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by jtolb65 on March 16th, 2007
Yeah, it's just sort of habit for me now.
Unlock car, get in, close door, put on seatbelt, remember baby, undo seatbelt, open door, go back into the house and get baby, come back out, and so on.
by geek860 on March 15th, 2007
There's people who say 'if the vehicle rolls, anyone not wearing a seatbelt will be able to free themselves and not be trapped by it inside the vehicle.' However, the seatbelt keeps you concious so you are able to be cognisent of what is happening , and have the physical ability to free yourself. There's too many positive sides to it to justify not wearing it. The law is just handy as a reminder - in case I get in quickly and it doesn't cross my mind initially.
by Anonymous on March 15th, 2007
Hm...Before my friend died, i would have not worn it but now yes i defintely think twice about my life...if you don't wear it you're taking your life for granted.
by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on March 18th, 2007
NH has no seatbelt law for those over 18 but I wear mine anyways.
EDIT 31 Mar 07
If it were a National law, I might STOP wearing a seat belt. We have a little thing called FREEDOM, and as much as I hate to admit it, that includes the right to be stupid. New Hampshire's state motto is, "Live Free or Die", which is why they allow adults to decide for themselves whether or not to wear seat belts and motorcycle helmets. Of course there is a price; suffering the consequences of your actions. In the case of seat belts, that includes suffering more serious injuries (or possibly dying) in an accident and the insurance will likely not pay... but it's your choice.
But if you say that it should be a national law, then kiss fast food goodbye as it is dangerous. Sugar too; seen the diabetes epidemic? If you want to see why I say this, watch Demolition Man. They ban cigarettes, red meat, spicy food, chocolate... all in the name of public safety because people can't be trusted to make intelligent decisions about their own well-being without government interference,
by unknown on March 18th, 2007
Yes I would. I have seen what happens when you don't wear one and it doesn't take any time to put on. It just makes sense me to do it.
by singwell-is off researching a lot on March 18th, 2007
yes, indeed. It is not compulsorary in Indonesia, and I excercise faith every time I ride in a vehicle without one...
by punished? on March 16th, 2007
yes. it wasnt a law when i was younger and i still did so i cant imagine why i wouldnt now.
by Anonymous on March 16th, 2007
Absolutely. if only you could have been in my shoes for the last 41 years and observed the traffic accidents i have investigated. people, not wearing seatbelts being thrown through the windshield and their body severed by the auto glass,just to give an example.
I would also wear my seatbelt, simply because i cannot trust the other drivers, to obey the traffic laws and drive as defensively, as myself.
Its a proven fact that seatbelts saves lives.
My long term saying has been B before D.
Belt before Drive. it works.
by Thundercleese on March 18th, 2007
Yeah, it improves survival chances in a crash.
Don't need a law to explain that, especially with my driving record.
by Esteban-- Smartest Pumpkin on July 25th, 2007
I would, I don't like pulling glass out of my delicate pumpkin skin.
by lil_lynch on July 23rd, 2007
No. I live in Georgia and It's a law to wear your seatbelt but I drive a 1978 Pontiac Trans-AM and I kind of feel like im in Smokey and the Bandit!! I love the feeling of rocking to the side when you do a curve on a back strech of highway doing 70mps. and flying up in you seat when you go over a hill at 90mps. It's just so free. The wind blowing though you hair from the t-tops and punching the peddel and not having this thing constrict around you! So in shorter words...
NO.
by SonicSand on March 15th, 2007
Yes I would, at this stage of my life. Unfortunately, I've witnessed a few bad accidents and seen what can happen without their use.
by Mister Rogers on March 15th, 2007
Yes, I don't want to die that easily.
by Patti jo on March 15th, 2007
Yes - It just feels like it's safe
by nong33 on March 15th, 2007
Yes. With all the accident going around I don't need the law to motivate me into buckling up. I also feel mor comfortable with it on.
by Lemonyellow Di Vintage on March 15th, 2007
Yes. The car accidents I've been in wouldn't be quite as enjoyable without them.
by MrHemiLover on August 22nd, 2009
I do not wear a seat belt. I feel that it is my decision, not the governments. I feel I am much safer in my car than unbelted riders in buses. In Pennsylvania it was legal to drive a motorcycle without a helmet. They've changed that law again because the road crews were cleaning up too many brains splattered over the highways. I have front airbags, side airbags, knee level airbags!!!!
by Anonymous on April 9th, 2008
Dpends. Some people have been killed by their seat belts.
by buxtonite ..slowly losing my mind on January 18th, 2008
yes having been in a number of car crashes over the years and seeing what happens when you don't put one on... bloody good idea if you do and bloody stupid if you don't
by Arisztid on July 25th, 2007
No.
