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06/21/2010 06:54:49 AM · #1 |
...and it probably could have been avoided.
this past saturday hanover county held graduation ceremonies for its four county high schools. and at each one, they had a moment of silence for a young man who died the day before in a single car accident. he had lost control of his vehicle, over-corrected, and flipped off the other side of the road. he and his passenger were ejected from the vehicle...and they were NOT WEARING THEIR SEATBELTS!.
try to imagine how it would be on your family if one of them had to stand up for you to receive a recognition that you had earned and deserved, but that you were unable to accept yourself because you had, for whatever reason, not done something as simple as clicking your seatbelt...
on what was supposed to be the biggest day of his life so far, a high school graduation 13 years in the making, there was an empty seat in the row he would have sat on, and many, many of the tears shed saturday were not the tears of joy.
it only takes a moment. BUCKLE UP. please... |
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06/21/2010 06:57:19 AM · #2 |
| I can't sit in the front seat and not buckle up. It doesn't feel natural... |
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06/21/2010 07:05:40 AM · #3 |
:-(
it is difficult to accept, i'm asking to me only "why"? why not make a simple thing like fasten the seat belt?
a prayer for him... |
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06/21/2010 07:23:23 AM · #4 |
| this is just heart-breaking. my daughter just got her driver's license last week, thank you for this reminder I am going to pass on to her. |
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06/21/2010 08:21:25 AM · #5 |
| Tragic indeed. So easy to avoid and only takes a second. My heart goes out to the parents and family. |
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06/21/2010 08:49:21 AM · #6 |
| How awful. I learned the wear my seatbelt in the early 80's when I was in the AF and I would not be allowed on base without it on. I tried to train my kids to use it, too. I would not move the car until everyone was buckled in. It wasn't something ground into me growing up, however. As far as I know, my dad refuses to wear one to this day. |
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06/21/2010 09:03:37 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by George:
I can't sit in the front seat and not buckle up. It doesn't feel natural... |
i can't sit in anywhere in a car and not buckle up, it doesn't feel safe... |
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06/21/2010 09:20:12 AM · #8 |
That's an awful story.
For years I used try to get my dad to use his seatbelt, and he would after a bit of nagging. Now his grandkids have taken over the job, and he listens to them to the point where he doesn't need reminding anymore.
But he only puts it on after about 100m of driving. I'm not sure why. He'd drive out of the drive way and after about 10 or 20 seconds, when still in motion, rech over and buckle up. I might try to get those seconds next I suppose.
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06/21/2010 09:24:42 AM · #9 |
| Use of seatbelts is mandatory in the UK, as is the use of appropriate baby/child seats - has been for nearly 30 years. |
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06/21/2010 09:45:01 AM · #10 |
It is in North Carolina, USA as well -- for just over 20 years. Unfortunately, not everyone follows the law. :(
At our local high school (which is relatively small), they had 8 that were not graduating. Most of those have been killed since turning 16 two or three years ago.
I'm not sure how many at the other high school -- but there were several there as well.
:( :( :( |
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06/21/2010 10:15:02 AM · #11 |
| In South Africa it is also mandatory to wear a seat belt, but not very well enforced. I know someone who refuses to wear a seatbelt because he knew someone who was killed in an accident because they WERE wearing a seatbelt. I suppose it does happen, but rarely. I've certainly never driven without one. |
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06/21/2010 12:02:37 PM · #12 |
| Such sad news and so eaily preventable. My heart goes out to their familes. |
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06/21/2010 12:08:10 PM · #13 |
It's mandatory here in Ireland as well. In fact, it's one of the first things the police look for at checkpoints. Also, most car computers will beep at you continuously until it detects you've put on your seatbelt.
I put mine on without even thinking about it.
Message edited by author 2010-06-21 12:08:27. |
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