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Originally Posted by sixate
See, here's what it comes down to. It's my car, and I'm not doing anything inside of it that's harming anyone else. Me not wearing a seatbelt hurts nobody, and it's never hurt me either. It's a risk I take, and I'll continue to take that risk. And I'll tell you why. Here in Ohio it is legal to ride a motorcycle without, and I repeat, without a helmet. You can't possibly tell me it's more dangerous for me to drive my car without a seatbelt than what it is to ride a motorcycle without a helmet, can you?
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As far as I can tell, driving without a seatbelt is even safer than riding a motorcycle
with a helmet, let alone without one. Can't see how much that helmet's gonna help in a highway pile up or a high speed wipe out. Maybe a lot of bikers will agree. I see people on motorcycles wearing a t-shirt, shorts and sandals,
and a helmet. How insane is that? Lose the helmet!
You're talking about "taking a risk" when choosing not to wear the belt. If I assume you're referring to the risk of injuries, then you acknowledge the usefulness of seatbelts, yet refuse to wear one. Sounds like a protest to me. No big deal: I agree with you. It's nobody's business whether I wear a seatbelt or not. (Well, maybe my girlfriend will like me more without all of my teeth smashed into the back of my throat.)
Me, I'd have belts
fitted to the car if they weren't mandatory and the car came without 'em. In a crash, I'd rather not have the steering wheel crack open my chest, or bust through the windshield with my forehead.
But that's me and I'm a pussy. :-) That and the fact that when I was 6 I "borrowed" dad's car keys and while playing with the ignition, managed to start his car and even pull away, hitting another parked vehicle at what must have been 10 miles an hour. I busted 2 front teeth on the steering wheel and had a welt as big a as pear on my forehead for a week. My cousin was in the back seat, and she managed to break a couple of teeth as she smacked the back of my seat! How much more fun can you have as a kid! Luckily, those were milk teeth. And yes, it was a stick shift.