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Originally Posted by aussiegirl
When I was in maybe 5th grade I was almost hit by a car getting off the school bus. We lived on a very busy road, and the bus dropped me off at the end of our slightly hilly, slightly long driveway. I got down the steps and saw this car coming at me on the side of the road, in the dirt shoulder. I ran up the driveway as close to the house as I could get. Turns out the car's breaks weren't working or he was going to fast to stop for the bus so decided to go in the ditch instead of hitting the bus! It was scary, but thankfully I didn't panic and freeze but instead ran.
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Oh my goodness, that must have been SO scary - especially you being so young. Your instinct must have just kicked in!! Sometimes, that saves us!