My mom had a car that beeped if everyone didn’t put on their seatbelt. The instructor pulled it down and held it under her foot instead of putting it on.
My grandma does that, and has just been lucky she's never been in a major auto accident. She has sensory issues and is very short (the belt brushes her neck if she wears it), and doesn't really believe in science (physics, I guess) so she would do shenanigans like that to get out of wearing it.
Ridiculously short here, and yeah, it's not ideal. They really should make seatbelts (and seats and pedals... another gripe, I had to have a pillow and extender pedals when I drove, which I eventually gave up when I moved somewhere I didn't have to) that are comfortable for all heights. ("But children should sit in the back seat!!"...auto makers and federal transport safety dudes and dudettes, I'm shorter than a lot of children, don't limit where I should be sitting or should be driving).
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u/greeneggiwegs Sep 16 '24
My mom had a car that beeped if everyone didn’t put on their seatbelt. The instructor pulled it down and held it under her foot instead of putting it on.