I really hate when people say...

"But I'm a good driver." It really shits me! Yes you might be a fantastic driver, but, you're not the only one on the road and you have no control over what others on the road do. Seriously, how many people do you think get up in the morning and think "I'm such a crap driver I'm sure I'll have an accident today."? I'm guessing nowhere near as many as the ones that say they're good drivers, which they probably are but that doesn't guarantee you some kind of magic pass to never be in an accident.

Take my friend's daughter and her family last weekend coming home from a weekend at the coast. Doing all the right things. It was wet so they were crawling back up the mountain, a steep winding road with no room for error especially when it's wet! When a woman coming the other way lost control of her car, came across to the wrong side of the road and hit them head on. There was nothing they could do, if they'd swerved one way they could've been off the side of the mountain, or the other way into another car. So they just had to wait for the impact. All were ok, thank god!  But he was (is) a good driver and was doing all the right things, and ended up in a serious accident, not his fault.

 The car was a complete write off. Mum and Dad in the front were ok, completely freaked out, but ok. Dad, who was driving had sore arms and hands, from holding the steering wheel on impact and the airbag going off. They had an adult rear passenger who ended up the worst of all. Head and facial injuries from hitting the back of the front seat (no airbags in the back) neck and back pain, as well as suspected dislocated hips. The hips would have most likely popped out and popped back in again, pressure from where the seat belt was holding them in across the hips I'm guessing.
And yes they had their beautiful little baby in the back also, rear-facing and she came out the absolute best of all of them! Imagine if the baby was in a forward-facing seat, I doubt she would have come out so well judging by the forward-facing adult passenger!

So next time you think you might skip your seat belt, or pop the littlie in their big brother's booster, because it's a quick trip and "you're a good driver" think again!! The accident may not be your fault, but the result of you, or your kids being seriously injured or killed might be, if you or they are not properly restrained.

And just a final YAY for rear-facing!!!!! It kept that precious bubba safe :)