Seatbelts, Do you wear yours?

[JDBoston 0]

I couldn't disagree more. For every story like this you can find 100 where the seatbelt was the difference between a bloody nose/bruise, and DEATH.

Instead of using that story as evidence that seat belts don't always matter, I would use it as evidence that "holy shit this person has a charmed life - better start buckling up now!"

Wearing a seat belt is about as close to a no-brainer as any personal behavior issue could possibly be, other than not drunk driving maybe.

Joe

[flyangel2 2]

Always. In both the car and plane.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

[CrazyIvan 0]

Note to self: Never ask jmpnkramer for a ride

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Blue Skies and May the Force be with you.

[StearmanR985 0]

In the car: Always

In the plane: Sometimes

[slug 1]

A while ago I got in the back seat of a minivan with a family of 5or 6 Those folks never used them so I couldn't find my set and wouldn't let the the driver pull out of the driveway until I found my seat belt (under the seat) and got mine snapped in.

A long time ago while in the USAF we air evacated a older american couple from turkey that had been in a car accident. I still remember the Husband walking on the plane he had been driving and wearing his seat belt. His wife and life long patner was carried on in a streatcher her head and face covered in Bandages.

The women recieved medical care in flight from military Dr's and nurses, lots of units of blood during the flight to germany.

It was unusaul for us to carry civilians. We asked one of the escorts what happened. When the couple got into the accident the passengers door opened and the lady was ejected and slid down the road on her head and face. Massive head and face trauma.

When you see two people that were in the same accident one without a scratch (seatbelt) the other critical (no seatbelt) it makes a person think.

Prior to the accident at Perris I thought as long as I had my back against the bulkhead I would be OK. Wrong! When the bird crashed the weight of all the bodies moving forward crushed the folks with their backs against the wall.

Some jumpers don't like wearing their seatbelts on T.O. to bad their not only playing with their own nickel but everyone elses that's sitting in front of them.

R.I.P.

[Darius11 12]

I wear mine all the time. I only didn't wear it once for like an Hr and i had the worst crash of my life. But i was ok.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain

[champu 1]

I always wear mine...

I've never been in an accident driving or otherwise (knock on wood) but I think it has a better chance of helping me than not.

[eeneR 3]

Yes to both....I was in a car accident sept 03' going 35 thru and intersection a car full off old ladies turned left in front of me...I t-boned them, totaled my Honda, totaled their Cavalier, and they had to cut the passenger out of the car with the jaws of life and she had a busted pelvis. I got of the car completely on my own. 2nd degree burns on my right arm and some residual back problems...every cop and paramedic on the scene asked me to verify that I was the driver of the Element, as they couldnt believe I walked out of it.

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[jmpnkramer 0]

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Never ask jmpnkramer for a ride

When I was in school I had people that would not ride with me unless I had a couple of drinks because I mellow out some then.

I am always full throttle.

Anyway what are you talking about. I have my Guardian Angel. I have to make sure that I keep that character busy. Just ask some of the people that know me and what I have experienced in life.

I am better than a cat becuase I used my Nine Lives a long time ago.

Laters,

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The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!

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[Viking 0]

HELL YES!! My moms car that she used to drive us to school in would not move unless everyone had there seatbelt on. My grandma's old car actually wouldn't start if you didn't have it on! I for one just don't like the feeling of driving around without it on b/c i take corners probly faster than i should

I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver
My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin

[Billy 0]

Always, so does my daughter,,, I work EMS also, have for years and seen it all,, it's very rare, ok extremely rare when a seatbelt not being worn is gonna save your ass,, throw enough people outta an airplane without a chute and somebody will eventually survive right

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[Casie 0]

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Always, so does my daughter,,, I work EMS also, have for years and seen it all,, it's very rare, ok extremely rare when a seatbelt not being worn is gonna save your ass,, throw enough people outta an airplane without a chute and somebody will eventually survive right

I guess I've been thru my 9 lives sotospeak & have been in quite a few accidents where not wearing my seatbelt saved me. Like I said, this was before the law of having to wear them (which I do). Don't care to go into details of the accidents, just my opinion & what I've gone thru.

