ZenDiver.3D:
The incidents I cited were, indeed, anomalies. I never said otherwise. The point I was making is that seeing them made me, personally, skittish about wearing seat belts. If you will re-read my posts, I did not once say that no one should ever wear one. I simply said that I choose not to wear one and why. I see it as a matter of personal choice. As such, I am aware of, and willing to accept, the consequences of my decision.
I re-read, and realized that AfterDark made the moronic fake seatbelt, My apologies about that.
So, we are on anomalies, then. I understand the fact that some things that are beyond horrific, stand out and can shape your opinions, but this is really something you should hash over and rethink.
I have seen 16 incidents here in the past years, where upon impact, the driver and/or passenger went through the windshield. Others, were just as bad. Even in the lower speed impacts, I have seen spinal damage from the rider being slung because they were not restrained. My cousin who is in the trauma unit in Savannah, Georgia can go over years and years of serious injuries and fatalities that were avoidable. My husband's best friend has the job in the highway patrol of notifying families after fatal car accidents in Atlanta. He has stated over and over that most all of his job would have been unneeded if they had worn seat belts.
I watch parents here ride with their toddlers and kids on their laps. We call them crunchy airbags..... The kids here bounce all over the car and adults don't buckle up.
Yes, I drive at high speeds in a sports car. I always wear a seatbelt. Even back home in my Jeep, I wear my seatbelt, Not because it is the law. Because I like living. And I don't want to survive a car wreck as a parapalegic when wearing a seatbelt can let me walk away.
Please think about this, and maybe change your mind. Of course, you have the right to make your own choices. I hope you have a long life to make many.
