my reaction.
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@Leucrotta You did more than 99% of motorists would have done.