Public Announcement:: Seatbelts !!

[Jordan]

I worked this wreck last night. I posted the link below of the wreck, claiming a life. Troopers stated to me that they are 90% sure the man would've survived had he worn his seatbelt.

Please do yourself, your family and everyone else around you and wear your seatbelt. I dont care if your checking your mail, wear it down the driveway, never know when it could save your life.

http://m.kplctv.com/ms/p/a3/66/view.m?id=124279&storyId=22405965&news=Top+Stories &news2=Main

Prayers sent to family

["W"]

1st off you can not say 90% sure he would of lived because he didn't!

I few out my truck doing 70mph with no seat belt and lived, while my side of the truck was crush to the seat I was in... so if I would of been in my seat belt and would of lived for some unknown reason, I'm sure I would never of walked talked or had any kind of life!!

So I believe a seat belt should be 100% your call when you are old enough (18) to msk decision over your own life


So you can not say a seat belt would of save you are not... because in my case the roof was in my seat

[Matt G]

I never wore mine until I started with the fire dept. talk about changed my mind quick after only the first month. Seen some horrible things that I would never want to happen to me.

[cajunfisher]

I think the guy in the story was over 5' tall. No comparison in the two accidents


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[Matt G]

Originally Posted by "W"

1st off you can not say 90% sure he would of lived because he didn't!

I few out my truck doing 70mph with no seat belt and lived, while my side of the truck was crush to the seat I was in... so if I would of been in my seat belt and would of lived for some unknown reason, I'm sure I would never of walked talked or had any kind of life!!

So I believe a seat belt should be 100% your call when you are old enough (18) to msk decision over your own life


So you can not say a seat belt would of save you are not... because in my case the roof was in my seat

You are right. It's not a gaurantee that it will save you, but in MOST cases it will. I do agree that it should be an adults option on if they want to wear one. The only person you are endangering is yourself. Same thing as a motorcycle helmet.

[mriguy]

Originally Posted by cajunfisher

I think the guy in the story was over 5' tall. No comparison in the two accidents


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This post is freaking hilarious

[Salty]

Make it an inforced law that you can't text and drive and there'll be less need for seatbelts.

[Goooh]

Originally Posted by Salty

Make it an inforced law that you can't text and drive and there'll be less need for seatbelts.

Accidents been happening long before cell phones, why do you think airbags and seatbelts were invented in the first olace

[Jcredeur]

In the fire service I've seen some the would have been better with it, some who it didn't matter. More often than not though speed was more of a factor than seatbelts. I always have mine on though....

["W"]

Originally Posted by Goooh

Accidents been happening long before cell phones, why do you think airbags and seatbelts were invented in the first olace

I bet there are more on facebook driving than texting

[Salty]

Originally Posted by Goooh

Accidents been happening long before cell phones, why do you think airbags and seatbelts were invented in the first olace

Yeah, I got that. Thanks for the update.

[Goooh]

Originally Posted by Salty

Yeah, I got that. Thanks for the update.

So what will a ban on texting do?

[inchspinner]

Click it or ticket is all im saying......its a habit from my job, your caught without one=no job....

[Salty]

Originally Posted by Goooh

So what will a ban on texting do?

It'll help save lives for starts.

["W"]

Originally Posted by Salty

It'll help save lives for starts.

Ban old people from driving would save time

[southern151]

Originally Posted by Goooh

So what will a ban on texting do?

I work in the collision industry. Rarely do we fix a txt and drive accident. They're mostly totals because of how bad the accident is.

Txt and drive should be fined like DWI. There would be many fewer doing it if it were that expensive. Texting and driving isn't only endangering the texter.

[Salty]

Originally Posted by "W"

Ban old people from driving would save time

I'm good with that. Nothin like sittin at a stop sign with no other vehicle in sight except the one in front of you that is sittin there textin. Usually ain't "old" people, either.

["W"]

Originally Posted by Salty

I'm good with that. Nothin like sittin at a stop sign with no other vehicle in sight except the one in front of you that is sittin there textin. Usually ain't "old" people, either.

Nothing like sitting at a flashing red light and a 90 year old is waiting for it to turn green

[Salty]

Originally Posted by southern151

I work in the collision industry. Rarely do we fix a txt and drive accident. They're mostly totals because of how bad the accident is.

Txt and drive should be fined like DWI. There would be many fewer doing it if it were that expensive. Texting and driving isn't only endangering the texter.

That is a good point.

[Goooh]

Originally Posted by Salty

It'll help save lives for starts.

Speed limits would too, we should have a maximum speed limit on all roads. Saaaayyyyy 70 on the interstate, 55 on smaller roads and even lower in neighborhoods and such.

Ban mirrors too, I've never been able to look forward and backwards at the same time.

We could make open containers illegal too and set a limit on alcohol levels, that will eliminate drunk driving incidents.

You've never broke the speed limit or driven with a buzz have you?