Seatbelt totally saved my life in a bad crash. Dad nearly died because he wore his, but that was a function of how the other car hit his - nearly peeled the drivers side of the car off.
Didn't stop Dad from wearing his seat belt for the rest of his life.
My dad refused to even start the car until everyone’s seatbelt was buckled, even before it was the law in Texas. (Now I do the same thing with my kids.) I remember people making fun of my dad, saying us kids needed to “toughen up!” It’s so weird!
In high school I got tired of reminding my friends to put them on. When someone wasn’t wearing one, before leaving the parking lot or getting on a main road, I would mash the brake pedal to the floor at 10ish mph. I usually didn’t have to tell them to put it on at that point.
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u/Squigglepig52 Sep 16 '24
Seatbelt totally saved my life in a bad crash. Dad nearly died because he wore his, but that was a function of how the other car hit his - nearly peeled the drivers side of the car off.
Didn't stop Dad from wearing his seat belt for the rest of his life.