BF2S Forums Seat Belt Laws

1) I don't know why on motorcylces.
2) On school buses, the seats are built to a special way I can't remember right now which is supposedly as safe as a seat belt.

liquidat0r wrote:

Everyone should wear a seatbelt, if you don't then you are an idiot.

Agree.  But why just cars?

Jet Blast wrote:

If you drive a car in the US, you have to wear a seat belt.  Newer cars even beep at you until you buckle up.  Why do car manufactures do this? 

Also, in some states, people who ride motorcycles do not have to wear a helmet or a seat belt.  Why are they exempt?

Why don't school buses have seat belts for the children?  There are rules and laws for kids in cars, yet when they get on a bus it is free game.  Same goes for public buses and subways.

So why do car drivers get the shaft?

I would agree that buses need seat belts.  I'm guessing that was something both the vehicle manufacturers and Ralph Nader overlooked....

Motorbikes are dangerous anyway, - if you crash, the bike goes flying, so it's probably better if you fall off. Furthermore, you don't go through a windshield.
On the buses I remember we had them - just not on public transport, but then, they're trained drivers, so they're supposed to know what they're doing.

-konfusion

acEofspadEs6313 wrote:

2) On school buses, the seats are built to a special way I can't remember right now which is supposedly as safe as a seat belt.

stryyker wrote:

Motorcycles. If you fall, you have time to push yourself away from the bike, saving you from further harm. If you are attached, 600 lbs of hot metal drags you against the pavement.

What about helmets?

liquidat0r wrote:

Everyone should wear a seatbelt, if you don't then you are an idiot.

I'm going to disagree with your statement.  I personally wear a seatbelt, but you are not an idiot if you don't. Your just jeaopardizing your safety.  There are many people who don't wear them because doing it could do more harm than good.  My dad for instance has had a kidney transplant.  Do you know where they place the donor kidney?  They place it through the front of your stomach area,  in the cavity, right where the lap-belt comes across.  By wearing his belt, my dad could dammage, and even worse, kill his kidney in the slightest fenderbender. 

He chooses not to, and I respect him for it.  He's hardly an idiot for his decision. And, neither are the rest who choose to do it for medical purposes. Be it neck, shoulder, or other problems.

To the poster...

Have you ever seen brains on the street?

Guts on the hood?

Don't you think people get tired of cleaning it up?

Do any of your friends drink and drive?

Do you want the people to die that they run into?

It's a simple belt...

One day you'll look like superman flying out the front window of your car, coz some drunk hit you...
But then again you gotta look cool...

HeavyMetalDave wrote:

To the poster...

Have you ever seen brains on the street?

Guts on the hood?

Don't you think people get tired of cleaning it up?

Do any of your friends drink and drive?

Do you want the people to die that they run into?

It's a simple belt...

One day you'll look like superman flying out the front window of your car, coz some drunk hit you...
But then again you gotta look cool...

I didn't say I was against the laws did I?

/fail

TigerXtrm wrote:

Then don't question them, smarty pants.

Tiger

My question is, why don't buses and other transportation require protection laws also?

A Bus, Is not YOUR personal property...

A Car, is registered to YOU..

YOU are driving YOUR car....

YOU are not driving the bus...

and thats it.

i got a ticket the other day for not wearing one