On Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 5:25 AM 4 teenagers lost their lives in a terrible crash in Sarasota, Florida.  So far the police are only saying that speeding was most likely a factor and that alcohol and/or drugs were not factors.  Even if alcohol and/or drugs was a factor the results remain unchanged -- 4 teenagers (male - 19, male - 19,  female, - 15,  female - 14) lost their lives.  On Tuesday March 15, 2011 another crash occurred on I-75 about 20 miles away resulting in another life (16 male) ending and his 16 year old girl friend being air lifted to the hospital in serious condition.

Many of the teens that visited the site of the first crash had actually sat through a seminar three months earlier dealing with this very likelihood.  One of the teens at the scene said emphatically that he had heard the  message of the seminar but it didn't mean anything to him at the time however this lost of life really drives home the point.

Once again, how many deaths will it take until we know that driving is dangerous and must be treated with respect that should be given to a potentially loaded firearm?  The passengers in the 4-teen crash could have told the driver to slow down (and maybe they did) but they lost their lives anyway.

We don't need even one more death to know that "Driving is NOT a social event" and "You DON'T get do overs when driving".  It is within every driver/passenger's personal control to NOT become another statistic.  However, it takes applied common sense and proactive safe driving to get back to your driveway safely no matter what your age is!

Please check this link for the newscast of the event.

What advice would you give to someone just before they get into a car to go somewhere?