Honestly.. I think I just saw a ghost...

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Yep, really. And no, I'm not drunk

Driving home from work this evening, on the same roads I drive daily. There's a small church I always admire on my way through one of the villages.

Anyway, I pass it this evening, and notice a 'man' in what looked like a bright orange, almost yellow coat / jacket. I remember not seeing anything much, other than that and some legs. I thought it odd since he was stood on my side of the road, on the tiniest slither of verge. There really wasn't much there at all, and it is an extremely unsafe stretch of road in itself. No streetlights or anything like that, just windy country roads.

Anyway, I remember the shock as I saw him, I was thinking why on earth would somebody stand there in such a dangerous spot, let alone barely move out the way so I could pass!

Well. I passed slowly and carefully, before checking in my mirror to make sure he was still okay. When I did, there was absolutely nothing there. Nobody to be seen. The road is surrounded by open fields, no bushes or trees. There's literally nowhere he could have gone to, logically.

I know how stupid this sounds. Honestly if it hadn't just happened to me, I would be reading this post thinking the OP was delusional 🫣🤣

Has anybody had anything similar before?! I'm absolutely baffled!!!!

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I mean, it would be an awful tale.. being a ghost stuck in high-vis clothing

Yeah this

being a ghost in hi-viz occasionally occupying a quiet road in the dark, is too tragic to entertain!!
Especially as the high-viz obviously didn't do its job and keep him safe if he popped his clogs wearing it, poor chap.

I shit you not almost the exact same thing happened to me! Man in a high-vis, I was going down an incline. There was a slight bend where my view of him became obscured, when I straightened up again he was no where to be found!

Sure it wasn't a scarecrow??

So a little update for you all.

I asked on our local village group on Facebook, if anybody knows of any incidents on that stretch of road before. I didn't ask why or give any further details than that.

December 2003, a young man was hit off his bike whilst riding home from work. He was killed instantly and pronounced dead at the scene.

Omg 😳 reading this give me the chills!

My late DH was driving me home from work one night. I fell asleep and was woken by a blood curdling scream and late DH telling me he had the seen the ghost of a Russian soldier.
I didn't improve matters by laughing. It was a lady with mental health issues who had three outfit's.. The Russian one, a boy scouts uniform and a lollypop ladies white coat and a sailors hat with the brim and tassel. (wasn't laughing at the ladies mh issues bit at DH reaction!)
DH had caught her in the car lights standing on the edge of a farmyard!!

I like a good ghost story but how many ghosts wear high vis jackets?

Oh no
Wearing high vis but killed by a reckless driver?

my mate was in a hit and run, he was wearing high vis. Thankfully he's still with us (in a coma for a few days and still dealing with injuries years later).

A cyclist may well have been wearing day glow clothing. Poor person and their family

What a sad update OP.

Very sad update. But also it's spooked me a little more.

Oh wow OP I'm a big believer and believe you and as it's near his passing month/anniversary and 20 years, they often show themselves to make sure they aren't forgotten 💜poor man RIP

Another vote for a bloke in hi vis. The headlights locked him up but the rear lights couldn't. The church added to the idea of a ghost.

That's the lesser spotted Highus Visulus, they only come out at night to fuck up the roads ready for the morning rush hour

That is fucking hilarious 😂😂

It's so sad isn't it. A wandering soul.

Perhaps light a candle for the poor lad.

I think you're more likely to see a ghost IMHO

@SurelySmartie I don't think that ghosts ate restricted to bed sheets and chains.

Edited for spelling. Again.

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You realise most roads will have had someone killed on them, right?

It's the rule, not the exception.

My neighbour has a full jacket that in day light looks sort of greeny/ grey but if you pass him out walking at night he glows up like a nothing I have ever seen. Could have been something like that

Maybe it was. Someone told me that if you don’t see time as linear then ghosts are actually just faint remains of the past in that place. I wasn’t smoking weed at the time (or ever for clarification) but it did make a little bit of sense if I squinted funny… 🤔

Anyway I had a poltergeist experience aged 14. Just once. 🤷🏼‍♀️

This is also the case if you do see time as linear?