I haven’t been posting a lot in the last months; it’s been busy and I haven’t had a lot to say. Monday, however, I lost a very good friend in a tragic accident, a car wreck that should never have happened. She was a wonderful woman, twenty-five, and was finally getting where she wanted to be in life.

I can’t stress enough how much it hurts to lose someone like this; you see them the day before in the very bloom of health and then they’re gone. I can also not stress enough how important it is to be careful on the roads. Yes, accidents do occur beyond our control, but a lot of times accidents can be prevented or reduced in the case of driving a little more safely.

Although it would not have helped my friend, I do want to push her mother’s organization. The Call My Mom project is a program that allows parents to have their teen’s driving monitored. The friend I lost was in the program, as is her younger sister. Their mother started it to save the lives of teen drivers and to help parents enforce their rules.

I hope you all will take a moment to go visit the website:
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Like I said, it is highly unlikely that this would have helped my friend, however, I do urge any parent with a teenaged driver under their roof to participate. The program simply gives you a sticker with a coded ID number and a 1-800 number to call if you see the driver acting irresponsibly or in trouble. All the caller has to do is enter the code for the car and then can leave a message for the driver’s parent at the number of their choosing. Since the call goes through a database, the user’s information is never revealed. The system then forwards the message to the parent’s phone and also can supply an email notification. The driver is also issued an identification card in case there is an accident.

I miss my friend more than I can imagine; she was a good person and participated in her mother’s cause. I hope that my sharing this with readers will help spread the word and save a life. This is not just a tattle-tale organization, but instead a way for parents to help their learning drivers and to keep them safe.

Thank you for reading.