Do you always wear a seatbelt when you are driving?

I hope that my husband will also become a responsible driver, he has done several other things that he could have gotten a fine for if he had been caught. One of the things that I am angry about aside from the seat belt is the fact that he often uses his cellphone while he is driving, I think that is very dangerous. Our car is also quite ugly, because my husband had an accident last year. The auto mechanic didn't have spare parts in the right colour, so now our car is mix of different colours

I also feel safer when I am wearing a seat belt and I never drive without it. Ever since I was child it is has been a natural part of driving, because my father was very strict about that and he refused to drive unless we were all wearing our seat belts

It is very important that he start wearing his seat belt.

I am very happy to hear that your seat belt saved you when you were involved in the accidents. It is scary to think about the things that could have happened without the seat belt. That is main reason why I get angry at my husband when he drives without his seat belt. He was involved in an accident last year. The car was damaged, but fortuneately he didn't get hurt. If it happen again he might not be so lucky, so I think it is really important that he starts wearing his seat belt.

My husband also finds seat belts uncomfortable and he doesn't like the feeling that he gets when he is wearing it, but I think it is important to wear it whether we like it on not, because it might protect us from serious injuries if we get involved in an accident. My husband had a car accident last year. The car was damaged, but fortuneately he didn't get hurt and neither did the other driver. If it happens again we don't know if he will be that lucky again and I am going to do my best to persuade him to wear his seat belt every time he drives.

i can understand why you would and if i had such a strong feeling i would to. good luck.

hi friends(stowyk and porcospino) i strongly agree with both of you..........my company is paying for our security(to remind to wear a seatbelt)and still some driver dont wear however i always wear a seat belt and also told to my driver.......

Once, and then I decided to always wear it. Be careful your insurance rates can go up too. I don't always like them but some cars have better seat belts than other ones. Nascar cars have better ones on each shoulder, the ones we use don't always work the best, like air bags but both are better than windshield restraint, that hurts! It is much easier if a belt feels good on your person. This trick is illegal and I am not officially recommending it. If a law breaker places a folded cardboard in between the clip that holds the upper part of the seat belt and the clip - the belt will not stay tight. This will make it feel more comfortable if there is a little slack. That is why it is illegal for it will not work correctly in an accident but might act as a pacifier for a short period of time so he can get used to it and get over his problem. The lap belt part stays tight and if you pull on the upper belt the cardboard will fall out restoring the proper functionality to this safety device. After you get used to a belt and it is comfortable, a habit is formed and you end up never thinking about it again. I've actually tried to get out of a car with it on because I forgot it was there.

Hi Bluedoll! Thanks for your comment. I hadn't thought about the difference between the seat belts in cars. I think he really needs a to find a way to get used the seat belt. I hope that it will become a habit and that he will use it without thinking about it, because I am worried about his safety if he keeps on driving without a seat belt.

Yes, it is a warning for him. I hope that he takes is seriously this time. He has been caught once before and right after it happened he wore his seat belt every time, but when some time had passed he stopped wearing his seat belt again, and then he got caught the second time.

He can look around if there is police around if there is and see in far he can wear it and off later in other way

In the past there were no strict rules about seat belts in my country either, but that has changed we and today we always get a fine if we are caught without a seat belt. Today the fine is about $100, but in 2012 they are going to change the fine and we will have to pay about $200 if we are caught without a seat belt. I hope that my husband has learned from the experience and that he will remember his seat belt from now on. I am worried about is safety if he keeps on driving without a seat belt because he finds that more comfortable.

In my country the laws about adults and children in the car are also very strict. It hasn't always been that way, when I was a child there weren't as many rules as there are today and my friends' parents didn't have seat belts on the backseat. I found that a little strange because in my own family we have always used seat belts.

Fortuneately the situation has improved since I started this discussion and today my husband wears his seat belt most of the time. Sometimes he forgets it and when that happens I remind him that he has to wear his seat belt every time. I am less worried about his safety today. You are right the fine is one thing, and of course it is annoying to spend the money on that when we don't have much money, but his safety is the most important thing. He has been involved in a car accident in the past and in case it happens again it is important he protects himself, it could save his life.

It has been some months since I started this discussion, and fortuneately my husband has started wearing his seat belt. He still forgets it every once in a while, but most of the time he remembers it. If he forgets it I remind him to use his seat belt. I hope that it will become an automatic habit for him. It is good to hear that you also use your seat belt when you are driving. It is important to think about our safety when we are driving.

i do wear, because its safety concern and i am serious about this.

My husband used to be like that. He got fines for driving without his seat belt, but he kept on doing it because he didn't think that he would get caught again. Last time it happened I was very angry at him, because we had discussed it many times and he knew that I was worried about his safety. Fortuneately he has started wearing his seat belt today. I think that he is more worried about a new fine than the accidents that might happen, but the important thing is that he wears his seat belt.

Your story is proves how important the seat belt is. It really could mean the difference between no injuries and bad injuries, and I don't think it is worth taking that kind of chance. I hope that my husband will start wearing his seat belt. Last time he got caught without his seat belt, he wore it every time the weeks after he had been caught, but today he doesn't wear it every time.