What is your opinion on wearing seatbelts?

I'm not even sure why something that's been proven to save lives can still be up for discussion - you should always wear a seatbelt. My father taught me as a little girl that I should automatically always reach for my seatbelt and I still do so today. It's impossible for me to forget my seatbelt, I simply wouldn't feel right.

My boyfriend won't wear his because he says he's an adult and should be able to make decisions like that on his own without being forced. I personally think that's a pig headed - idiotic response. There's specific reasons, studies, cases and whatever else that prompted the enforcement of this law so people who have this kind of mocho, "I'm not going to let people tell me what to do," attitude won't get killed. The fines are pretty high here if the driver is ticketed for not wearing a seatbelt, as well as passanger tickets. I rarely see it enforced, though, and tend to agree if these laws were stricted (enforced more often with higher fines), people would be smarter about the decision to wear or not to wear one.

I am so used to wearing my seat belt that it's a habit already. I do feel safer having it on. It has been proven that it does save lives. I wish everyone would use them.

I'm guilty of forgetting about seatbelts. When I was in high school I did put on my seatbelt every day. But when I started college I started forgetting to. I don't know why. I really really want to make it a habit. I'll start tomorrow!

Those who made cars definitely have their reasons for the seat belt.Sometimes called safety belt, it is designed to protect the occupant of the car or other vechiles against harmful movements of collision or sudden stop. They are intended to reduces injuries by stopping the wearer from hitting hard on interior parts of the car.About 40,000 people die in car accidents and a safety belt can prevent about half of these accidents.Some think it is very uncomfotable or because they are going nearby,they dont need it.It is very wrong.Failure to wear a seat belt contributes to more fatalities.IT SAVES LIFE.

ALthough there has been a law for a long time in the uk about people wearing seatbelts if they were not in the back of the car already it was not necesary. A new law has recently been passed over here to ensure all children and babies are in the appropriate car seats, booster seats ect for their age groups as well as everyone having to buckle up. I think it is great that people are being fined for their lack of responsibility not only for their own lives but for those of children too. It used to really bug me when I was behind a car full of cjildren screaming and jumping about all over the seats of teh car infront. People in the uk ow are also being made aware of the importance of your child being in teh right type of safety seat for their age as so many were in seats that caused more harm than good in a crash. I think we should all buckle up adn drive safely, there are some pretty horrific adds on tv at the moment about people in the back seats not wearing belts and although the people in the front are the impact of the crash makes the people in the back fly forward and it is those in the front that are killed instantly from the impact, makes you think that when you wear a belt not only are you looking out for your own safety but for the other passengers travelling with you. I am all for it as you can tell.

I believe that people who die, get severe injuries or even get fined for not wearing a seatbelt deserve their fate. First of all, it's the law... And you must be really stupid not to see the benefits in wearing the seatbelt. But I guess stupidity is a common fact among human creatures...

seat belts should be weared ...i knew many people think they are tied around and they like it withott seat belt but ...the main purpose of a seat belt is to protect you from accedents so one must have to look after his or her self and try to where it what ever might be the reason for it !!

I believe its important. I believe it can save your life. But be careful because mine usually gets tighter around the neck which could be really bad. So I try to keep it from my neck when I drive because if we stop hard it really hurts and could choke me even. EW

I don't like seat belt.. makes me hard to breath, especially when i just eat.. i know that safe, but i used to not wear that belt, n my country just tight the rules bout using the seatbelt this past month, so i still hard to obey that. so uncomfortable.. when i'm driving or just seat in

yeah, people seem to forget that seat belts save lives, even on the shortest trips and at the lowest speeds. wearing a seatbelt also increases your chances of surviving an accident, right? yeah raising the fines and enforcing it might be one way to remind ppl to not forget to wear their seatbelt.

i think so... don't forget to put your seatbelt if you drive a car, because it can save your life even may be you get an accident. i also never forgotten for me...

Wearing seatbelt is a must thing to do here! It's for safety reasons. Its also illegal not to use seatbelt here.

yes i do agree with u ive offen seen kids hoping around in a moving car and sometimes i think what if the driver went in to the back of the car in front of it the poor child but if the parents dont put there kids car seat on its there problem, they cant care for there child/children,i ve got kids and i make sure each of there seat belts are on.

Sadly I know what can happen when you dont wear your belt..I also unfortunately know what can happen when you dont wear your lid (helmet) or wear it but dont have it done up.....I ALWAYS make sure the kids buckle up and I do as well a good 90% of the time, there are times though I'll totally forget for whatever reason...

People in our country do not always wear seatbelts, they don't understand the importance of wearing one and sadly most of them do not respect traffic law enforcers. I always put my seatbelt on, not mainly because of the law but for my own safety as well.

Well, I'm mainly in the passenger seat, and I'm all for seat belts. I guess most people think it's not so "cool" to wear them. Well, it won't be cool if you crashed and went through the windshield and had glass in your face. I would rather wear the seatbelt. I don't understand why people won't take such a simple and easy precaution, which literally takes no time at all, just for their own safety. Better safe than sorry, right?? But people still don't do it. I guess if they increase the fines, it would work. Apparently these days, most people care more about their money than their lives, or safety.

Wearing a seatbelt is very important and vital for saving a person's life. It is totally a person's own responsibility to do so. Everyone should have his initiative to wear the seatbelt once get into the car.

faith is faith it will come. eventhough we have to take necessary precuation to avaoid that. there is a proverb like if some think happend seriouly if know that its power will be less. seat belt is necessary when we drive the car its give extra protection to our body. We dont we play with the life . there is no need for that

There more safer can save your life save you points on your licence saving you getting a finme or saving you from a yelling lol........ Be safe people