ildrhntr Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Just curious on everyone's thoughts on wearing seatbelts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Wear them!!!!! That's the first thing I do when I get in the truck. I even catch myself putting it on just to move a vehicle from the parking lot 20 yards into my bay at work. I have a good friend of mine that was T-boned by a fully loaded log truck at 55mph in a snowstorm and he wasn't wearing his seatbelt. He was ejected out the passenger side window of the truck and in a coma for a close to a month. Thank the good Lord he is still here today in the shape he is in, other than a stuttered speach from slight brain damage he's perfectly fine, talk about a miracle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckslayer Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Seatbelts save lives. In PA its the law. They've saved my life twice. No one rides with me unbelted. Thats my thoughts!! I hope everyone on here wears them too. Its very very very rare that they do more damage than good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 wear them....was at a car wreck last summer with my fire crew and the young man died because he was ejected....I know if he had his belt on and stayed in the car he would be alive today....so sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washi Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 I do now. I just wish I did when I was 18. Actually I should have been wearing it last summer and maybe I wouldn't have fallen out of my wheelchair and broke my leg. My foot was facing backwards. I've known at least one person who died because they were wearing their seat belt, but I know a bunch who it would have saved them or did save them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOYTnMUZZYboy Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Being a firefighter/ medic I have seen some horriffic things... You would be suprised on how many people would still be alive today if they would of had it on. Do you wear a saftey harness while deer hunting? Same thing. I have been on calls where guys have fallen out of there deer stands. Broken necks, broken legs, its almost stupid not to wear them. IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 I wear mine most of the time, all the time if I am leaving town. I believe it should be the decision of the person and the law, like in IL, should not regulate whether the person wears them or not. JMO Like I said, I live in a small town, speed limit of 30mph, sometimes I don't wear it if i'm staying in town, but anytime i'm leaving town, I always wear my seat belt. Like, HoytnMuzzyboy, i'm a firefighter and have seen accidents where seatbelts helped, and accidents where it didn't really matter if they would have had it on or not, and one of my friends survived a wreck by not being buckled in b/c they were able to move and keep from getting crushed. Again, I think it should be the choice of the person, and the law shouldn't regulate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Car doesn't move until everyone in it is wearing theirs. Don't care how old you are. If you are riding with me, you are wearing it, or we aren't going. Lost a cousin to a car wreck 6 years ago, he was partially ejected when the car was rolling. Not taking that chance with my life or anyone else's. No matter how good of a driver you think you are, there is always some nut out there who is reckless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 They go on everyone that is the vehicle with me! No exception! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ildrhntr Posted August 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Seat Belts Ii Was Jus Trying To Get A Feel For What Everyone Thought. I Am The Traffic Crash Investigator For Our Department And I Have Handled 3 Fatal Accidents In The Last Month And All Would Have Lived If They Would Have Been Wearing Their Seatbelts. It Seems To Me I See A Lot Of People Without Them On. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Did not used to years ago. Got to set an example for the kids. Always wear our seatbelts now, has become habit to put them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 I still have a hard time with it....especially when driving in PA where I can get fined for not using it while a pack of helmet less bikers roar by:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 The newer vehicles have so many warning bells that never go away if you don't buckle up. So, BUCKLE UP! If not to be annoyed by the bells, then for your own safety. I always carry a serrated knife or partially serrated in case I need to hack out of that seatbelt if I am in a collision. The serrated knives cut best on seat belts. Drive safe everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Why wouldn't you want to wear them? Seat belts save lives! It's a no-brainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 I didn't wear one for years.IMO it's not the states place to tell me that I have to wear it.That being said,since I've had kids I wear one almost every time I get in a vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Florida law, I wear mine every time I get in the truck. So do the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 we never go anywhere without them. none of my family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 pretty sad. all they had to do was take 3 seconds and put on their seat belts. we wear ours all the time, no exceptions. but, lots of folks still don't. maybe that's a way to weed out the gene pool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 My family and I wear them everytime we get in the vehicles, no matter how near or far we are going. My youngest son will yell, "I'm not safe!!" if we start backing out of the garage while he is buckling up. I know when I was growing up we had pretty much free reign over the inside of the car, no need to buckle up. Mom and dad didn't buckle up and they didn't make us either. Things sure do change with time. It amazes me today when I see little kids in other cars that aren't belted in, but their parents are.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 I've always worn mine... feel naked without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyman Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 I won't be caught dead without my seatbelt! :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 yup we wear ours.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Have had some conversations about this topic getting in vehicles riding with other people who did not wear their belt. Got in the habit when our oldest daughter was old enough to see daddy set an example, wear my belt whether I am the driver or passenger and anyone riding with us/me wears theirs as well. The kids half the time will put their belts on in the truck just to ride around the farm, it is a habit. Times have changed for sure in regards to laws and safety. Can remember riding across country as a kid(1970's) and buckling up was just not a concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pendog Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 My first wife was killed in an accident with hers on, but without wearing it the damage would have been much worse. The belts work and all my family will wear them or i wont leave the driveway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoss Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 I wear mine but dont like it. I know they save lives. Its the law so I have no choice. Its a defferent subject and I dont want to highjack this post. But is the state can mandate I wear my seat belt I feel motorcycles riders shuld have to wear helmets. Helmets save lives also. I dont ride anymore but when I do I wear a helmet. Just my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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