On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:23:19 -0700, The Real Bev
Bev, that was exactly my point (or one of them). Ignoring the others, driving without a seatbelt is dangerous, and no child should have to die because the government won't mandate seat belts. Talk about the NEA and big business being out of control. In any case, add this to
Being on the road at 2:00 AM. A time when it is far more likely to encounter a drunk driver.
They were driven by someone who undoubtedly was tired.
The driver was old.
The kids were thought to be sleeping (no background noise to keep driver up, nor someone to talk to him and watch to see he is awake)
Unlighted stretch of highway, which combined with the elderly driver allows us to buttume his probable lack of night vision made him a higher safety risk than others.
Shall I go on? It peees me off to hear of any child dying because of stupidity. A lot of stupid people contributed to this, including the parents, school, state licensing, federal government, et cetera. Yet in the end, the parent makes the call as to whether the child goes.
