A Very Good Example

Gov. Corzine is a very good example of what an unbelted crash test dummy looks like nearly three weeks after getting into a car crash. He says he's set a very poor example for others. No kidding.

“I understand that I set a very poor example for a lot of young people, a lot of people in general,” a teary-eyed Corzine said.

“I certainly hope the state will forgive me. And I’ll work very hard to set the right kind of example,” Corzine said from his wheelchair outside the hospital.

It isn't up to us to forgive him. He's got to live with the pain and suffering he inflicted on himself. He's provided quite a bit of fodder for blogs and pundits over his reckless behavior and disregard for common sense.

A three-year old knows enough to buckle up before getting on the road. Heck, these laws have been around long enough to have Corzine himself write legislation urging stronger penalties and enforcement.

As I've said before, I want to see Corzine do a PSA addressing wearing seat belts and what happens when you don't.

Corzine's lucky. He's gotten another chance. Many others have not been so fortunate to survive car crashes when they were not wearing seat belts.

UPDATE:
To borrow a phrase from the Instapundit: Heh.

The governor’s motorcade moved with the flow of traffic on Interstate 295, at some points sustaining speeds up to 70 miles per hour several minutes at a time, according to the speedometer of a vehicle traveling alongside; posted limits were 55 and 65. Capt. Al Della Fave, a state police spokesman, said the commander of the executive protection unit, which provides security and drivers for the governor, told him on Monday that the troopers in the motorcade had been instructed to adhere to posted speed limits. He declined to identify the driver of the governor’s van or to make any of the drivers of the motorcade available for an interview.

So, still speeding though not as egregiously as when the accident occurred. Great example Gov. Corzine. This incident cuts both ways. I don't totally fault the convoy speeding as it probably was going with the flow of traffic more than anything else - and if you are driving significantly slower than the average traffic you are a traffic hazard. And yet, it was speeding that got the Governor and his driver into trouble in the first place.