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Re: please wear your safety belt.
a kid i went to school with died in a car accident. no seat belt. wear that [censored].
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I hate with a passion that wearing a seatbelt is a mandatory law. [/ QUOTE ] I hate spending my tax dollars on stitching up people who think seat belts feel funny. |
#13
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Re: please wear your safety belt.
when i was in colorado driving up a pretty sheer mountain i was a bit nervous and decided it would be more safe to go without a seatbelt and the windows down and the sunroof on fsu's hummer open. the threat of a collision wreck seemed negligible, yet the fear or falling off the road/mountain somehow seemed very real. i figured a seatbelt would keep me plummeting to my death as opposed to deftly escaping via window/roof
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#14
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i figured a seatbelt would keep me plummeting to my death as opposed to deftly escaping via window/roof [/ QUOTE ] Actually, you would have probably been thrown out a window and then had the car roll over you. I've seen the results of not wearing a seatbelt several times. In Africa public transport is done by toyata mini-vans. I've seen 26 people crammed into one of these things. There was a mini-van graveyard where they took all the vehicles wrecked in accidents. We used to pass it on a daily basis. Almost every single wreck had three star-explosions on the front windshield. That's what happens to the three heads of the dudes sitting in the front when not wearing seatbelts. Incidently, a good friend of mine was involved in a wreck in Switzerland, their car rolled down a steep cliff. There were seven in the car, the three who weren't belted up all died. The others got away with their lives. |
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I am an advocate of wearing seatbelts. Always wear mine. Though I still think it should be a personal choice and not mandated by law. Insurance is where it gets tricky.
Funny thing is when I was 19 I was involved in an accident where not wearing my seat belt helped me to be less injured. It was a side impact deal. Nearly killed me. Guy heading home from the bar after work on a Friday evening at 7:15pm. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] Other lessons to be learned from OP: -if you are lost pull over to figure out your next move -easy on the illegal driving maneuvers like u-turns Glad everyone is alright. |
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Definitely a good reminder.
My car was totaled just a month ago, and if I wasn't wearing my seatbelt I probably wouldn't be here writing this today. |
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I hate with a passion that wearing a seatbelt is a mandatory law. [/ QUOTE ] Agreed. I like how it is mandatory to wear a seatbelt but somehow motorcycles are still legal. You tell me which is safer. That said, I always wear a belt - it's just stupid that it is a law. |
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My parents wouldn't start the car moving until my brother and I had our seatbelts on when we were kids. I mean, he wouldn't even start down the driveway.
I'm the same way now with passengers. |
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Seat belts save lives,
and the worlds overpopulated. |
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Re: please wear your safety belt.
I always wear mine in cars. I used to really hate them when I was younger and it didn't fit right, but now they're fine. Although I understand the argument that forcing people to wear them will save us money since our welfare state will pay for some people's medical stuff, it is a slippery slope when you start to give up personal liberty to cut costs.
Does anyone wear their seatbelt on buses? Our school buses had seatbelts, but nobody ever used them. I guess it's not as important since the bus's mass is so much greater than other cars. |
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