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(Jalopnik)   Some states now considering letting cops pull people over just for not being strapped into their car. The reason: More than half of the 38,680 people who died in car crashes last year weren't wearing seat belts   (jalopnik.com) divider line
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Nowhereman  
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2021-07-30 12:31:03 PM  
Been that way here in best Dakota for quite sometime.
 
whidbey  
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2021-07-30 12:31:49 PM  
Why is this already not a law nationwide?
 
Badmoodman [TotalFark]  
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2021-07-30 12:45:31 PM  
More than half of the 38,680 people who died in car crashes last year weren't wearing seat belts


You'll never cure stupid.

And how many of those clowns are Republicans? You can bet a very high percentage.
 
Badmoodman [TotalFark]  
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2021-07-30 12:47:12 PM  

whidbey: Why is this already not a law nationwide?


Because, freedumb.

I don't know the legalities but it should at least be a law on federal roads and highways.
 
2021-07-30 12:49:02 PM  
Seatbelts are like vaccinations; you want one when it's too late.
 
Gubbo [TotalFark] [OhFark]  
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2021-07-30 12:50:43 PM  
I had a jammed seatbelt once that I just couldn't get to work. I felt naked driving to the dealer to get them to look at what was wrong.

How do you do that by choice?
 
oldernell [TotalFark] [OhFark]  
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2021-07-30 12:55:28 PM  
It's even the law in Ga., and we have one of the stupidest populations in the nation.
 
2021-07-30 12:59:19 PM  

oldernell: It's even the law in Ga., and we have one of the stupidest populations in the nation.


Texas too

/Click it or ticket
 
labman [TotalFark]  
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2021-07-30 1:15:10 PM  
SC has done that for years, too
 
Fivekiller  
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2021-07-30 1:28:07 PM  
Self correcting problem?
 
2021-07-30 1:28:10 PM  
Just to play Devil's Advocate:  My Brother was in a bad wreck.  In the ER the doctors told him he would have died if he had been wearing his seatbelt.

Seatbelts are great in front-impacts.  Pretty good in rear-impacts.  Suck in side-impacts.

I'm not arguing against them, but all they do is shift probabilities, generally for the better.
 
2021-07-30 1:41:52 PM  
Now the cop doesn't have to lie about smelling weed in your car as you drive by.
 
Naido [TotalFark]  
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2021-07-30 1:46:45 PM  

whidbey: Why is this already not a law nationwide?


I think it may be.  I know it happens all ththe time where I live, and im in a state that doesn't even require motorcycle helmets. I didn't see anything in TFA to really back up subby's assertion.
 
Salmon  
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2021-07-30 1:52:12 PM  

Gubbo: I had a jammed seatbelt once that I just couldn't get to work. I felt naked driving to the dealer to get them to look at what was wrong.

How do you do that by choice?


I drive naked sometimes, it is my choice.
 
2021-07-30 1:52:33 PM  

Gubbo: I had a jammed seatbelt once that I just couldn't get to work. I felt naked driving to the dealer to get them to look at what was wrong.

How do you do that by choice?


The same reason why people don't wear gloves when picking up cigarette butts.  They're too stupid to understand safety.
 
2021-07-30 1:52:41 PM  

Badmoodman: More than half of the 38,680 people who died in car crashes last year weren't wearing seat belts


You'll never cure stupid.

And how many of those clowns are Republicans? You can bet a very high percentage.


Yes. It's totally political you farking clown.
 
sleze  
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2021-07-30 1:52:43 PM  

Fivekiller: Self correcting problem?


This.  I think we should also allow car insurance companies to exclude coverage for injuries sustained when a seat belt is not worn.  Why should my rates go up to pay for a dumbass's decision that resulted in him incurring $500K in medical bills when he gets thrown out through the windshield and down a ravine?
 
LineNoise [OhFark]  
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2021-07-30 1:53:26 PM  

whidbey: Why is this already not a law nationwide?


The actual answer? its not always easy to tell, and then you have cops stopping someone for not wearing it when they were via an honest mistake, or because the cop wants an excuse to stop someone.

I thought we were against cops stopping people for trivial things, or did i miss this weeks memo?
 
Trocadero  
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2021-07-30 1:53:28 PM  
My dad finally started wearing his seat belt every single time after his third ticket, which "compounded" to $300 b/c it was his third one. That was almost 15 years ago.
 
Smoking GNU  
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2021-07-30 1:54:27 PM  
I HAVE RIGHTS!!!

