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Domenic_S · 2022-01-26 14:23:12

You think not wearing a seatbelt only endangers you?

iso1631 | karma 5532 | avg karma 1.87 · | 2022-12-05 16:34:50

Who am I endangering by driving without a seatbelt?

irishsultan | karma 491 | avg karma 1.79 · | 2017-09-04 14:24:05+00:00

If you don't wear a seatbelt and are in an accident you are much more likely to hurt others than if you do wear a seatbelt.

MaxDPS | karma 55 | avg karma 0.67 · | 2022-01-01 09:06:39

Not wearing a seatbelt puts other passengers at risk. If you are t wearing a seatbelt you have a chance of being flung into someone, even if the other person is wearing a seatbelt. This can cause serious injury.

Snow_Falls | karma 204 | avg karma 1.82 · | 2024-01-08 09:24:16

Unfortunately, not wearing a seat belt isn't a risk borne just by the one in the seat. There have been cases of people flying out of their window and battering someone with their body due to not wearing a seat belt. Of course, everything carries a risk of harm to someone else, its a matter of where to draw the line.

ghoward | karma 1 | avg karma 0.0 · | 2021-12-02 16:25:47

Refusing to wear a seatbelt does, in fact, present a risk to others because in a crash, you can become a lethal projectile should you fly and hit someone else.

noduerme | karma 11910 | avg karma 2.8 · | 2021-11-07 05:28:50

But unlike speeding or drunk driving, not wearing a seatbelt doesn't cause car crashes.

tedunangst | karma 26000 | avg karma 2.74 · | 2016-07-24 23:15:45+00:00

Wearing a seatbelt reduces the risk of dying in the accident. Doesn't mean the accident doesn't occur.

mint2 | karma 3242 | avg karma 2.14 · | 2022-04-15 16:45:34

Don’t wear seatbelts either huh?

neuronerdgirl | karma 169 | avg karma 2.09 · | 2023-07-16 22:35:51

You not wearing a seatbelt puts other people in the vehicle at risk because your body becomes a massive flying object in the cabin when you are hit that can injure or kill others in the vehicle with you.

darth_avocado | karma 8552 | avg karma 6.4 · | 2023-07-02 15:35:41

The argument you’re presenting here is an argument by exception.

Plenty of people survive accidents when not wearing seatbelts. That does not prove that not wearing seatbelts is okay.

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pfdietz | karma 12357 | avg karma 1.45 · | 2021-08-26 07:31:06

Do you also avoid seat belts because there are unlikely accident scenarios where they do harm?

patrick451 | karma 617 | avg karma 0.89 · | 2021-11-20 14:28:19

The only person at risk when I decided to not wear a seatbelt is me. Laws compelling me to wear one are the epitome of government overreach.

some_random | karma 3348 | avg karma 4.07 · | 2023-06-29 10:25:51

Wearing a seatbelt doesn't prevent you from dying in a car accident, guess we might as well stop that too, sounds useless to me.

can16358p | karma 3519 | avg karma 2.4 · | 2024-06-20 07:59:55

Well I do wear my seatbelt. However, I do it for my own safety, not because I'm forced to do.

sophacles | karma 10424 | avg karma 3.11 · | 2022-09-16 07:54:11

People die wearing seatbelts. They are still safer than not wearing seatbelts.

beat | karma 14359 | avg karma 3.19 · | 2017-08-01 12:10:25

I don't wear a seat belt, because I do my best not to get into accidents.

johndevor | karma 861 | avg karma 2.45 · | 2013-12-16 17:29:45+00:00

Driving, even with a seatbelt, strikes me as an irresponsibly risky activity.

Even a minor collision can cause significant neurological dysfunction, and most seat belts do nothing to protect against the sub-lethal variety.

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bigbubba | karma 2486 | avg karma 2.9 · | 2020-11-11 19:32:46+00:00

You wear your seat belt, right? That's obviously a risk you already take seriously, so I'd not take it for a bound on tolerance for risk.

overhero | karma 31 | avg karma 2.58 · | 2021-11-07 05:18:44

it's up to my passengers then - their personal decision - take the risk without me wearing the seatbelt, not riding with me or convince me to put on one.