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In reply to the discussion: WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT. NO EXCEPTIONS, GODDAMMIT. [View all]mecherosegarden
(745 posts)166. WOW! Glad you are OK!
Thanks for the reminder... My car has one of those annoying sound that won't go away until I lock my seat belt. Thank you again
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In many areas it is the responsibility of the driver to make sure all in the car are belted
teddy51
Dec 2012
#10
There are still states where that isn't the law? Bet they're the 'pro-life' states, too.
freshwest
Dec 2012
#193
I can understand that with a farm truck, low speed, in the field, getting in and out...
freshwest
Dec 2012
#218
Glad your ok, and an excellent post. No excuse in this day and age for not wearing a seat
teddy51
Dec 2012
#6
glad you are here to post this message--, and, as nadin said, good luck with the insurance co.
niyad
Dec 2012
#7
Gota be honest...sometimes it takes the , ding,ding,ding as back i down the driveway...
pkdu
Dec 2012
#13
So Cal here...you can understand my total cognitive dissonance about waking up with Palm Trees and
pkdu
Dec 2012
#41
Are you one of those people who believes yourself to be uniquely abled? Superman?
Care Acutely
Dec 2012
#231
I have had occasion to ride in other people's vehicles that were not equipped with them.
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2012
#95
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
Just know that whether I rule by decree or not, any friend of mine who does not buckle up
mac56
Dec 2012
#78
I have done many stupid and risky things (and continue to do so), but I always buckle up
Tom Ripley
Dec 2012
#57
And if a passenger refuses to put their seatbelt on, I wait until they put
neverforget
Dec 2012
#106
cars should not start unless the belts are buckled, for all the arrogant dumbfucks out there
spanone
Dec 2012
#80
I won't point out all the false equivalencies in your post. Don't have the time.
mac56
Dec 2012
#150
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
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 do not want to spend the rest of my life picking your teeth out of my skull"
babydollhead
Dec 2012
#144
It's habitually ingrained into my psyche. Thanks to mandatory seat-belt laws.
joshcryer
Dec 2012
#149
I was just thinking the other day how ODD it would feel now to drive (or ride in) a car
beac
Dec 2012
#172
Very glad you're okay. So what was the deal with the clown who rammed into you -cell phone, texting,
kath
Dec 2012
#182
Long ago, I began to buckle my seat belt before putting the key in the ignition. Still do.
sinkingfeeling
Dec 2012
#184
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 fasten my seat belt. I hate it, but I do it. So why do states still allow motorcyclists to ride
Bake
Dec 2012
#216
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 defending a person having the choice whether or not to wear a seat belt.
Mel Content
Dec 2012
#286
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
A crash sufficient to cut an arm off due to interaction with the seatbelt would kill an unbelted
Texas Lawyer
Dec 2012
#256
Helmets can only protect functioning brains; seat belts only protect those smart enough to use them
Texas Lawyer
Dec 2012
#259
I don't think any law that compels you to do something for "your own good" should exist.
Pacafishmate
Dec 2012
#276
First off I am glad you are safe and able to post here. I know I wear my seat belt
diabeticman
Dec 2012
#293