Taking off while the other occupants sleep
I'm an early riser and my family is not. In the past, our travel days would consist of me waking up between 6:00 and 6:30 and waiting for the family to arise at 8:30. Then we would have breakfast, p...
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jfkmk wrote:
Most, if not all, states have seatbelt laws for a good reason. If you got into a crash and one or more of your family members were injured because they were sleeping in bed instead of properly wearing their seatbelt, would you think the extra couple of hours on the road were worth it?
I hate to skip ahead, but...
I've always been a rule breaker. Nobody but the front seat passengers has ever worn a seatbelt in our rig. That includes the 3 70 pound dogs who are free to roam where they want.
My kids never owned or wore helmets on their bicycles either, now did I growing up back in the sixties.
This is the difference between the "rubber room" mentality and the "Sh!t happens" mentality.
I di not believe in protecting myself or my offspring or my pets from anything that vould possibly happen. We have a God for that.
