Let's discuss seatbelts.

Both me and my missus and all of my extended family have the seatbelt habit. This all stems from an old film entitled "Room To Live" that I saw when I worked at the phone company years ago. It was just a simple one-camera film taken during a presentation by a Northern States State Trooper in the 80s and the wrecks he worked and the horrendous deaths he saw, some including children. After seeing it, it made such an impression on me that I got my family in the habit of never moving a vehicle without belts on.

That said, I ain't gonna preach to ANYONE that doesn't want to belt up outside my family.

Except this:
If you ride in my vehicle though, it IS mandatory because I don't want your carcass landing on me or using my insurance money up in the event of a wreck because you didn't belt up. Or you can walk or drive your own wheels.

Anybody have any input or comments? Do you ordinarily use them?

This is NOT about the law MAKING you wear them, it's about if you CHOOSE to wear them.

I use it every time. It's a little deal to avoid a potential big deal

always, always, always ...

I don't wear one. I've known a few that might have made it if not wearing one. If I am in your vehicle I respect your rules or find another way of travelling.

I choose to wear mine and it's now a habit that it goes on when I hop in the car. Still think it's dumb as hell to get a ticket for not wearing one.

It becomes a habit and I don't feel right without one.

Personally, I don't care whether you wear one or not. It's you're life. What I do care about however, is my insurance rates being sky high to pay for your long term medical care that could have been easily avoided by buckling up. In my 30 years, I've seen many people maimed and killed that would not have had they buckled up. I've not seen one person, that is zero, that died from drowning because they drove in a pond or river and couldn't get their seat belt undone. I've not seen a single person, but I admit to hearing and seeing the pictures of two that died from burning up when they couldn't get out of a seat belt after a crash.

Around 50 or so dead from not buckling up vs. two because they were buckled. I like the odds better with a seat belt.

I agree a hundred percent with that statement.

There's always one guy...

My parents instilled in me the need for seat belts and I don't feel right driving without one. I will occasionally not wear it for a 1/4 mile trip to the corner store, but that's it. Ain't about a law making me wear one, it's just smart.

If your in a crash and can't get it unbuckled, you should also always carry a pocket knife.

I wear mine and so do my family members

Always. I can't imagine why you wouldn't wear one.

I choose to wear one. However I don't think it should be against the law.

I don't and I would appreciate it if everyone would turn that damn reminder off before I get in.

I saw the same video back in the early 80s
I have not ridden with out one since!
There was room to live in every case shown.
Buckle up!

Always wear one. There were two people killed this weekend near DeFuniak Springs when their car left the road, hit a culvert and they were ejected. Good chance they would have lived with their seat belts on.

Use to be a statistic that a huge amount of accidents and deaths happen near home. I will take my chances and wear one. Like Jawbone said 50-2 odds sounds better to me on living.

I wear mine all the time. Have had several wrecks, none my fault and have walked away from them all. I have also seen a wreck on I65 where the two teenagers in the back seat were ejected. The SUV rolled over one as it went over the guardrail on the southbound side. We were going northbound with a wide median. I put a rag on the cut on the girls head to stop the bleeding from a cut. The boy I couldn't help. The parents were buckled and I don't think they were badly harmed but couldn't get doors open as they were upside down but alive. Never found out if the boy made it or not but my kids always had theirs on regardless when our vehicle was moving. Think about that day when I pass that spot today.

I wore one for a short period of time due to a tragic accident a good friend of mine went thru. He and his brand new bride of 6 hours were headed down hwy 98 after their wedding reception headed to their honeymoon. Drunk driver (repeat offender) rear ended them sending their SUV in to series of flips and rolls. He lost his bride that night instantly. Her seatbelt failed

The only ones I have heard of drowning had nothing to do with seatbelts, it was those Auburn students that couldn't get the tailgate down.

BTW, The shifter doesn't get moved out of park until everyone's seatbelt has clicked in any of my family's vehicles.

I don't wear one because I got in a bad accident and probably wouldn't be here today if I had been wearing one from what came threw the windshield. That being said my wife and kids always wear one.