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Driving without seatbelts It was June 1980. I had two children: a four-year-old girl and a one-and-a-half-year-old boy. In 1980 cars had seat belts, but no one ever wore them and it was not a law. I was driving to my mom’s house with my two children in the front seat, no seat belts. My daughter was in the middle and my son was next to the passenger side door. The road to Mom’s house was dirt and gravel and inclined downward on the passenger side. My daughter reached over my younger son and opened the door. He fell out of the car onto the road. I immediately stopped the car, turned off the motor and ran around the car to the passenger side. If I had not stopped when I did, I would have run over my child. He was only inches away from the back tire, and he rolled under the car when he fell out. I thank God for saving my child. Today my car does not move out of the driveway without all seatbelts fastened, all children buckled in and all the doors locked. Rebecca E. Harkey |
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