Do you recall the story of Barbra Mandrell and her children?
They were out driving one night and saw a horrible car wreck. For some reason, she told her kids to buckle up. She did too. Minutes later, they were slammed head on by a drunk driver. The seatbelts saved their lives. When I read that in the papers years ago, I resolved to use the seatbelts every single time I drove. Amazing what hits home for people, isn’t it? About two years later, I was in a pretty serious accident with a pickup, and my young son and I walked away with only bruises. I love Barbra Mandrell and her sisters. That’s real talent!
Prayers for all the people involved in the 35 bridge. God bless them all.
True story that happened to me. I was a passenger in my buddies truck coming back from leave back in about ‘93 and we rolled it five times (that according to witnesses...I kind of lost count after the first couple rolls) on the interstate trying to avoid a skunk. We both were wearing seat-belts and walked away with just minor cuts and bruises. The thing that haunts me to this day is that I had only put my seat-belt back on about 5 miles before it happened. Before that I had been sleeping so I took it off to get more comfortable. After feeling they way the g-forces were trying to rip me from that truck and having only the seat-belt keeping me in is something I will never forget. Needless to say I am religious about wearing it now.