Re:Michael Hastings Sent Panicked Email Hours Before Car Crash
by mapt on Tuesday July 02, 2013 @11:37PM
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Of course they don't, but survival rates for wearing a seatbelt are much higher than survival rates for not wearing a seatbelt.
Personally, I want a 5-point harness if I ever end up driving in a risky fashion.
Re:Michael Hastings Sent Panicked Email Hours Before Car Crash
by jaredstenquist on Wednesday July 03, 2013 @09:41AM
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Agreed. I certainly encourage seatbelt use as I saw far more people saved by using them than not.
At one point we got to a streak of 8 or 9 rollovers with no injuries whatsoever. If the occupants were not wearing seat belts I can say for certain that streak would have ended earlier.
On a positive note, the number of automobile fatalities each year has been on a steady decline.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in...
That said, I've also seen plenty of crazy vehicle accidents, including fires, many of which are hard to explain how they could have happened. For example, a car where the entire drivers side was smashed into the back seat from driving into a telephone pole. The driver's survival story? "Thank god i wasn't wearing a seatbelt and my car had a bench seat"... She moved over at the last second.
Seatbelts don't always save lives...