Do you wear your seat belt EVERY time?

Question

I've always worn mine out of habit, but I recently found out that there's a VERY good reason to do so -
If you don't wear one and you're in an accident, your body is thrown up against the front of the car and then whiplashes into the back of your seat. The problem is, as you're moving backward, your internal organs are still moving forward - again causing whiplash that breaks a lot of spines and causes internal organ damage that KILLS you.
Gross, huh?
Was I just living under a rock by not knowing this?
And does knowing this information make a difference in your decision to wear a seat belt or not?

Answer 1

I generally do not wear a seat belt.

The very cogent argument in favor of seat belt use invariably contains the word "if" (as in, "If you have an accident, you need a seat belt").

I don't believe that most "accidents" are accidental. They are preventable. As a matter of fact, if we all observed three simple rules (see below), accidents would become so rare that seat belt use would be analogous to wearing a belt and suspenders.

A cogent argument against seat belt use would also contain the word "if" (as in, "If you don't have an accident, your seat belt is superfluous").

Those three rules:

1. There's no reason to follow so close. Patiently and persistently back off a little farther. And then a little farther yet.

2. Left goes last. You have no rights when you're turning left. Yield to everybody.

3. (This is a no-brainer.) If you drink -- don't drive.

The seat belt Nazis won't agree with me, but that's because they understand that the way they drive, they are likely to NEED their seat belts!

Answer 2

I do know because my husband and I got our children in the habit, they are big now and in jr. high soooooo it habit as well as safety. Plus around the time they were becoming old enough to buckle up to the seat and not the car seat a friend of ours was in an accident and thrown from his car. There is a HUGE dent in his forehead leading to his hair, he said that there is no skull there anymore I've never seen anything like it, almost like a cake looks when it has fallen, also he blacks out and his vision is empaired...he will always live with his mother due to the black outs...... so I easily keep this ''good habit'' going and i'm proud our children has never known different.....

Answer 3

Most, if not all states have seat belt laws for reasons you have described.

I have worn my seat belt EVERY day since 1975. Prior to that, was careless and didn't wear mine. It was uncomfortable. In 1975, one of my brothers was in a very bad car accident. He wasn't wearing a seat belt and rammed into the rear of a semi tractor trailer. He was banged up and the car was totaled. He went up past the steering wheel in to the windshield of the car.

I have worn my seat belt ever since.

And, in many cases, if you are not wearing a seat belt and you're in an accident, there may be fines even if you aren't at fault.

Answer 4

Yes I wear mine every time I have lived Through two very bad car wrecks because Of my seat belts. I have life experience in knowing this I would still say better to have damage than to be dead..

Answer 5

Injuries from NOT wearing seat belts injure and kill many more people than what you describe.
So yes I was aware that wearing a seat belt doesn't prevent or stop any and all injuries, it limits the injuries. And yes, I do wear my seat belt 100% of the time.

Answer 6

I don't wear seat belts ever. Something about me just will not allow me to do as I am told by the state. True it is probably safer to do so, although I do have recurring thoughts about being trapped in a burning car because I can't unbuckle the belt. While what you post in undoubtedly true, no it hasn't changed my mind

Answer 7

I normally do-but one afternoon when I was rushing to work, I was stopped by a motorcycle policeman and had a very interesting experience. First he asked for my license and registration, which I couldnt seem to find without tearing apart the car and glove compartment. The officer kept his goggles and helmet on, with his hand resting on his trusty gun. I dumped my purse on the floor and eventually did find the needed things. He looked at my work badge and asked if I was under any stress. I shot back, "Well I am now". I told him I was a nurse on the psychiatric unit at our local hospital. Once he heard that he seemed to lighten up a bit. He finally told me why he had stopped me. I didnt have my seat belt fastened. The way he was looking at me I figured he was going to ask to open the trunk to look for drugs or dead bodies. He let me go with a warning and boy-I took it. Now I never forget to buckle up-for safety and my sanity.

Answer 8

Yes
went over an overpass the Hard way and am living and breathing only by the Grace of God
as well as the seatbelt
Car tho was totaled and the Airbags did not deploy

Answer 9

it particularly is been regulation in united kingdom for approximately 35 years, You get a £30 fastened penalty and 3 factors on yer licence for none use. very few peoplepersistent devoid of belting up. And Kevin what if i grew to become into to allow you be attentive to that a individual devoid of belt interior the lower back in a crash might pass promptly on interior the direction of the windscreen probable killing your pals interior the front on your way previous!!

Answer 10

I always wear it. I feel weird without it.
Yes, there are a certain number of deaths that are occasionally caused by seatbelts. But there are a lot more deaths that are prevented by them. Should seatbelt use be mandatory? I don't know. But it is a law and I feel it's important to follow the law.