Lezzy does not <3 car crashes

Today my sister and I took a cab down Avenue Rd to meet my mother for a movie. Both of us got in the backseat and chatted and joked around. Neither of us were wearing our seatbelts. I thought about it for a second, but I always think cab seatbelts are covered in bacteria and thought since we weren't highway driving, I 'd just leave it.

When we reached Avenue and Lowther, another van came out of nowhere (they were making a left turn and didn't see us when they switched lanes). Apparently I yelled "Stop" (though I don't remember this) just before we were hit. Our cab wasn't going superfast, but the van that hit us was definitely going waaay fast. I saw my sister hit her head/nose on the seat in front of her (she wasn't expecting it and didn't see what was happening) and I tensed up and put my hands out in front of me. That stopped me from hitting my head (at least I think it did), but I did get thrown forward and then back pretty quickly. I also hit my leg and got a nasty bruise. 

Long story short, my sister and I went to the hospital and we're both 100% alright. We both have whiplash, which will be at its worst in 24 hours and then get better over the course of a week. I was reminded today of the kindness of strangers. While some people just stopped around the crash site to gawk and loudly state their theories about what happened, plenty more asked us if we were okay, and if there was anything they could do. The people at Marc Anthony salon (right on the corner) brought out water and were so lovely.

Somehow (I won't say miraculously because I hate that word and the egotism it implies), my sister and I both managed to only be as injured as someone wearing a seatbelt would be. We are both extremely lucky, and a lack of injuries like this when two people aren't wearing seatbelts is rare. I am thankful that my sister is alright and that I'm okay.

I don't like to preach, but I thought I would use this blog to remind all of you how important it is to wear a seatbelt, especially in a cab. We got lucky, but I'll never not buckle up again. For realsies, buckle it up. 

<3 Lezzy