Today I was hit by a car

I’m ok, and kinda just venting. But I also had my Maine Coon with me in a stroller, and he took the brunt of the force. He’s ok too! We got him straight to Angell, and he got a full work up. We’ve both got superficial injuries but nothing’s broken. He’ll be on pain meds and can’t walk very well because some claws were ripped off. I’m pissed.

I feel awful that I couldn’t protect him, and like I shouldn’t have taken him out, but what if it was a kid in a stroller? You can’t, not, take your kid. This asshole literally almost killed us today.

My major vent about this though, is that it was one of those intersections with the Walk light at the same time as drivers are turning on a green arrow. Like not just a green light, but a damn green arrow? That is such a recipe for the disaster that happened, and is well known around Boston now for being so fucking dangerous. And the irony is, if I were by myself, I would never wait for a walk sign. Jaywalking all over the places, because I trust traffic patterns more than I trust lights that people run. Or worse… are fucking designed to be a death trap! And I’ve never been hit by a car. I only wait for walk signs when I have the pet because that’s supposed to be the safer option. Fuck me for that I guess.

I just want this day to end but it feels so wrong just… I dunno… letting this go? Like who would I even contact about something that’s already known to be an issue, and is actually killing people?!? I can be an eloquent writer if I try, but literally all I can come up with right now is Fuck You So Hard Mayor Wu, and anyone else who’s seen this issue cross their desk and continue to ignore it.

Thanks for reading my vent. And don’t trust crosswalks in Boston. If anyone asks why I’ll be happy to send video of my Maine Coon crying and bleeding in the middle of the street.