#SeatbeltSafety #BuckleUp #DriveSafe #SafetyFirst
Hey there! 😊 It’s a great question you’ve brought up about why people are resistant to wearing seatbelts. 🚗 Let’s dive into some reasons behind this reluctance and how we can overcome it for the sake of everyone’s safety on the road.
Lack of Awareness
One of the major reasons people don’t buckle up is simply due to a lack of awareness. Some individuals may not fully grasp the importance of wearing a seatbelt and how it can save lives in the event of a crash. Education and campaigns on seatbelt safety can help spread awareness and change mindsets.
Comfort and Convenience
Another factor influencing seatbelt resistance is comfort and convenience. Some people find seatbelts restrictive or uncomfortable to wear, especially on short trips or in hot weather. However, it’s crucial to remember that the inconvenience of wearing a seatbelt is minimal compared to the risk of serious injury or death in a collision.
Peer Pressure and Perception
In some cases, people may resist wearing seatbelts due to peer pressure or a desire to appear cool or rebellious. It’s essential to shift this perception and promote the idea that wearing a seatbelt is a smart and responsible choice, not a sign of weakness or conformity.
Overcoming Resistance
To encourage more people to wear seatbelts, we can take proactive steps such as:
– Implementing stricter seatbelt laws and enforcement
– Increasing public awareness through campaigns and initiatives
– Educating young drivers and passengers about the importance of seatbelt safety
– Setting a positive example by always buckling up ourselves
By addressing the underlying reasons for seatbelt resistance and promoting a culture of safety and responsibility, we can work towards a future where wearing a seatbelt becomes second nature for everyone on the road. 🌟 Stay safe and remember to buckle up every time you get behind the wheel! #StaySafe #RoadSafety #BuckleUpForLife
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I think it’s just stupid that they don’t wear their seatbelts. Where I am right now, this state has so many deaths from not wearing car seats. When the police report these accidents, they give the name of the person, where they’re from, age, the type of car they were driving, and whether they were wearing their seatbelts or not. I think they believe that the big padded car seats that are in front of them will save them.
During Covid younger people I knew were saying about anti-maskers “if seatbelt laws were new, these people would make up crazy conspiracies about it and claim it was harmful and refuse to do it” and from what I dimly remember of hearing people talk when I was a kid in the 80s and those laws were still relatively fresh, that’s exactly what people were like. In America, responsibility only means “make enough money for yourself.” Any notion that there are rules that should be followed for our own and others’ good is seen as some insane government overreach and not just a part of being a responsible grownup.
they want to fly like superman
Where I live in Canada, seatbelts have been the law for ages and not wearing one gets you a large fine, so it’s just normal for (almost) everyone to wear one. I’m surprised how many Americans don’t though. It’s such a simple thing to prevent dying in an accident. I work for a transportation company and one of our drivers was in America, not wearing one, hit a tree and is severely brain damaged now. If he were wearing a seatbelt, he wouldn’t have been injured at all.
I remember when I was growing up, there was this theory that you only needed to wear them in the front seat. Backseat was less likely that you’d get ejected through the windshield.
The unfortunate answer is an all too common one. It’s because they’re just that stupid
I worked for the Dominion Parachute Company in 1960 and we started fitting 3 point lap and sash to high end new cars after market. I put them in my parents car then my own jalopy and never felt safer.
Forget about seatbelts, this is how some people reacted to drinking and driving.
Oh… and this is not anti-American, I live outside of that states, and I remember attitudes on drink driving when I was a kid.
I think a lot of people don’t like change, even when we have learnt something is not great for society
I hate doing it in my jeep because the seatbelt catches really easily and make it hard to look around locked back like it forces me to be. But as long as I can move a bit without instant locking, I am good.
I’ve got a relative who clings to some really weird ideas, one of which is that if he’s wearing a seat belt and is involved in an accident, the belt is going to jam and trap him in the car and he’s going to burn to death or something. Like dude: that’s the reverse lottery outcome of wearing a belt lol. Get a seat belt cutter.
Lot of people who haven’t seen crash victim pics.
Because some people can’t grasp the basic physics of a dead stop at only 35 mph can kill. It’s no different than being struck by that same vehicle going the same speed.
Edit: 35 mph is about the speed you reach if you fell 41 feet.
The commercials about seatbelts in the UK over the 90s really brought it home…absolutely horrific
I don’t drive for any company but in my personal life this has only been an issue with people of a certain age and foreigners (aka my husband) because it wasn’t something they grew up having to do so they don’t care about it the same way.
It isn’t as common as you think.
You are sensitive to it, so your brain remembers the hits and forgets the misses.
Seatbelt use is around 90%.
Here is a link to some information about seatbelt use with the caveat that it is impossible to get perfect information about any human behavior: [https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813407](https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813407)
Have you seen the state of the world these days?
My Dad forgots to put on his seatbelt even though he’s supposed to and he does like to put it on you know being a proper man and all.
I made it a point because I was a goody little two shoes to habitually put on my seatbelt.
now like I get an itch if I’m in a vehicle and I’m not wearing a seatbelt.
yeah I’ve noticed some people are really stupid not my problem I don’t have the same tedium issue that some people think wearing a seatbelt is tedious every time you get inside the act of putting it on.
for me has become a no-brainer.
