Plea to youngsters to be more mindful

Last Friday morning a tall, teenage male ran flatout diagonally across Brisbane Water Dr, Point Clare, cutting between a line of cars going south and then a line of cars going north, all of us doing in the region of 60km/h.

As I was driving north he cut in front of me and fortunately for him I saw him coming and was able to brake.

And I was fortunate that the driver behind me was far enough back not to go into me.

But had that young man tripped, I hate to think of what the outcome could have been.

And what if one of us had swerved and hit another pedestrian?

Youngsters! Even if you view yourselves as being at the peak of fitness physically and mentally so that you can gauge your movements to the split second, please recognise that there are factors of which you can’t be fully aware including the skills of motorists, the braking capacity of their vehicles and unseen potholes. 

Wait until you can cross safely at a walking pace; if that means waiting for minutes or taking a detour to a controlled crossing, so be it.

Otherwise, you risk not only your own wellbeing, but other people’s too.

Email, Sep 27

Sonnie Hopkins, Tascott