Ward Writes
Reasons to Wear a Life Preserver
A close call on the Gunpowder River illustrates the sense in suiting up.
There’s no good argument anymore for not wearing a helmet when you ride a motorcycle. The notion that a human being’s hair flowing in the breeze on the open road represents some sort of romantic freedom pales in comparison to the notion of rattled skulls and squished brains. The same goes for seat belts. You wear your seatbelt, right? Because if you don’t, and you get in an accident, you can get tossed from the car. You can go through the windshield at whatever speed you were traveling—say, 40, 50, 60 miles an hour. The other day, I was driving home on I-95 when one of these incredible thunderstorms hit. From a distance, I could see the clouds reaching down from the sky, as if to take a bite out of the horizon. Then, heading down a long …
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