please wear your safety belt.

[xxThe_Lebowskixx]

a kid i went to school with died in a car accident. no seat belt. wear that [censored].

[xxThe_Lebowskixx]

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I hate with a passion that wearing a seatbelt is a mandatory law.

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I hate spending my tax dollars on stitching up people who think seat belts feel funny.

[snagglepuss]

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

[adsman]

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i figured a seatbelt would keep me plummeting to my death as opposed to deftly escaping via window/roof


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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.

[TripleH68]

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.

[z28dreams]

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.

[catalyst]

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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.

[dlk9s]

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.

[popeye18]

Seat belts save lives,






















































and the worlds overpopulated.

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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.