Before you get into a car...

[honeychile]

This has been bothering me for a while, and I haven't spoken up for fear of looking "old", but I can't keep quiet anymore.

It seems that a week doesn't go by on GreekChat that someone from a GLO isn't killed in a car accident. Most of the newspaper stories mention that the deceased was not wearing their seatbelts.

We all know that both Princess Grace and Princess Diana died in car accidents - neither wearing their seat belts. Obviously, being a princess - real or imagined - is no guarantee against not needing a seat belt!

Ladies, whether you're on a date, distracted, on a cell phone, drinking coffee, or even laughing with friends, having that seat belt on WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE!!!!

So often I worry that the next tragedy will be one of our sisters, and I care about each and every one of you. We live for each other, you know!

Please, I beg you - each and every time that you get into a car, please take that extra minute and buckle up. It could well mean the difference between a bruised abdomen and your parents having to decide whether or not your organs should be donated. And if that makes me sound old, or preachy, or overprotective, so be it. I love you too much to let you die needlessly!!