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Not attempting to be a safety nazi, but I wanted to reinforce that idea of securing bottles that are carried inside the vehicle. I was rear ended a year and a half ago by an inattentive driver who was doing 55 mph and only saw me sitting in front of her at the last minute. I had just picked up a drive shaft for the Jeep at a junkyard and it was sitting in back with the back seats down. The cargo area of my Cherokee buckled like an accordion, forming a perfect ramp to direct the drive shaft directly at the back of my head.
I credit the fact that I was wearing a heavy wool felt cap at the time and the fact that I was driven down onto my back for me surviving with a 4 inch gash through my scalp. My lawyer said that I was considered partially responsible for the injury because I hadn't secured the drive shaft.
Just something to consider. It missed the base of my skull by about 2 inches.
I credit the fact that I was wearing a heavy wool felt cap at the time and the fact that I was driven down onto my back for me surviving with a 4 inch gash through my scalp. My lawyer said that I was considered partially responsible for the injury because I hadn't secured the drive shaft.
Just something to consider. It missed the base of my skull by about 2 inches.