Gov. Corzine was not wearing a seat belt :(

[dab_20]

How sad. I do hope he recovers quickly. Being honest... no, I wear my seat belt maybe 60 percent of the time. Although I'm trying to wear it all the time now because my mom says I can't take the permit test until I prove to her I wear it every time.

[Uabassoon]

I always wear a seat belt, I've only been in one car addicent and had minor injuries, but if I hadn't been wearing a seatbelt I don't even know if I would have survived. I was in a minivan and it flipped over, thankfully I just had some cuts from where the window broke and peices of it landed in my arm.

My new car has an annoying buzzer sound so if I don't wear my belt it won't shut up until I put it on. If there is a passanger with me it will also buzz if they aren't wearing a seatbelt.

[ramanth]

I always wear my belt. I don't feel safe without it. Seen too many accidents where people were ejected from their cars.

My new car has an annoying buzzer sound so if I don't wear my belt it won't shut up until I put it on. If there is a passanger with me it will also buzz if they aren't wearing a seatbelt.

Same with my Pontiac Vibe. Continuous annoying chiming if the driver or passenger aren't wearing belts. Scared the crap out of me once because Andy has a habit of taking his belt off as we are pulling into parking lots and the alarm went off and I near slammed on the brakes thinking something was wrong with the car.

[chocolatepuppy]

I always buckle up.

[Craftlady]

I always buckle up as a driver and passenger.
In Kentucky you can be pulled over for not being belted (driver) and (passengers).

[buckner]

I always buckle up as a driver and passenger.
In Kentucky you can be pulled over for not being belted (driver) and (passengers).

I don't believe they can pull you over for not being belted. However, if they DO pull you over and they note you're not wearing a belt, then you'll get a ticket. The reason for pulling the person over has to be something other than not being belted. I'm saying this, assuming the law hasn't suddenly change for 2007.

Nonetheless, I think it's silly NOT to wear a seatbelt. I ALWAYS buckle up. Better safe, than sorry. However, I am guilty of adjusted the belt on long car trips. I'll just use the lap part, putting the shoulder strap behind me. But, if I'm driving or in the passenger's seat, it's always 100% on. I never think about it - I've always been taught to wear it. I have friends who get in my car without buckling up. I didn't realize they weren't wearing them at first, simply because I don't check. I assume everyone is wise enough to put them on. However, I noticed it, and ever since, I make sure they are wearing them before I drive.

Come on guys, BUCKLE UP!!

[Roxyluvsme13]

That wasn't a very smart thing to do.

I always buckle my seatbelt. It's been a habit since I was really little.

[Cincy'sMom]

My new car has an annoying buzzer sound so if I don't wear my belt it won't shut up until I put it on. If there is a passanger with me it will also buzz if they aren't wearing a seatbelt.

I was starting to get bad about wearing mine if I was staying close to home....just running to the drugstore, down the street to my BIL's....on residental streets. Now my new Nitro also has the annoying buzzer, so I always put it on right away, even if every street I'm driving on is 25 mph.

Last week I was travelling with one of our sales guys, and I was complaining about the buzzer. He's like, couldn't you disable that...find the fuse or something. I laughed becuase that was the first thought I had too...but the safer, smarter thing to do, is just to wear the seatbelt!! And now, that's what I do

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Justin's truck has that seat belt buzzer too. We always wear our seat belts when we're on the road so it usually doesn't bother us. It is incredible annoying though when we stop at the end of the driveway to get the mail and that stupid buzzer goes off so we have to re-buckle just to drive the short distance down the driveway. It's also annoying when Justin is doing yard work and is driving the truck around the yard picking up fallen branches and things. It doesn't make a lot of sense to buckle up when you're driving 5 MPH through your own yard and stopping every 15 seconds to pick up yard debris.

[Randi]

I always wear a seatbelt, it's stupid not to, and anyway, it's the law here. I also tend to wear my seat belt on flights, although I loosen it.

[Uabassoon]

I was starting to get bad about wearing mine if I was staying close to home....just running to the drugstore, down the street to my BIL's....on residental streets. Now my new Nitro also has the annoying buzzer, so I always put it on right away, even if every street I'm driving on is 25 mph.

That's good that you wear your seatbelt now, I've heard that the majority of accidents happen close to home. When I was in mine I was on my way back from school which was less than 2 miles away and the accident happened as we were turning onto the street where our house was.

[I_luv_rusty]

I always wear my seat belt in the car. Really the only time I haven't is when I went to a six flags safari and going really slow. I wear it even if my mom is driving me down the street to a friends house. Even if no one asks me to wear one, I do anyway.

[Alysser]

In my car, and most of my friend's cars yes. But in one of my friends cars no. I hate seatbelts but most of the time I am forced to wear them. If I'm not forced I don't. Of course, when I start driving and stuff I will always wear one because I'm in the front and driving. When I am an adult, I will wear it 100% of the time.

[Pam]

For those who haven't heard, it has now been confirmed that Gov. Corzine's vehicle was traveling 91 MPH on a road with a speed limit of 65. A state trooper was behind the wheel. Why did he think he didn't need to obey the speed limit like everyone else and why did he allow the governor to ride without a seat belt? As much as I feel sorry for the governor, this may have all been avoided if the two of them were behaving as the rest of the public is expected to behave.

[Laura's Babies]

No matter what car I drive or WHO you are, if the seat belts are not on, I will not even start the car until it is. If WE don't set the example, how can we ask the kids and grandkids to do it?