DivideBYZero
Lifer
Then you shouldn't be forced to keep your vehicle in servicable condition either. You shouldn't be forced to keep gas in special containers. You shouldn't be forced to drive on the right side of the road. etc...
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Then you shouldn't be forced to keep your vehicle in servicable condition either. You shouldn't be forced to keep gas in special containers. You shouldn't be forced to drive on the right side of the road. etc...
Originally posted by: Savarak
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Practice what you preach IMO
what do you mean? he did practice what he preached... he is ANTI-seat belt, he didn't wear seat belt, he died. irony.
Zim approves, as the guy wasn't a hypocrite.
Tragic as much as ironic.
dullard
Elite Member
<- Works at University of Nebraska
<- Hates seat belts, and thinks they should be optional, but wears them
I was on I-80 that day. The roads were horrible.
[*]At 8 am I went 40 miles on I-80 and there were 2 cars off the road, 2 upside down SUVs, and one jackknifed semi.
[*]At 1 pm I went 40 miles on I-80 back home and there were 3 cars off the road, 3 upside down SUVs, two pickups off the road (one upside down), one jackknifed semi, and one semi without trailer flattened (the semi roof was down with the tires, it must have rolled quite a few times).
[*]I'm very shocked there was only one fatality. Most cars were driving 40 in a 75 MPH zone, most SUVs were driving 80 which is why they rolled over.
Nebraska law (If I recall the laws correctly, things have changed a lot in the last couple years): seatbelts are required for driver and front passenger only. Driver only can be ticketed, and that can only happen if the driver was legally pulled over for a different offense. Children must be in a safety seat up to a certain age, but after that they can go without seatbelts if in the back seat.
<- Hates seat belts, and thinks they should be optional, but wears them
I was on I-80 that day. The roads were horrible.
[*]At 8 am I went 40 miles on I-80 and there were 2 cars off the road, 2 upside down SUVs, and one jackknifed semi.
[*]At 1 pm I went 40 miles on I-80 back home and there were 3 cars off the road, 3 upside down SUVs, two pickups off the road (one upside down), one jackknifed semi, and one semi without trailer flattened (the semi roof was down with the tires, it must have rolled quite a few times).
[*]I'm very shocked there was only one fatality. Most cars were driving 40 in a 75 MPH zone, most SUVs were driving 80 which is why they rolled over.
Nebraska law (If I recall the laws correctly, things have changed a lot in the last couple years): seatbelts are required for driver and front passenger only. Driver only can be ticketed, and that can only happen if the driver was legally pulled over for a different offense. Children must be in a safety seat up to a certain age, but after that they can go without seatbelts if in the back seat.
I could jump in with all of my anti seat belt arguements. But I won't. I'll leave it as there are just as many good reasons to not wear one as there is to wear one.
But the real issue isn't whether or not Derek Kieper was wearing his seatbelt.
The issue is how bad was Luke Havermann driving to fvck up that bad?
All the safety engineering in the world may not save you from idiot drivers.
But the real issue isn't whether or not Derek Kieper was wearing his seatbelt.
The issue is how bad was Luke Havermann driving to fvck up that bad?
All the safety engineering in the world may not save you from idiot drivers.
the guy was an idot. Should everyone wear a seatbelt? Yes. Should there be laws requiring us to wear seatbelts? Of course not. MY safety is MY concern, not the government's. As soon as it's proven that not wearing a seatbelt is harmful to others, I'll rethink my position. Until then, I prefer liberty over safety.
btw, I ALWAYS wear my seatbelt.
btw, I ALWAYS wear my seatbelt.
blakeatwork
Diamond Member
I remember when i was a kid, that i hated wearing my seatbelt, and I would always fight with my parents about it...
Soon as I bought my first car... seatbelt went on... wasn't a conscious decision. i just got in, buckled up, drove out, and realized what I had done. now, i won't put it out of park if people aren't buckled in... If they refuse to put it on, it's walking they will go.
Took me one instance of stupidity to learn that seatbelts are where it's at when I was 20. Rear ended somebody and hit the bridge of my nose on the steering wheel. Never again did I think I was "too cool" to wear a seatbelt. Thinking back on it I cannot even fathom how I would drive around without one since it seems so natural now.
Almost three years ago my entire family was involved in an accident when my SUV hydroplaned and we went down and embankment and flipped over onto the driver's side. Had I not strictly enforced seat belt wearing to my entire family things would have ended up much worse. My wife and kids were literaly hanging by their belts. Only my son nearest the window had a few minor cuts due to glass but we were all just fine.
Thank goodness for belts!
Almost three years ago my entire family was involved in an accident when my SUV hydroplaned and we went down and embankment and flipped over onto the driver's side. Had I not strictly enforced seat belt wearing to my entire family things would have ended up much worse. My wife and kids were literaly hanging by their belts. Only my son nearest the window had a few minor cuts due to glass but we were all just fine.
Thank goodness for belts!
Thats what he gets. I don't really care if people wear seatbelts or not though. This is a case I don't see as affecting other people. 18 and under should be required to wear seatbelts since they're not considered adults yet and are stupid (people over 18 are stupid too, but I'm saying 18 since thats the legal limit here).
People in my car wear their seatbelts though. I don't want to scrape their remains off my car because the drive through wash couldn't get them off completely.
People in my car wear their seatbelts though. I don't want to scrape their remains off my car because the drive through wash couldn't get them off completely.
TwinkleToes77
Diamond Member
Or a death-row pardon, 2 minutes too late.
LMFAO :laugh:
Cheers M4H :beer:
JulesMaximus
No Lifer
Well, obviously he didn't expect to die in a car accident or that seatbelts were in his best interest to wear. So, the fact that he died in an auto accident because he wasn't wearing his seatbelt is ironic.
Pepsi90919
Lifer
actually, it's the exact opposite of irony. it's sad coincidence.
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