Seatbelts, car seats, feeling guilty confession

I think I'll let them read the post and maybe the parents can comment here. I don't think my wife realized we went around the block but I mentioned something about giving him a ride on the tractor (feeling her out) and she said 'I was thinking of doing that too'.

 

I didn't know engineers lived under bridges....

 

I love this thread, I buy no means am an engineer ,but I have had my experience with and with out seat belts. I got in a wreck on the freeway here in Phoenix in rush hour in my 65 ford pick up. My face slammed my steering wheel and my buddy's head broke the windshield, that ****, all of this because I thought old cars shouldn't have seat belts. In my 50 Plymouth I put in 2 sets of seat belts, for the family and no more than a week later I had to slam on the brakes and swerve to miss a drunk driver,and no one was thrown around the car ,I am no engineer, but I agree with the lot of you some seat belts are better than none

 

I've had my head take out a windshield.
I've also had my head hang out the p***enger side of a truck that almost rolled. I was the driver.

I don't know if seat belts save lives, but I do know they keep your rear planted in the driver's seat when things get hairy.

 

I was driving my 8 yr old daughter to the local mx track to do some riding, and she insisted on wearing her helmet while riding in the truck. With all of the steel in the cab of my 52 i suppose that wasn't a bad idea. Now i wonder when the govt will mandate all p***engers(not the driver) should wear helmets? Should i make my kids wear DOT helmets when riding in any of my vehicles? I am sure it has to be some percentage safer than no helmets at all. Better yet, why not have all pasengers wear helmets, and make more new "nanny state" laws to protect us from ourselves......

 

"FREEDOM........

..... to be as stupid as we wanna be!"

 

Agree 100%.

It's one time on a quiet street at slow speeds. He didn't drive down the highway at breakneck speeds. I wouldn't make a habit of it, but if you plan to take him for rides in the future, You probably should put in belts.

 

what type of seat belts do those of you who use them install? As far as taking them from junk cars (make, model) etc.......?

I have a 54 chevy pickup that i want to install some in. I dont think I would be able to live with myself if I put my girl through the windshield.

 

What are these "seatbelts" that you speak of?

 

Wow, is it time for the seatbelt thread already this year? How time flies.

To those that refuse to wear seat belts, please do not start now. We will not miss you.

My problem is that that joyriding with a 7 month old infant on your lap is more selfish than smart. Like a 7 month old could know to enjoy it.

And I was planning on being nicer this year. Damn.

 

Please do not bring the incident up with your daughter. It will just cause strife and not change what was done. Just know if your head you won't take him out again till you can install the proper restraints.

Also, I'd give some serious thought about riding a child around on a tractor or riding lawn mower. They have one seat for a reason. Accidents do happen and I've seen/heard of what can happen when a child accidentually slips off your lap. Why not caution on the safe side? Could you really live with yourself if your grandchild got a limb or worse caught up in the tractor? The thought make me shutter.

 

However, If you are old enough and smart enough to obtain a license and operate a vehicle then you are old enough and smart enough to make that decision for yourself.


What does intelligence have to do with it? I've known some pretty stupid people who were still able to get their licence without any trouble! It's scary to think about what kinds of *****s are driving around out there!
Darren

 

How many 16 year olds do you know that are wise (different than smart) enough to know that it's a good idea to wear seat belts if the vehicle has them? I don't know a single one and I can't think of one either.

 

My 34' Ford pickup has the stock gas tank under the seat. I really don't want to be st****d to it in a rollover. I think I'll take my chances with a bailout
Years ago I rolled a 52 Olds. If I hadn't dove under the dash I would have been killed.
I wear a seatbelt every time in my late model driver so, I'm not against them. I do believe that some of the laws are ******** just to generate revenue. You can't tell me that there is not a huge amount of money made with seatbelt laws. Personally, I go with the "anti government" group. I really don't need the government to help me save me from myself. I recently saw a push to outlaw smokjing in your car.

 

I wouldn't be without seat belts in any of my old cars. They're too cheap to leave out.

 

For all the people who are SO AGAINST wearing seatbelts, I thank you. When you and all of your loved ones die in a minor accident in your old car, that is more air for me to breathe and more parts for me to get off your wrecked car at the salvage yard.

Keep 'em unbuckled!

 

A picture is worth 1000 words, so this video clip says it all pretty well....

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8ac_1199198867

Cheers, Glen.

 

I took my 13 day old son for a ride on my 1946 Harley.
Hand clutch, hold the kid and work the throttle
You figure out how it was done

 

because there is too much government interference in our lives


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google Ron Paul

 

I will be ordering some from Kanter soon.

 

What's wrong with that? The mom didn't feel a thing!