do you wear a seatbelt in the car?

[jdub61]

and if not, why? :(

just a week ago, the quarterback from my old highschool died in a car crash, he was ejected from the car... didn't have a seat-belt on...

i feel like everybody knows at least one person who's died like this...

[ghosty]

i have a bad habit of not wearing it, but ive gotten better at remembering to put it on recently

[Psycho4Bud]

Don't give the man a reason to pull ya over.....buckle up for safety!:thumbsup:

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

[slipknotpsycho]

yeah, but ti's not cuz i want to...

i was in a high speed chase, no seat belt on.. 120 mph in a compact sports car (no airbags, no fluffy cushion to hit either) and we flipped 2 1/2 times.. i escaped without injury... i knwo i got lucky, but if you look at seat belt injuries my god... they're ok or 50-60 mph... but when you start hitting 70, 80etc... the only real seat belt that's gonna help you, atleast worth enough to wear it is a 5 point restraint, and i've yet to see a production car with one :p

the normal lap/shoulder belts at high speeds have broken collar bones, ribs, etc... even at lower speeds then i was going at... it's probably all just based on chance and what not... but after my wreck i'd honestly rather not be wearing one...

besides... those things chafe my neck -.- goddamnit i hate that.... that's my only qualm over them, besides the statistics i've seen... (btw don't mis construe that, they greatly reduce injury at lower speeds, it's just higher speeds, nothing can really help you, airbags, seat belts, nothing, it's all dangerous... it's just too much force and not enough resistance from your body to handle.... some are lucky like me and walk away, and some go straight from what used to be a car to a body bag)

but, the fastest we ever get to around here is 40 (we're in a small town) i only wear 'em cuz again, small town but we've got a shitload of cops who've got nothing better to do (i've honestly seen them pull over 60-70 year old women and give them a ticket cuz they didn't have one on) so i wear it just to avoid paying for it... i tend to put the shoulder strap behind me tho... >.< god i can't stand that chaffing..

[Spoken Word]

i don't know about you all but in miami it's a secondary law. Meaning, a cop cannot report to dispatch that it's pulling you over for a seatbelt.
I made sure to ask in traffic school. lol

so sometimes....when I know that speed is "necessary". and in miami, folks, sometimes speed is the only way to avoid getting mad.

[happiestmferoutthere]

My brother died in a car crash because he wasn't wearing a seatbelt. The cops say he bounced around that car like a ball in a pinball game. He left behind a wife and little girl. ALWAYS wear your seatbelts! The people you leave behind will be devastated. I have never before, or since, experienced that kind of grief.:(

[Matt the Funk]

I always, or almost always put mine on. For a while I didn't, but then I realized how stupid it would be to die just because I didn't feel like putting it on. So many bad drivers around here, and wearing a seatbelt is the law.

[Mississippi Steve]

I have *ALWAYS* worn seat belts. I figured out early on that if a race car driver can hit a concrete wall at 150+MPH and walk away from it, thats good enough for me. Consider that in my life, I have already driven close to a half million miles, thats a good thing. For seat belts, my personal favorite for comfort is a 4 point harness with a quick release.:thumbsup:

[slipknotpsycho]

I have *ALWAYS* worn seat belts. I figured out early on that if a race car driver can hit a concrete wall at 150+MPH and walk away from it, thats good enough for me

like isaid earlier... that's a 5 point restraint system.. much diffrent... i actually think all cars should require them, they're alot safer then lap/shoulder belts....

don't take it from me... look for yourself <.< lol i still think everyone should use one...

[Professor Dan K.]

i do if i have weed in the car or am in a sketchy situation

but normally if im just cruising from A to B i dont wear it, i know its abd habit but ohh well im lazy

[Kenn]

Yes WITHOUT FAIL i always wear a seatbelt. Stupid not to!

They can be dangerous when it comes to pregnant women though, but other than that, you should all be wearing your seatbelts!:)

hey sharpstoner how ya been mate havent seen u around for awhile ..You still smokin that huge plants fruit ..anyway man nice to see ya around:thumbsup:

[...gas...]

alway s , hav 2 :thumbsup:

[Reefer Rogue]

Ofcourse i wear a seatbelt in a car. However, public transport buses don't have any...

[Divadish]

Why would anyone travel in a car and not wear a seatbelt ? First and foremost from a safety standpoint and secondly as P4b pointed out don't give the law anything to single you out for.

[PaRaNoIa]

I always wear a seatbelt..

Feels wrong, if I don't.. I just got used to it.. It always pissed me off at first, but not anymore.. Plus, my car has one of those annoying "BIP BIP BIP BIP BIP BIP" things if I don't have it on..:p

[nightlight]

and if not, why? :(

just a week ago, the quarterback from my old highschool died in a car crash, he was ejected from the car... didn't have a seat-belt on...

i feel like everybody knows at least one person who's died like this...

I knew a person whose car sank and the seat belt prevented them from escaping.

[BoilerUp]

I always wear a seatbelt..

Feels wrong, if I don't.. I just got used to it.. It always pissed me off at first, but not anymore.. Plus, my car has one of those annoying "BIP BIP BIP BIP BIP BIP" things if I don't have it on..:p

Exactly my situation word for word.

[LIP]

I admit, i dont wear seatbelts. Never have. It used to optional.

The only time i have worn a seatbelt is when im going over 100, like when i had a fiesta ST.

But when theres other people in the van i make them wear it, especially if it's my little cousins.

If i get hurt thats my own choice, but i dont want anyone getting hurt coz they were wearing one.

[Nation_1ne]

It's the first thing I do when I get into a car, force of habit now.

[Nation_1ne]

like isaid earlier... that's a 5 point restraint system.. much diffrent... i actually think all cars should require them, they're alot safer then lap/shoulder belts....

don't take it from me... look for yourself <.< lol i still think everyone should use one...

Regardless, I'd still rather come out with broken bones and or bruises than be dead. A belt is a belt, and that's all that's on offer to us at the moment. N' no matter what you say, it's better than not wearing one at all.

It's the first thing I do when I get into a car, force of habit now.

[LIP]

like isaid earlier... that's a 5 point restraint system.. much diffrent... i actually think all cars should require them, they're alot safer then lap/shoulder belts....

don't take it from me... look for yourself <.< lol i still think everyone should use one...

I had a 5 point harness and bucket seats in a fiesta ST turbo, and it was great. You feel alot safer too. Not to mention the seats warmed my arse while i ragged it about.

[jahjahjahjah]

and if not, why? :(

just a week ago, the quarterback from my old highschool died in a car crash, he was ejected from the car... didn't have a seat-belt on...

i feel like everybody knows at least one person who's died like this...

Yep my homie Nick died in May in a Police ensued accident ( god rest his soul ) he wasn't wearing a seat belt.

[cannabis campbell]

ALWAYS, im not stupid, its the law and its not worth the risk of getting caught and not worth the risk anyway..

[User Name Here]

I usually always do. Just so i don't get fucked. And so my friends wont be pulled over. Clicket or ticket =\

[Ae...]

Never wear it. No one ever made me do it when I was young or anything so it's a habit I suppose. Yeah yeah, I know that's not a good reason...

[PaRaNoIa]

ALWAYS, im not stupid, its the law and its not worth the risk of getting caught and not worth the risk anyway..

Dude.. Fuck the law, I'm not going to pay with my life over 2 seconds of safety..:rolleyes:

[lil josh]

Only when im going to work in london cause we leave at like 5.30am n its still dark n i know my mum is tired n has a 60 mile drive ahead of her lol.

[Oneironaut]

I like to do what I can to ensure that I die later rather than sooner, so yes, always.

[birdgirl73]

Yes. Always. I worked as a paramedic for too many years not to know what not wearing a seat belt can do. It's not pretty. Even when the accidents aren't fatal, the facial injuries are appalling.

Buckle up. Please. If you don't do it for you, do it so some tender-hearted medic doesn't have to come scrape you up out of your car or off the pavement and live with that memory for the rest of his/her life.

[Markass]

here in town I don't..because city cops don't even wear theirs and don't really bother to enforce it..only highway patrol..

stupid fucking law...it should be our choice...I personally would rather take my chances being thrown out than stuck in the mangled tin can of a car bleeding waiting hours to be cut out..

[Nightcrewman]

Always, even before it was law, why wouldn't you want to wear one, I worked in an accident and emergency unit many years ago and trust me after a few months in there you would always wear a seatbelt, those who brag about not wearing one, well put it this way, laminated windscreen and hard dashboard versus very soft human face and skull....No Contest!! only one winner!!

Cheers
NCM

[420MissHighTimes420]

Only if I am driving because the car won't stop making a beeping noise until I put it on. Other than that I will if I remember or if someone tells me to. I think it's really cute when my boyfriend tells me to buckle up, and not in a sexual way.

[4twentE]

I try and remember. I broke my back in a car crash because I wasn't wearing one. Since then, I made a good habit of it until I got my motorcycle. Now I feel so much safer in the car, I kinda got back out of the habit. But I still always wear it when riding with somebody else, especially on the interstates.

[false_hopes_]

I got in a wreck last year and if I hadn't been wearing my seatbelt I would have likely gone through my windshield and been in ICU. I was only going 45mph.

[Skink]

Never belt up,,,people look at me weird and some make me do it in order to ride with them...

[Purple Banana]

I ALWAYS wear a seatbelt. Even if I'm just moving my car in a parking lot. It's just a habit. When I used to hang out with my friends in middle school, some of the times, their MOMS would not care if we wore a seatbelt or not- my friends didn't, but I did. They laughed then, but one of my friends who DIDN'T wear a seatbelt- in the back seat- ended up being in an accident, and killing the driver of the car who was wearing one- he flew right over the seat, caused the driver to lose more control, and he went into the other lane on an interstate.

If you're in my car, you WILL wear a seatbelt. Out of safety for ME.

[4twentE]

I got in a wreck last year and if I hadn't been wearing my seatbelt I would have likely gone through my windshield and been in ICU. I was only going 45mph.

We were doing about 80, maybe only about 60 or so when we actually left the road. Fortunately the dash stopped my face from going through the windshield. Still busted my eye wide open. But yeah. It doesn't take a whole lotta speed to hurt. The brain only has to hit the skull at 13 MPH to kill ya. Tha's what my motorcycle instructor said.

[MaryjaneAndHashley]

I like to do what I can to ensure that I die later rather than sooner, so yes, always.

dood, i like your signature lawl..



as for the seatbelt thing, no one ever made me wear it that much either but i wear it sometimes...

[suhl]

If i get hurt thats my own choice, but i dont want anyone getting hurt coz they were wearing one.

i used to have that same thought, except i wore one but i did not think it should be law. then someone pointed out this situation. you get in a car accident with someone else, you are at fault, but they arent wearing a seatbelt and die or get very seriously injured in a way that could be avoided. first of all this is going to cause not only some insuranceproblems for you, but also i dont think it is fair to put someone else through the guilt of it all just because they were at fault but you could have saved yourself had you buckled up. if you know what i mean i feel like i havent clarified it well enough.

one thing that really annoys me if i get in a car where no one else is wearing their seatbelts and i put one on and they are like you dont have to wear that in here. like pressuring me to take it off. i dont put pressure on you to wear them so shit dont try to get me to not wear it.

[xcrispi]

Yes ,
Since the addition of the below said substance track officials tell me seatbelts aren't even enough , harnesses and cage now if I wanna play. :D
Crispi :jointsmile:

[buddymyfriend]

Always!:thumbsup:

[Anubis10012007]

Seat belts do more good than harm. In rare cases does a seatbelt cause death or injury, but its a lifesaver most of the time.

I use mine like 98% of the time I drive. It's a habit. My mom made me wear it when I first started driving.

[GRB.4.Life]

I always wear it. I have no reason not to. I value my life enough to know better. I've been in about two accidents where my seatbelt was the only thing that saved me. (figurativly, not literally. [car frame and what not])

However, I don't agree with it being a law. I think people need to learn on thier own. It's a waste of time and money to try and force people to value thier life the same way the vast majority does.

The seatbelt checks just add to the frustration and rebelousness that lies in each and every one of us.

But what ever...
If someone doesn't value thier life, that's thier obligation.

[Anubis10012007]

I always wear it. I have no reason not to. I value my life enough to know better. I've been in about two accidents where my seatbelt was the only thing that saved me. (figurativly, not literally. [car frame and what not])

However, I don't agree with it being a law. I think people need to learn on thier own. It's a waste of time and money to try and force people to value thier life the same way the vast majority does.

The seatbelt checks just add to the frustration and rebelousness that lies in each and every one of us.

But what ever...
If someone doesn't value thier life, that's thier obligation.I agree seatbelt laws are ridiculous. What are they going to do...make condoms mandatory while having sex? lol. Fucking crazy. Good luck with the cops trying to enforce it. They'll have to pull over many more people now. You are not harming no one but yourself if you don't buckle up. It's a choice not to buckle up...not a crime.

It's just another way for the government to make more money and for cops to harass more people and imprison them. They'll probably pull over minorities more, which they always do. Expect more drug seizures too because of this stupid law.

Seatbelt laws are like the War on Drugs and Terror. It's only an excuse to promote an agenda and imprison people the government doesn't like.

[ceecee79]

I used to be really bad about not wearing it, but when I received several (3) seat-belt tickets and had to pay $135 each time, it changed my mind on the issue. In NC, you can be stopped for anyone in the car not having a seatbelt, even if it is the only infraction. But I guess I should wear it anyway :)

[Runaway Jim]

Yeah i just do it absentmindedly, like its 2nd nature... I think its stupid not to... now sometimes in back i wont wear one but always when im in front. Only time i remember not doing that was a few days ago while eating subway in my car, just forgot to put it on after i drove away...

[Frivolous248]

Nah, I never wear it, unless I'm with my mom because her car does this annoying beep shit if you don't put it on and she yells at me. In my car though, almost never, unless I'm riding really dirty 'n the people I'm with are sketched or some shit.

I'm not too concerned about my safety. I've been lucky so far...

[partyguy420]

i posted other because of like 3 cars i ride in, are so old, they didnt come with seat-belts in the back seat so when i ride in the back seat(even if they had seat belts put in after the car was bought) i dont wear seat belts...

[Nochowderforyou]

I always wear a seatbelt if I can in a vehicle. I got busted once driving in the passenger seat without a seatbelt and got a nasty ticket. The ticket didn't bother, it was the fact we were smoking a huge fatty when we got pulled over. The cop was wicked cool and didn't say anything about the weed as I'm 110% sure he could smell it. You'd have to be dumb not to smell it.

Plus I don't want another ticket where that ticket money is probably going to paying officers wages.

[Purple Banana]

Nochowder- I love your sig. PASTAFARIAN!

-RAmen.

[jdub61]

If i get hurt thats my own choice

why would you choose that? why do you take the risk? what do you gain by not wearing it?

[Blindman0v0]

I never wear it.I have a medical release.Besides I drive like an old woman.lol

[birdgirl73]

I don't get those of you who don't wear them. I really don't. I guess you don't value your lives as much. Or perhaps you really don't realize they do more good than harm.

I wish you'd take an opportunity to do a ride-out with the medics in your town when they're working motor vehicle accidents. That'd give you a quick attitude adjustment.

[TheGreenFog]

Always. It's become a good habit. I have to admit, though...every accident I've ever been in (haven't been in one for a long time, thank goodness), I didn't have my seatbelt on and I survived ok. But, I still wear it ALL the time. It's automatic...just a reflex. Gotta set a good example too. :D


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[Sir Bliss]

I've never had a problem with wearing a seatbelt. I was always raised to wear it, and I've grown to accept it. There's nothing wrong with being safe. I almost always wear it. I mean, why not?

[officerleeroy]

Every single time I get in a car it's just a habbit to put it on. I remember I rode in a friends 65 mustang one time that didn't have them at all and I just didn't feel right.

[scream]

I said no. Reason being, I have had multiple friends not die in a car crash because they were ejected from the car. Another friend was in a car wreck and the person that hit her got cut pretty close to completely in half due to the seat belt...

[jdub61]

I said no. Reason being, I have had multiple friends not die in a car crash because they were ejected from the car. Another friend was in a car wreck and the person that hit her got cut pretty close to completely in half due to the seat belt...

That might be the case with the couple specific instances you know, but that's not the case in general. You might be more likely to be injured wearing a seatbelt in an accident, but you are definitely more likely to die without the seatbelt.

Nationally 60% of all unbelted occupants are ejected from the vehicle during a crash. 73% of all ejected occupants are killed.

[LIP]

why would you choose that? why do you take the risk? what do you gain by not wearing it?

I choose not to wear it because I can.

I'm an adult, and i can make my own decisions. Like i said, any passangers i have HAVE to wear it, otherwise i wont drive them anywhere. I take the risk because i can. I dont have anything to gain by not wearing it. I dont like seatbelts, so i dont wear mine.

If i crash and die, that's my own stupid fault isnt it? It's no one elses problem.

The point is, i do not, and will not wear a seatbelt in my own car/van.
Weather i am or am not wearing a seatbelt only effects me, so it's my decision.

[surreys princess]

love my seatbelt, saved my life not too long ago....

morning lip!!!! how are you? long time no see...you should go on msn....hope you have a good day at work today!!

[LIP]

love my seatbelt, saved my life not too long ago....

morning lip!!!! how are you? long time no see...you should go on msn....hope you have a good day at work today!!

I'm going to get on msn tonight, for definate. Havnt spoken for ages. I'm pretty good, did some excercise and made my back twingy [not pain as such, more just a funny sensation]

Hope your doing ok! And Barry too!

I'll talk to you tonight, for definate.

Take care!

[LazySmoking420]

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[BlAzInIt4:20]

:(:(I guess i should add my part in this thread, but i will have to tell you its going to be painful for me. so if i get into detail its only because im still hurt over this. sorry guys

My mother little sister, mothers friend, and a dog where driving cross country we were moving to missouri for awhile. I wasnt able to join them due to the fact i was still in school i would of jsut flyed out. I was 15. My father came into my room to tell me something inportant his eyes were red so i thought he was mad at me and instantly was like wtf did i do now dad? he says theirs been an accident. My sister in the hospital along with the driver. so i said okay what about mom? he then started to shake his head telling me she didnt make it. I instantly said dont fuck around dad thats not cool, tell me the truth. He then reached out and hugged me. i feel to the floor in shock and had an instant anxiety attack. I started to scream because i had no idea what to do. Right before this happen my mother and i where never friends, but for some reason we started to click and she left with us on good terms. But anyways i ran out the door and into the forest. I ended up flying to Kansas witchata. it was even in the news. My little sister was throw 80 feet from the car. My mother,.. well they said she died on impact from server head trauma and suggested cremation on the account they could not fix her. The drivers faced smashed into the windshield breaking every bone in her face. i still see her to this day, and everyday she is drunk and crying. or drunk and mad at herself. It will be 4 years in January's. this is the first time i have ever told anyone this and it feels so good to let it out.. maybe this has just helped me.. thank you.. iv come along way about accepting this but every now and then i just miss her....i also was the one to tell my little sister about our mother, the nurse offered but i told her, it might be better if she heard it from me..

i always wear a seat belt, and i have no fear of driving in cars. my city has actually been giving out lots of tickets for no seat belts lately so everyone is wearing them now.

[BlAzInIt4:20]

Yes. Always. I worked as a paramedic for too many years not to know what not wearing a seat belt can do. It's not pretty. Even when the accidents aren't fatal, the facial injuries are appalling.

Buckle up. Please. If you don't do it for you, do it so some tender-hearted medic doesn't have to come scrape you up out of your car or off the pavement and live with that memory for the rest of his/her life.

i am getting myself into this scene soon(emt though). Wish me lluck :thumbsup:

[birdgirl73]

BlazinIt, hun, I'm so sorry for your loss. Your post broke my heart. I'm so sorry about the loss of your mom, but I'm glad y'all had begun to be on good terms before she left. The thing about us moms is that, even when there's friction, we know you love us. We certainly love our kids no matter what!

Good luck with the EMT work. Those car accidents will be very hard to handle, especially having had one touch your own life so closely. You'll never again look at people without seatbelts, people who choose to drive drunk, or people who don't restrain their children in child safety seats the same way.

[jdmarcus59]

this message has to be drilled into are heads over and over again, dont give the man a reason to pull you over, live free under the law, by living by it.