OK. So, I don't have all the answers about what to do. I'm trying to bring about discussion and awareness to the fact over 1/2 million fellow Americans have died in car crashes since 9/11.
What color ribbon do I wear for that cause? Oh wait. Nothing. We are currently accepting this statistic as a given because our roadways have become a place of battle. Literally we are killing ourselves and each other.
I did indeed put pen to paper though and wrote a letter to a local paper.
Chances are maybe one person will begin to think differently about the importance of driving their 5,000 vehicle close to 40 next to my 26 pound toddler next time we pass on the street.
Certainly the man who tailed me down our loverly quiet street yesterday didn't read it or doesn't really give a....
Well anyways, it's a start.
I encourage you to write your local paper. I'd love to hear about it!! Let's get this movement going.