Should wearing a seatbelt be a choice?

Seat belts are the best defense against impaired, aggressive, and distracted drivers. Being buckled up during a crash helps keep you safe and secure inside your vehicle; being completely ejected from a vehicle is almost always deadly.

Why do some people still refuse to wear their seatbelt?

It is likely that people who take risks such as not wearing a seatbelt simply can’t cope with the risk of driving and so have to deny it exists and reinforce that denial by their actions.

Is it illegal to wear your seatbelt under your arm?

Many people do not realize that putting the shoulder belt under an arm or behind the back is dangerous and illegal. Putting the shoulder belt under the arm or behind the back is both unsafe and illegal. Sometimes children will put the seatbelt under and arm or behind their back because the seatbelt is uncomfortable.

Why wearing a seatbelt is the law?

Seat belt use reduces serious crash-related injuries and deaths by about half, and seat belt laws and enforcement strategies have been proven to increase seat belt use. Primary enforcement seat belt laws allow law enforcement officers to stop vehicles if a driver or passenger is not wearing a seat belt.

Why are we forced to wear seat belts?

Seat belts are critical to surviving a roll-over crash and increase the probability that the occupant is still conscious and able to physically escape the submerged vehicle.

What are the cons of wearing a seatbelt?

Cons for Wearing Seat Belts

• Identification. A seat belt is a harness in a car.
• Rights. Most people believe that a con to strict seat belt laws is that they infringe upon their rights to choose not to wear a seat belt.
• Trapped.
• Uncomfortable.
• Usage.
• Effects.
• Warning.

When did seatbelts become mandatory in Texas?

1985
Two states (New Jersey and New York) enacted mandatory seat belt laws in 1984, and 12 states (Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas) enacted mandatory seat belt laws in 1985.

Why do taxi drivers not have to wear a seat belt?

Interestingly, and perhaps surprisingly, licensed taxi drivers carrying passengers or ‘plying for hire’ don’t have to wear seatbelts. The reason behind this unusual law is to protect taxi drivers from being attacked – it’s thought that a seat belt could be used to hold the driver down in their seat.