View Poll Results: I wear my seat belt:
All the time. I buckle up EVERY time I drive.
89
64.96%
Most of the time. More often than not I buckle up.
33
24.09%
Occasionally. I usually don't strap in, but will on occasion.
8
5.84%
Never. Seat Belt? I don't need no stinkin' seat belt!
7
5.11%
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Seat belt usage
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Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Mooretown Canada
I must say i use the seatbelt all the time. It is just habit, I don't even think about it. The fine and the possible consequences' of an accident are just not worth it. Plus the seatbelt law here in Ontario has been in existence since I have.
Although I do question that amount of protection the lap belts in my 1976 provide, I really should convert to the shoulder system.
Any input about lap belts and there safety abilities would be great. They switched to the shoulder system in 1977 or 1978 in the F-100's in Canada. I belevie that they may have been an option before 1977/78, correct me if I am wrong.
Although I do question that amount of protection the lap belts in my 1976 provide, I really should convert to the shoulder system.
Any input about lap belts and there safety abilities would be great. They switched to the shoulder system in 1977 or 1978 in the F-100's in Canada. I belevie that they may have been an option before 1977/78, correct me if I am wrong.
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Joined: Aug 2001
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From: Trussville, Alabama
I failed to mention: I always, without exception, ALWAYS wear a seat belt. Driver, front seat passenger, back seat, anytime, anyplace, if I'm traveling in a vehicle, I have my seat belt on.
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Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 4,758
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From: colorado
i also wear mine all the time, anytime i am in an auto.i started doing so when i was 18, i was driving to work one morning and there was a big wreck on the highway, as i passed it i saw a fireman pulling a white sheet over the second body that was laid on the ground(there was already one covered) and i thought to myself "you know, if i am ever in an accident, i might as well not die", click.....
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Joined: Apr 2003
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From: Lancaster
All the time, no exception. It seems so dumb to not wear one.
And since three of my friends were injured, not to severly, just because they weren't wearing seatbelts, I won't stop and think, "should I wear it today, or not"
The benefits far outweigh any risks.
Alvie.
And since three of my friends were injured, not to severly, just because they weren't wearing seatbelts, I won't stop and think, "should I wear it today, or not"
The benefits far outweigh any risks.
Alvie.
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Joined: Apr 2000
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From: Summit, NJ
I've always worn mine. What makes me remind others was when we responded to the scene of an accident where a mother and her daughter didn't wear their seatbelts. I can still hear the daughter's screams when I think about it.
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From: Lafayette, IN
In Indiana, since you don't have to wear one in a truck, I don't--in town. On the highway, or in any other vehicle, I always put it on (mainly because you can get pulled over for it now, and I flipped a car once without injury because I had one on). I got a kick out of the dirty looks from the cops as I drove through a Seat Belt Enforcement Zone today in my truck without one on. 
So I voted "Most of the time".
Jason
So I voted "Most of the time".
Jason
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From: Spokane WA
a 76 pickup with asmooth vinyl bench seat is my main excuse for putting it on. its the only thing that keeps me from sliding all the way to the passenger side around corners. oh....and i guess it's safe or sumthin 
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I always wear mine when i'm driving, but i sometimes need a reminder when i'm a passenger in the back seat. but i rarely am in somebody elses vehicle.
.I always wear mine when i'm driving, but i sometimes need a reminder when i'm a passenger in the back seat. but i rarely am in somebody elses vehicle.
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From: Alma Ks
Originally Posted by jroehl
In Indiana, since you don't have to wear one in a truck, I don't--in town. On the highway, or in any other vehicle, I always put it on (mainly because you can get pulled over for it now, and I flipped a car once without injury because I had one on). I got a kick out of the dirty looks from the cops as I drove through a Seat Belt Enforcement Zone today in my truck without one on.
So I voted "Most of the time".
Jason
So I voted "Most of the time".
Jason