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I put my seat belt on every time I get into a vehicle. Terra Alta Dec 2012 #1
good mac56 Dec 2012 #3
we had a wreck up here yesterday I believe and two dies, one injured. roguevalley Dec 2012 #131
Local paramedic friend of mine said she has never unbuckled a dead body n/t kracer20 Dec 2012 #215
Sister on the show Rosanne said this to her nieces. kiva Dec 2012 #292
My cousin was killed last Thursday "wasn't wearing a seat belt." SharonAnn Dec 2012 #305
sorry about your cousin. Terra Alta Dec 2012 #310
That's terrible. I am so sorry. mac56 Dec 2012 #311
I take it a step further nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #2
Word to the herd. mac56 Dec 2012 #4
In many areas it is the responsibility of the driver to make sure all in the car are belted teddy51 Dec 2012 #10
I endorse that. mac56 Dec 2012 #12
Can we make this national? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #98
I can get behind that. mac56 Dec 2012 #100
There are still states where that isn't the law? Bet they're the 'pro-life' states, too. freshwest Dec 2012 #193
Unless the law has changed since I left Georgia 3 years ago Raine1967 Dec 2012 #206
I can understand that with a farm truck, low speed, in the field, getting in and out... freshwest Dec 2012 #218
"I don't need no brain-bucket! I got brains to spare!" mac56 Dec 2012 #300
Hehehe. Yep, sometimes all you can do is just say 'Meh.' freshwest Dec 2012 #301
I do that too Skittles Dec 2012 #66
amen, Skittles mac56 Dec 2012 #71
Yep, and cell phones Aerows Dec 2012 #242
Same here. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2012 #103
right on CC mac56 Dec 2012 #104
as the survivor of a head-on collision shanti Dec 2012 #5
No, it didn't. mac56 Dec 2012 #8
Glad your ok, and an excellent post. No excuse in this day and age for not wearing a seat teddy51 Dec 2012 #6
Thanks. mac56 Dec 2012 #9
glad you are here to post this message--, and, as nadin said, good luck with the insurance co. niyad Dec 2012 #7
Appreciated. mac56 Dec 2012 #11
Gota be honest...sometimes it takes the , ding,ding,ding as back i down the driveway... pkdu Dec 2012 #13
Minnesota mac56 Dec 2012 #16
Did your accident happen after the snow started? dflprincess Dec 2012 #32
Amazingly, no. mac56 Dec 2012 #35
It seems those trucks are the least able to stop and the most likely AllyCat Dec 2012 #178
So Cal here...you can understand my total cognitive dissonance about waking up with Palm Trees and pkdu Dec 2012 #41
Indeed. mac56 Dec 2012 #53
I always do. FruitHoops Dec 2012 #14
Don't stop. mac56 Dec 2012 #18
Welcome to DU and I hope you enjoy the site. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #19
Welcome to DU, FruitHoops! n/t pnwmom Dec 2012 #119
Yikes! RiffRandell Dec 2012 #15
good! mac56 Dec 2012 #21
PLEASE Listen to this OP...This is very important and don't talk.... Tikki Dec 2012 #17
Yeah, I agree. mac56 Dec 2012 #23
Texting and driving The Wizard Dec 2012 #97
You said it. mac56 Dec 2012 #101
Yep. People talking on the Cell Phone while driving are a hazzard! bvar22 Dec 2012 #213
Are you one of those people who believes yourself to be uniquely abled? Superman? Care Acutely Dec 2012 #231
No. I'm one of those people with a sense of humor, bvar22 Dec 2012 #239
Good thing your laptop didn't slide off the steering wheel shelf Fumesucker Dec 2012 #289
I ALWAYS wear mine, and so do my passengers! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #20
Thank you, my dear California Peggy! mac56 Dec 2012 #22
I always do, and I make any passengers buckle up too. MiniMe Dec 2012 #24
Thanks. mac56 Dec 2012 #25
Count me as another who always wears a seat belt SheilaT Dec 2012 #26
No excuse at all. mac56 Dec 2012 #28
My garage does not have a door opener dflprincess Dec 2012 #27
A wise fellow DFL'er! mac56 Dec 2012 #31
I got window-shield in my face Confusious Dec 2012 #29
Ouch. Hope that never happens again. mac56 Dec 2012 #33
Glad you are still here to share that excellent message! GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #30
Oh man, you said it all right there. mac56 Dec 2012 #34
*hugs* GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #38
