TODAY’S POLL

LAST POLL RESULTS

89.9% of you voted Yes, every time in yesterday’s poll: Do you always wear a seatbelt when riding in a car?

“Absolutely! Who wouldn’t?!”

“And no one rides with me who isn’t buckled up!”

“Before seatbelts were mandatory, I had them installed in my car. Anyone who rode with me had to buckle up.”

“I feel naked without the seatbelt. I NEVER drive without buckling up!”

“I feel naked if I’m not wearing my seatbelt in the car.”

“If I don’t have it on, I don’t feel safe!”

“Better safe than sorry! Wear it ALWAYS!”

“That is, if I’m driving or sitting in the front seat. If I’m in the back, usually not — unless it’s a rideshare where it’s mandatory.”

“If I’m taking an Uber, I will let this slide… unless the driver insists.”

“I started clicking when I was expecting my first child. That was 26 years ago, so it has become a well-ingrained habit!”

“It’s ingrained at this point.”

“I wear a seatbelt even if I’m just backing up my car 5 feet. 30 years ago, a really good friend saved his life twice because of a seatbelt — I haven’t gone without one since.”

“You would, too, if you’ve seen cadavers or pictures of such after a crash.”

“THOSE WHO DON’T ARE STUPID.”

“I’m no (crash) dummy!”

“I’m not going to be the one who dies in a car accident and has the local news say, ‘SHE WASN’T WEARING A SEATBELT.’”

“Please buckle up every time — even if you think it’s just a short trip. Retired EMT here, and they truly save lives.”

“It’s so easy to save your life.”

“One of the easiest things to do for safety.”

“I always wear a seatbelt while driving but may take it off when parking to increase my range of motion.”

“OK, I always wear a seatbelt in a car. I sometimes cheat on long drives in our van (and it doesn’t care if the passenger has it on or not). My mom was terrible — she figured out how to disable the warning sound…”

“It beeps at you until you do it — such a narc. But it’s second nature to just put it on. Safety first!”

“I generally don’t buckle up if I’m in the back seat. I started buckling up all the time while driving after getting a couple of seatbelt tickets. I didn’t like those oppressive ‘Man With No Eyes, It’s the law’ billboards.”

“When they first passed the law, I skipped wearing a seatbelt unless I was in town. After a couple of $10 tickets, I gave in. The past was fraught with undeveloped safety issues.”

“State law here. Wear it all the time.”

“Yes, every time. It’s the law!”

“Always — it’s been a habit since the law went into effect in the mid-’90s. I had to force myself at first, but it was well worth the effort.”

“It’s a matter of habit — a good one at that. I don’t feel safe without my seatbelt on. I’ve also had a couple of collisions in the past, and the seatbelt saved me from serious injuries.”

“I wear mine. I do have a friend that got in a wreck, and if he had been wearing his seatbelt, he would have died. Him getting ejected actually saved his life.”

“As a teen, before the seatbelt law was passed in Wisconsin, I was in a head-on car crash where investigators said I would have been killed instantly if I had been wearing a seatbelt in that situation.”

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