Seat belts (Ok, I've had it)

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Sometimes when I get in the front seat of a car, the rear passenger gets in and doesn't buckle up.  I turn around and gently remind them, and 99 times out of a 100 they put on their seatbelt.  I have a big issue with this when I'm in the front, because if we hit something, the airbag is going to come at me at 200mph, and the rear passenger is going to hit me at whatever speed we were traveling.

	Well just recently I've had two incidents that have pushed my last nerve on the subject, hence this post.  About a month ago, a woman refused to buckle up.  After I asked her many times to do so, she still wouldn't.  Finally she said, I'll put it on if the driver asks me to.  He did, twice.  She finally buckled up.  We got into a discussion once we got to the lot (no four letter words :-)  ).  I haven't seen her since (yay!).

	Well, this morning I got into the 1st car (passenger already in the back).  He refused to buckle up.  I told him we'd need to switch places then, he didn't like that idea either.  Unfortunately the driver just kept on going, so I didn't get to push the swap issue.  After many repeated requests for him to put it on (with me calling him sir each time) he finally said he'd put it on, but made no motion to do so.  I told him to buckle it now.  He said fine, no motion.  Please put it on now, sir.  No motion.  Finally I reached behind and put it on for him.

	In hindsight, luckily for me, he didn't move an inch.  He just sat there and let me buckle him up.  If he had blocked my attempts, my day would have taken a bad turn. 

	So, going further, I guess I just need to immediately get out of the car if they refuse to buckle up.  Buckling up for them is going to get me arrested one of these days :-)

	Who designated you seat belt police? VA Law doesn't require it, so if you don't like someone behind you w/o a belt on, SIT IN THE BACK or get out of the car.

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J-Staff Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 28 Jan 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote J-Staff Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2011 at 11:05am
	quote: Originally posted by scottt Sometimes when I get in the front seat of a car, the rear passenger gets in and doesn't buckle up. I turn around and gently remind them, and 99 times out of a 100 they put on their seatbelt. I have a big issue with this when I'm in the front, because if we hit something, the airbag is going to come at me at 200mph, and the rear passenger is going to hit me at whatever speed we were traveling. Well just recently I've had two incidents that have pushed my last nerve on the subject, hence this post. About a month ago, a woman refused to buckle up. After I asked her many times to do so, she still wouldn't. Finally she said, I'll put it on if the driver asks me to. He did, twice. She finally buckled up. We got into a discussion once we got to the lot (no four letter words :-) ). I haven't seen her since (yay!). Well, this morning I got into the 1st car (passenger already in the back). He refused to buckle up. I told him we'd need to switch places then, he didn't like that idea either. Unfortunately the driver just kept on going, so I didn't get to push the swap issue. After many repeated requests for him to put it on (with me calling him sir each time) he finally said he'd put it on, but made no motion to do so. I told him to buckle it now. He said fine, no motion. Please put it on now, sir. No motion. Finally I reached behind and put it on for him. In hindsight, luckily for me, he didn't move an inch. He just sat there and let me buckle him up. If he had blocked my attempts, my day would have taken a bad turn. So, going further, I guess I just need to immediately get out of the car if they refuse to buckle up. Buckling up for them is going to get me arrested one of these days :-) Who designated you seat belt police? VA Law doesn't require it, so if you don't like someone behind you w/o a belt on, SIT IN THE BACK or get out of the car.

NO44 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 12 Feb 2010 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NO44 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2011 at 10:55am
	quote: Originally posted by scottt Sometimes when I get in the front seat of a car, the rear passenger gets in and doesn't buckle up. I turn around and gently remind them, and 99 times out of a 100 they put on their seatbelt. I have a big issue with this when I'm in the front, because if we hit something, the airbag is going to come at me at 200mph, and the rear passenger is going to hit me at whatever speed we were traveling. Well just recently I've had two incidents that have pushed my last nerve on the subject, hence this post. About a month ago, a woman refused to buckle up. After I asked her many times to do so, she still wouldn't. Finally she said, I'll put it on if the driver asks me to. He did, twice. She finally buckled up. We got into a discussion once we got to the lot (no four letter words :-) ). I haven't seen her since (yay!). Well, this morning I got into the 1st car (passenger already in the back). He refused to buckle up. I told him we'd need to switch places then, he didn't like that idea either. Unfortunately the driver just kept on going, so I didn't get to push the swap issue. After many repeated requests for him to put it on (with me calling him sir each time) he finally said he'd put it on, but made no motion to do so. I told him to buckle it now. He said fine, no motion. Please put it on now, sir. No motion. Finally I reached behind and put it on for him. In hindsight, luckily for me, he didn't move an inch. He just sat there and let me buckle him up. If he had blocked my attempts, my day would have taken a bad turn. So, going further, I guess I just need to immediately get out of the car if they refuse to buckle up. Buckling up for them is going to get me arrested one of these days :-) You did not seriously buckle someone up? LMAO, we would have been fighting. Just saying Nic

elisabeth64 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Location: va Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote elisabeth64 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2011 at 10:03am
	Next time you step into the slug line carry a little sign in a plastic sleeve that reads "if you are a slug who won't buckle up, please don't get in the same car I do".

scottt Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Slug Joined: 12 May 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 106	Post Options Post Reply Quote scottt Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2011 at 9:19am
	Sometimes when I get in the front seat of a car, the rear passenger gets in and doesn't buckle up. I turn around and gently remind them, and 99 times out of a 100 they put on their seatbelt. I have a big issue with this when I'm in the front, because if we hit something, the airbag is going to come at me at 200mph, and the rear passenger is going to hit me at whatever speed we were traveling. Well just recently I've had two incidents that have pushed my last nerve on the subject, hence this post. About a month ago, a woman refused to buckle up. After I asked her many times to do so, she still wouldn't. Finally she said, I'll put it on if the driver asks me to. He did, twice. She finally buckled up. We got into a discussion once we got to the lot (no four letter words :-) ). I haven't seen her since (yay!). Well, this morning I got into the 1st car (passenger already in the back). He refused to buckle up. I told him we'd need to switch places then, he didn't like that idea either. Unfortunately the driver just kept on going, so I didn't get to push the swap issue. After many repeated requests for him to put it on (with me calling him sir each time) he finally said he'd put it on, but made no motion to do so. I told him to buckle it now. He said fine, no motion. Please put it on now, sir. No motion. Finally I reached behind and put it on for him. In hindsight, luckily for me, he didn't move an inch. He just sat there and let me buckle him up. If he had blocked my attempts, my day would have taken a bad turn. So, going further, I guess I just need to immediately get out of the car if they refuse to buckle up. Buckling up for them is going to get me arrested one of these days :-)