Wear your seat belts...

**Knight203** · 11-06-2011, 06:50 AM

I was driving down the road at 50mph (the speed limit) and a deer jumps off a hill into the road. I swerve to avoid it and some thing in my suspension breaks and causes me to loose control and slam into a wall of rocks. I hit head on and spin down the road 50-60 feet before stopping. I called 911 and couldn't catch my breath so I stayed in the car until a passerby told me my car was on fire. He helps me out of the car cause I still was winded and I watch my newly bought used car go up in flames without full coverage insurance. Firefighters/cops and every one at the hospital tell me I'm lucky to be alive let alone only have some bruises and a sprained ankle. The RN was so happy to see the bruising on my chest "That's what I like to see, seat belt marks" I would have flown through the front window and into the rocky embankment I hit if I hadn't have had it on. Please wear your seat belts.

Some photos http://imgur.com/a/4cfT4

**Gamekiller** · 11-06-2011, 09:44 AM

Wow man, that's a crazy series of unfortunate events but good thing you're ok! I always wear my seat belt and make my passengers wear theirs also. No idea why some people think that they're uncool or something.. the uncool thing is dying because you didn't wear it. Also, props to the guy who helped you out of the car. You might have been burned.. badly.

Anyways, I'm glad that you're OK and +1 to wearing your seat belt.

**stangracin3** · 11-06-2011, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by Gamekiller

Wow man, that's a crazy series of unfortunate events but good thing you're ok! I always wear my seat belt and make my passengers wear theirs also. No idea why some people think that they're uncool or something.. the uncool thing is dying because you didn't wear it. Also, props to the guy who helped you out of the car. You might have been burned.. badly.

Anyways, I'm glad that you're OK and +1 to wearing your seat belt.

its not that most people see them as uncool. most people don;t like their movement restricted.

**chinaguy** · 11-06-2011, 05:44 PM

Seatbelts, the best thing sicne condoms where invented.

Just to say my father was killed over 40 years ago when I was child in a head on crash with a tree. He was thrown through the front screen and died of head injuries 3 days later. If he had been wearing his seat belt he would have walked away from the crash.

Modern cars are so well built and designed today that any crash under 50mph you will walk away from, as long as you wear your seat belt.

Car insurance cost me nearly 1000 US$ for full coverage, but my car is 6 months old and worth $30K, the way people drive here in china I take no risks.

**Gamekiller** · 11-06-2011, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by stangracin3

its not that most people see them as uncool. most people don;t like their movement restricted.

You trying to exercise while you drive?

**Petra** · 11-06-2011, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by chinaguy

Seatbelts, the best thing sicne condoms where invented.

Funny you mention this... because seatbelts and condoms seem to share similar usage issues, despite their obvious benefits.

**road-runner** · 11-06-2011, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by Petra

Funny you mention this... because seatbelts and condoms seem to share similar usage issues, despite their obvious benefits.

Isnt that the truth...

**stangracin3** · 11-06-2011, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by Gamekiller

You trying to exercise while you drive?

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not all cars have the adjustable seat belts that adjust where it come across the chest.
my car for example would probably chop my head off if i got in an accident at 60 as it come right across the neck. i'm 6'1", idk who they made this car for but they were damn tall.

**Gamekiller** · 11-06-2011, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by stangracin3

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not all cars have the adjustable seat belts that adjust where it come across the chest.
my car for example would probably chop my head off if i got in an accident at 60 as it come right across the neck. i'm 6'1", idk who they made this car for but they were damn tall.

Hmm, I've never had that issue and I've driven a lot of cars/trucks/suvs. Sure there isn't a clip or something on the car seat's shoulder area? In anycase.. either the seat belt can chop your head off or the windshield can.

**Cpl Ledanek** · 11-06-2011, 07:32 PM

I had a woman passenger refused seatbelt because she thinks it will ruin her dress
I said, I'm not concern about you or your dress.
I'm concern about you flying off the seat and cracking my dashboard and the front windshield.

glad you made it out of there

**stangracin3** · 11-06-2011, 08:45 PM

my car has the seatbelts that don't really "grab" if you know what i mean instead you fly forward anyway

edit: i hate this laptop, i always hit . or ; instead of the ' key

**Hondacity** · 11-06-2011, 09:11 PM

glad to hear you're alive and spreading the word

i click it no tick it! lol

**STEvil** · 11-06-2011, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by stangracin3

my car has the seatbelts that don't really "grab" if you know what i mean instead you fly forward anyway

edit: i hate this laptop, i always hit . or ; instead of the ' key

You need to pull faster on them, or else the clutch mechanism is full of junk and malfunctioning.

**stangracin3** · 11-06-2011, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by STEvil

You need to pull faster on them, or else the clutch mechanism is full of junk and malfunctioning.

i learned this by slamming on the break to avoid a deer. i almost ate the steering wheel, lol.

**stangracin3** · 11-06-2011, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by STEvil

You need to pull faster on them, or else the clutch mechanism is full of junk and malfunctioning.

i learned this by slamming on the break to avoid a deer. i almost ate the steering wheel, lol.

**cmanser** · 11-10-2011, 03:41 PM

So did you completely miss the deer or still hit it? Seatbelt has saved my life in the past. ALWAYS wear them.

**stangracin3** · 11-12-2011, 09:18 AM

it finally moved when it realized i still would have hit it. this was in daylight so it wasn't just a deer staring at my headlights like "hmm, i wonder what those are"

**Computurd** · 11-12-2011, 09:24 AM

wow due your lucky! glad to hear yer okay

**Stewie007** · 11-12-2011, 09:43 AM

Glad to hear that you came out of it alright. I hear so many people make excuses to justify their failure to wear a seat belt. Its either in the way, or "The government isn't going to tell me what to do," or some similar kind of garbage. Here is another for the text books.

On a side note, in the future you might want to consider not swerving to miss the deer and just hit it. Many deer related deaths are actually not a result of hitting the deer, but sudden violent moves to attempt to miss the deer that result in loss of control and the end of the road for you. Yes, the deer could come up onto the hood and through the window (if you slammed on your breaks), but the odds are against death by strike vs death by swerve. Not trying to criticize, just pointing out how the common thought that leads us to attempt to "get out of danger" many times leads to greater danger.