I also would not wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle if it was not law.
by H 2 H on July 25th, 2007
Yes when I drive above 100KMPH.
by - M.C.S. - Dave on July 24th, 2007
Just for myself, I don't think I would 90% of the time. I've been in some bad accidents & lucky to walk away from them. Thank God that no one else was hurt. There was a case back about five years ago were I was on a 2 way road here near my home. The person coming towards me was looking at her cell phone and not the road. As we both were moving around 50 mph I hit the horn but with no luck in her hearing me, I had to take the ditch and into a oak tree. I was black & blue for a few weeks & lost that truck for it put the motor up into my floor & my chest pushed the steering wheel into the dash hard enough that it broke the steering box off the frame. One year ago I was driving down the interstate. Cruse was set at 68 mph, I know slow but I was in no hurry. It was a Friday night & everyone was going by me in the passing lane like I was just setting there until one jumped no more than a foot or two in front of me & hit their breaks. I had less than a sec: to back off & my first reaction was to turn out of that lane. Well with all others in the passing lane, I only had one way to turn & when you turn the wheels that sharp at that speed you don't come back in. I went off a enbankment about 80 feet in the air. And hit a elect: pole & ended up in You guessed it another oak tree. I at that time was wearing my seatbelt. Its been a year or more now & I still feel the pain from that belt in my chest & neck. Now I can not tell others that they should or not wear that belt. I will say that if there would of been someone on my passenger side not wearing it. They most likely would of gone out the window to their death. When I ride on the passenger side I'll wear it. But 90% of the time when driving I won't. Law or no law. P.S. The funny part of it is that both of those truck's were Dodge {RAM'S}. No more goats for me. I went back to Chevy's.
by Zandalee.Lonely.Lunatic.3yrs-here on March 26th, 2007
Honestly, no. They come across my throat. My throat is sensitive and I can't hardly deal with it. I can't even wear necklaces that are above my collar bone/clavical. I have gotten sick just because it chokes me.
Also, I know people who were trapped by them, and I had and aunt who was nearly cut in half! The same aunt had been burned earlier by an exploding airbag(chemical burn).
I know there is a "good argument" for wearing them. I just honestly wouldn't. I don't value my life I guess?
by MG1942 Has a Life Penguin on March 25th, 2007
I don't wear it now
by Starmaster on March 18th, 2007
I wore safety belts before they were required by law. I was one of the very few people who wore them in my hometown some thirty years ago.
by kookymama on March 16th, 2007
Absolutely. I'd rather take my chances with the belt than be thrown from the vehicle.
by Darryl61 on March 16th, 2007
Absolutely. I have had several family members saved as a result of using seat belts. Driving without one isn't even an option for me.
by Anonymous on August 10th, 2009
Yes, I would wear the seat belt even if no law. I AM AGAINST SEAT BELT LAWS AND ISSUING TICKETS TO THOSE THAT DO NOT WEAR SEAT BELTS. Adults should be able to make those decisions on their own. They do not ticket you for eating too much and drinking or drugs (unless you are driving,etc and that is all about revenue, not safety) so why seat beats.
by Evil Genius on July 28th, 2009
No always no for wearing seat belt while driving a car because it has also disadvantages.
by Anonymous on April 26th, 2009
Heck no the Goverment needs to stop regulating your life.It should be your choice they also kill people, My Father was wearing his seat belt and still died, broke his neck.Should be your choice.When your times up your times up.
by Ghost Racer on March 3rd, 2009
Yes. I learned my lesson.
by SiErRa on March 2nd, 2009
no, i dont even wear mine now that it is a law. just a personal choice ive seen to many ppl get trapped in their vehicles because of seat belts.. and i think that its stupid that it is a law.. how can the government tell us that we have to wear a seat belt..it should be our own choice it is our body and our car, its not like setting a speed limit to protect other drivers its your own personal body and what you do with it is none of the governments business...