I don’t think at all my hands move by themselves as soon as I sit inside the vehicle and I have a seat belt on just like that.
They don’t like being told what to do. They love breathing and drinking water, but if the government came up with a law that you need to drink 2L of water a day and breath at least every 10 seconds, they’d refuse to do it
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t use a seatbelt. Probably because I refuse to be friends with anyone who’s IQ is that low.
It’s really a matter of habit
I come from a country in the world that more than enough people don’t wear seatbelts, or the sensors don’t work. They’re usually 20+ years old rides.
I’m small, and most seatbelts cut across closer to my neck than my shoulder, especially in older cars where the seatbelt height is not adjustable. I still always wear one, but sometimes I end up riding with one hand up, pulling it down an inch so it’s off my neck. I imagine in an accident I’d be decapitated by it?
I will explain what I see from my area. I live in Idaho, SE Idaho to be exact. Almost on a weekly basis there are fatal traffic accidents. One week in August of 2023, there were a total of 16 fatal traffic accidents, in my area alone. In 2023, 274 people were killed in traffic related deaths. Idaho is very sparsely populated. Now these are fatal accidents. Doesn’t’t take into consideration the number of very serious injured people. Over half of the deaths, people weren’t wearing seatbelts.
When you bring the issue up around here, people deny there is a problem. They are so set in their ways, because, “Granpappy didn’t’t wear no seatbelt, I’m not going to either.” They are so anti-government they refuse to comply with little things which could save their lives and others lives. No motorcycle helmet requirement, and children even don’t have to wear helmets while riding bicycles.
When you suggest increased traffic enforcement, redesigning/upgrading the roadways (which were built in 1950 and aren’t capable of withstanding the amounts of traffic now), traffic safety awareness, people lose their minds. They refuse to raise their taxes one dime to save peoples lives and help reduce the umber of accidents.
Now, this isn’t everyone here. However, it is the majority of people.
I used to drive for a medical transport company – taking elderly or disabled people to medical appointments who can’t drive themselves.
The company I worked for said we weren’t allowed to pull away until they were buckled in. Had to wait until they did. I often had to go to the back seat and help them put it on. Once, this guy refused, and I had to kick him out of the car. Another lady squirmed the whole time like a child because she “never worn a seal belt in her life” and doesn’t see the purpose of it, especially since she was in the back seat.
I’d be willing to bet all of the non-seatbelt wearers have never been in a bad car accident before.
Personally, I don’t start my car until after my belt is buckled; as a passenger, the first thing I do when I sit down is fasten my belt. My mother was an accident claims adjuster when I was a little kid, made the mistake of looking in her work folders one day and came across some “scene of” photos that no child should ever see. My mom came in, saw the look on my face, and used it as a double teaching moment (no snooping in mommy’s things, and this is why we wear seatbelts). It was effective, that I don’t change parking spaces in a parking lot without putting my belt on.
Really?! This is a surprise to me. I thought everyone would be wearing seatbelts now even in taxi or Uber.
Reserve the right to take risks and die, it’s the feeling controlled they resist.
Like someone asking you to do the dishes, right when you’re about to.
But for kids, please keep insisting. Thanks
These people have never been in a serious accident before. They think it’s just the government controlling them.
I’ve long seen a habit of people not wearing seatbelts in the backseats of taxis, and that behaviour just extending to Ubers
Simply put: They think it’s uncomfortable or restricting.
My boyfriend knows someone who was apparently only saved because he was ejected from the vehicle (car was badly burned and crushed). Says he would rather die from being thrown around than from being burnt to a crisp.
This depends on where you are in the world. I can’t comment on the US (where I assume you are from) but over in the UK there are laws now that state that the driver of the vehicle is responsible for ensuring that any and all passengers are wearing seatbelts and any children under a certain height or age are sitting in appropriate booster seats. As in they are legally responsible. If anything happens then it’s on them and they’re held responsible.
Most taxi/ride share drivers simply refuse to even start moving the vehicle until everyone is buckled in with their seat belt. I don’t see why you yourself couldn’t just adopt that attitude yourself, isn’t it in the rideshare app rules or something? Just refuse to move your vehicle until everyone is strapped in. It’ll probably save their lives in an accident but will also lead to lower review scores. At the end of the day it’s your choice whether to drive with unsecured passengers or not. They aren’t driving, you are.
But I have to say I am rather perplexed on why so many Americans seem so resistant to using seatbelts. If you’ve ever been in a car accident as a passenger (personally, I have) then your chances of walking away from any accident with only some muscle damage or a mild concussion is greater than if you didn’t wear a seatbelt.
don’t know where you live. here (european country) noone drives without seat belts.
Because they are stupid
A girl I dated a long time ago always threw a fit whenever I told her to wear her seatbelt.
We were driving out in the boonies and I didn’t slow down for a level crossing. We caught a little air and afterward she looks at me and says, “Holy shit, I didn’t know they did that!”
“What?”
“The seatbelt, it locked up. I didn’t know they did that.”
It’s been over a decade and this is still the dumbest thing anyone has ever said to me.