seatbelts

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382324) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Apr

Six months ago, western Australia introduced fancy new AI-assisted traffic cameras which see into the front of the car. They are supposed to pick up if people aren’t wearing seatbelts or are wearing them incorrectly, if the driver...

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New seatbelt detection cameras catching out hundreds of offenders

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382324) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Aug 24

New South Wales in Australia is cracking down on drivers and passengers who either don’t wear seatbelts or wear them incorrectly. New technology has seen the installation of seatbelt detection cameras which have produced a much...

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Cars Without Seatbelts?

Diana B. @BloggerDi (3121) • United States 13 Oct 22

I saw this funny cartoon on Facebook recently. I do have memories of riding in cars without seatbelts, which is actually no laughing matter! I remember my mom doing the arm protection thing too. I also did that with my kids if we...

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Seat Belts

celticeagle @celticeagle (189915) • Boise, Idaho 31 May 22

I think that all cities in the U.S. have laws that say people have to wear seatbelts. Isn't that true? I have been using a lot of Ubers lately for transportation to my doctor's appointments. It is a nice and positive experience...

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Airbags and seatbelts...

jodylee_04530 @jodylee_04530 (1097) • United States 30 Oct 09

Are they effective? I have heard so many stories on either side about saving lives and taking lives. What do you think, are they effective? Do you have any personal experience with either side of this?

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Do you really wear seatbelts?

tryxiness @tryxiness (4544) • Philippines 29 Sep 08

I have learned from showbiz news that Joyce Jimenez and her group met an accident. The group came from a taping somewhere north. Joyce Jimenez, a popular actress here, is somehow saved from the accident. They said that the vehicle...

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What's one thing that the law says is illegal, but you think is not wrong?

kymommy72 @kymommy72 (588) • United States 25 Sep 08

My husband and I got to talking about this last night. He thinks pot should be legalized because it's not a "real drug" and I say that it is a drug and should stay illegal. He says ppl used to smoke it all the time in the 60's and...

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the beagle ate them? what?

AnnieOakley1 @AnnieOakley1 (5596) • Canada 30 Aug 08

So, my neighbour, Gary, is one of those people that bad things are always happening to. So he borrows his Mom's car, and takes his Beagle dog with him to the bank machine, in town. Even though his Mom's last words to him, were...

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Do you always wear your seatbelt?

kbjunior15 @kbjunior15 (1309) • United States 29 Jul 08

My kids are 3 and 4 and we always tell them when putting them in the carseats that we have to buckle up or a police officer will come take us to jail. Now my 3 year old daughteer will always say when we are driving (no matter if I...

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Do you wear your seatbelt?

sophiasmom911 @sophiasmom911 (1345) • United States 8 Mar 08

I wear my seatbelt since I'VE BEcome a mom, I just dont think about it anymore and its automatic. I used to never ever wear the seatbelt and I'd always get tickets for them. What about you do you wear it ? wHAT made you start?

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Car Accident

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 3 Dec 07

Last Thursday, the kids and I were in a car accident. Photo included... I'll start by saying we are all OK. I was going just below 70km/hr when I reached a sharp bend in the road. I applied my foot on the brakes to slow down...

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Do You Wear Your Seatbelt?

lifeluver @lifeluver (743) • Canada 5 Jul 07

I do wear my seatbelt - it's automatic for me to put it on as soon as I get in a car. I do think it should be up to the individual as to whether or not to wear them but here in Canada, it's the law. Do you wear your seatbelt...

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cheetahnc @cheetahnc (414) • United States 27 Jun 07

Would you wear a seatbelt if it was not required by law?

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Do seatbelts really help?

tmlnmr @tmlnmr (1850) • Canada 22 Jun 07

I have always thought that seatbelts for adults should be optional. It is their own life they are putting at risk and if they do not wear a seatbelt then it will harm no one but them. That being said I do wear my seatbelt but it...

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Memorial Day and seatbelts

jillhill @jillhill (37353) • United States 25 May 07

Do you wear your seatbelt like you are supposed to? I wear mine all the time but my son has a habit of not putting his on. I will not leave the driveway without my passengers belted. So do you wear yours? Do you think it's okay...

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What is your opinion on wearing seatbelts?

Adamdog @Adamdog (254) • United States 14 May 07

Well, I always put my seatbelt when I am driving around, I believe that it can save your life even in the worst accident. As you see on TV more and more people die of car accidents every day, just because they don't put their...

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School bus crash in ontario, boy dies. Seat belts in school busses?

kbkbooks @kbkbooks (7022) • Canada 12 Apr 07

Yesterday there was a school bus crash. They showed a story about it on the news today. In the simulation of the accident it looks like the bus driver was trying to pass a truck and didn't turn wide enough. In any case, a little...

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Should it be Manditory......

Island_Geko @Island_Geko (3758) • Canada 17 Mar 07

As Headline like "Bus wreck killing 4 baseball players hits small campus hard" or 6 killed, 29 injured after bus carrying college baseball team drives off Atlanta highway ramp" flood the news. I keep saying over and over why do...

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I have to do a five minute report on the saftey of seatbelts. Any advice?

Charliefan101 @Charliefan101 (124) • United States 26 Feb 07

I'm giving out statistics (e.g., 72% of the people in Ohio had accidents... well not wearing seatbelts), but I'm not sure what else to say. Keep in mind, I'm supposed to put reasons "how it is benifical to your health," not why...

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Seatbelts mandatory but not motorcycle helmets!

crazynurse @crazynurse (7482) • United States 5 Jan 07

The laws are crazy in my state. It is mandatory to wear one's seatbelt, however, motorcyclist are not made to wear helmets. If it is about safety, then why the difference? Can anyone shed light on this discrepancy? Do you feel...

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