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In 1986, I was in a car accident while not wearing a seat belt. Frankly, if we had been going a little faster, I would have been dead. A car ran a red light in front of us, and we broadsided them in the intersection. Luckily we were going slow enough that we kind of rolled off of the other car instead of hitting them full on. What did I get for not wearing a seatbelt?
I ended up with 45 stitches in my forehead and a permanent scar. I ended up with 4 broken ribs on one side and damaged cartilage that hurt me for almost 3 years. I still have some pain at times if I have worked out too hard and lift my left arm above my shoulder. I was lucky that I didn't die, and the scar is so small now that most don't even notice it. However, I went through years of pain afterwards. I have never gone without a seatbelt since.
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