I didn't know the students who died, but the news had a profound effect on me, as I realized how easily this kind of preventable accident can happen...
I have reminded my family, again and again, never to leave a driver to stay awake alone... Someone should always keep the driver company... And no driver should ever feel embarrassed to pull over and stop for a nap. Sometimes a 5-minute catnap makes all the difference in the world... And it only takes a moment's inattention to cause an accident.
The lives of all should never depend on one person.
So recently when a friend, on a five-hour trip... alone... hit the guard rail on the side of the road after momentarily falling asleep...
I wanted to pass on the warning...
Fortunately our friend woke up, stopped the vehicle, got out - and was able to continue on her way. The doors on the right side of the vehicle are stuck shut. She may need to buy a new car. But, fortunately, she is alive and well.
The guard-rail probably saved her life... It was a miracle the guard-rail was there... It ended a few feet further along the road...
It was a miracle nothing more serious happened!
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