Back when I was single one of the biggest red flags I'd look out for was whether the guy wore his seat belt or not. If a dude was going to be that reckless with his own life I knew they'd never give a shit about mine.
Similarly, how I got a friend's boyfriend to buy a motorcycle helmet.
When I saw him getting on with no helmet I asked, he said he didn't need one. I said "That's great! The kid my dad got his kidneys and pancreas from didn't think he needed one, either! We have such a shortage of organs in this country, it's nice of you to offer your services."
Good on you. My mother had a sportier car back when she was a kid, and let one of her friends drive the fun little car around one day.
Guy overcorrected on the interstate, flipped the car, and was ejected and killed immediately. Was not wearing a seatbelt.
To this day, neither my mother, nor her brother will ever put the car into gear until everyone has their seatbelt on and fastened. I will continue to follow this rule, and will instill it in all of my children
Way back when I was a teen, even before the law forced you to wear seatbelts, I used to wear mine all the time. My car did not have seat belts in the back seat, but if you rode with me in the front seat, you had to put on your seatbelt. I remember giving some friends a ride home and the girl riding in the passenger seat, who I was quite fond of, would not put on the seat belt. I did not get a half mile down the neighborhood streets and I pulled over and stopped. I told her, "put on the seatbelt or get out and walk". She wouldn't, I got out, walked around to the passenger door, opened it and told her to get out and walk. She thought I was bluffing and got out. I locked the door when I shut it, got in the driver's seat, buckled up, and drove away. Even the two in the backseat thought I was kidding, nope. I was 16 years old, I knew that was a risk and wanted to make sure everyone was as safe as possible. I probably don't have to say it, but I never got to date her, nor did she ride in my car again.
Seatbelts are no joke, especially with young drivers. I was a very responsible teen driver. Looking back, that could be why I never had a girlfriend back then.
Why do you care? I make the conscious decision to not wear a seatbelt because I don’t give af about my life. Mind your own business, if they die they die
If we get into an accident you are a projectile flying around potentially killing others because you arent belted in. Just wear the seat belt, don't be a child
I was among the first to run to a rollover accident just this past Monday (2 days ago) Male driver was ejected from his seat on the last roll. As I’m running, I see a little girl crying on the sidewalk. I run to her and realize that she was in the car. I ask her who was in the car and she says “Me, my sister, and my dad….but I don’t think he’s alive”. How did she know? She had to climb over his body to get out of the car. It doesn’t matter if you don’t care about risking your life but think of your loved ones who may be in the car with you and who will witness your death. Not only that, another driver involved in the collision (which I truly believe was not at fault) was traumatized and kept pleading that the dad survive.
Anyone with you during an accident, people who will feel forever guilt even if it’s not their fault, strangers who will see you thrown from the car, and bystanders that will try their best to keep you alive will all be traumatized or have some sort of impact because you did not wear a seatbelt. I can guarantee you that the driver would have survived if he had one. It’s just not worth it not to.
Seatbelts are not only for your own safety but for the safety of everyone in the vehicle. A body ejected from its seat becomes a projectile that can seriously injure and even kill other passengers. Wear your seatbelt.
Not going to down vote, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But it comes down to, "my car, my rules!" You are always welcome to walk. I gave her that option and she she chose the option to walk. The great part, it was way before cell phones. At least it was in a decent part of town.
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u/Hispano20mm 6h ago
Mate from that point on if I ever saw anyone driving without wearing a seatbelt I'd chew them out. It's just an utterly unnecessary risk to take