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Originally Posted by nitrostarter
Being a firefighter has allowed me to see both sides of the story. From past history of the calls I've worked, I would split it down the middle where seat belts killed people and where not wearing the seat belt killed people. Its rather shocking to know that sometimes its better to be thrown around inside your vehicle, or be ejected, rather than be strapped down to the seat.
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Not trying to start anything, but I find this kind of hard to believe. Let me clarify, I find the 50/50 part hard to believe. Mostly because the only accidents I can see it possibly being better to not be buckled in are rollovers. And even then you'd only want to be ejected if the roof was going to end up being completely flattened. Because any frontal collision, I'll take the crappy 3 point belt over kissing the windshield or steering wheel anyday. And yes 3 point belts are crappy, they should be 4 point with racing style adjusters instead of the self-retracting setup used now.
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