As for the family whose son

depressed the accelerator when my little boy was standing in the wrong

place at the wrong time, I can only imagine the pain they must have experienced,

and my prayers are very much with them, even now.

Accidents happen in this world,

and this fine Christian family is hurting because of this accident. Keep

them in your prayers. But let us all be thankful no permanent injuries

resulted in this mishap.

Back to the purpose of this

letter I have been as guilty as anyone who owns and operates a golf cart

of leaving my keys in the cart's ignition when I am parked at a friend's

house, at a park, or even at a store. It's just one of those things that

is easy to forget.

Well, I won't forget any more.

Little kids are curious creatures, and despite the precautions we all

take to avoid the risk of injury to our kids and others, this is one thing

we can all do to further lower that risk.

Please, whenever you park your

golf cart, make a conscious decision to take your keys out of the ignition

and take them with you, even if you're only going to be a few feet away

from the cart or gone for just for a few minutes. You just might be saving

a life.

I write a lot of letters, mostly

on political subjects, but this is the most important one that I have

written. Life is short. Do the little things you need to do to make it

as long as you can for your kids. Always remember to take your golf cart

keys with you when you park your cart.

Dan Tennant

Peachtree City Council member

[email protected]