Comments on: Idiots don’t wear seat belts.

By: Mkae

Mkae — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:39:00 +0000

I really expected someone from the "thrown clear" lobby to chime in. They're usually the individual that "doesn't like to be told what to do by THE MAN". They, coincidentally, are also the ones that refuse to wear motorcycle helmets (more physics for you there involving a sledgehammer, a pendulum and a ripe watermelon).

Ah well. I like seat belts because it makes me feel like my car is hugging me.

What are you looking at?

By: Dave(id)

Dave(id) — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:01:00 +0000

A brother who describes his duties as a fatal crash investigator in detail is enough to make you never get in a car again. Brutal stuff out there. Human bodies not meant for those sort of physics.

By: Allen

Allen — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:36:00 +0000

Well, all it takes is one person who manages to get "thrown clear" and come out unhurt to "prove" that it's safe.

This is the same logic that would imply that become people have survived falling from 20,000 feet, that it should be the preferred method.

If someone you know doesn't want to fasten their seatbelt, at least make sure that they have a signed organ donor card.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:21:00 +0000

I’ve always wanted to know what kind of fucking moron would want to be thrown from a moving motor vehicle in the event of an accident, instead of staying inside your roll cage with your airbags and all the other stuff they’ve developed to keep you secure in the event of an accident.

Scratch that, I don’t want to know. If I know you and you don’t realize the physics of being “thrown clear”, even at “slow speeds” (I’ve been on a bike going 20-30 mph, and it feels pretty fast when you’re not cocooned inside a car) then please don’t tell me you’re that guy. I’d never be done smacking you square on the jaw.