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[Billy 0]

Casie, wanna buy me a lotto ticket?

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[Casie 0]

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Casie, wanna buy me a lotto ticket?

LOL, my luck doesn't run that way

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[Amanda965 0]

Very glad to see that although many people call skydivers "crazy," we are still mostly smart!

Being safe saves lives and we still get to have fun :)

Blue skies and SAFE landings!
~Amanda~

[Antithesis 0]

I wear my seatbelt in the car every time because I don't want a ticket.

I have been in accidents ..once head on by a semi truck @ 65 mph .. (he fell asleep and drifted into my lane) and didn't have a seatbelt on ... and walked away

I think that a seatbelt is one of those things that should be your right to choose to wear or not..

I travel the land, Work in the ocean, Play in the sky

[Lee03 0]

Yes, I wear seatbelts. Like several others here, I was in an accident once and if I had not had a belt on, I would have been dead, according to the policeman that was at the scene of the accident. Common sense dictates that they should be worn. I'm a pilot, and I have to wear them while flying. Race car drivers wear them, just makes sense that they should be worn!

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To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities.

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[jessd 0]

Yes - I always wear my seatbelt. I just wish I could convince everyone I know to wear theirs too. I was in a car accident 13 years ago. Had I had my seatbelt on, my injuries would likely have been less severe. Instead, I suffered a fractured skull and 5 broken teeth. Just two years ago and a ton of cash out of pocket, I was able to get my teeth completely fixed. But, the headaches from the fracture will be with me forever.

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..."

[dterrick 0]

Ach, ya wuss! Be a Man and put yer crotch strap on too

As a long time sports car racer I agree about how 4 points make you feel secure. My TR4 had (has?) fixed length 3 point belts and even those are an improvement over the 'modern' retractable type. My TR6 had the standard issue 3 points and when I wrote it off ( newly licenced driver turned left inot oncoming traffic - and I was that traffic) the belt did not snug immediately and my back didn;t recover for about 5 years. I wrote off my vintage racer GT-6 on the track (full race gear) and all I can say about the crash is that it was less painful than a brisk canopy opening - at least physically

Something many on the list might easily miss is that an improperly fitted seat belt can do as much harm to you as no belt at all - different but equally bad. But hey, most people who feel that a seatbelt is "too restrictive" also don't like challenging the 1G barrier on their daily commute either.

Dave

Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney)

[Jimbo 0]

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I wear it RELIGIOUSLY, in fact, it saved my life once.

Ditto.

In the past, I've refused to move the car before my passengers put on theirs.

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Jim

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[yardhippie 0]

I wear mine all the time. Even in the plane. Seatbelts saved 5 of my friends lives in a 182 plane crash.
to quote a good friend "seat belts are cool!"

Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD
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"Anything you want." ~ female skydiver
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[sdgregory 0]

Seat belts are for pussies.

I know I am not the norm but

1.) I have been in five accidents and got pretty hurt in three of them. The other two I did not. The three I got hurt, I was wearing seatbelts. The damn things never go over the shoulder the way they should and since I am short they went right across my neck. Same result all three times.

2.) It is my right not to wear one, it is a bullshit law and I exercise my right to protest peacefully by not wearing it.

3. I take a bigger risk by jumping from a plane than I do driving. (Let's see where this one leads!) Even without a seat belt.

[sabr190 0]

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I wear it RELIGIOUSLY, in fact, it saved my life once.

Same here and it beats the hell out of a $250 fine.

"The needs of the many out weigh the needs of the few, or the one" - rehmwa

[Aviatrr 0]

Always. It has saved my life twice in a car. Once when I was a passenger in a head on collision(dead ass drunk and passed out, too), and another time when I was a passenger in a hotel van. We had left the airport, on the way to the hotel...and some schmuck clipped the front end after passing on a 2 lane road. Driver overcompensated, crossed into the dirt on the opposite side, and rolled. Several times. One of the Flight Attendents was not wearing a seatbelt - she broke both arms and her collarbone. Everybody else walked away with nothing worse than cuts and bruises - we were wearing seatbelts.

Mike

[skybrat68 0]

Absolutely. Even if I'm in someone else's car and it's uncomfortable.