Crosswalk Blindspot
When I was in my early twenties, I used to be delivery driver for a vending company and drove a big jacked up Ford F350. On a busy afternoon, at a somewhat busy intersection I pulled up to turn right.
I was looking over my left shoulder, waiting for a break int the traffic and was about to gun it. I hesitated for some reason and turned to look in front of me.
I saw a whisp of hair above my hood.
I waited and saw three small children appear to my left.
The truck was so high, while they were in the crosswalk, there was no way I could have seen them, and I was too busy looking to my left to see them approach.
I was a pretty aggressive driver in those days and had a demanding schedule. On any other day I probably would have flattened them and might not have even known it.
This single event completely changed the way I drive and I think about it often. Some 20 years later it still gives me chills. Story credit: Reddit / harpyranchers