we went out for breakfast, and i forgot a cup of coffee in the car when we got home. he offered to go and get it. on his way to the car, he saw a woman take her toddler out her car and tell him to stay put on the sidewalk. she went back into the car to get something, and the kid took off into the middle of the street.
we don't live on a busy street - if people are driving on our road, it's because they live or are visiting someone in the area. it's not a main road at all. but, there is a blind curve and a car was speeding around the curve. H yelled to the woman, she didn't hear, so he ran out into the street and grabbed the kid. the driver slammed on his brakes and came very close to hitting H. i'm sure a 2 year old would have been harder to avoid.
of course H yelled at the driver to not go so fast, and the driver yelled at the woman to watch the kid in the street.
but it was a very scary moment. i was glad i left my coffee in the car.