I am so glad you are still with us. Ilsa Dec 2012 #36
I've been told that and never really believed it till now. mac56 Dec 2012 #37
Excellent advice! wendylaroux Dec 2012 #39
So true. mac56 Dec 2012 #52
One more point. A non seatbelt wearing person can be thrown around the car pnwmom Dec 2012 #40
Another good reason. mac56 Dec 2012 #54
Was going to make this exact point! lupinella Dec 2012 #108
Seatbelts have saved our family a lot of pain.j s-cubed Dec 2012 #42
Did they taste good? ErikJ Dec 2012 #45
That's what I was wondering. pnwmom Dec 2012 #82
This is why I don't understand not wearing one every time. mac56 Dec 2012 #56
I have had occasion to ride in other people's vehicles that were not equipped with them. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #95
yup mac56 Dec 2012 #99
5 pt belts Tree-Hugger Dec 2012 #217
I think it should certainly be an option for the driver at least. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #222
What about just in the neighborhood? ErikJ Dec 2012 #43
Every time, Erik. mac56 Dec 2012 #55
You don't have to be going very fast skepticscott Dec 2012 #185
They used to tour to high schools around here with "The Convincer" forgotmylogin Dec 2012 #245
I cracked a windshield with my head when my sister Butterbean Dec 2012 #288
Thankful that you are able to post... CherokeeDem Dec 2012 #44
Would that more did what you do. mac56 Dec 2012 #58
Glad you are ok. MissB Dec 2012 #46
Glad you and he made it. mac56 Dec 2012 #60
Isn't it funny how times change? Blanks Dec 2012 #165
In my company, if you move a company vehicle without . . . MrModerate Dec 2012 #47
You are in good company, literally. mac56 Dec 2012 #62
Yessir, a message worth repeating. 99Forever Dec 2012 #48
Thanks, 99. mac56 Dec 2012 #64
Fucken A right. Iggo Dec 2012 #49
word mac56 Dec 2012 #65
I had to train my MIL, but I don't go anyplace if passengers aren't belted Hekate Dec 2012 #50
Thanks. mac56 Dec 2012 #67
Gee I wonder LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #201
By this time we're pretty sure our former SIL is a complete narcissistic ass Hekate Dec 2012 #225
You do not rule by decree. There are fines for not wearing such and if people are willing to accept RB TexLa Dec 2012 #51
Okay. mac56 Dec 2012 #68
Just know that whether I rule by decree or not, any friend of mine who does not buckle up mac56 Dec 2012 #78
Wow wendylaroux Dec 2012 #110
Well you refuse to wear it in my car nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #124
My car, my rules WolverineDG Dec 2012 #146
And like clockwork.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #174
so when exactly hfojvt Dec 2012 #296
HE'S NOT THE BOSS OF YOU Capt. Obvious Dec 2012 #200
Once upon a time in my primordial life I was a volunteer fireman... Javaman Dec 2012 #202
I had a friend who was an occupational therapist... Hekate Dec 2012 #227
Well, here's the real-world situation. colorado_ufo Dec 2012 #205
Question Re: Obamacare and pre-existing conditions... Mel Content Dec 2012 #233
here's another real life situation hfojvt Dec 2012 #295
ROFL Tsiyu Dec 2012 #235
You're always reliable - GoneOffShore Dec 2012 #244
I have done many stupid and risky things (and continue to do so), but I always buckle up Tom Ripley Dec 2012 #57
right on mac56 Dec 2012 #69
I feel naked if I don't have it on. neverforget Dec 2012 #59
That right there is my goal for everyone I know. mac56 Dec 2012 #70
And if a passenger refuses to put their seatbelt on, I wait until they put neverforget Dec 2012 #106
I've driven naked but still put it on TrogL Dec 2012 #117
Lol good for you! neverforget Dec 2012 #291
mac56, I m glad that you are still here with us. Tom Ripley Dec 2012 #61
Thanks, Tom. mac56 Dec 2012 #72
I always wear my seatbeat and so does everyone else in my vehicles... Playinghardball Dec 2012 #63
Glad it's required there. mac56 Dec 2012 #74
I won't drive if anyone is unrestrained Danmel Dec 2012 #73
Thanks, Danmel mac56 Dec 2012 #75
Same here. Lisa0825 Dec 2012 #77
Thank god you are okay, Lisa. mac56 Dec 2012 #79
The school bus thing drove me crazy. The district's excuse? pnwmom Dec 2012 #125
Kids in most buses are screwed no matter what. Xithras Dec 2012 #221
