Gov. Corzine was not wearing a seat belt :(

[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.

[ramanth]

Guess I must say I'm not surprised they feel they are "above the law".

[Logan]

I ALWAYS wear my seatbelt, as does every member of my family. It is just habit for me and for them. That is what we do. But I find myself looking at people who have not strapped in, or have not properly restrained their children, when I am at red lights.

If I am killed in an accident, wearing my seatbelt, then I feel it was meant to be. And I am not likely to ever give it up for the unlikely event that I would have been better off without it.

This speeding (91 mph) thing blows my mind.

Logan