You know, I really hate to be the voice of negativity here, but by stopping to double check the forum before leaving for work you actually put yourself closer to danger. Think about it - you said you were 30' from the intersection when the stolen car blasted through it in front of you. Had you not stopped to double check the forum you likely would have been 2 minutes further down the road and never known anything about this. Instead, they missed you by 30', which is maybe a fraction of a second.

No matter how you slice it, though, it does make you think about those seemingly innocent little things we do every day, and how they can make a huge difference in our lives when it comes to timing. Fate is an interesting thing.