Don't Ruin My Fun

Standing in front of the house today - there came the rumble (or more like buzzzzz) of a "mini-motorcyle" down the street. Miles said to me, "Don't look!" so, of course, I look and immediately freak out to see a youngster (maybe 4 years old) with a helmet on riding in front of dad on the motorbike. So - I sit hear thinking - was it all that bad? Is it okay to go at slow speeeds, with a helmet on a residential street? My "rigid safety" bone says NO WAY but my "try to have some fun" bone says what's wrong with that? HUMMMM - not making a decision either way right now. But a thought to ponder. Bsafe.

Pumpkin Safety

I have slacked in providing safety messages lately. So, as we strapped in our pumpkins for optimum safety - it occurred to me that seat belts have not been top of mind lately. Just a fact "41,000+ people die each year in car crashes, the leading cause of death for people age of 6 through 33. Safety belts can prevent death in about half of these crashes." So each time I take Alex to the train station, I will ALWAYS force him to put on his safety belt. Break the bad habit of not wearing it. Bsafe.

Does It Work?

Not much else to say! Bsafe.

Did You Know?

I need to raise my right hand and confess - SafetyGirl got a speeding ticket in Florida this summer. Not so safe. So, to pay my dues, I took 4 hours worth of online traffic school and I was kindly reminded of safety guidelines and actually learned some new ones! Did you know: 80% of traffic fatalities occur within 25 miles of home and at under 40 miles an hour? This was in the lesson about seat belts - sorry, no excuse NOT to wear one. By the way, Larry's grandpa was right about the most dangerous time on the road when it is raining, is at the very beginning AND i got 39 out of 40 on the test!

Going Commando

Music and safety - hummm, could it exist? Yep - recently Miles, who faithfully follows the blog of Neil Peart of Rush, brought to my attention some thought provoking words that this drummer published about motorcycle helmets. His words of wisdom "When you place yourself in harm’s way, you might as well protect yourself as best you can." Check out his July post for more about the debate of riding without a helmet. Bsafe!

Safety Signs of the UK

Just a few of the Safety Signs we saw on our vacation in Scotland/London ...

Safety Myths

Yes, its true, there are SOME myths about safety. (I know, hard to believe.) Found one today. A a frequent traveler, I have heard that your 'Identity Safety' is at risk because the magnetic strip on hotel key card contain personal information - including your credit card. So, I did some checking ... according to Snopes, this is FALSE. But it does bring up the issue of identity theft and the need to Bsafe with your personal information. So - Bsafe.