I was watching a doco last night on Sep 11 (The Flight that fought back) and I noticed that in the couple of car shots they had, no-one was wearing a seat belt.
Is the low use of seatbelts that we see in the movies and associated media, an adequate representation of the US driving public? And given the HP of our cars, would the percentage of those wearing their seatbelts amongst M5 drivers be higher than average?
Just curious...
Cheers,
Aaron
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I would say that seat belt usage if very high here now. Most all states have mandatory usage laws. Either that has worked or Darwin magic has taken care of the idiots.
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I would say that the majority of people here are using seatbelts, the local police are actually enforcing the laws around our high schools. Get those kids trained while they are young.
I would say that seat belt usage if very high here now. Most all states have mandatory usage laws. Either that has worked or Darwin magic has taken care of the idiots.
Firm belif in darwinism. However I only drive unless everyone in my car has the seat belt on. I always ask if they want to be caught dead sitting on the **** thing?!
I used to be a 'usually wear seatbelts if it is a long trip'.
Until my father was killed by a woman driving an unlicensed car without headlights at night on a back country road- he wasn't wearing a seatbelt. Couple of miles from home. Died from the force of his chest hitting the steering wheel. Over 20 years ago...
Our family is now a seatbelt family. Bike riding? - Helmet. Horse back?- Helmet, etc, etc
Every once in a while I will see a family with kids bouncing around without belts- I just want to slap the parent silly...
Always on, as most of the people I'm around. I'm 40 now and it's hard to believe we used to ride around as toddlers in my mothers stationwagon in the back without seat belts and with the rear window down. For that fact she used to leave us in the car while she went shopping. It seems really stupid now but I remember it being the norm back then. Jonny
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