Do you always wear your seatbelt in the car?

its the law here in Aus

It's the law but I'd do it anyways.

Hi again Barefoot and Everyone;Yes indeed,I always wear my car seatbelt.I've been doing that since my father bought our first new car way back in 1963.We had had a rather bad wreck when a college student had passed a Volkeswagon on a hill just south of Huntsville,Texas.The wreck almost killed my father and brother.So i've been wearing them ever since.A nice night to everyone.Tom tomshad@consolidated.net

Yes, everyone does.... NO exceptions. Not strapped in? Car doesn't move. Period.

If the car has a seatbelt I use it. The ones I grew up with and learned to drive with didn't have them.

Installed seat-belts in my 1962 car and drove a few races with it. When some old man hit me and put me over a 5' ditch towards a power pole I was able to do two things... Keep the car under control by not being bounced out of the seat and steered clear of the pole instead of hitting it head on. That, made a believer out of me!

Got into that habit in the mid -seventies!

fine here is $100. I think

Yes.

Insurance won't cover you if you don't!

Ever since I got fined for not wearing it, I do faithfully now.

OUCH!

Yes!

What about Texas drivers? I found out its not enforced. I feel alot more secure while driving when I am seat belted in it,

If im in a parking lot I don't.

Always!!

99.97% of the time

yes

yep. always have always will even before it was law in the US. I've witnessed what happens when someone doesn't where their belt.

How did i forget about this? Just yesterday i witnessed a passenger fall out of the van he was in. two cars in front of me approaching a red light. thank goodness they were slowing down. Very strange and may indeed have jumped out. have not heard what actually happened.

I am against seatbelt just because of what they represent.

Funny but geez loueez! fracking libertarians! c'mon man! not everything is about control.

tell that to the cop that harassed the hell out of me because he "thought" I didn't have my belt on. wanted to know where I was comming from where I'm going, my kids name, age. he even called for backup. As soon as he walked to the door and saw my belt on, that should have been the end, but the thug kept escallating.

BTW I was 44 yrs. old with a Masters in quality management and a teacher... driving a 1992 Toyota with dark blue interior wearing a dark blue jacket.

I can't figure out how the cop comming at me @55mph could see I didn't have a belt on as I was going 55 in the other direction. He yanked a u-turn, ran over 80mph passing people in a no passing zone just to pull me over.


BTW 3 of my cars didn't even come with seatbelts. funny, I've never been pulled over in them.

I could give a sob story also but unlike you i'll spare you the details. won't stop me from wearing my seat belt and won't moan about it.

In my state I do not have to wear a helmet on my motorcycle... why MUST I be forced to wear a seatbelt. Isn't it MY choice????? Why are you (basicly) stating that I'm an idiot for choosing not to wear a seatbelt??? I also choose to have a 32oz soda from a styrofoam cup... but based on seatbelt forced philosophy, in NY I'd face jail time or worse...

Interestingly, I had this same question on some forms I filled out at the Dr's office today.

wtf

Lol. You just can't get away from it.

curious...

did they also ask...
if you have guns in the house???

Nope. I think that starts next year.

When that starts, my understanding is you can write NOYFB on it and you're good. lol

That's my plan anyway.

i was asked a couple months back-

tinka was asked by her kids doc...
during the school physical this last summer-

No kidding. Damn...

How'd you handle it?

told them no-

and opined a bit...
you know how i am-

of note...
the nurse disagreed with the policy too-

but said the feds wanted the data-

lol I'm not surprised you opined. Not at all.

Good to hear about the nurse though....

always !!

but sometimes my husband is way down the road before i have it on.

sometimes...
i even take mine in the house-

Always! I wear it at work, also.

And so do my passengers or they can walk

I'd rather have my hip broken, than to go through the windshield.

I never wear My seat belt I do not like the fact that it's a law at all