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Guy Babin recalls epiphany. Thereafter buckling up

By Guy Babin
Personal commentary

Back when I was a young adult with a young family, I was a card-carrying member of the no seat belt camp. I figured in my skewed pea brain that it didn't make much sense as I was also a motorcycle rider and certainly didn't wear one on my bike. Sounds dumb just to type it here now--my "reason". I did insist my children wear theirs, however, every time.

One day I had an epiphany, though... one of those "oh crap!" kind.



What a hypocrite I was, and a terrible role model I was being for my kids. From that fateful day on, I decided to make buckling up a habit, if not for my sake, for the sake of my kids as an example.

I'm sorry to hear of the death of this young man. Well never know his potential, nor, if wearing a seatbelt that fateful day would have saved his young life.

Let's all try to do better, in buckling up.

- Guy Babin

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