Comments on: Maybe we need a change http://blog.newsok.com/knowit/2011/10/20/maybe-we-need-a-change/ Keeping you in the know Tue, 14 May 2013 15:01:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: David Boggs http://blog.newsok.com/knowit/2011/10/20/maybe-we-need-a-change/#comment-7577 David Boggs Wed, 08 May 2013 14:57:17 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/knowit/?p=450#comment-7577 No – must have been another David Boggs.

]]> By: Tina Barnaby http://blog.newsok.com/knowit/2011/10/20/maybe-we-need-a-change/#comment-2088 Tina Barnaby Sun, 29 Jul 2012 02:02:44 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/knowit/?p=450#comment-2088 Is the “David Boggs” who posted above the same “David Boggs” involved in the head on collision on Ponca City Lake Road on June 1, 1981?

]]> By: Don Gammill http://blog.newsok.com/knowit/2011/10/20/maybe-we-need-a-change/#comment-491 Don Gammill Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:47:07 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/knowit/?p=450#comment-491 Actually, David, the column was under way before Kristy had her accident. It was all but finished when I learned about it. The column was written because I had a couple of notes from readers and had just experienced another such episode myself, where a young driver sniffed my pickup fumes. She’s lucky I didn’t slam on the brakes. Very lucky. You are correct in your comments on the “cushion.” And, as Kristy found I, just because you’re playing it safe doesn’t mean the driver behind you is. We need our young drivers to be aware of these things for sure. Thanks again.

]]> By: David Boggs http://blog.newsok.com/knowit/2011/10/20/maybe-we-need-a-change/#comment-486 David Boggs Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:30:59 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/knowit/?p=450#comment-486 Hmmm – was your Oct. 24th article in The Oklahoman, “‘Cushion’ can protect against sudden stops” a response, at least in part, to Kristy’s accident?

I try (& am still trying) to teach my family (wife & sons) all the lessons I’ve learned in life about driving. One of those is to be aware of your surroundings. The obvious part of that is to be aware of ALL the traffic in front of you. But I feel many drivers forget what is going on behind them. Now, for the lesson.

When driving down the road or highway, be sure to keep that ‘cushion’ between you & the traffic in front of you. In your determination of the ‘cushion’ keep in mind that you not only need to stop your vehicle but you may need to stop the vehicles behind you.

Why? Someday you may be driving a vehicle containing not only yourself but someone you love more than even yourself. It might be someone totally dependent upon you for their safety. Learn from your driving experiences, it might save a precious life someday.

By the way, I am sending a copy of your ‘Cushion’ article to my grandson (he just started driving) along with some of the comments I just made in this post.

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