Do you wear a seat belt?

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Peeps Mcarthur

1,018 Posts

It's so nice to see that kind of response:kiss

You all might think this is weird but when A passenger gets in my car(wife included) I stare at them and the seatbelt and don't move the car an inch. If they argue I start into all the variouse orifices that will be violated by tubes,the daily routine of human broccoli and the elegant apointments of LTC.:imbar :chair: :chair:

I yell at "mothers" that don't have thier kids restrained. That's child neglect. Geeze.that peeves me off!:devil: I flat roll the window down and yell at them. How bout those kids in the back of a pickup truck.....uhhm?.........That's brilliant.

Anyhooo,

I applaud you all for having the good sense to wear your seatbelt.

I promise I won't yell at you.

:kiss

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dianah, ASN

8 Articles; 4,182 Posts

Specializes in RETIRED Cath Lab/Cardiology/Radiology.

Re: seatbelts on busses: Reading all the comments from those of us who won't budge a vehicle until all its occupants are buckled in, and of the number of kids who actually remind their parent(s) to buckle up, -- aren't kids these days a lot more aware of the safety issues and wouldn't they be more likely to willingly buckle up (and feel a lot safer while travelling)? Plus, one must weigh the extra time/attention necessary to keep order on the bus (not an easy task on any day) with the terrible price to be paid in the event of a major accident, or even a fairly minor one, with kids flying all over the bus! Not a pretty picture. It just seems some priorities are skewed here. IMHO. As with a lot of other things, it's probably mostly a funding issue: who is going to pay to retrofit all the busses? ?? Sorry for the digression on the thread . . .

Great thread, tho', keeps us aware and thinking. Had a close friend (a skilled ICU nurse AND an attorney) years ago who didn't buckle her toddler in for short trips, as "she cries so much and just doesn't want it on . . ." Very frustrating. They never had an accident, grateful for that.

Rustyhammer

735 Posts

I've got to admit, I've never really given that much thought to seat belt use. Perhaps it's because we live in such a rural area.

There is not the traffic problem that you city dwellers have and I really don't know of anyone who doesn't let their kids ride in back of the truck when out in the boonies.

We don't have the hassle of having cops harrassing us (no cops at all in this town) but like I said before I DO have them move up to the cab when we get into populated areas.

I agree that seat belt use is a good idea but they ARE uncomfortable and I really don't like them. If I lived in a city I would probably wear them but as it is I drive a half hour to work on the interstate and maybe see 5 cars on the way.

I do think this is a good thread. I'm quite surprised to see all the pro-seat belt users. Who'dve thunk it?

-Russell

Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.

ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tookie

469 Posts

Rustyhammer - l live in a rural area where we have a high road toll (this is the percentage of population compared with the to the city)- most often young men - the statistics of road deaths dropped dramatically after the introduction of complusary seat belts years ago - We are a very large country with a hugh raod system and it can take 6 hours to drive from on major (million + people) city to another ie Melbourne to Sydney.

The point l am making here is that it is rare to see people without seat belts on - we over the years have got used to the comfort or otherwise of the belt itself - I guess it is the acceptance of what is 'good for you' wins

We now in Australai are trying to reduce the road toll by tackling the other killers - inexperince, long ditances causing fatigue, speed and drink.

Here in most of our newspapers it is a socially acceptable campaign to publicise people whoare charged and lose thier licences thoiugh speeding and especilly drinking.

I guess becuse it so much part of our culture to wear a seat belt l find it a bit astounding that people even question it - there is a push now to get tourist buses etc(even old ones) belted up

I can even remeber the first safety campaigen back in the 60's I think Click Clack front and back

P_RN, ADN, RN

6,011 Posts

Specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89.

Rusty, whether you believe it or not 1955 is when we got our first seatbelts.

I also live in the boonies. There are some cars, 1 part time policeman. BUT on the roads we have DEER! We have HORSES. We have DOGS.

My Buick and I met with a deer in '98. Airbag and seatbelt and a lot of front end damage. The week before my deer a woman in another part of the state was killed when she struck one. And if your kids have to ride in the truck bed then you shouldn't be taking them anywhere. Traffic or no traffic, you must have potholes and ditches.

MollyJ

648 Posts

Yep, though occasionally I get remiss.

we also don't start the car until the seatbelts are on. A few of my son's friends fight this, but they've learned the car doesn't move until you do.

jevans

224 Posts

SEAT BELTS!!

Manditory front seat and back in the UK

We have a wonderful but horrific advert on TV

Afamily in the car

an anouncer saying that most people know their killers!!!!

With that the teenage boy comes forward when mum brakes and kills her out right!

Makes you think twice

j

Lizard101

9 Posts

Always use them, last accident 15 years ago I would have gone through the windshield without it on into oncoming traffic! My son always makes sure everyone is buckled up, we don't move without them.

zudy

475 Posts

Always wear one, and so does everyone in my car. Had an orhtopedic surgeon laugh at me once coz he never made his kids buckle up. I asked him if his practice was so slow he had to work on his own kids, he told me I was paranoid.

nell

272 Posts

Rustyhammer

Please, please, adjust your seatbelt so that it's comfortable enough to get used to.

Please, please, please get your kids booster seats and see that they use them - correctly. I did some car-seat research for work and am apalled that anyone would choose not to use them and not to learn how to use them correctly. There's a ton of info on the web check out http://www.corificeat.org/ and go to "technical", scroll down to "ride down" and "Belt-positioning booster (BPB)" among other topics. Also, http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ is full of info.

Please, please,please, please don't let them ride in the back of a truck with or without a shell! I was once called to to help in the ER of our little rural hospital because we were getting a couple of code-threes. I pictured 2 portly older men with cardiac arrests. It turned out to be 2 little girls who'd been riding in the back of Daddy's truck when he had to make a sudden stop. Their little bodies looked OK but their heads were a mess. Couldn't get a line in the 2-year old. Thank God for Pediatric Transport. They lived, but were in

children's Hospital, far from home for months. Check out the AAP's recomendation on trucks: http://www.aap.org/policy/RE9953.html

The discomfort of a belt (and you'll get used to it) is nothing compared to the pain that not using one could be.

Nell

fedupnurse

790 Posts

The vast majority of fatal accidents occur within 20 or 25 miles from home...

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