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Lights On When It Rains

Rick — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:47:12 +0000

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Today, it’s a rainy, dark dreary day. Just because you can see someone else when you are driving, don’t assume they can see you! WHEN IT RAINS, DRIVE WITH YOUR LIGHTS ON!

Look in this photograph, it’s hard to see the oncoming car, even though they do have their lights on. Think about how much harder it is to see them it they (or you) don’t have the lights on. This was reinforced to me today when I saw mothers who had dropped off their children at a day school for preschoolers. They were driving down a narrow street and most of them did not have their lights on after dropping off their kids. We both know that a good mother will do anything for the safety of their children. Taking care to have their lights on when it rains protects both their children and themselves from being in an accident.

Also, when getting ready to go out into traffic look twice, before going out into traffic. Someone else who is driving without their lights on may be just about to drive in front of you. If you are looking for drivers who don’t have their lights on, you are more likely to see them. If you aren’t looking for them, then they may not register in your brain. When there is bad weather take extra care. Please drive with your lights on.

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Merry Christmas – Be Safe

Rick — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:44:23 +0000

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Over the holidays we enjoy seeing family and friends. Also, children get new toys. Ralphie, in A Christmas Story, wanted a Red Ryder BB Gun. Everyone told him, he would shoot his eye out. The irony is that after he got his BB Gun, he almost did shoot his eye out!

Many children get new toys and parents need to be sure that they will safely use them. Children have a tendency to find the weak point when it comes to safe operation of things. So, do teenagers whom I have written about concerning driving safety. Remember also that this time of the year when it gets dark early that it’s hard to see and there is driver fatigue.

I hope that you have a Merry Christmas and remember the celebration is the birth of Jesus, Savior of the world. Have a safe holiday.

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If It Snows, Please Don’t Drive

Rick — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:21:52 +0000

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The weather is supposed to get bad tomorrow with predictions of 1-2 inches of snow! If it does, please don’t drive! We don’t have the roads prepared like they do in areas that normally get snow. More importantly, even if you do or think you know how to drive in snow, everyone else in Alabama (or nearly so) doesn’t know how or have much experience driving in snow. You will be a target for them to hit you. Also, remember that bridges ice quickly even if there is not snow, so be careful.

I’m assuming that you’ve already got your bread and milk – snow survival food in this state. So, stay safe by staying off the roads and enjoy the pretty scenery at home with your family. You can take a walk in it and ponder the the last time it really snowed a lot here. If it snows, please don’t drive in it.

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Roll Tide and Drive Carefully!

Rick — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:20:09 +0000

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Last night we enjoyed watching Alabama win the National Football Championship – Roll Tide!!!!! Today, it is snowing in Birmingham. People in Alabama are good at cheering on their football team. However, driving in the snow is not one of our strengths. Please stay off the highways and stay safe at home. Regardless of whether the snow accumulates, bridges quickly freeze and you can easily lose traction. If you do drive in this weather, be extra careful, slow down, and allow extra distance to stop. Roll Tide!

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No Last Hurrah Accident

Rick — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:13:59 +0000

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The religious season – football – in Alabama starts this labor day weekend. Many people are excited about the beginning of the season. Many will be traveling to games, the lake and other outings for a last hurrah of end of summer. This is also one of the most dangerous weekends of the year. I’ve repeatedly written about how taking an extra moment to drive and play safely can make the difference between a near miss and tragedy.

Please make sure this last hurrah of the summer and beginning of football season this weekend is a safe one.

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Have a Safe 4th of July!

Rick — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:36:15 +0000

Be careful today and have a safe 4th of July by avoiding accidents!

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March Madness – Death on the Highway

Rick — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:57:15 +0000

Yes, it’s March Madness when we have the contest to determine who has the best basketball team. I was commenting to my friend last night as we were watching a game that I could remember when they put in the 3 point rule. Back then, few could consistently make the shot. However, last night guys were shooting 3 pointers like it was nothing special.

Well, you are probably now asking what the heck does that have to do with death on the highway and March Madness. This week in Alabama we have our own special kind of madness, AEA week. Lots of people head to the beach or out of town. There is lots of traveling. Some have gotten to think of it as nothing special. However, whenever someone gets behind the wheel, there is the risk of getting into an accident. Serious injury, pain, and unfortunately death are possible, you and other drivers have put to the back of your mind the potential dangers. You take on a special responsibility when you get behind the wheel and so does the other driver. Patience, caution, and courtesy, not madness should be the actions of any driver whether it’s March or any other month of the year. We think there is nothing special about driving from place to place. There is, one hundred years ago people went by horse and buggy not by 100 or more horsepower engines. Back then people died from falling off their horse, not someone running into them.

Play defensively, drive defensively and take a free throw, put on that seat belt and slow down.

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This is a Post I Didn’t Want to Write

Rick — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:15:55 +0000

You remember from school classes or tests that you didn’t want to take. This is a post that I didn’t want to write. A friend’s father was killed in a crash in another state last night. One minute he was here and the next minute, life forever changed. No more conversations or holidays to share.

I’ve pointed out in my book which you can order for FREE that each year in America more people are killed on the highways than we lost in 9/11 or any year in the Iraq war.

I have another friend whose daughter had a severe brain injury from a wreck she was in. They are caring for her everyday trying to help her recover. Members of their church and their friends continue to pray for her recovery and for them as they care for her and try to help her recover.

I’ve seen first hand how lives are changed by a wreck. So, though a post I didn’t want to write, I thought you should know that injures, pain, daily struggles to regain health, and death occur from wrecks each day. Life can suddenly change in an instant, for the victim and their families.

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Safety Equiptment Really Optional?

Rick — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:26:54 +0000

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Originally uploaded by jippaflippa (having fun in the snow)

The New York Times had an article on the cost of safety items like side air bags and stability control being options that cost you more. Seat belts used to be a similar optional item. No one today would think a seat belt is optional – we have laws requiring your to wear them. The cost of safety items on your car is not something that you are thinking about as you are in a car crash. Things either happen very fast or sometimes it seems like something is unavoidably occurring in slow motion. One safety device that will be standard equipment in 2012 is stability control. It helps your car by detecting and trying to correct skids. In Alabama you see cars hydroplaning in rain. That is where that device is supposed to help. However, you already have equipment that can help keep you from skidding if you maintain it.

What is it? Well, first let’s take a ride down memory lane. It’s a memory of me hydroplaning up in the Smokey Mountains, unfortunately spinning and headed toward a mountain curve backwards. No, I wasn’t driving fast, but I had hydroplaned during rain. The tire pressure was fine, it was the tread that had worn. From that day since (which was before I went to law school), I’ve been a big fan of very good tires with really good tread. I don’t want to have a near death experience and neither should you. Check your tires – the tread and the pressure.

It’s safety equipment that few people think about, but in a hard rain can make a difference for you and your family. Safety equipment is not optional. The extra cost you might spend won’t be what you think about in that near accident you avoid or during one where it protects you. You will also be glad that you maintained the safety equipment that you have – your tires – by regularly checking the tread and the tire pressure.

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Rivals Wreck

Rick — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:16:01 +0000

I ran across this photo of a wreck at OneMansBlog.com. It looks funny, a FedEx and UPS truck in a wreck. However, many wrecks, collisions, or accidents result in tragedy, death, and permanent injury. I know that I sound like a broken record. However at that risk, be careful. You can easily hurt someone or be hurt if you do not drive defensively. If you have been hurt in an injury, you can order my FREE BOOK by clicking here.

clipped from onemansblog.com

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