A Reality Check: How Many of Us Actually Wear Seat Belts?

[sethumurugan]

I was not having this practice. But recently slowly started following it. I make sure the front seat co-passenger to do wear it for sure. Slowly I will make sure even my rear seaters also do the same.

 

[Kichu]

Big YES.

Everytime I do wear it unknowingly even when taking the car from the gate to the car-porch after opening the gate.

 

[Gurrala74]

If you guys are still not wearing seat belts, then this is for you

The Seatbelt Crew - YouTube

 

[TAI-ger]

I will buckle up always. I got too habited to it that now, I am getting stomach pain without them even in my parking lot. My mom, brother, and other relatives don't buckle up but my father and me will definetely buckle up.

Seatbelts are a very important part of safety and they protect and save your lifes! So I advise each and everyone here to buckle up.

 

[macsvin]

I always wear seat belt no matter how much distance I have to travel. Many times when I have to remove my car when the person has to clean my parking place I buckle up for that 10 mins inside socitey as well

 

[gadeokar]

I can't drive without seatbelt. If I don't put it on, I feel like I am falling off the seat.
It's mandatory for everyone sitting at front co-passenger seat(except few elderly whom I can't convince).

 

[VStorme]

I never crank my engine without seatbelts.

 

[tasuray]

I always use seatbelts. It is also mandatory for the front seat passenger. Once I asked one of my elder brothers that whether I drop him back to the home for not wearing the seatbelt.
In our country some people think that seatbelts to be used to save hundred rupees from the cops. Surprisingly they don't think that their lives are costlier than Rs.100/=.

 

[shrid]

Till about three months back, I did not pay any heed to seat belts. Sometimes for style maarna I wore them, but when I read about how much risk they reduce, I started wearing them. Heck, I even took out the hooks for rear seat belts which on demand were under the seat (They were a pain in the bum when sat on).
My car does not even have the seatbelt chime, neither are seat belts mandatory in my city. Wish they were:

I do(I care for my safety)
My mom and Dad dont.
Every time I fight with them over this issue.
I just CANT convince them.

So I dont know what to vote for.
So not voting.

Both of us are facing the same difficulty, friend

 

[furious_driver]

I always wear seatbeat and advise the same for all passengers. Because of this my wife also got this habit and even my sister's kid do same.

 

[gandhi]

Once I start the engine, I buckle up immediately. I always insist for my Co-driver, Rear passenger to wear the seat belt always.

Even my 6 year old daughter does it always. (But she cleverly removes when she sleeps flat in the rear seat). She teaches other also to wear the seat belt (whenever her mom misses).

If I unbuckle the seat belt, the the engine is OFF.

 

[nick1188]

I try to wear seatbelts most of the time when I get on the roads and suggest it to the co-passenger as well, same way as my Dad used to ask me always when I went out with him, and really don't feel it as a deterrent in anyway during driving. I'm not sure if it is or isn't mandate for the co-passenger, but IMO it should be compulsory.

 

[GrandRk]

Once I start the engine, I buckle up immediately.

In my case its reverse. I first buckle it up, make sure every co-passenger has done it and then start engine.

 

[Deceptron]

As soon as I get in. First thing I do buckle up then engine start.

So far, 5-6 cop incidents occurred they tried to stop me. But as soon as he noticed my seat belt on. He just made me go.

 

[carholic]

As much safety feature a car may equipped with. Abs ,ebd ,esp,traction control, etc without seat-belt they are not worth .So seat belt has its own specific importance .