*dies*
 
icon0fs1n  
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2021-07-30 1:54:47 PM  

scottydoesntknow: oldernell: It's even the law in Ga., and we have one of the stupidest populations in the nation.

Texas too

/Click it or ticket


Same with MI. They'll even set up "safety belt enforcement" zones where a cop will stand by the roadside and flag down any drivers seen without a belt on.

What surprises me most are that the areas are clearly marked, so it's not secret they're looking, yet without fail they have no shortage of customers.
 
2021-07-30 1:55:01 PM  
In a crash that went to the top of the news here, a dickwad crashed his 2017 Bentley at about 100 mph.  The two passengers, wearing seatbelts, were killed.  The driver, unbelted, was ejected from the vehicle and survived.  So you know how that's going to go with the anti-vaxxers...
 
Supadope  
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2021-07-30 1:55:07 PM  
KY has a seat belt law. It went into effect at the same time that they repealed the motorcycle helmet law. So, it's a wash.
 
Abox  
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2021-07-30 1:55:09 PM  

Creepy Lurker Guy: Just to play Devil's Advocate:  My Brother was in a bad wreck.  In the ER the doctors told him he would have died if he had been wearing his seatbelt.

Seatbelts are great in front-impacts.  Pretty good in rear-impacts.  Suck in side-impacts.

I'm not arguing against them, but all they do is shift probabilities, generally for the better.


I don't even think the Devil advocates that.   People in rollovers die or lose body parts if unbelted.
 
2021-07-30 1:56:01 PM  
They use Jeffco in Colorado as an example, but seat belt enforcement is a secondary offense in CO.  Meaning the cops cannot pull you over just for not wearing one. They need to get you for speeding, etc. first.
 
FarkaDark  
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2021-07-30 1:56:01 PM  
First responders don't unstrap dead people
 
CarnySaur [TotalFark]  
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2021-07-30 1:56:21 PM  
But don't cite me for not wearing a mask, because that's infringement!
 
2021-07-30 1:56:43 PM  

Naido: whidbey: Why is this already not a law nationwide?

I think it may be.  I know it happens all ththe time where I live, and im in a state that doesn't even require motorcycle helmets. I didn't see anything in TFA to really back up subby's assertion.


New Hampshire is the only state that does not have some sort of seat belt law for adults.

Seat Belt Laws in the US

Aside from that, there are still a lot of states where it's a secondary offense, meaning you can't pull someone over for simply not wearing a seat belt.

New Hampshire's stubbornness about it has one downstream impact in that the US still requires automotive crash tests with unrestrained passengers.  No unrestrained passenger tests required anywhere else.
 
2021-07-30 1:57:59 PM  

Smoking GNU: I HAVE RIGHTS!!!*dies*


You have the right to shut up and put on a seatbelt.
 
Naido [TotalFark]  
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2021-07-30 1:58:25 PM  
Here we go:

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/seat-belt-laws-by-state

You can be pulled over in 34 states and DC.
 
2021-07-30 1:58:37 PM  
Yeah, but it'll only be black people and they'll be shot.
 
LineNoise [OhFark]  
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2021-07-30 1:58:38 PM  

Creepy Lurker Guy: Just to play Devil's Advocate:  My Brother was in a bad wreck.  In the ER the doctors told him he would have died if he had been wearing his seatbelt.

Seatbelts are great in front-impacts.  Pretty good in rear-impacts.  Suck in side-impacts.

I'm not arguing against them, but all they do is shift probabilities, generally for the better.


Yes, there are those 1 in a 100 accidents where you would be better off being knocked out of your seat than stuck in it. But those are 1 in a 100, the other 99 times you want your seat belt to keep you in place so all the other safety shiat like airbags and crumple zones can do their thing without taking off part of your body, lessen the forces on you, etc. Even from the side anything approaching what you would consider a modern car has extremely rigid side impact protection where if you get hit hard enough that it manages to deform the passenger cabin you would have been dead from the G's anyway.

I've pulled alive people out of cars that have literally been hit in the drivers door by a train.
 
skyotter  
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2021-07-30 1:58:43 PM  
MY SHOULDER MY CHOICE
 
2021-07-30 1:58:46 PM  
That's been the law in WI for some years now.

/what kind of stupid a-hole doesn't voluntarily wear a seatbelt anyhow?
//do they drink colloidal silver and turn blue?
 
