 I agree 100%
Seatbelts all the way...no questions asked...just buckle up. My son was in a car wreck in 2000 - the day after his first day of school his senior year. He, his girlfriend and another girl were going to the mall to meet some other kids to eat Chinese Food. His girlfriend was tickling him (he remembered this 9 months later) and he lost control. He ran off the road and hit a culvert. The Blazer was airborne 132 feet and landed on 2 parked cars. He impacted the ground 3 times before coming to a stop. The girls got out of the car and walked away. My son had to be cut out of the car - it took about an hour to get him out. He had a severe concussion, broken ribs (from the seatbelt), a broken back and required 20+ stitches in his face. But, the lap portion of the seatbelt held him - the shoulder portion failed - but still, he did not go thru the windshield nor was he thrown from the car. I really feel that even tho he was seriously injured, he would have been killed without the seatbelt. He healed completely from all the injuries and is fine today...and he still wears a seatbelt! Around here they say "click it or ticket!" And they mean it!!! |