I agree with this statement wholeheartedly. We all know what we are supposed to do in most situations. Whether we do it or not is another matter. In this case when we are talking about driving, there is a multitude of decisions that involve choosing the right way or the quickest way. We know we shouldn’t speed but if your late for work that rule doesn’t apply. Not passing in a no passing zone or passing several cars at once. In that case you’re just asking for a disaster. Seatbelts…it took forever for people to realize that seatbelts save lives and I still know people that don’t use them. And who is watching all this behavior? Our children. Even when we don’t know it they are always watching us and learning from us. If your kids see that you don’t always follow the rules it is hard to convince them that they should do it. I know it isn’t easy in life to always be a straight arrow but when it comes to driving the consequences are too great to be lax. You would feel terrible if your teenager’s death could have been prevented from wearing their seatbelt or not using their cell phone knowing that they were never told it was not a safe thing to do. Senseless and preventable deaths happen everyday. You hope the other drivers on the road are driving safely and they are hoping you are too.
Blog #11 – Response 2 to: “I really believe that people know how to drive safely but choose not to. If they choose not to you don’t have a training problem you have a management problem. And in a family guess who the managers are? Mom and Dad.” – David Melton March 26, 2010
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