13 April 2007

Seat Belts

I'm sorry that the Governor of New Jersey was seriously injured in a car accident yesterday, but why the hell wasn't he wearing his seat belt?

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5 comments:

Julie Pippert said...

He wasn't wearing a seat belt?

Wow.

And on the way to that Imus thing, too.

7:31 PM
Awesome Mom said...

You would think he knew better.

12:30 PM
Guy said...

You'd think. Around these parts if'n you ain't wearin' yer belt you get a ticket. Those coppers have sparky eyeballs.

That being said, I didn't wear my seltbelt once. Which is odd because that's only happened a few times during my driving/riding career. In any case, I have both of my legs because I wasn't wearing my belt.

One sunny afternoon, after lunch, got myself t-boned in a '67 Pontiac Bonneville while driving my '69 bug. It only fractured my pelvis in 4 places and put me in bed for 3 months. If I'd been wearing my seat belt the driver's door would have removed my legs. I wish I had a picture of how wide the driver's seat was after the collision. I remember it being about 1/2 of what it was.

The moral of the story is if you're driving a vw bug and are about to get hit on the left side by a large American car, remove your seat belt really quickly. Otherwise, leave the darned thing on, would you?

6:40 PM
The Fool said...

I feel naked without mine on.

I'm wearing it now.

So if a 67 Bonneville comes crashing into my living room, I feel safe.

12:24 PM
Tracy said...

I completely agree -- any other "civilian" would be issued a ticket if they were pulled over w/o a seat belt... and yet the GOVERNOR of the state doesn't wear one?! Crazy!

He probably will now, though, don't you think?

11:08 AM

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