Surgery Years after an Accident

Internet bigwig Instapundit is getting oral surgery.

What does this have to do with the stupidity of cars?

It's a lingering consequence of a car accident some years ago. Given what happened to the other people involved, I got off pretty light (thanks to wearing a seatbelt, and leaning against the back of the seat ahead of me at the last minute), though I'd prefer not to have to deal with this. But that's life. See you later.

The thing is, though, life doesn't have to be that way.

We can fix it.

People should stop driving, machines should start.

Of course, this is cold consolation to Instapundit -- all the best to him.