On Monday evening I was driving to visit a friend. I decided to stop at a nearby Spar before going to my friend. It was raining, and had been raining the whole day, so the roads were quite wet. It was misty outside and visibility was poor.
At one of the traffic circles, there was a black car with its emergency lights on. I slowed down as I approached the traffic circle because I didn't know what to make of it. The car began reversing slightly and then stopped before slowly driving off.
I guess the driver wasn't sure which way to go.
For the next few kilometres I drove behind the black car. It is remarkable that our journeys coincided for so long. The black car drove in front of me all the way until I turned into the small shopping complex where I wanted to do shopping. It was as though the black car was an advance guard of sorts, first having waited for me to arrive at the traffic circle and then clearing the way for me.
You could say I was stuck behind the black car as it was driving at a speed of around 30 km/h. I am a patient man so this did not bother me too much but at one stage, the car behind me got impatient and overtook both myself and the black car in front of me in what seemed to me a somewhat dangerous maneuvre.
Suppose the black car had not driven in front of me. What might have happened then? I would have driven at a speed of around 60 km/h in wet and misty conditions, conditions that increase the risk for a car accident.
If it were not for this black car that served as my advance guard, clearing the way for me and ensuring that I drive at a safe speed, perhaps I might have been involved in an accident.
