Pickup Owners: Do you buckle up?

[k0ua]

I noticed in one of the car crash scenes, one lady was wearing her belt but her fellow passenger was not. The unbelted passenger became a flying missile that hit the other belted in lady. So she was not only a danger to herself but to her fellow passengers.

 

[Btown]

Revenue enforcement is nothing new. FDOT practices it regularly. Seems safety is a welcome byproduct, but definately not the primary goal.

Here in Massachusetts fines are spent on road repair work for town and state roads. Well that's how it's supposed to be spent. Some of those crashes appear to be low speed and people fly around the vehicle. I could have posted some with people flying 20-30 feet in the air. Seem bus drivers go through the windshield pretty easy.

 

[dragoneggs]

Watch this.

NO SEAT BELT CAR CRASH COMPILATION - YouTube

I didn't enjoy watching this video. I alway buckle up now but not when I was young. Only time I don't is in a taxi or uber. Think I should begin that habit too. Unless I was the lady at the end of the video that had her own built in air bags... now that wasn't nice. :ashamed:

 

[Buggs67]

I noticed in one of the car crash scenes, one lady was wearing her belt but her fellow passenger was not. The unbelted passenger became a flying missile that hit the other belted in lady. So she was not only a danger to herself but to her fellow passengers.

This is a major factor in buckling up in the rear. A 200 lb missile from the backseat hurtling into the rear of the front seat will injure the front seat passenger.

And to address another person's post, it's interesting how many people don't use belts in taxis, limos, etc. When I drove an airport limo I asked my passengers to buckle up.

And when I wrote tickets it wasn't for revenue production. It was for safety and enforcing the law. I gave as many warnings as tickets. I would stop people for taillights out just to advise them. No ticket.

 

[Billrog]

17 years ago my son drove a pick-up off the rd. at 100+ miles ph into the side of a driveway that was crossing the ditch. He went through the windshield ended up with a broken neck & his back in 3 places. The passenger with him wearing his seat belt received a black eye and no other injury's. Unfortunately the passenger 6 wks. later driving a pick-up alone at the time driving 15 miles ph not wearing his seat belt was killed when he got tossed out when leaving the rd. they think he had fallen asleep.

 

[RalphVa]

I don't get this thread. It's like "Do you play Russian roulette?"

Not wearing your seat belt is the same thing.

Ralph

 

[Soundguy]

This is a major factor in buckling up in the rear. A 200 lb missile from the backseat hurtling into the rear of the front seat will injure the front seat passenger.

And to address another person's post, it's interesting how many people don't use belts in taxis, limos, etc. When I drove an airport limo I asked my passengers to buckle up.

And when I wrote tickets it wasn't for revenue production. It was for safety and enforcing the law. I gave as many warnings as tickets. I would stop people for taillights out just to advise them. No ticket.

In many cases, unfortunately, enforcing the law is revenue motivated. Thus enforcing a law that was written primarily as a money generator, equals revenue enforcement.

There is son pretty obscure dot stuff that has no safety basis, its just hoops to jump the designed, somewhere, some way, to trip people and fleece a few bucks.. There might be some incidental positive benefit generated , maybee.. But the dollars are obviously the goal.

 

[bcp]

If you try to beat the train, seat belts probably won't matter one way or another.

Probably farmers or farm workers in this wreck.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...n-slams-truck-killing-3-men-article-1.2636595

Bruce

 

[dragoneggs]

In many cases, unfortunately, enforcing the law is revenue motivated. Thus enforcing a law that was written primarily as a money generator, equals revenue enforcement.

These days, what isn't revenue motivated?

 

[Dr_Zinj]

I survived a fatal car accident when I was 5 without a scratch on me. No seatbelts in the car. The car rolled around me and as I was at the center, I ended up sitting on the ceiling when it came to rest.
My younger sister was thrown from the vehicle and died.
My grandmother was thrown from the vehicle and died.
My great grandmother was pinned under the car and the only thing that kept her alive was she was in a ditch.
My younger brother was pinned under the door
The next vehicle, and every vehicle afterwards my parents ensured had working seatbelts.
I've worn them ever since.
I don't have a problem with other people choosing not to wear them; just as I have no problem with motorcyclists not wearing helmets. I'm a firm believer in the laws of natural selection. And I'm a firm believer in keeping the nanny state government out of the business of trying to keep us safe from ourselves.