Life Happens 365 - Are You Managing the Risk?

  By Diane Tait While owning and operating a motor vehicle is one of the privileges of modern society, it doesn’t come without a few caveats.   First and foremost is the responsibility of every driver to make sure they and their passengers get where they’re going safely.   Even though today’s vehicles ae vastly safer than those of yesteryear, it still shocks me when I see how many people are needlessly injured because they neglect to take advantage of many of the safety features that are built into their vehicles at the factory.   What’s even more tragic is when the injured parties are not yet old enough to drive.   To help you keep your kids and pets safe when you take to the open road, I’ve come up with a short list of do’s and don’ts that are designed to protect that most precious of cargoes. 

By Diane Tait Image courtesy flickr There’s nothing more heartwarming than watching the kids in the neighborhood cavorting in from door to door in their adorable costumes on Halloween.   Trick or treating has been a seasonal rite of passage for children for generations in the US.   When I was little, about the only scary thing about Halloween from my mother’s perspective was whether I was going to get sick from eating too much candy.   Of course, that was then and this is now.   Today, parents of trick or treaters of all ages are concerned about many perils when they let their kids wander freely on the street at night.   If Halloween scares you, this blog should help calm your nerves.