Originally Posted By: 65cuda
My inlaws and my Dad didn't want to wear seatbelts and I was fine with it, but I also told them that I wouldn't push the issue until I got a ticket for it. Of course none of the trucks or cars the inlaws had, had seat belts in them so they didn't see the use of them. I always thought that they were a good idea and have used them since the early 70's. I do sometimes wonder with all the air bags that cars have on them if maybe we haven't gone a little too far.
Air bags are designed to work as a supplemental means of protection. They work once. Once they're inflated, they don't reinflate. In a pileup there can be multiple collisions. Also - they require proper positioning, and the seat belts (and seat belt functionality) allows the supplemental protection to work better.
My inlaws and my Dad didn't want to wear seatbelts and I was fine with it, but I also told them that I wouldn't push the issue until I got a ticket for it. Of course none of the trucks or cars the inlaws had, had seat belts in them so they didn't see the use of them. I always thought that they were a good idea and have used them since the early 70's. I do sometimes wonder with all the air bags that cars have on them if maybe we haven't gone a little too far.
Air bags are designed to work as a supplemental means of protection. They work once. Once they're inflated, they don't reinflate. In a pileup there can be multiple collisions. Also - they require proper positioning, and the seat belts (and seat belt functionality) allows the supplemental protection to work better.
