I always wore a seatbelt when I drove. I believe it saved me from more serious injury in my t- bone accident. There's a resident here that just bought a brand new ford focus and he disabled the warning bells for the seat belts. He says he just drives short distances and doesn't think he needs to put his seat belts on. I tried telling him it's illegal to disable safety devices and not to put his belts on, but I can't convince him.