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To: Manic_Episode
When riding my motorcycle the other day my first thought was “Hey cops! I’m not wearing a seat belt! MUAHAHAHHA!”

Well I do understand what you mean... I have some “dangerous” hobbies as well including motorcycle riding and hang gliding. With all the regulations it sometimes seems amazing that we are allowed to do anything at all.

I still wear a seat belt because I don't want to get a ticket but also because we spend a lot more time in the car than we are on our motorcycle. And despite going to a lot of motorcycle mishaps over the years I have actually seen a lot more dead people who were ejected or partially ejected from their cars. On a motorcycle sensible people have a sense of vulnerability. In their cars... many people feel invincible whether or not their are wearing a safety belt.

On a beautiful summer day not so long ago we showed up to a rollover from a freeway off ramp. When the young lady swerved to avoid bumping into the car in front of her... she ended up in the dirt and rolled her car. There was no actual collision and it was low speed, if it wasn't on a the side of a small hill created for the overpass I doubt the car would have even rolled. The girl was partially ejected because she didn't have her safety belt on. Her own car rolled over her head and busted it open and she died on scene. I doubt whether she sensed any danger just before she died.

68 posted on 05/24/2015 11:15:05 AM PDT by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: fireman15
Back in my law enforcement days I went to an accident where a minivan t boned a full sized van tipping the big van over on its side. The driver was wearing a seat belt but still had his head crushed between his door and the van frame resulting in instant death.

I always wear my seat belt when driving but mostly so I don't get a ticket, but it does increase ones odds of survival even tho there are no guarantees. Just P***** me off the government makes me. Riding the bike is very liberating. I drive a full size van the rest of the time but know from experience it's really no safer than the bike. When your number is up it's up.

86 posted on 05/24/2015 3:25:00 PM PDT by Manic_Episode (GOP = The Whig Party)
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To: fireman15

I wear a seat belt because it increases the chance I could maintain control of my car after being hit.


111 posted on 05/26/2015 2:51:05 PM PDT by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca, deport all illegal aliens, abolish the IRS, DEA and ATF.)
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