UK "Wear Your Seatbelt" Ad - Must See

[RobertB]

So you apparently don't mind being micro-managed and having your rights dumped on? Do you work in government?
It's my f-ing business if I want to wear a seatbelt or not. I guess you probably think it should be against the law to ride a motorcycle right? They are much more dangerous than not wearing a seatbelt in a car... I do both so I guess I'm a real outlaw..

I saw a pretty good commercial that relates to that a few years ago in Ireland. It starts off with a guy and a girl going out, followed by the text "tonight, he'll hit her so hard she'll never walk again" (or somesuch) and at first you think it's a dating violence ad, but they're in the car with 2 other people, though he's the only one without a seat belt. They get into a wreck and (how they filmed this I have no idea!) he starts flying around the inside of the car smashing into people and stuff. So, in the same way you could drive drink and never hurt another soul, not doing that / using your seat belt is not at all an unreasonable precaution to take.

It's not just a TV possibility either; ex-wife had been hurt in a wreck when her unbelted passenger came flying into her, too.

[denvernative321]

I was expecting something stupid and funny but that was actually pretty good.

[Byte Stryke]

Good share

[cowboykjohnson]

Been in way to many wrecks caused by other people... walked away from all of them bruised and bloody but the seat belt probably saved me a few times.

It's a weird feeling to stagger out of a car facing the opposite direction you were just driving with your face covered in blood. But with a seatbelt on at least you might get out alive.

[10x]

My wife used to work for Neurosurgeons.

I won't go into lenthy details, but I always, always wear seatbelts now.

[Elhuero]

I saw a pretty good commercial that relates to that a few years ago in Ireland. It starts off with a guy and a girl going out, followed by the text "tonight, he'll hit her so hard she'll never walk again" (or somesuch) and at first you think it's a dating violence ad, but they're in the car with 2 other people, though he's the only one without a seat belt. They get into a wreck and (how they filmed this I have no idea!) he starts flying around the inside of the car smashing into people and stuff. So, in the same way you could drive drink and never hurt another soul, not doing that / using your seat belt is not at all an unreasonable precaution to take.

It's not just a TV possibility either; ex-wife had been hurt in a wreck when her unbelted passenger came flying into her, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6Qhmdk4VNs&NR=1

[KevDen2005]

I read everyone's post and was disappointed to see that the 'guy' who always says, "I know someone who was in a car accident and the seatbelt killed them..." didn't post anything

[Elhuero]

I read everyone's post and was disappointed to see that the 'guy' who always says, "I know someone who was in a car accident and the seatbelt killed them..." didn't post anything

a old friend of mine had a similar story, he got in a wreck and says if he had been wearing a seatbelt it would have killed him, now he never wears one.

I told him he was a damn idiot.

the sussex ad is genius. the music really makes it.

here's another one that's good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI9_B...eature=related

seat belt talk reminds me of another video I saw. apparently an old guy kept getting pulled over for not wearing his seat belt. he felt it was his right to not wear a seatbelt, so in the dashcam video he hops out of the car with a rifle and shoots the officer.

[theGinsue]

I read everyone's post and was disappointed to see that the 'guy' who always says, "I know someone who was in a car accident and the seatbelt killed them..." didn't post anything

a old friend of mine had a similar story, he got in a wreck and says if he had been wearing a seatbelt it would have killed him, now he never wears one.

I told him he was a damn idiot.

the sussex ad is genius. the music really makes it.

here's another one that's good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI9_B...eature=related

seat belt talk reminds me of another video I saw. apparently an old guy kept getting pulled over for not wearing his seat belt. he felt it was his right to not wear a seatbelt, so in the dashcam video he hops out of the car with a rifle and shoots the officer.

I knew a guy in HS twenty-seven years ago who was actually probably saved by NOT wearing a seatbelt - for that 1 instance. Since that time my brother will not wear a seatbelt - unless he's in my vehicle (then we have a context of wills until he see's I won't budge - literally, until he's wearing teh belt.

In the last 30 years I've known 1 guy who was prosaved by not wearing a seatbelt. In that same period I've known hundreds of people who were saved by wearing the seatbelt. Given those averages, I think I'll take my chances WITH the belt ON!

Now, the guy who shot the cop - dumba$$

[cowboykjohnson]

I read everyone's post and was disappointed to see that the 'guy' who always says, "I know someone who was in a car accident and the seatbelt killed them..." didn't post anything

My grandpa used to swear that not wearing his seat belt saved his life when he rolled a car. He got ejected and the car didn't roll on him, but he would have probably died if he didn't... I think it there was just as much chance that that car could have rolled on him or the ejection could have killed him.

put the belt on.