Why do people not wear their seat belt?

Question

i mean come on they save lives its proven why wouldn't you wear one... don't give me that its uncomfortable c**p... they save lives its proven...trust me i know

Answer 1

You just have to make it a habit.

Beamer

Answer 2

I would rather have a belt stop me than a dashboard or windshield

Answer 3

Some people have the mentality that my dad has, which is "you have just as much chance of dying with a seatbelt on as you do off", and then others just feel a seatbelt is too restrictive.

Answer 4

I never justify going without my seat belt. I cannot even get on anybody's amusement ride without a restraint.. even though there are plenty with out harness seat belts available.

..oh and just for laughs to help prove your hypothesis ..

my little suzuki took out a huge ford pickup truck.

he ran the light.. failed to yield to traffic and my 25 mph truck pushed his truck up over my hood and back out onto the road.. it was turned upside down with wheels slowly going still. My suzuki crumpled but still cranked.... his big pickup looked like a pile of wtf! I now will never buy a ford after seeing that...so much for  ford being number 1 in crash safety...oh and becuz i had my belt.. the air bag didn't explode in my face and i wasn't ejected!...like the other driver.

Answer 5

i feel uncomfortable if i DON'T have my belt on...i don't get it..

Answer 6

Stupidity and ignorance first come to mind, however, many people refuse to wear seat belts.

They say that the belts are too uncomfortable, or they say they are only driving a short distance.

They may also say that they simply forget.

Answer 7

People find it very troublesome to do that.

I, on the other hand, always wear the safety belt - it's called habit.

Answer 8

it all depends on how each individual views life....

Answer 9

the seat belt  dumb seat belt is about making money not saving life's , i don't wear mine when i go out

Answer 10

A big reason that people don't wear seat belts has to do with the law, not safety. They think it's a "commie" law and it takes away the individuals choice of wearing it. If you are in a wreck, the only person that you would injure by not wearing it is yourself, people think they should have the ability to make that choice themselves. Personally, I wear mine but, I have seen instances where people have been pinned in their vehicles due to the seat belt and I had a friend get hit by a semi truck, if he had not been thrown from the vehicle, he would have been run over...tell him that seat belts save lives.

Answer 11

It depend on the situation they drove.

If they drove on less than 30 mph, , logically they didn't  need safety belt.

But if they drove on 50 mph or  more on highway, it will be danger for their safety.

Daaaaaaaaaaah.

Answer 12

I know some friends whom had heart by-passes,, They claim the seatbelt causes pressure on there chest !!!!  My Brother is an EMT. He says' 30% of crashes he attends, the passengers who wore seatbelts had more injuries than the ones who had no seat belt on. Maybe it's luck ? But i wear mine anyhow. Some seatbelts have malfunctioned during a crash and people were burned alive !!!   I guess it's probably safer in the long run to wear them ...   good luck  !!

Answer 13

I can write this because I wasn't wearing a seat belt .If I was wearing a seat belt they would have buried  me 35 years ago. So that's one good  reason for not wearing  a seat belt .

Your assumption that saving lives is always a good thing is a false one.

If my wearing a seat belt saves my life but leaves me as  a quadriplegic or a vegetable  then in all respects death would have been the better and far less expensive alternative.