Hey! It's a free country!! Nobody in the movies wears the damn things 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #76
My dad always told me, lessons cost money! mac56 Dec 2012 #81
Yes, it helps to think of it that way. 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #132
cars should not start unless the belts are buckled, for all the arrogant dumbfucks out there spanone Dec 2012 #80
I would add, buckled AROUND A PERSON. mac56 Dec 2012 #84
My first new car was a Ford Pinto LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #83
Glad of the snow in your case, LF. mac56 Dec 2012 #86
Yes! It should be mandatory for all cars to have LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #189
Do you remember how we got seatbeelts in all our cars? ReRe Dec 2012 #85
Thanks, ReRe. mac56 Dec 2012 #88
Nader and Volvo. longship Dec 2012 #135
Cool... ReRe Dec 2012 #136
Yup! 17 years old. longship Dec 2012 #181
Ralph Nader. That's why the animosity towards him on this site truth2power Dec 2012 #168
I know what you mean... ReRe Dec 2012 #187
Way back when... shoreline Dec 2012 #87
oh man, word to the herd mac56 Dec 2012 #89
No Incitatus Dec 2012 #90
Right on mac56 Dec 2012 #92
+100 840high Dec 2012 #173
I wear my seat belt 600 miles everyday. I B Calm Dec 2012 #91
Yeah! mac56 Dec 2012 #94
I'm glad you're ok. And yes, I always wear my seat belt. richmwill Dec 2012 #93
If the fine works, it's fine with me. mac56 Dec 2012 #96
I always say it's a person's choice JoeyT Dec 2012 #102
You're more lenient than I am, Joey. mac56 Dec 2012 #105
I don't want to be paying their medical bills TrogL Dec 2012 #120
Glad you're OK. I wouldn't think of not wearing mine-- TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #107
Please feel free to try to kick my ass. Daemonaquila Dec 2012 #109
by all means, do whatever you want shireen Dec 2012 #116
And the rest if us get to pay your medical bills TrogL Dec 2012 #121
Seems a bit harsh... catnhatnh Dec 2012 #143
I won't point out all the false equivalencies in your post. Don't have the time. mac56 Dec 2012 #150
Is physics also a personal choice? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #176
Darwin was right. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #211
Shall we nominate you for a Darwin Award? GoneOffShore Dec 2012 #247
Buckle up for safety, buckle up! Art_from_Ark Dec 2012 #111
I've made a 100% improvement EileenFB Dec 2012 #112
And there's an unexpected side benefit... Buns_of_Fire Dec 2012 #113
As others have stated, I also feel "naked" without it. kentauros Dec 2012 #114
I always use my seat belt. Lugnut Dec 2012 #115
I got a ticket for this last year. wercal Dec 2012 #118
Hey! Welcome to DU qanda Dec 2012 #128
Not to mention bicycle and motorcycle helmets. Jim Lane Dec 2012 #122
right on, Jim mac56 Dec 2012 #157
In my husband's small high school, three kids died in 4 years Zoeisright Dec 2012 #123
Oh boy!! I just *LOVE* some internet tough guy talk! Ghost in the Machine Dec 2012 #126
I'm so glad that I'm still around to read your snark mac56 Dec 2012 #151
I'm glad you're still around too..... I guess during my snark overdose I forgot to mention that fact Ghost in the Machine Dec 2012 #204
You're The One Spewing The Internet Tough Guy Talk. Paladin Dec 2012 #156
There's always at least one. mac56 Dec 2012 #159
Please show me where, exactly, that I'm threatening to kick other DU'ers' asses "into next week" Ghost in the Machine Dec 2012 #210
I still remember the campaign we did back at DOT back in the 80s qanda Dec 2012 #127
My thing is stopping people from working under a car.... JohnnyRingo Dec 2012 #129
deal mac56 Dec 2012 #152
Here's a British PSI for you... JohnnyRingo Dec 2012 #312
Your Triumph RobinA Dec 2012 #195
No, in '71 it wasn't required. JohnnyRingo Dec 2012 #226
While i probably should Riftaxe Dec 2012 #130
My Brother's story Not a Fan Dec 2012 #133
My father's story Not a Fan Dec 2012 #134
Cannot believe it's not the law to wear a seat belt. corksean Dec 2012 #137
This cannot be said enough. aandegoons Dec 2012 #138
I had a housemate die because he refused to wear a seatbelt. hobbit709 Dec 2012 #139
