An Open Letter to the Woman in the Powder-Buff Blue VW Convertible Leaving the Parking Lot of the Marion General Store around 11:00 am Thursday, November 13
Dear Madam:
Perhaps, as you were pulling out of the parking lot of the Marion General Store, you were too distracted talking on your cellphone (held in your right hand) to see the pedestrian entering the crosswalk in front of you. That is understandable.
Perhaps you did notice the pedestrian, but opted not to yield. That is a bit less understandable.
But certainly you took notice of the fact that you clipped the pedestrian’s left leg with the right rear quarter of powder-buff blue VW convertible as you pulled out. When our eyes met in your car’s sideview mirror, the wide-eyed expression on your face made it clear to me that you knew very well you had hit me. I do not understand why you did not stop, if only to apologize. Instead, you drove away.
It should not matter that I was not injured, and suffered only a bump to the knee. The incident could have been much more serious. I beseech you, for the safety of all: In the future, please refrain from talking on the phone while you drive; please yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk; and please stop if you strike someone with your car, even if is only a glancing blow.
Most respectfully,
Gregory Ruf
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