Re: OT - buckle those belts!
 

This is all completely true: I can't imagine what people are thinking
when they don't wear their seatbelt!

About a year ago I was driving on a small, narrow two-lane road, about
40 miles per hour, which is the speed limit. A drunk driver flew around
a curve ahead and hit me head on, and the van behind me couldn't stop
in time and rear-ended me. Neither one of the other drivers were
wearing their seat belts, and they both died the same day. I, however,
emerged with only a bruise on my abdomen and a broken thumb...much
better off than the others.

It seems almost as if car manufacturers need to expand on Ford's idea
in the 1990s: shoulder belts that automatically came on when you
started the car. If someone could recreate that with a lap belt also,
I'm sure it would prevent many deaths.

Of course, an even cheaper alternative would just be for everyone to
REMEMBER TO BUCKLE UP!

Re: OT - buckle those belts!
 

In article <c8adnRBA_-0WqIjYnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@sedona.net>,
"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote:

> I think I'm preaching to the choir, but I wanted to remind everybody to
> buckle up. Earlier this week a relative was involved in an auto accident
> with her 7 year old daughter in the passenger seat.

Wow. A parent who has never heard or been told NEVER to put a 7 year
old in the front seat?

Frankly, a 7 year old needs a booster--but at the VERY least, belongs in
the back seat. If the car is designed such that the child's legs bend
over the front of the seat cushion and the belt fits properly across his
body, no booster would be needed.

But the front seat--hell, that's child abuse.

Re: OT - buckle those belts!
 

In article <c8adnRBA_-0WqIjYnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@sedona.net>,
"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote:

> I think I'm preaching to the choir, but I wanted to remind everybody to
> buckle up. Earlier this week a relative was involved in an auto accident
> with her 7 year old daughter in the passenger seat.

Wow. A parent who has never heard or been told NEVER to put a 7 year
old in the front seat?

Frankly, a 7 year old needs a booster--but at the VERY least, belongs in
the back seat. If the car is designed such that the child's legs bend
over the front of the seat cushion and the belt fits properly across his
body, no booster would be needed.

But the front seat--hell, that's child abuse.

Re: OT - buckle those belts!
 

In article <c8adnRBA_-0WqIjYnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@sedona.net>,
"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote:

> I think I'm preaching to the choir, but I wanted to remind everybody to
> buckle up. Earlier this week a relative was involved in an auto accident
> with her 7 year old daughter in the passenger seat.

Wow. A parent who has never heard or been told NEVER to put a 7 year
old in the front seat?

Frankly, a 7 year old needs a booster--but at the VERY least, belongs in
the back seat. If the car is designed such that the child's legs bend
over the front of the seat cushion and the belt fits properly across his
body, no booster would be needed.

But the front seat--hell, that's child abuse.

Re: OT - buckle those belts!
 

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-6F8235.09335824092006@nntp1.usenetserver.com...
> In article <c8adnRBA_-0WqIjYnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@sedona.net>,
> "Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote:
>
>> I think I'm preaching to the choir, but I wanted to remind everybody to
>> buckle up. Earlier this week a relative was involved in an auto accident
>> with her 7 year old daughter in the passenger seat.
>
> Wow. A parent who has never heard or been told NEVER to put a 7 year
> old in the front seat?
>
> Frankly, a 7 year old needs a booster--but at the VERY least, belongs in
> the back seat. If the car is designed such that the child's legs bend
> over the front of the seat cushion and the belt fits properly across his
> body, no booster would be needed.
>
> But the front seat--hell, that's child abuse.
>
Sadly, the mother is not a very functional person... drugs, of various
sorts. Detoxing while trying to recover from extensive liver injury is not
my choice of ways to live, but that's her lot. She was not conscious to
receive the citations for driving without a license, insurance or current
registration. I'm just happy the 7 yr old was buckled up - probably the
child's idea.

Mike

Re: OT - buckle those belts!
 

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-6F8235.09335824092006@nntp1.usenetserver.com...
> In article <c8adnRBA_-0WqIjYnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@sedona.net>,
> "Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote:
>
>> I think I'm preaching to the choir, but I wanted to remind everybody to
>> buckle up. Earlier this week a relative was involved in an auto accident
>> with her 7 year old daughter in the passenger seat.
>
> Wow. A parent who has never heard or been told NEVER to put a 7 year
> old in the front seat?
>
> Frankly, a 7 year old needs a booster--but at the VERY least, belongs in
> the back seat. If the car is designed such that the child's legs bend
> over the front of the seat cushion and the belt fits properly across his
> body, no booster would be needed.
>
> But the front seat--hell, that's child abuse.
>
Sadly, the mother is not a very functional person... drugs, of various
sorts. Detoxing while trying to recover from extensive liver injury is not
my choice of ways to live, but that's her lot. She was not conscious to
receive the citations for driving without a license, insurance or current
registration. I'm just happy the 7 yr old was buckled up - probably the
child's idea.

Mike

Re: OT - buckle those belts!
 

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-6F8235.09335824092006@nntp1.usenetserver.com...
> In article <c8adnRBA_-0WqIjYnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@sedona.net>,
> "Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote:
>
>> I think I'm preaching to the choir, but I wanted to remind everybody to
>> buckle up. Earlier this week a relative was involved in an auto accident
>> with her 7 year old daughter in the passenger seat.
>
> Wow. A parent who has never heard or been told NEVER to put a 7 year
> old in the front seat?
>
> Frankly, a 7 year old needs a booster--but at the VERY least, belongs in
> the back seat. If the car is designed such that the child's legs bend
> over the front of the seat cushion and the belt fits properly across his
> body, no booster would be needed.
>
> But the front seat--hell, that's child abuse.
>
Sadly, the mother is not a very functional person... drugs, of various
sorts. Detoxing while trying to recover from extensive liver injury is not
my choice of ways to live, but that's her lot. She was not conscious to
receive the citations for driving without a license, insurance or current
registration. I'm just happy the 7 yr old was buckled up - probably the
child's idea.

Mike