I am always amazed at the people I meet (few and far between, of course) that tell me, "the doctor (paramedic, fireman, policeman) told me if I had had on my seatbelt, I would be dead". I never know if I should tell them that the person stating that isn't an accident reconstructionist, that they should go to Vegas and play the odds, or that anyone that would suggest to another they not wear a seatbelt isn't worthy of listening to to begin with.

Here in OH, the law for children in safety restraints was changed from 4 yrs/40 pounds to 8 years/ 80 pounds, with the reccomendation that kids under 12 remain in the backseat. The number of adults that write in with comments about why they shouldn't abide by the law is ridiculous. "I just got rid of my old seat when my child turned 5", "I had a new baby and all these seats won't fit in my car", "my child gets made fun of cause he/she is still in a seat".