On 20/3/06, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: >I was slowly driving to a friend's house up in the Berkeley Hills. A >woman, seemingly impaired in some way, drove into my lane and crashed >head-on into me. She wasn't wearing her seat belt, and was driven to the >hospital by an ambulance. She's badly bruised as her head went into the >windshield. > >The medics looked me over, checked pulse and blood pressure (both were >highly elevated), checked my reflexes and coordination, and felt that I was >OK, but offered to take me to the hospital just in case. I declined. > >A friend drove up to meet me to give me a ride down to his house, where we >had dinner, and after which I came home. I felt good enough to walk at a >brisk pace to his car, which was at the end of the street. The street was >closed to through traffic for a while. I may be a little sore around my >shoulders tomorrow. I was wearing my seatbelt and shoulder harness. I can >still feel where the shoulder harness pressed against my chest as it held >me securely. > >Always wear your seatbelt. You will never know where or when an accident >can happen - it can even happen on a peaceful, sunny, Sunday afternoon, on >a quiet street. Be careful out there ...
Hi Shel, Sorry to hear that. I do about 35,000 miles a year and in the past decade have been involved in 3 auto accidents, one where the car was written off. It's not pleasant, but I second your opinion on seat belts! Glad to see that you are basically okay. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
