Quote - @Paganartist: I expect the economic mess is gathering everyone's attention.
People have a finite amount of attention, and when something big is happening,
the routine stuff like driving and walking tends to lose focus.

That and blasted cell phones which so many have glue to their ear these days. I am scared to even think about the number of near misses I see because people are texting or holding a phone to their ear or have an ear plug in their ear for a cell phone.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi