Why don't people wear seat belts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I strongly suspect the poor guy crashed because he was excessively fatigued -- 4:30am and who knows how long he'd been driving -- and for all we know he didn't buckle up for the same reason, i.e., excessive fatigue.

If you always wear a seat belt excessive fatigue wouldn't stop you, it is instinct.

Well gee, if fatigue prevented his instinct not to crash into a concrete barrier, it could also prevent his instinct to buckle up.

[Anonymous]

My sister in high school was ejected from the front seat and went straight throw the windshield, like flew out. It's a miracle she's alive. I never ever understand people who don't wear their seat belt. She does now.

[Anonymous]

It's not the "being thrown clear of the crash" part that's the problem, it's the "hitting the ground at 65mph" part.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not the "being thrown clear of the crash" part that's the problem, it's the "hitting the ground at 65mph" part.

Right, it's not the fall that kills. It's the sudden stop.

[Anonymous]

LEOs rarely wear belts because of need to enter and exit car quickly. Carries over in personal life.

[Anonymous]

I HATE seatbelts. I am short and it is always digging into my neck. But my car beeping about me not wearing it is more annoying than the neck thing so I do wear it.

[Anonymous]

The NJ Miss America contestant that just died was also not wearing a seat belt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I HATE seatbelts. I am short and it is always digging into my neck. But my car beeping about me not wearing it is more annoying than the neck thing so I do wear it.

You need to be sitting on a booster seat or cushion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I HATE seatbelts. I am short and it is always digging into my neck. But my car beeping about me not wearing it is more annoying than the neck thing so I do wear it.

You need to be sitting on a booster seat or cushion.

I'm an adult, they sell booster seats for adults?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I HATE seatbelts. I am short and it is always digging into my neck. But my car beeping about me not wearing it is more annoying than the neck thing so I do wear it.

I'm short, too, 5'. I *always* wear seatbelts. You may be a careful driver, but there are those who are not, not to mention you could hit something on the road; your tire could blow out, etc.. It's much safer to wear one despite the discomfort. Seriously. Yes, there are very old people who have never worn seatbelts and lived. They were lucky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I HATE seatbelts. I am short and it is always digging into my neck. But my car beeping about me not wearing it is more annoying than the neck thing so I do wear it.

You need to be sitting on a booster seat or cushion.

I'm an adult, they sell booster seats for adults?

I bet there are such things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I HATE seatbelts. I am short and it is always digging into my neck. But my car beeping about me not wearing it is more annoying than the neck thing so I do wear it.

I'm short, too, 5'. I *always* wear seatbelts. You may be a careful driver, but there are those who are not, not to mention you could hit something on the road; your tire could blow out, etc.. It's much safer to wear one despite the discomfort. Seriously. Yes, there are very old people who have never worn seatbelts and lived. They were lucky.

The second half of my post describes how I do wear it. But thanks for the PSA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I strongly suspect the poor guy crashed because he was excessively fatigued -- 4:30am and who knows how long he'd been driving -- and for all we know he didn't buckle up for the same reason, i.e., excessive fatigue.

If you always wear a seat belt excessive fatigue wouldn't stop you, it is instinct.

Well gee, if fatigue prevented his instinct not to crash into a concrete barrier, it could also prevent his instinct to buckle up.

NP here. That's nonsense. I could be drunk, tired or ill and I always wear a seatbelt. It's just what I do when I get in a car.

The drunk part, obviously I mean as a passenger, not a driver.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I HATE seatbelts. I am short and it is always digging into my neck. But my car beeping about me not wearing it is more annoying than the neck thing so I do wear it.

You need to be sitting on a booster seat or cushion.

I'm an adult, they sell booster seats for adults?

I bet there are such things.

Of course there are. Go to amazon, tons of options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I HATE seatbelts. I am short and it is always digging into my neck. But my car beeping about me not wearing it is more annoying than the neck thing so I do wear it.

You need to be sitting on a booster seat or cushion.

I'm an adult, they sell booster seats for adults?

I bet there are such things.

Of course there are. Go to amazon, tons of options.

Yup. NP here. I used to have a car where the seat tilted inward towards the back pretty deep. I used a wedge designed for cars to elevate myself (that was before 6 way power seats were standard in most cars).