Speaking as an EMT . . . WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT OldRedneck Dec 2012 #140
That's how it is around here, too. GoCubsGo Dec 2012 #155
I'm the one waiting for the EMT in the ER irisblue Dec 2012 #170
Another member of the 'still here because of seatbelts' club here.... Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #141
Damn right. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #142
"I do not want to spend the rest of my life picking your teeth out of my skull" babydollhead Dec 2012 #144
My car NEVER moves until everyone is belted in. unhappycamper Dec 2012 #145
PLEASE....read these incredible statistics......PLEASE.... Stuart G Dec 2012 #147
I'm Not Against Seatbelts RobinA Dec 2012 #199
You know that isn't a good comparison. LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #208
I used to be lackadaisical about seat belts WolverineDG Dec 2012 #148
It's habitually ingrained into my psyche. Thanks to mandatory seat-belt laws. joshcryer Dec 2012 #149
I wore my seatbelt every time I was in the car. However. . . Nanjing to Seoul Dec 2012 #153
I'm with you to a point. mac56 Dec 2012 #154
I don't feel right without them. GoCubsGo Dec 2012 #158
When I was 5 I fell out of a moving car because I wasn't wearing a seatbelt. tridim Dec 2012 #160
Amen to that ybbor Dec 2012 #161
I have a big jagged "Frankenstein"-like scar across my forehead.. LeftinOH Dec 2012 #162
Not as preachy as you zipplewrath Dec 2012 #163
I'm still here, so I plan to preach it. mac56 Dec 2012 #164
Risk assessment zipplewrath Dec 2012 #188
I'm not a skydiver so have no point of reference here. mac56 Dec 2012 #191
I don't think so zipplewrath Dec 2012 #196
Everybody I've Ever Known RobinA Dec 2012 #203
Yeah, trade off at best zipplewrath Dec 2012 #214
WOW! Glad you are OK! mecherosegarden Dec 2012 #166
Make it click! hamsterjill Dec 2012 #167
click it or ticket shanti Dec 2012 #183
In Texas, too. hamsterjill Dec 2012 #197
Absolutely - Seat belts have saved me from death and serious injury rox63 Dec 2012 #169
Glad to be of some small service, rox mac56 Dec 2012 #179
It's a rule in my car 1gobluedem Dec 2012 #171
I was just thinking the other day how ODD it would feel now to drive (or ride in) a car beac Dec 2012 #172
I've never had my life saved because I was wearing a belt. Blanks Dec 2012 #175
oh man, you said it all mac56 Dec 2012 #177
Amen krispos42 Dec 2012 #180
Very glad you're okay. So what was the deal with the clown who rammed into you -cell phone, texting, kath Dec 2012 #182
Haven't been told much about him. mac56 Dec 2012 #186
Long ago, I began to buckle my seat belt before putting the key in the ignition. Still do. sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #184
I heaven05 Dec 2012 #190
Never say "no" to an enraged Scotsman... Taverner Dec 2012 #192
The first thing I do is put on my seat belt. Second is to take it off and get my keys out of my pock rhett o rick Dec 2012 #194
I thank the seat belt for me being here nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #198
Many years ago, a few weeks after Colorado passed it's first seat belt law, CrispyQ Dec 2012 #207
I still run into idiots who think seat belts are dangerous. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #209
Same here, mac... kimmylavin Dec 2012 #212
I fasten my seat belt. I hate it, but I do it. So why do states still allow motorcyclists to ride Bake Dec 2012 #216
The Halloween storm of 91 in MN ...seat belts saved me nadine_mn Dec 2012 #219
Wow! Tree-Hugger Dec 2012 #220
Seatbelts minimize damage even in nonfatal collisions. forgotmylogin Dec 2012 #223
Buckle Up Idiots TForbster Dec 2012 #224
Princess Diana Clouseau2 Dec 2012 #228
I won't put the whatever I'm driving in gear until the seat belts are fastened. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #229
I'm Pro-Choice. It should be left up to the driver and each passenger. Mel Content Dec 2012 #230
The other adults need to consent also. forgotmylogin Dec 2012 #240
or- they can choose not to ride with the unbelted. Mel Content Dec 2012 #270
Obviously you've never lived in a rural area mac56 Dec 2012 #271
most people don't. Mel Content Dec 2012 #272
