DB BedfordFounder/ CEO, Ei365 · Chief Civility Strategist| Founder of Civility Intelligence | Workplace Civility Expert| Civility Ambassador Academy

This dude ran a red light and crashed into my brother in Oakland

10 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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In a live‑recorded vlog from the intersection of 73rd and East 14th, the speaker recounts a recent traffic incident where a driver ran a red light and caused his brother's car to be towed. While describing the raw emotions of the moment, he emphasizes the importance of staying civil and not letting emotions hijack his response. He notes that his brother is unharmed, reflects on material loss versus personal safety, and shares a broader message that everyone can choose how to experience adversity by practicing civility and intelligence.

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Man, recording live from 73rd and East 14th. Practicing civility with my brother back there. Man, dude ran a red light, towed my brother's car up. Every chance I get, I like to demonstrate these micro moments. I talk about these a lot, not to get emotionally hijacked in a moment, you know. So we gonna walk in, get the raw emotion of Mr. Bedford. He gonna get towed, you know what I'm saying? We're getting into Brother Hub, you know what I mean? Muscle cars are getting taken care of, and we're gonna be thankful for the problem that we don't have. My brother's still standing, he's not hurt. That's material stuff. You know, if somebody going through something today, you can understand, like, we going through something, we all going through something, but no matter what, we get to choose how we experience it. And we're choosing, no matter what, to not get emotionally hijacked in this day. Civility, intelligence.