by j0sHhh on February 4th, 2009
I so wouldnt wear one at all if i didnt have to!! my car makes the sound telling me i dont have it on and it drives me crazy thats the only reason i wear it now! lol
by thekingcobra63 on November 5th, 2008
No, and I still don't wear it a lot, especially at night I never wear it knowing the cops can't see me in the car.
by Anonymous on September 8th, 2008
NO!! It's just another free choice the government has taken away from us, and then to be fined on top of it. I think the seatbelt laws are unconstitutionable. Protect the young, but let adults make their own decisions.
by Joe4225 on November 12th, 2007
no. my car, my life. plain and simple. i see some of you know people who owe their life to their seatbelt. but does anyone know anyone who owe their life to NOT wearing their seatbelt? i personally know a few. the car fliped and rolled, and the driver and passenger were tossed out the windows. they suffered just scraped and bruises, if they had been in the car they would of surely died. as for another case, driver was about to get crashed into the driver door, had quick enough reflecs and dove to the passenger seat, again, just scrapes and bruises, wouldnt of been able to do that wearing a seat belt. when its your time, it doesnt matter if your wearing your seatbelt or not.
by thekingcobra63 on September 8th, 2007
I would definitely NOT wear it, and often don't anyway. I am one of those grab and hold it when a cop is around people, but have gotten a few tickets for it. I think it is a violation of my rights the same way the helmet laws are. If I own my vehicle, pay taxes to make the road public, and have my own medical insurance, why can the state tell me what to do in my PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLE. It is just a money racket for the government agencies, federal ,state, county, etc. ALl the other crap about lives saved or not is crap. If that was the case, the state would stop people from eating Big Mac's or using too much oil to cook food with, etc. It all depends on where you think the line should be drawn. I do not want the "Nanny State" that some people want feeling like the government knows better than the people do for themselves. It is the same with all the social services trying to declare how to raise your kids.
by inconsequential on July 30th, 2007
Yes. While I'm not always fan of statistics (at least until I've evaluated their validity), I'm sold on the value of seatbelts. Plus, after so many years of use, I literally feel "naked" without one. :)
by anonymous on July 29th, 2007
YES.....it isnt a clothing apparel
by dane dane the airoplane on July 6th, 2007
Yes, I don't feel like dying anytime soon, plus it's a habit.
by ZandyMetal on July 6th, 2007
No It Is Amazing When You Fly Through The Windshield At Mach 1... If You Havent Tried It I Suggest You Do... Its Better Than Anal Butt Pleasures And Theme Parks Put Together! If You Dont Believe Me Its Your Loss
by lpaw on June 14th, 2007
no i would not, dont like them.
by RockRchick on May 31st, 2007
No. They suck and I think the law is just easy money for the state. I dont wear it now and it sucks that they hand out tickets for something that should be our own choice. (seriously what do cops care about our safety)
by medeous on May 19th, 2007
yes, i'd still wear my seatbelt. i've worn in long enough that it just doesn't feel safe to be in a vehicle without one. i wish they were mandatory on school buses!
by unicorn on May 8th, 2007
No because almost 30 years ago I was in a car wreck with my sister and two of her friends and I broke my neck. The police told us that if we did have our seatbelts on that it would have killed us. Plus, my seatbelt always goes up to my throat, I cannot stand anything to be around my neck or even close to my neck.
by Brew Guy wishes he was icefishing... on March 26th, 2007
I don't wear one BECAUSE it's against the law. I know I am more at risk, but it's the principle of it. If I want to endanger my own life, I will and I don't need someone to tell me otherwise. It's not like I'm driving drunk and endangering someone else's life.
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on March 26th, 2007
Yes, I've known too many people who were killed because they were thrown from the car because they weren't wearing seatbelts. Using a seatbelt has become a habit with me that I don't even think about anymore.
by Poohbear1427 on March 25th, 2007
definatley i know someone who went through the window and was decapitated the other person in the car had serious injuries but survived...believe it or not they DO save lives
by Anonymous on March 25th, 2007
Depends if I were just driving around in my little town i wouldn't wear one but if i went out of town i prob. would!
by shopaholic on March 25th, 2007
I live in Australia and here it IS law that you must wear a seatbelt.
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Comments
aww thats sweet at least you remember the baby
by lizizhere on April 16th, 2007
yeah...that time.
by jtolb65 on April 16th, 2007
cute.
by MotherGoose on April 16th, 2007
remember baby...lmfao.
by geek860 on April 16th, 2007