I almost lost my life over the weekend! About noon on Saturday, I was skating at the Workers Stadium entrance area where many people practice. I had my iPod, and I stopped at a place between the road and the entrance gate so I could locate some music. I was in this large area, not even moving, when I felt a car come from behind me, brush against my left arm and then it continue to push me as it came across in front of me. He was heading for the gate entrance of the stadium and the idiot driver was not even looking where he was going! I pounded on the car as I was falling backwards. He finally stopped as I got up, brushed the dirt from my scraped bloody arm and attacked him with words I cannot print here.

“You almost ran me over and perhaps killed me! Can’t you watch where you are driving? If you made your right turn a little sooner, you would have directly hit me and run your car over me, for sure! I might be seriously injured or even dead right now! You f—–. You almost KILLED ME!”

He understood my English and Chinese. Finally, he said sorry as I made a fist, ready to reach inside his window. He was about 40 years old; he knew how to drive. I was wearing my helmet and I was on my skates which makes me very visible! Impossible to miss!

I explained the story to a friend of mine yesterday. She thought I might be exaggerating the story. I asked her how she would react if she had been in the same place walking with her 4 year old? She was silent as she thought about it and began to cry as she thought about the possibility. It was that life threatening!

Glad to still be here to write today. My arm will heal.

And don’t say, “be careful!” I was careful. I wasn’t even moving at the time! I was just…lucky! Rick 李柯 june 7, 2010