IMO not putting a seatbelt on is just being lazy and selfish

Nov 28, 2014
6:32:48pm

So it goes...

I'd rather take that second and snap it in, so my wife wont have to wipe the drool from my chin when I'm paralyzed, or my grand-kids wont have to ask my children what I was like because they never met me...

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So it goes...

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My run in with the law yesterday.

BYUFBDAD

11/26/14 12:37pm

Wait, you drive on CA freeways without a seatbelt?

Superkid

11/26/14 12:39pm

They just get in the way when I'm carjacked.

BYUFBDAD

11/26/14 12:40pm

This is what I think driving in LA is like

KingDave

11/26/14 11:10pm

Might as well take up smoking at this point.

Byron McNertney

11/26/14 12:46pm

You seriously only wear your seat belt when you notice a cop is around?

Zoobie

11/26/14 12:41pm

He probably has some awesome bumper stickers on his car too.

Superkid

11/26/14 12:49pm

hard habit to break, I'm old. I grew up standing on the seat next to my mom as

BYUFBDAD

11/26/14 12:56pm

Yeah, that's pretty much the same upbringing I had. It's not an excuse for

Superkid

11/26/14 1:01pm

haha, OK then.

BYUFBDAD

11/26/14 1:02pm

Good advice for everyone Superkid. You keep up the good work.

mikeynolikey

11/26/14 1:13pm

Did you try to "surf" standing up in the back of a van or pick-up truck like

ByuMba90

11/26/14 1:01pm

Oh, and none of my siblings died doing it.

ByuMba90

11/26/14 1:02pm

When my brother turned 16, he would drive me on the back of the "power wagon"

Superkid

11/26/14 1:08pm

Good thing nobody ever got killed from ejections, big wheels getting hit by cars

Shimmy

11/26/14 1:07pm

You sure?

BYUFBDAD

11/26/14 1:11pm

You don't sound interested in breaking your habit.

russkiejedi

11/26/14 1:16pm

You're much more trusting of drivers than I am.

Zoobie

11/26/14 1:52pm

i drive a motorcycle a lot...the idea that some cop is going to write my up for

ds7

11/26/14 7:36pm

Why not just wear your seatbelt?

russkiejedi

11/26/14 8:07pm

just a personal preference...

ds7

11/26/14 8:17pm

Well, as long as you pay the bills for your preventable injuries, it's no skin

russkiejedi

11/26/14 8:23pm

ships are safe in the harbor...

ds7

11/26/14 8:33pm

That's a fun couplet. I'm not sure what it has to do with driving a car with or

russkiejedi

11/26/14 8:41pm

if you want to avoid all risk...stay home...

ds7

11/26/14 8:49pm

I don't want to avoid all risk, just unnecessary risk. Wearing a seatbelt has

russkiejedi

11/26/14 9:01pm

yeah, i don't wear a life jacket in the boat either...

ds7

11/26/14 9:03pm

OK. Can you keep yourself from hurtling through your windshield at high speeds

russkiejedi

11/26/14 9:09pm

i factor in that risk every time i get into a car...

ds7

11/26/14 9:38pm

RE: i factor in that risk every time i get into a car...

BYUtiful

11/27/14 2:58pm

how did anyone ever make it past childhood alive w/o car seats & bike helmets?

ds7

11/27/14 10:50pm

how many people didn't? and why do you seem to want to join them?

BYUtiful

11/28/14 5:59am

It's about preventing needless deaths. More children died in car accidents, per

russkiejedi

11/28/14 10:31am

oh, and i've flown in private airplanes for my entire life...

ds7

11/28/14 3:57pm

Considering the record of small airplanes crashing, I'm not sure

San Juan Sun

11/28/14 4:08pm

RE: oh, and i've flown in private airplanes for my entire life...

DapperDan

11/28/14 4:20pm

Wow. You are such a man's man. You must be completely invincible. I see why you

russkiejedi

11/28/14 6:40pm

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SoCalCoug

12/1/14 10:47am

IMO not putting a seatbelt on is just being lazy and selfish

So it goes...

11/28/14 6:32pm

Wait, aren't you the guy who wants to bring down the hammer on illegal

Japan Coug

11/28/14 7:14pm

right. Exactly what I said, I only wear it when a cop is around.

BYUFBDAD

11/26/14 1:32pm

Whatever you said must have been the right thing.

mikeynolikey

11/26/14 12:42pm

good story. but wear your seat belt man!

yahtzee

11/26/14 12:49pm

That's it!!!!!!!!!!!!

IceBlue

11/26/14 12:49pm

People still don't put their seatbelt on? What year is this?

unsq312

11/26/14 12:52pm

People still smoke too. Stupid.

supertux

11/26/14 12:54pm

Since when should we legislate "common sense" or "being smart"?

ByuMba90

11/26/14 1:00pm

We legislate "common sense" or "being smart" all the time and

Baron

11/26/14 1:14pm

Im ok with you forgoing seatbelts if you're ok with

San Juan Sun

11/27/14 4:01pm

so much for Hippocratic oath? It's not long until laws are created

ByuMba90

11/27/14 4:34pm

Not sure what your point is.

San Juan Sun

11/28/14 4:10pm

My FIL is the same way. Worst part is he doesn't hear the car beeping at him to

Non-donor troll

11/26/14 1:08pm

There are some crotchety, stubborn old dudes on the board, who think it's wimpy.

Japan Coug

11/28/14 7:12pm

Observant of him. Funny that he called you on it.

CrackerJack

11/26/14 1:03pm

Seriously though where a seat belt.

Blue Ghost

11/26/14 1:39pm

It's usually located just over your left shoulder in the driver's seat.

mikeynolikey

11/26/14 1:45pm

Provo cop would have busted you for not wearing

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