Comments on: Wear a Seat Belt. Seriously.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:58:45 +0000

I loved this post. I actually cited it when I wrote my own blog post on seat belts. I also have had people very close to me involved in car wrecks as well, and it is evident that seat belts are very helpful to one’s safety.

By: got words? » Blog Archive » Life Savers

got words? » Blog Archive » Life Savers — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:20:59 +0000

[...] obesity is another story. And finally, there are those who think that seatbelts are just “a crapshoot – a 50/50 chance.” They say, “Sometimes they help, but just as often they don’t [...]

By: Emily Malloy

Emily Malloy — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 18:12:33 +0000

I agree with you Lori, when I was younger that one day I forgot to wear my seatbelt, I was in a wreck, hit the windsheild and then slammed back into my seat! I had a cut on my forehead, punctured left lung and two broken bones in my ankle! I survived and not that much damage, my scar is pretty much invisble, but the scar inside is still there, and from this day on I wear my seatbelt, all I can say was someone was watching over me that march morning and someone was watching over your sister God Bless :)

By: Kerry

Kerry — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hmm many good points here, but the last one I agree with your legislature. It is not the seatbelt wearing that htey are opposed to, but I believe it is the opening carte blanche to officers to pull people over for suspicion of not wearing it. That is what is too intrusive. Giving police that crutch where they can use it to allow for stoppage of drivers for no reason, but to claim they weren't wearing a seatbelt is BS.

That said wearing a seat belt has a greater impact in saving your life. Yes there is a possibility it can be a negative if your car becomes a flaaming inferno in seconds, but 90%+ of the time it helps rather than hinders.

By: lorie

lorie — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I should have added that the proposed legislation specifically bans officers from conducting any sort of search, seizure, or questioning of people pulled over for seat belt violations.

By: ~A

~A — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

1. Holy F*king $hit.
2. I always wear my seat belt in the car – Always. I also make sure everyone else has their's on when I drive. Given that, it is weird, even after months of riding, to consider that there's nothing strapping me down when I ride – esp. during the short stints on the freeway. Of course, I'm not sitting in a cage so there's no way a strap would help but I try and tell myself that, given the unique riding position of a vespa, I don't have to straddle the heavy metal I'm riding and can pretty much launch myself up and away from it should I have the opportunity.
3. Your co-worker's an insensitive idiot for even bringing her crackpot theories to you – no matter whether she knew about Ginny or not. Tell the b*tch I said so.
4. You should get a bumper-sticker for your car that reads, “A seatbelt saved my wonderful sister's life.” You know, for encouragement.
5. I have to also agree that I want cops to arrest me for my harmful behavior and not police my bad choices. We've already got a descrepency btwn “Whites” and “Minorities” who are stopped because a tail-light is out and the searched, detained, intimidated, etc. In Texas, the helmet law is, “He who rides, decides.” Now, you've got to show you've got so much ins. and some basic motorcycle skills but I don't want a cop pulling me over 'cause I went without one day.
6. Holy f*king $hit.

By: ~A

~A — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

well, that makes a difference but, still, policing our choices is like a little heavier than I like the state to get.

By: jim

jim — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

i'm so glad my mom always told me to wear my seatbelt, since it doesn't bother me to wear it now.

those pictures are INSANE. my first reaction was “i hope ginny was okay with that” and i'm sure she was. the second, “did they cut the metal away to get ginny out?”

also, most new cars have shoulder belts in the back as well as front, which helps to cut down on the paralyzing that can result with a lap belt.

i need to get a doggie seat belt for wrigs now, too.

By: jim

jim — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

“I don't want a cop pulling me over 'cause I went without one day.”

you also probably don't want to have your scalp re-attached when you crash, which has happened to some bikers i know.

i have a friend who hit an unmarked speedbump on a moped at about 35 mph (A speed i imagine you hit on your scooter) and almost died–and would have if he had been like so many riders who don't wear helmets.

i support mandatory helmet laws, because i think that sometimes, you SHOULD police the bad choices. make it not a choice.

By: braedon

braedon — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

woo. so i was driving, with my friend kalie in the passenger seat…and i looked over at saw she didnt have her seat belt on. and damn, i LET HER HAVE IT. screaming here and there, and then i had to point at a police car and yell “i hope he sees you!” and screamed about how if i got in a wreck, and she was hurt, it would have been my fault. i cant agree with you more. i hate people