Why don't people wear their seat belts?

Ducimus · 05-18-12, 11:01 AM

The seat belt ad being shown here on subsim, got me to remember this accident we had locally last month.

What that news article doesn't tell you was
a.) After she was ejected from her vehicle and hit the Semi, she was literally smeared across the road. From what I understand, there were bits and pieces of her all over the place.

b.) I heard she had kids.

I cannot for the life of me fathom why people do not wear their seat belts. I mean, i was taught at a very young age to wear the damn things. If you end up the military they drill it into your head. In fact if you die in a vehicle and weren't wearing a seat belt, they wont pay out your life insurance. (SGLI). That and it's common sense that if you get in an accident and don't want to be kissing the windshield, or as a hood ornament, or as a greasy smear on the road, to buckle that damn belt. This isn't rocket science! (It's called inertia!) And yet, people don't wear them, and obviously enough people don't wear them to warrant ads like the one above, not to mention the local woman who for all intents and purposes earned a Darwin award. I don't understand these people at all.

05-18-12, 11:01 AM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Why don't people wear their seat belts? The seat belt ad being shown here on subsim, got me to remember this accident we had locally last month. What that news article doesn't tell you was a.) After she was ejected from her vehicle and hit the Semi, she was literally smeared across the road. From what I understand, there were bits and pieces of her all over the place. b.) I heard she had kids. I cannot for the life of me fathom why people do not wear their seat belts. I mean, i was taught at a very young age to wear the damn things. If you end up the military they drill it into your head. In fact if you die in a vehicle and weren't wearing a seat belt, they wont pay out your life insurance. (SGLI). That and it's common sense that if you get in an accident and don't want to be kissing the windshield, or as a hood ornament, or as a greasy smear on the road, to buckle that damn belt. This isn't rocket science! (It's called inertia!) And yet, people don't wear them, and obviously enough people don't wear them to warrant ads like the one above, not to mention the local woman who for all intents and purposes earned a Darwin award. I don't understand these people at all.