2021-07-30 2:00:19 PM  

Nowhereman: Been that way here in best Dakota for quite sometime.


IL also, just an excuse when there's no violation or probable cause
 
2021-07-30 2:00:19 PM  
If more than half of them were not wearing seatbelts, then almost half of them WERE wearing seatbelts.  Therefore, wearing a seatbelt is as dangerous as not wearing one.  Go ahead and click your suicide strap, sheeple.
 
LarryDan43  
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2021-07-30 2:00:38 PM  
Is it the 80s again?
 
UltimaCS  
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2021-07-30 2:00:42 PM  

Chinesenookiefactory: Badmoodman: More than half of the 38,680 people who died in car crashes last year weren't wearing seat belts


You'll never cure stupid.

And how many of those clowns are Republicans? You can bet a very high percentage.

Yes. It's totally political you farking clown.


Wow, who could've guessed that a small strip of fabric to save your own life would become political? Curious!
 
wingnut396  
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2021-07-30 2:00:45 PM  

Gubbo: I had a jammed seatbelt once that I just couldn't get to work. I felt naked driving to the dealer to get them to look at what was wrong.

How do you do that by choice?


Drive naked?  Pretty easy when you get in the car before you open the garage doors.
 
2021-07-30 2:02:05 PM  

Badmoodman: whidbey: Why is this already not a law nationwide?

Because, freedumb.

I don't know the legalities but it should at least be a law on federal roads and highways.


Federal roads?
 
Headso  
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2021-07-30 2:02:21 PM  

whidbey: Why is this already not a law nationwide?


It's the automobile equivalent of stop and frisk.
 
2021-07-30 2:02:42 PM  

skyotter: MY SHOULDER MY CHOICE


LOL. I like this. Funnied.


Just wear one of these:

images1.teeshirtpalace.comView Full Size
 
2021-07-30 2:02:59 PM  

chitownmike: Badmoodman: whidbey: Why is this already not a law nationwide?

Because, freedumb.

I don't know the legalities but it should at least be a law on federal roads and highways.

Federal roads?


Yes, federal roads.
 
Odd Bird  
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2021-07-30 2:03:38 PM  
I drive an old police car, '07 Crown Vic, w/ the front push-bar and driver-side spot light.
Love watching people scramble for their seatbelts when they spot me.
 
thecatfish  
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2021-07-30 2:03:43 PM  

Reverborama: In a crash that went to the top of the news here, a dickwad crashed his 2017 Bentley at about 100 mph.  The two passengers, wearing seatbelts, were killed.  The driver, unbelted, was ejected from the vehicle and survived.  So you know how that's going to go with the anti-vaxxers...


Yeah... it was the seatbelt that killed the passengers, and not that the driver was doing 100 mph...
 
2021-07-30 2:03:52 PM  
I guess

Chinesenookiefactory: Badmoodman: More than half of the 38,680 people who died in car crashes last year weren't wearing seat belts


You'll never cure stupid.

And how many of those clowns are Republicans? You can bet a very high percentage.

Yes. It's totally political you farking clown.


Funny, first thing I saw on twitter today was some right wing clown complaining about why should he have to wear a seat belt when his car has airbags.

It is totally political, clown.
 
LineNoise [OhFark]  
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2021-07-30 2:04:01 PM  

gameshowhost: /what kind of stupid a-hole doesn't voluntarily wear a seatbelt anyhow?


Not to mention that, but its usually more complicated than just pulling a fuse or knowing an override code to turn off the warnings.

I tried to do it on the 20 year old farm truck, and the only way to do it without knocking other shiat out meant pulling a seat out and splicing a bunch of wires.
 
2021-07-30 2:05:18 PM  

Gubbo: I had a jammed seatbelt once that I just couldn't get to work. I felt naked driving to the dealer to get them to look at what was wrong.

How do you do that by choice?


Backing the car out of the garage to access the lawn mower feels weird and wrong with no belt on, and I'm not going to even leave the driveway.

I survived being ejected from a moving vehicle as a very young child; under usual circumstances, the key doesn't turn in the ignition until everyone inside is buckled up.
 
Marcos P  
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2021-07-30 2:05:22 PM  
Already do in NJ
 
2021-07-30 2:05:52 PM  
My sisters' baby daddy(one of the dumbest persons I've ever met) "just doesn't believe in seatbelts" - direct quote.  That why he's not allowed to drive with his kids because he most likely doesn't believe strapping the kids into their car seats.  Yeah he's that dumb.
 
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