Because I said so, that's why!
And I'm not the only one...not even close. (Listen to the podcast)
Mother Rider is always glad for a good excuse to say I told you so, especially on one of her favorite lecture topics, so she was thrilled (and grateful) to find a link to these photos in an email (subject: WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT) from her friend Laura. Check it out...
Notice how the driver's seat remained remarkably intact in the midst of the mangled wreckage around it, and imagine how different the driver would have looked from that fellow we see casually checking his cell, without a seat belt holding him securely in that small refuge. OK, that's enough; I want you to buckle your safety belts, not to have nightmares! Quite a vivid demonstration, wouldn't you say?
Surely after looking at these photos you are not still thinking of lame excuses not to buckle up, are you? I doubt it, but just in case, let me share this link to snopes.com, where the ever popular what if I'm trapped in my seat belt and can't get out? argument is soundly debunked: Risk-O Inferno And by all means, get yourself one of those handy little hammer/slicer escape gadgets at any discount or auto parts store, or online at Amazon. You'll feel better.
Mother R is proud to see that seat belt use in America is creeping up (from 82% to 83% in 2008, according to the NHTSA's NOPUS), with a #1 performance by Michigan at 97.2% (you go, Michigan!) but she's still pretty mystified as to what the heck is wrong with the other 17% of you! Come on, folks, you know I keep saying that there is no reason for mandatory safety belt laws because we are smart enough to buckle up without being told, yet a few of you continue to make me look bad (never mind getting yourselves killed) by failing to buckle up. Now I want you to get with the program and get those numbers up to 100% for 2009. Do you hear me? Do I have to tell you again? Right, well I guess that's about enough harping for one day.
So I will leave you to enjoy a Happy Easter Sunday, with my thanks for your best and most salubrious driving behavior, and with special thanks to Laura and the anonymous individual who was so generous (and smart) as to assemble and send along this amazing testimony.
Happy trails and a cheery Rider wave to all!
Mother Rider is always glad for a good excuse to say I told you so, especially on one of her favorite lecture topics, so she was thrilled (and grateful) to find a link to these photos in an email (subject: WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT) from her friend Laura. Check it out...
Notice how the driver's seat remained remarkably intact in the midst of the mangled wreckage around it, and imagine how different the driver would have looked from that fellow we see casually checking his cell, without a seat belt holding him securely in that small refuge. OK, that's enough; I want you to buckle your safety belts, not to have nightmares! Quite a vivid demonstration, wouldn't you say?
Surely after looking at these photos you are not still thinking of lame excuses not to buckle up, are you? I doubt it, but just in case, let me share this link to snopes.com, where the ever popular what if I'm trapped in my seat belt and can't get out? argument is soundly debunked: Risk-O Inferno And by all means, get yourself one of those handy little hammer/slicer escape gadgets at any discount or auto parts store, or online at Amazon. You'll feel better.
Mother R is proud to see that seat belt use in America is creeping up (from 82% to 83% in 2008, according to the NHTSA's NOPUS), with a #1 performance by Michigan at 97.2% (you go, Michigan!) but she's still pretty mystified as to what the heck is wrong with the other 17% of you! Come on, folks, you know I keep saying that there is no reason for mandatory safety belt laws because we are smart enough to buckle up without being told, yet a few of you continue to make me look bad (never mind getting yourselves killed) by failing to buckle up. Now I want you to get with the program and get those numbers up to 100% for 2009. Do you hear me? Do I have to tell you again? Right, well I guess that's about enough harping for one day.
So I will leave you to enjoy a Happy Easter Sunday, with my thanks for your best and most salubrious driving behavior, and with special thanks to Laura and the anonymous individual who was so generous (and smart) as to assemble and send along this amazing testimony.
Happy trails and a cheery Rider wave to all!
posted by Riders on the Road at
Saturday, April 11, 2009
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