[PJUCTH]

Walking my dogs . ( I have a light up leash and flashlight ) A person came speeding around the corner on the wrong side of the road in a golf cart. She swerved to avoid hitting a man that was almost finished crossing on the opposite side. Problem is she wasn;t anywhere near him. Her unrestrained puppy went flying out of the cart and rolling across the street. At first I thought it was a plastic shopping bag. She just kept driving yelled at the man and actually drove up on the curb as she went down the street. When I saw the stunned face looking up I nearly died and screamed after the women. She didn't even know her dog had fallen out of the cart. She was too busy yelling about a man in the street. I was watching from a short distance and think I had a pretty good perspective of what happened.
Watching the whole thing was pretty upsetting and I hope the puppy is ok. I couldn't help because my dogs were barking and a little out of control for all the commotion.
if that's not bad enough Coming back I stayed up on someones grass to come around the corner with my leash and flashlight on. A car actually came up on the curb. I guess my evening walks have come to an end permanently.

[Boudicca]

.where did this happen?

[PJUCTH]

Originally Posted by shrandell

.where did this happen?

IN Duval. ON the corner of Raintree and Odell

[DouglasMo]

IMO She was wrong...and I assume she stopped for her dog! But You need more than flashlight and lighted leashes--A friend and I were driving 2 years ago to look at Christmas lights and a man with white shirt out walking dog--we almost hit him--could not see him or dog...I went out and bought a reflective vest...Still a reflective vest is no help for reckless drivers I agree--which is what you ran into--reading your experience would make me think 2X about walking dogs at night

[Madelaine Amee]

I walk early, early in the morning when the sky is just getting light, I have reflective clothing and a flasher and I still get up on the curb when golf carts or cars come towards me. We tend to forget we live in a retirement community and people's eyesight is not as good as it used to be ..................

[CFrance]

Also, it makes a difference where you are walking after dark. I choose a route and time when there is virtually no one out. And we use lights and whites. Still, it's a chance you take.

[PJUCTH]

The most shocking thing for me is that with all that has been posted here and the newspapers is that this lady didn't have here dog strapped with a harness. She didn't even know it fell out til I screamed at her going down the road

[patfla06]

Unbelievable!