The Memorial Day weekend was a deadly one on Kentucky highways. Unfortunately there were seven fatalities. Six of the fatalities involved cars and of the six tragic deaths, five were not wearing seatbelts. The seventh fatality involved a motorcyclist that was not wearing a helmet. My sympathy goes out to all of the families of the victims of these accidents. These deaths underscore the importance of wearing seatbelts when riding in a car or a helmet when riding a motorcycle. It is undisputed that these simple measures save lives.

      Using common sense can be the difference of life and death. I was driving my daughter to school this morning. I Turned from US 42 onto the Gene Snyder and I saw some cars in the median. As I got closer I saw that there was an accident. There were three cars involved. There was debris in the road and smashed cars in the middle of the road. There was also a young girl, who I would wager was still in her teens, that was walking in the middle of the highway talking on her cell phone. Now the police needed to be called, but not from the middle of the road where she was in danger from oncoming traffic.  I flashed my lights at oncoming traffic to serve as a warning. I don’t believe there was any further tragedy, but some common sense would have insured this.

      My point is everyone should use your common sense. It can save your life. Wear a seatbelt when riding in a car. Wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle. Don’t walk in the middle of the road even if your car is there. Use common sense on Kentucky roads and prevent a tragedy should you be in an accident.