GLOSSLIP PSA: Slow Down, Pay Attention And Obey The Law
Sorry to be a Dawnie Downer, but after seeing a story about a mother and her 4-year old child who were mowed down by a driver who blew through a stop sign, it made me realize how we are all just one accident away from tragedy. I tell my kids all the time about how important it is to use caution and safety, to the point of being paranoid. The problem is, you have to be paranoid these days, people just don't think.
I don't know the exact circumstances from the traffic accident detailed above, but I do know people take their lives and safety for granted everyday. We assume that others will obey the law, but they often don't. We assume that when the light is green, that means go and we just drive like we are on autopilot. All of us do it, but we shouldn't.
There are some accidents we absolutely have no control over. Look at the sad case of Travis Barker and DJ AM (Adam Goldstein). When someone else is in charge of your safety, you are at the mercy of their skills and the hands of fate. But there are many, many, many times in our everyday lives we can avoid being the victims of tragedy by simply PAYING ATTENTION, OBEYING THE LAW and TAKING OUR TIME.
So I am telling you dear readers and casual passers-by, I know we are all distracted by life. Whether it be things going on with us personally, or the state of the economy, or gas shortages, the truth is, if you are killed in an accident because someone (including yourself) was careless or not paying attention, none of these other matters are all that important. And imagine how you'd feel is YOU were the one who blew a stop sign and killed an innocent mother and her child? Exactly. So think first and always, act second.
Also, please don't use mobile devices while driving. DUMB, DUMB, DUMB!
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the mother and daughter who were killed in the tragic accident.
