Ramblemuse Touch Points

This Sunday, being the 3rd Sunday in November, is the World Day of Remembrance for road traffic victims, according to the World Health Organization (WMO).

“In a split second, a traffic crash transforms forever the life of a family. Behind each statistic, there are fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, grandchildren, colleagues, classmates and friends,” notes Dr Etienne Krug, Director of the WHO Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention. “For every death or injury, there are scores of people who must cope with the physical, psychological or economic aftermath.

I don’t think such traffic accidents leave anyone unaffected who has lived a few decades. Over the years, I’ve lost colleagues and had colleagues who have lost parts of their families; several times in California central valley winter fog. It’s worth a thought or two to prevent what each of us can prevent by a bit of care as we approach this year’s Thanksgiving holiday.