safe journey home

radio stations are doing their part in promoting safe driving esp. during this festive season. the statistics include an accident every 18 secs & a death every 11 mins. sometimes it's really not our fault - the other driver is either dozing off at the wheel, or texting on the handphone, or is just plain reckless. the recent death of 3 young passengers travelling on a bus (read here and here) is testament to human folly.

how about pulling off stunts?

recently, a 16-yr-old girl came to hospital to have her external fixators (metal bars used to stabilise complicated fractures) removed. i remember her well, because she was here last year to have them inserted, together with a couple of screws. she was a back-seat passenger who had sustained a fractured pelvis in an accident. apparently the teen-age driver has recently got his driving licence & while on the road, the front passenger (another teenage boy) decided to do a stunt - he suddenly pulled on the hand-brake. the car skidded & crashed onto a tree - the driver died on the spot, she broke her pelvis at several places & was bedridden for 6 mths. as if to show how ironic life is, the prankster got away unscathed, & perhaps even without remorse as the girl revealed he didn't even visit her in hospital.

we can't stop others from speeding like crazy or prevent bad weather during travel. on our part, we can make sure that we have enough rest before driving, ensure all passengers buckle-up (including those in the back seats), our vehicles remain road-worthy, & that traffic rules are adhered to.

we can't avoid reckless motorists (nor falling rocks & oil slicks) but we can pray for travel mercy & divine protection.

drop by www.buscrashnomore.blogspot.com/ to find out what we can do/contribute to prevent unnecessary road fatalities. isn't scary that as i wrote this post, 140 accidents have occurred, taking 4 lives with them?

safe journey home one & all! have a blessed lunar new year & happy holidays!