"Most people don't" = some people do. mac56 Dec 2012 #273
If you're going to be Pro-choice- you have to respect people's choices. Mel Content Dec 2012 #274
No offense, but I've been pro-choice for 40 years. mac56 Dec 2012 #275
people can choose whether to ride, or whether to ride in the back... Mel Content Dec 2012 #277
So in your dictionary, "pro-choice" means "pro-foolish choices"? mac56 Dec 2012 #281
yep. Mel Content Dec 2012 #285
You are so effective at defending your position. mac56 Dec 2012 #283
I'm defending a person having the choice whether or not to wear a seat belt. Mel Content Dec 2012 #286
K and R geardaddy Dec 2012 #232
Hell yeah! graywarrior Dec 2012 #234
Good advice, for sure angel823 Dec 2012 #236
I'm torn on seatbelts. kurtzapril4 Dec 2012 #237
Most crashes experienced will be minor. forgotmylogin Dec 2012 #243
Advocating NOT wearing seatbelts? Aerows Dec 2012 #248
Uhhhh....no. kurtzapril4 Dec 2012 #266
I bothered to read your post Aerows Dec 2012 #268
You shoudl not be torn. It is true that seat belts fail a lot - especially in rollovers - but they Texas Lawyer Dec 2012 #262
We had seat belts in our 1951 Chevy because my mother was a terrible driver. GoneOffShore Dec 2012 #238
Agree with you Aerows Dec 2012 #241
what if your seatbelt cut your arm off and you died from blood loss? underoath Dec 2012 #246
False equivalencies. GoneOffShore Dec 2012 #249
More like Aerows Dec 2012 #251
Indeed. As the expression goes: GoneOffShore Dec 2012 #267
People have survived falling out of airplanes Aerows Dec 2012 #250
well fudge it, im still not gonna wear my seatbelt. underoath Dec 2012 #252
Good for you Aerows Dec 2012 #255
exactly. underoath Dec 2012 #258
And hopefully Aerows Dec 2012 #260
how can I kill someone else by not wearing my seatbelt? underoath Dec 2012 #261
Your comment about going 85 up the expressway Aerows Dec 2012 #263
A crash sufficient to cut an arm off due to interaction with the seatbelt would kill an unbelted Texas Lawyer Dec 2012 #256
Ill still not wear my seatbelt, thanks for your concern. underoath Dec 2012 #253
Helmets can only protect functioning brains; seat belts only protect those smart enough to use them Texas Lawyer Dec 2012 #259
Agreed ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #254
Before you put on your seat belt.......... nolabels Dec 2012 #257
"My tires and tubes are doing fine but the air is showing through" pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #265
I saw a wreck happen in front of me once. Don't know what caused it, but pnwest Dec 2012 #264
How wonderful that you survived--that could have been a very bad scene. MADem Dec 2012 #269
I don't think any law that compels you to do something for "your own good" should exist. Pacafishmate Dec 2012 #276
Being an unsecured passenger in a moving motor vehicle...? mac56 Dec 2012 #278
Perhaps we can clarify the law, but that is just getting into semantics. Pacafishmate Dec 2012 #280
Why don't you start a thread where you advocate for not wearing a seat belt? mac56 Dec 2012 #282
I don't advocate it, I advocate that it should be legal. Pacafishmate Dec 2012 #284
"I don't advocate it, I advocate that it should be legal." mac56 Dec 2012 #294
I acknowledge that it is safer to drive with a belt. Pacafishmate Dec 2012 #297
Quoting John Stuart Mill: mac56 Dec 2012 #299
Been doing it since I could sit on a regular seat sakabatou Dec 2012 #279
How horrifying! Thank you for this. Ruby the Liberal Dec 2012 #287
I drive for a living as a "Road Salesman". sellitman Dec 2012 #290
First off I am glad you are safe and able to post here. I know I wear my seat belt diabeticman Dec 2012 #293
Too much seatbelt is illegal too, though sir pball Dec 2012 #298
i am glad you MrDiaz Dec 2012 #302
Thanks, but I don't agree with your comparisons. mac56 Dec 2012 #304
here is a post i made on 11/20/12 MrDiaz Dec 2012 #306
Yeah, many of the same opinions as on this thread. mac56 Dec 2012 #308
in april of 1997 I had a car accident. I was not wearing a seatbelt. ejpoeta Dec 2012 #303
wow, that must have been terrifying. Raffi Ella Dec 2012 #307
wow! Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #309
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