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I don't wear seat belts. I never even think about them.
I read about people being ejected all the time but it seems only a very small percentage of people don't wear seat belts. So, is it possible?
I don't wear seat belts. I never even think about them.
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Last edited by Charles; 06-10-2012 at 10:30 PM.
Malcolm Wright (06-10-2012)
I was like you.
The day I started wearing seat belts was the day I had a head-on collision with another vehicle that ran a red light.
The odd thing is that it wasn't the crash that taught me my lesson. I wore my seat belt voluntarily for the first time as I climbed into my friend's car BEFORE she crashed. But that's another story. Basically, seat belts are awesome and its a simple truth best not learned the hard way.
jwreck (06-11-2012)
Nice propaganda.
jwreck (06-11-2012)
Scare tactics R teh St00pid.
I represent the angry, gun toting meat eating people. ~ Denis Leary
The same shepherd that protects the flock leads them to the slaughterhouse.
If you asked 1000 paramedics or 1000 doctors if they wear seat belts, I wonder how many would respond with something like: "I don't wear seat belts. I never even think about them. "
You must have an old car. All cars made within the last 8 years ding non-stop until you put the seatbelt on. In fact, I currently have to belt the passengers side too with nobody sitting there because I usually throw my computer, etc. on the seat and it dings non-stop.
Must be something about your generation. My dad is the same way... has refused to ever wear a seatbelt. When he got pulled over by a cop a year ago and given a citation for not wearing a seatbelt... he got pissed off at the cop!
Last edited by Lulu; 06-11-2012 at 06:20 PM.
jwreck (06-11-2012)
Wearing a seatbelt is the samrt move for sure. That being said, I don't believe anyone should be forced to do so.
I represent the angry, gun toting meat eating people. ~ Denis Leary
The same shepherd that protects the flock leads them to the slaughterhouse.
One thing I've learned in nearly a decade as a street medic is that when its your time, its your time. Doesn't matter if you're strapped into an Abrams tank with a racing harness.
I represent the angry, gun toting meat eating people. ~ Denis Leary
The same shepherd that protects the flock leads them to the slaughterhouse.
seat belts malfunction in a variety of ways.. be it the buckle or the retractor. Still the odds of them malfunctioning are minute compared to the success rate in preventing injury and death. You are 30 times more likely to be ejected from a vehicle without a seatbelt than you are with one strapped on...
Also most cases where a person wearing a seatbelt is ejected are roll-over accidents which are relatively rare.
One thing I learned when I was about eight years old is seat belts save lives and irrelevant sayings such as "when its your time, its your time" don't justify not wearing seat belts.
Nonsense. It sure does matter. Everything else being equal, a passenger in a heavier car will fare better than in a small car in a collision with another vehicle.
Last edited by Charles; 06-11-2012 at 09:03 PM.
Even then, how does it happen? Belt snaps? Passenger somehow slides out? It doesn't seem possible.
So, you wanted my opinion so you could discount it?
I didn't say it justifies not wearing a seatbelt. In fact, I said just the opposite. Wearing a seatbelt is the smart thing to do. However, I am telling you that if you think wearing a seat belt means you won't die, you are sorely mistaken.
I represent the angry, gun toting meat eating people. ~ Denis Leary
The same shepherd that protects the flock leads them to the slaughterhouse.
You don't know much about physics, do you?
I represent the angry, gun toting meat eating people. ~ Denis Leary
The same shepherd that protects the flock leads them to the slaughterhouse.
So, you wanted my opinion so you could discount it?
I didn't say it justifies not wearing a seatbelt. In fact, I said just the opposite. Wearing a seatbelt is the smart thing to do. However, I am telling you that if you think wearing a seat belt means you won't die, you are sorely mistaken.
I don't discount your opinion. I just think you are wrong.
Nobody wrote seat belts won't prevent you from dying.
How much is "much"?
I'd say if you think seatbelts can't fail, then you know jack shit.
I represent the angry, gun toting meat eating people. ~ Denis Leary
The same shepherd that protects the flock leads them to the slaughterhouse.
Where did I or anyone write seat belts can't fail?
I represent the angry, gun toting meat eating people. ~ Denis Leary
The same shepherd that protects the flock leads them to the slaughterhouse.
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