Off the Cuff / My Other Journal

Accident

I feel bad. On my way home, a few minutes ago, I saw the aftermath of an accident on US1.
There were many emergency vehicles, and probably, one or two road workers were hurt. One worker lay face-down without moving. Most likely, he was hit from the back. I hope he was alive, and if hurt, I hope he recovers perfectly.
I don’t know what exactly happened and how the accident took place, because I was driving and couldn’t look.
This makes me think that we’re not taking care of each other as we should. On busy roads where repairs are needed, passage should be blocked with stronger things than those rubber orange cones. Can’t they park a couple of huge vans to protect the workers? Doing this may be a bit pricy, but human life is priceless, and vans, semis, etc. could always be rented for a fee, or if bought, they could be used for other things.
In desperate situations, trying to save money is brutally stupid.