Friendly reminder to buckle up

[ray1970]

There was an accident in front of me on my way home today. Being the nice guy that I am (and the fact that I couldn't get past the body in the middle of the road) I stopped to check on everyone and call for assistance. The driver of one of the vehicles had been ejected on impact and was face down literally in the middle of the road not moving and blood was beginning to pool up around him.

Anyhow, I am the worst about not wearing my seatbelt. I just don't like the fact that the government takes away my freedom to choose wether I wear one or not and mandates that I do. This was a reminder for me of what could happen. Needless to say I buckled up for the rest of my drive home.

Stay safe everyone. If not for yourself, do it for the ones you love who care about you.

[Gman]

Seatbelts work. It's like putting on my armor...a reflex that I don't even have to think about. I'd rather the vehicle take the brunt of the impact with my squishy self tucked safely inside.

[cstone]

A good PSA. Thanks for the reminder Ray.

I hope the images don't stay with you for long. Glad you made it home safely.

[Ramsker]

I work with a woman who is the biggest progressive I know . . . with once exception. She's fiercely opposed to wearing a seatbelt because she doesn't like the govt telling her what to do. Funny . . . since she's fine with the govt telling her everything else.

I've always just seen it as a self preservation thing. I used to drive without buckling up. Did it through HS and part of college. Was driving home one weekend from Ft. Collins and hit black ice . . . spun out at a pretty high rate of speed, managed to not kill myself. Decided that second that it was the last time I would ever drive without wearing my belt. Simple safety thing, IMHO, just like the rules for handling a firearm.

[vectorsc]

I did racing for a bit. I was driving my street car setup for scca when i got the chance to experience an over the side of the mountain rollover accident.

Only the racing harness saved me im convinced, and only the street legal roof crush tear away on it kept me from being horribly killed when the roof went.. Let me just say i wear a seatbelt every time.

[brutal]

Good PSA. For me, it's second nature.

I make anyone that rides with me put theirs on, and then ask them that if they had to be told, I'm concerned they don't wear theirs all the time. I don't want to have to bury a loved one.

I was careless during much of my teen driving years, but after spending my first few weeks in DE, I have worn it religiously since.

I've witnessed and rendered aid in a situation much like yours. Driving off base one evening after PT (night school shift), we saw an odd light show coming our way. It was the headlights of a car doing end-overs. When we stopped, the car that had been traveling west, was on the east side of the divided highway, on its side, blocking our travel. The lone occupant had been ejected through the windshield and lay on the roadway on his back, about 100 feet from the car, gasping for air, dying. We attempted CPR, but his head was hamburger. Not far off base, the EMT bus arrived quickly and they loaded him, and two of us to assist, up for the ride in. He didn't make it. DOA from severe head trauma.

Please wear your seat belt folks.

[SAnd]

I've been wearing seat belts since 1961. I'm convinced I would be dead if I hadn't been wearing a seat belt at least twice. That said, I freaking hate seat belt laws!!! Other people haven't the right to tell me how to protect myself.

I good training tool for wearing them is You Tube. These are non-fatal but it shows what can happen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqb8C0Wt-1Y or another https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOl5gF-SLNs

Have a Good Day.

[Bitter Clinger]

I used to not wear mine because " screw the man " until I rolled my s10 4 times. Somehow I remained in the truck, I had broken ribs, put my teeth through my lips, several lacerations. I'm fucking lucky to be alive. I wear mine religiously now. I even installed them in my camaro.

[Graves]

Not wearing your seatbelt to spite the .gov isn't advisable, Ray!

[DavieD55]

Thanks for the PSA, a good one everyone should take seriously. I don't like the seatbelt laws myself, but on the other hand it is a good idea to always buckle up and wear a seatbelt regardless. I just recently had a couple of friends pass away in an accident. Neither one was wearing a seatbelt and both were thrown from the vehicle, the third passenger who was strapped into the back seat survived.