2006-10-05 08:33:53 · 26 answers · asked by dublover 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
i believe as people have been pointing out that the seat belt saves lives statisticly but in fact the serious injury level went up when the seat belt was introduced
2006-10-05 08:43:16 · update #1
Because when you go through the windscreen and are in a wheelchair for the rest of your life you will need health care paid for by others.
Your actions (in not wearing a safety belt) do not just affect yourself.
2006-10-05 08:37:05 · answer #1 · answered by bored with yahoo answers 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Seat belts do cause injuries, however those injuries are negligible in comparison to going through the windscreen. Also seat belts in the back prevent passengers in the rear crushing those in the front seats.
My wife was is a reporter and went to an inquest where the driver of a car was killed. The car rolled over and because the driver was not wearing his belt, when the side window broke, his upper body was flung out and he was crushed as the car continued to roll. He died a horrible and painfull death. Still if that's what you want...
If you don't wear a seat belt your a fool, in my opinion of course.
2006-10-05 15:50:46 · answer #2 · answered by PETER F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Besides it being the law, if you are in the back and not wearing a belt then you could kill the person in front of you from impact. If you are driving you could fly through the windscreen rather than possibly being able to stop the car from a worse crash and killing others in your car.
Also, most people don't want to put their own lives at risk.
Having said all that, i knew someone who wasn't wearning a belt and crashed. It actually saved his life as he got flung through the windscreen and then a metal rod from lorry he crashed into speared through the middle of his chair. Would have gone straight through him. I think that when it's your time you will go, seatbelt or no seatbelt, but the law couldn't possibly think like that!
2006-10-05 15:44:37 · answer #3 · answered by Oscar100 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A list of people you are potentially hurting.
The unfortunate emergency service personnel who have to scrape your guts off your dashboard, or remove bits of your face from the windscreen.
The old lady who can't get a hospital bed because your injuries from not wearing a seat belt take the bed up.
Me, the taxpayer, who you expect to pay for reconstructive surgery on your stupid face after it was first through the windscreen. And if you've got a family, will the state have to keep your widow and orphans?
Your mother, crying at your funeral.
Enough? Put your seat belt on. It's not such a big deal.
2006-10-05 15:42:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i feel ur pain bud you know why cause if u die 2 things happen the patolman who was first at the scene has to fill out a lot of paper work and it keeps him up for hours away from family
and two they film ur body sliding out of the car and its a viedo for defense class or the army plus ur not sending a very good message to others but maybe ur right maybe the cops need more money but anyway a ticket for seatbelts in my community is like 300 dollars and u can spend that on other stuff so just wear it or something i mean just stuff to think about
2006-10-05 15:56:05 · answer #5 · answered by the dynamic 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, yes, perhaps you have a point to a certain extent.
However, if you catapult yourself through the windscreen and require masses of expensive medical treatment to save your life, you are hurting the taxpayers and the NHS in their pockets!
Also, you have to wear a seatbelt whilst travelling as a passenger in a car. And if you are a BACK seat passenger, unrestrained, in an accident, you COULD kill or severely injure the person you are sitting behind.
2006-10-05 15:37:57 · answer #6 · answered by Sally J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is the law. Insurance companies have pushed for this. Did you know that if you are not wearing your seat belt at the time of an accident, that the insurance company can in fact deny your getting coverage.
2006-10-06 10:12:20 · answer #7 · answered by Iam!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Responding to the additional information:
The early seat belts worked poorly and it contributed to the increased injuries. However, seat belt technology is now much improved (e.g. shoulder belt, airbags, etc.)
Personally, I know a fireman who witnessed a person burned alive because the heat of the fire fused the seat belt buckle - and they couldn't get close to cut him free. To this day, he refuses to wear a seat belt...
2006-10-05 19:22:01 · answer #8 · answered by Chuckie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you get smashed up in an accident because you didn't wear a seat belt it hurts the people who have to clean up the mess. Maybe you think they enjoy it.
2006-10-05 15:41:52 · answer #9 · answered by taurus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might have a different view if you had to pay your own medical bills instead of going to NHS.That was my whole reason for joining the Ambulance Service after a bad RTA tboned a waggon before seatbelts where compulsory.I was impaled on the steering wheel hub,but for the Medics and Firemen wouldn't have survived to get married and have two beautiful kids(I spent six months in hosp) I rest my case.
2006-10-05 17:01:57 · answer #10 · answered by Francis7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