Well I didn't mean to get you all that upset. I just wanted to pass on a lesson that I didn't have to learn the hard way for a change.


I also want to remind people of a few things. I live on a military base, arguably one of the safest places to live and raise children. The accident happened about half a mile from my house. The Airman who hit him was less than a 1/4 mile from his dorm room, and he was stone cold sober. My son had also asked the cop just before he got hit if it was safe to go across the street.

The Airmen probably wasn't paying attention, forgot where he was, had the sun in his eyes, and tried to a left hand turn from the right lane while he was already in the intersection so he could get home a few seconds faster. He was in an intersection frequented by young children due to the location of various base activities.

I don't smother my children by a long shot, but I take every opportunity to remind them and teach them how to be safe. He thought his pads were geeky until he picked himself off the pavement last night.