A couple decades ago I ended up in a seat belt class.[1] Was taught by a trauma doctor. Trauma is the number one cause of death by a mile! Everything else is

A couple decades ago I ended up in a seat belt class.[1] Was taught by a trauma doctor. Trauma is the number one cause of death by a mile! Everything else is not even close! And the number one cause of trauma is people not understanding the basic physics in play around them in ordinary life, not to mention any sort of specialized activity. They covered a car, forces, constraints, dynamics and did so with the math boiled down for people, rules of thumb, and simple scenarios animated and with videos (gore included!) aimed at everyone regardless of education level. I was impressed! The trauma doctor loved doing the class, and questions. Anytime someone asked in a way that they did not have prepped up and ready to go, that doc added to their library of stuff and tweaked the two hour session to address the question. By the time I attended, nobody asked anything that guy did not know how to address solid. After that experience, I have long felt we should be doing this education more broadly. Saves a lot of lives. [1]Was that or a ticket on my record. Also, for the record, I believe in seat belts and was caught with one briefly unsecured by a small town cop. Poor timing is all that was. Truth is, the class was great and I would have gladly attended given an opportunity. I consider it fortuitous due to the high quality of education I received.