Wearing a seatbelt is a good thing

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

On Saturday she was riding in the front seat of a cab, a friend was in the back. A speeding cab lost control when it hit a speed bump and hit them head on. My roomie, not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected through the windshield of the cab, half in and half out.


Anyway, please wear your seatbelts! No matter where you're driving! I always do as a driver and rarely as a passenger, I will now!

I'm hoping your roommate wasn't wearing a seat belt because the cab, like so many in San Francisco, did not have one due to vandalism and not because she felt the laws of physics don't apply on Mexican vacations.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

I'm hoping your roommate wasn't wearing a seat belt because the cab, like so many in San Francisco, did not have one due to vandalism and not because she felt the laws of physics don't apply on Mexican vacations.

No, she nevers wears a seatbelt. As a driver, yes, but never as a passenger. She will now, however, she told me so.

She's been my dearest friend since I was 18 years old and I'm really grateful she's going to be coming back so I can tell her so. She's a trial as a roomate cause I'm such a slob, so I guess I'll be a better roomie when she gets back! ;-)

[Alex]

I'll admit that I rarely wear seatbelts in cabs but otherwise always do. I remember very well the transition when I was a kid and my mom decided that from then on we would wear them.