Seatbelts
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- blaw0
Always, without question. It's really stupid not to.
Two years ago I was traveling with my wife and son and we were involved in a serious accident. Thanks to seatbeats, a car seat and the modern safety items built into cars (air bags, crumple zones) the three of us got off without anything more than scraps, bruises and the shit scared out of us.
The lady attending to us in the ambulance couldn't believe we were fine. I said, "well, we were buckled up", etc. She said, "you'd be surprised how rare it is to come upon an accident where everyone is wearing a seatbelt."
Why!?
- linearch0
my buddy got all f'ed up in an nyc cabbie accident.....used to never wear them in a cab, now i always do, no matter how weird it feels....
- digdre0
fasten your seatbelt!! WOOOOOBOMBOMBOM
- 7point340
my 3 year old son got out of his seatbelt once. scared me shitless.
of course i was going 65-70 miles an hour down a highway and ofcourse he thought it was funny when i sternly told him to put his arms back in the belt.
i slammed on my brakes and pulled off the road. lucky i didn't blow a tire.
- i've had this happen a couple of times with my youngest somehow wiggling his way out of his beltlocustsloth
- brandelec0
i hate with a passion on people that don't buckle their kids in
- ARRRGh i can't stand that either. i just want to scream at themlocustsloth
- benfal990
Iam buckling up before starting the engine... without even thinking about it. its automatic in my head.
i know my english is perfect
- Antonelli0
hey everybody, don't wear your seatbelt.
- sikma0
for those who think there is no need for back seat belts
- Jnr_Madison0
I wrote off my first car when I was 17.
- I meant my very first car, not the first of many.Jnr_Madison
- don't try to hide the fact that you're loaded. and smug.emukid
- I'm definitely one of those.Jnr_Madison
- PIITB0
I too was in a bad accident when I was younger and I buckle that shit every time I get in a car. I yell at my girlfriend everyday because she just ignores it.
- tymeframe0
I buckle up before I put my car into gear.
If I'm the passenger, I'm a little slower to realize that I'm not buckled. Not sure why that is.
- Flanels050
in new hampshire its not illegal to drive without, live free and die!
- sputnik20
i always do. it just seems plain old stupid not to.
- Jaline0
I do it by habit.
Once in a while I don't do it if I'm sitting in the back, squished between 3-4 people. They are also uncomfortable, but I use one 99% of the time.
- turk_1820
greedo just pointed out this thread... i originally posted this over in the blog only moments ago...
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wow... just was on the highway here west of st. louis... it's sleeting out...... encountered a massive backup on the highway caused by 12 cars and 2 tractor trailers... there were two vehicles completely under one of the trailers and about 20 fireman working at getting the people out... and just a shitload of cars tossed about all over the place... some you could see entire roofs ripped open where they had just gotten people out...
... sobering shit.
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- mg330
My sister died in a car wreck in 1995, because she did not have her seat belt on. I am adamant about anyone in any car I'm in wearing their seat belts.