Buckle up, yes -- you, in the pick-up Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
Front seat occupants of pickup trucks use their seat belts 10 percent less than occupants of other motor vehicles, an Ohio study has found.
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Posted: 2 years ago by maven:
I think the location of the check points could significantly impact the numbers. Lots of ranchers and farmers are in and out of their vehicle several times a day, going from field to field, through gates, feeding, checking water, etc, and are less likely to be belted in on the smaller, less trafficed roads. My uncle is a rancher, and when he's just crossing the county roads, he seldom buckles up. If he's going in to town, he always does.
Not saying it's right, just offering one possible explanation.
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Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama:
I lived in NJ where there are lots of pick-ups and very few farms. And I know lots of stupid people (not just ones with pick-ups) that don't wear their seat belts. I don't quite understand why.
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Posted: 2 years ago by Pocksucket:
I feel uncomfortable (and have a slight twinge of excitement) if I drive without a seatbelt, so ingrained is it in my psyche.
But then I can see that if it isn't so ingrained, it would feel the same, bar the excitment, to drive with one.
Doesn't make them right, of course.
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