Add ko lang sa list of semi-close calls. One time along EDSA -- it was a -ber month and at about 9 or 11 pm may lalaking nakahiga in the middle of the road half naked. I think he wantred to commit suicide kasi mukhang buhay pa eh. Buti naka-bright ako then and I saw him quite a way off.

Another time, 2 kids were play-fighting inside their bakuran on a small country lane. I was only going around 30-40 but decided to slow down because 1 of them might just run. True enough, 1 kid got hit by the other and ran right onto the road! Guess his angel MADE me slow down and made sure it was me crossing the road rather than, say, a bus or a jeep.

More recently, similar small country lane (but with lots of traffic), may yaya na may bitbit na infant at katabing toddler. Tumigil ang yaya nung mapansin niya ako coming but I decided to slow down on the theory that the crazy fool might not be holding the hand of the toddler whose hand wasn't visible to me. True enough takbo yung bata patawid at biglang preno ako. Pumara naman ako at sinigawan ko yung yaya. I hope it had an effect.

Things that make me slow down (and honk) on a road -- children by the roadside (isn't that the only thing worse than running over an adult?). Animal manure on the road. Newly stopped public tranpo enough for passenger to go down and be ready to cross -- in case tatawid yung bumaba at hilo pa sa biyahe.

After those, dasal and presence of mind na lang talaga.