My english sometimes crashes. I meant you stay well. -----Mensagem original----- De: Manuel Nagalhães [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviada: terça-feira, 21 de Março de 2006 19:05 Para: [email protected] Assunto: RE: CRASH! Always Wear Your Seat Belt ...
Hi Shel, Glad to hear you are ok. Here in Portugal the use of seat belt is obliged by law and the penalty when you don't use it is severe. In spite of that we have the first place in deads by accident in the road. I drive almost 60 000Kms a year and I sure know the importance of using seat belt, as I also know how you are going to feel the day after the crash. Be well. Manuel -----Mensagem original----- De: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviada: segunda-feira, 20 de Março de 2006 8:35 Para: [email protected] Assunto: CRASH! Always Wear Your Seat Belt ... 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 ... Shel
