[MRM]

My business is largely car accidents. I have found that if you do three things it is almost impossible to die in a car accident: 1) wear your seat belt; 2) Don't drive with anyone who has been drinking; and 3) No crazy speeding. Modified rules would include not getting hit by anyone who violated rules number 2 and 3.

Cars are so safe these days that they can take a lot of abuse that barring a freak set of facts that no one could predict, you can really take a pretty hard hit before getting injured in a way you can't recover from.

But if someone has been drinking, all bets are off. And how many times does it seem that the passenger is hurt worse than the driver. A lesson for us all.