Don't Fall Asleep at the Wheel...
One of the best things you can do for your own and others Car Safety, is get off the road, if you feel yourself getting even remotely sleepy... it's never worth the risk. Pull Over, Refresh Yourself, Take a Np, or get a Hotel, if you're on a Road Trip. #SafetyFirst
So did you hear about the danger of your keychain with too much weight on it, potentially pulling your key down, and causing serious, sometimes fatal, problems with the ignition? I just saw the story on NBC Nightly News, my favourite news, next to our local Vancouver Island News - highly entertaining for me, we have the prettiest weather girl, for sures, and often she says it's gonna be SUNNY, so I really like that - lol!
Oh, and here's something I say to myself, when I'm driving, and to my son, who is about to learn how to drive, Don't let someone else's crappy time-management skills make you feel pressured into taking that turn before you know you should... that's their problem - they need to learn proper time management, and it's unfair of anyone else, usually some loser, definitely no one you know, )or not), so don't let those jerks behind you make you feel like you have to take an unnecessary risk in your car, just because they're pushy and an idiot. Easier said than done, though - it's hard, when you're at the wheel, and some idiot is bearing down on you, but, hold true to yourself, you life or anyone else's life, is NEVER worth the risk of pleasing that moron behind you - and you can never please a moron - let that idiot fume or be crazy, all they want, don't let that have ANY impact on your life, or anyone else's, right? It's like a car-bully... nope! lo!
But if they are serious about having Safer Drivers, start them young, teach all of our students Defensive Driving, and it needs to be a Free Course, and maybe even a mandatory class to Graduate from High School? Hmm? Something to think about. Put your money where your mouth is, Politicians.
Speaking of money... if you are a Safe Driver, and I'm sure you are : )... shouldn't your Auto Insurance really reflect your great driving?
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I just saw this on Meredith Vieira - great idea - don't forget your AAA batteries, too : )
Stay safe, if, God Forbid, you ever find yourself stranded...
And have a cell phone charger handy - for regular use, too, but for any sort of an emergency - you forget how quickly your phone can lose it's charge, and this will just give you lots of peace of mind, and you won't lose connection when you need it : )
I have an emergency bag in my car, just in case, and it has the Jumper Cables, but this seems like a really good idea, too, then you're not dependent on another car coming along...
There you go - that's a nice little Car Emergency Kit - just a good idea to keep in your car : )
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So here's the deal with your keychain. If you car key has a more open space on the rubber part - I had never taken note of this, before, and would never have thought of looking at it, or thinking my key was any different from any other key... but see how large the space is? About a half an inch of space. Apparently, the GM dealers have a little insert they can give you to correct the problem, but I just immediately separated my keychain into two parts - one part just for my car key (and my St. Joseph thing...and the 777 from Vegas!
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But they are VERY light, and give me something else to hold on to - the St. Joseph thing is something to hold on to for many reasons! lol!), and then the rest of my keys will have to come along, separately. I'm not thrilled about that, is certainly much easier to have everything on one single keychain, but if that extra weight on the keychain can actually cause an accident, or damage the ignition, why take any chances, right?
Okay, so I went in and found the right page for you to get a keychain, if you can't find a good one in your drawer - you know, in the everything drawer, where you toss all the little knicknacks and whatnots in there - lol! And, we used to get incredible deals on jewelry at Kohl's, and Kohl's was very, very good to us, with my students with Special Needs - they were wonderful with my students, providing a place for my guys to learn work skills, and they were very kind to me, too : )
Better to be safe than sorry, always, and I take a million other precautions, so now I will do this, too. I'm just really glad I happened to see this story on the NBC Nightly News - so glad they covered this story - I wonder how many lives they will save from spreading the word on this very important safety issue, and one that is so easy to solve. So, go have a wee look at your car keys, see how much your keychain really weighs - you'll be used to the weight in your hands, and probably like that weight, since you can feel that you definitely have your keys in your hand before you close the door, but if you can make your car key lighter, please go ahead and check that, fix it up however you can : ) Safe Driving! Ailsa xox
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There we go - all back to normal, feels like a good weight in my hand, no more worries about forgetting or losing my keys...is much better, and I can easily remove my car key for the ignition - safer driving! Yahoo!
Enjoy each and every one of your trips! Ailsa : )
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