It is not difficult to plan to react, to avoid, to back away, to give up, any of these things are easy if you run into a potentially violent situation.
The same with cars. I don't mind having to swap out an engine, but what I do mind is when a problem is unpredictable and shows no steady symptoms.
I hate going out late anymore, I hate when my friends invite me out late, but I need to spend time with old friends. I was driving home from downtown at 12:30 am and came to the intersection of College and 30th heading north. A guy is walking south from the west side of the street with a very large trench coat/hoodie. He begins walking angled toward my car in the street. I followed him with my peripheral vision and he closed about 2/3 the distance between the sidewalk and my car just before passing my car at the red light. He noticed me slowly turning my head to follow and while continuing south, went back toward the sidewalk. As he disappeared from view, I re angled my mirror so see what was going on. At this point, he had turned and was looking the car and began to abruptly approach the driver's door from his current position. I gave it a little gas to gain some distance, and the light went immediately green. This was the most unpredictable behavior I have encountered.
If I didn't know any better, I think he wanted my car or something in it.
I felt safe in the locked car, armed. But what if he had a gun under that jacket?? What if he didn't want to ask for the car first?
Stay safe out there guys, observe your surroundings!
The same with cars. I don't mind having to swap out an engine, but what I do mind is when a problem is unpredictable and shows no steady symptoms.
I hate going out late anymore, I hate when my friends invite me out late, but I need to spend time with old friends. I was driving home from downtown at 12:30 am and came to the intersection of College and 30th heading north. A guy is walking south from the west side of the street with a very large trench coat/hoodie. He begins walking angled toward my car in the street. I followed him with my peripheral vision and he closed about 2/3 the distance between the sidewalk and my car just before passing my car at the red light. He noticed me slowly turning my head to follow and while continuing south, went back toward the sidewalk. As he disappeared from view, I re angled my mirror so see what was going on. At this point, he had turned and was looking the car and began to abruptly approach the driver's door from his current position. I gave it a little gas to gain some distance, and the light went immediately green. This was the most unpredictable behavior I have encountered.
If I didn't know any better, I think he wanted my car or something in it.
I felt safe in the locked car, armed. But what if he had a gun under that jacket?? What if he didn't want to ask for the car first?
Stay safe out there guys, observe your surroundings!