Close to Home<\/b><\/p>\n
There was the man who heard that three-fourths of all accidents happen within ten miles of home, so he moved.<\/p>\n
The Bell, the Clapper, and the Cord: Wit and Witticism, (Baltimore: National Federation of the Blind, 1994), p. 41.<\/p>\n
On Purpose<\/b><\/p>\n
When a cowboy applied for an insurance policy, the agent asked: \u201cHave you ever had any accidents?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNope,\u201d replied the cowboy. \u201cBut a bronc did kick in two of my ribs last summer, and a few years ago a snake bit me on the ankle.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWouldn\u2019t you call those accidents?\u201d asked the puzzled agent.<\/p>\n
\u201cNaw,\u201d the cowboy said. \u201cThey did it on purpose!\u201d<\/p>\n
Today in the Word, November 8, 1995, p. 15.<\/p>\n
Birth of the Car Wreck<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun seekers of the 1890s looked to the horseless carriage for new thrills. But 100 years ago this week, at least one driver found that the automobile can also be a hazard. <\/p>\n
On May 30, 1896, motorist Henry Wells hit bicyclist Evylyn Thomas on a New York City street. It was America\u2019s first auto accident. Thomas\u2019s injury: a broken leg; car that Wells was driving: a Duryea motor wagon; Well\u2019s penalty: a night in jail; <\/p>\n
The first automobile fatality:<\/b> Henry H. Bliss (Sept. 13, 1899); how he died: a car hit him after he stepped off a New York streetcar.<\/p>\n
Auto accidents:<\/b> in 1937: 7 million; in 1970: 16 million; in 1994: 6.5 million; auto accident deaths in 1937: 39,643; in 1970: 54,633; in 1994: 40,676.<\/p>\n
First speeding arrest:<\/b> New York cabdriver Jacob German (May 20, 1899); his speed: 12 mph; state that enacted the first speed limit: Connecticut (May 21, 1901); the law: 15 mph on country highways, 12 mph within city limits.<\/p>\n
Early safety feature:<\/b> a \u201cpedestrian catcher\u201d mounted on the front of the car; year the first seat belt was developed: 1908; year the government required new cars to have front-seat lap-shoulder belts: 1968; first company to sell cars with air bags: General Motors (1974).<\/p>\n
U.S. News & World Report, June 3, 1996, p. 14.<\/p>\n
God\u2019s Perfect Leading<\/b><\/p>\n
V. Bingham, founder of the Sudan Interior Mission, was once seriously injured in an automobile accident. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. The following day, when he regained consciousness, he asked the nurse what he was doing there. <\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t try to talk now, just rest,\u201d she replied. \u201cYou have been in an accident.\u201d \u201cAccident? Accident!\u201d exclaimed Dr. Bingham. \u201cThere are no accidents in the life of a Christian. This is just an incident in God\u2019s perfect leading.\u201d<\/p>\n
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