Seat belts....do you always "buckle-up for safety"

Did you realize FMCSA was formed in 2000? there were NO regs in FMSCA in 1971..

 

I don't know what the circumstances of the accident, but my 13yr old grandson was just in one on his bike the other day, no helmet. He busted his glasses up, road rash on his face, arm and leg. Bruised ribs, landed I guess and thumped the pavement with the back of his head, which his mom just found out from a neighbor that he had been knocked out totally. He was lucky. His cousin a couple of years ago was going down a hill and ended up with 2 front teeth knocked out, split chin, etc. I don't know how we managed to raise our son with all the stunts he pulled on a bike because helmets were not even dreamed of then for bikers to wear.

Anyone on a motorcycle without a helmet is just asking for trouble.

 

Doesn't sound like preaching is very effective. Maybe someone ought to leave them out of a trip, or cancel a trip, or abort a trip, or suspend an allowance... some sort of "consequence" for violations.

Discipline often requires some sort of sacrifice on the part of those administering it, and apathy breeds apathy.

 

Yes, I am aware they were started then. However, they adopted all of the regulations in place prior. I guess, I should have spent additional time and stated that they were in the regulations since 1971 and were adopted by the FMCSA when it formed.

Title 49, Section 392.16 of the Code of Federal Regulations states:
"A commercial motor vehicle that has a seat belt assembly installed at the driver's seat shall not be driven unless the driver has properly restrained himself/herself with the seat belt assembly."


http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/392.16

I also was off on the year. it was in July 1970.

§ 392.16 Use of seat belts. A commercial motor vehicle which has a seat belt assembly installed at the driver's seat shall not be driven unless the driver has properly restrained himself/herself with the seat belt assembly.
[35 FR 10860, July 3, 1970, as amended at 60 FR 38747, July 28, 1995]

 

Here's one big reason why you wear a seatbelt: Scenario: 4 lane rd, you're in left lane, you come into intersection and get t-boned on right side which causes you to go into incoming traffic, how do you control the vehicle when you're schmooshed up against right door and not behind steering wheel? Now youre heading towards a family and kill 3 kids you MAY hav been able to avoid because you thought it was govt telling you what to do and not for your own protection.

Similar to reason for passengers to wear them, if we get hit on left side how do I control car with my wife or friend jammed in my lap?

You can't claim you believe in safety and not use them, and nobody cares about you, by not wearing it you endanger me!

 

Okay , I took some time to research .
I am not " cherry picking " as you were saying . Lol

I guess the word that most appropriately fits would be " pessimism "
however I am a slight version of that .
not always looking at evil , but I do see the negative outcomes on a situation before I see positive.

Hope I spelled that right . Lol

 

My father never used to wear his seatbelt, so my mother would give me a dollar ever time I caught him without. His forgetfulness more than paid for a NES/zelda combo, so I grew up always putting it on -- even sitting in a parked car I would put it on...

But a month working the oil field tempered me with the constant in/out of the cab. I still wear it everytime I drive, but I now automatically take it off once I reach a parking lot where I'll be stopping.

I agree with you while in the whispy air of my ivory tower, but in the real world your actions do affect others. The helmet-less rider brain dead on life support is not spending his own money... The emergency response personnel who have to deal with the grisly scene you just left -- they're affected (& paid with tax $). The 5-mile back-up of traffic is affected -- what would have been a normal accident is now a fatality requiring a time-consuming investigation. Your family loses you, your children grow without a father... And the truck driver you pulled out in front of? He has a fatal accident charged to his record and now has severely limited career options despite it not being his fault.

But whatever, it's your choice right?

 

We'll be here soon: [video]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RnyhkBU1yaw&feature=kp[/video]

 

that could be kinda cool .

What movie is that from , I can't remember . Ahhh crap thats gonna bug me now. Lol

Edit: okay found it . Demolition Man. That was eating me up , I had to do a google search.