I was in a similar accident. Walked away from it without a scratch and fully cognizant of the fact that my seat belt saved me. The fact that one was killed and the passenger unharmed suggests to me that the passenger was wearing his seat belt and the driver was not.

was it a firestone tire??

China Tires?

I’ll “risk” wearing my seat belt. Collisions happen more than rollovers so I’m guessing the comment above saying seat belts do more harm is not true. Head plus windshield isn’t good. Rollovers would be an exception sometimes.

Pat, let me make one thing clear. We are NOT friends.

LOL Wow 2012 and people still believe seat belts are “bad.” Being ejected from the car would have saved them? I don’t think so. If the engine crushed them it was because it was an older model car. Cars, for many years now, have been made to crumple on impact so the engine does not kill the passengers. Believe me, flying through a window at 60+ miles per hour will, more often than not, kill you.

Having said that ^, I do believe adults can make their own decisions, the law is ridiculous.

when you see wires poking out of your tire…..change it ……..

My husband was in an accident a few years ago at fairly low speed (~35 mph)…he ended up with internal bleeding caused by the seat belt, and required emergency surgery and several weeks in the hospital. That being said, he was in a smaller car, and he is a tall guy – I think the alternative would have been his head through the windshield..so we will continue to ALWAYS wear our seatbelts.

If your car is less than 20 years old, it has airbags, you better be wearing your seatbelt when that airbag goes off or it’ll likely break your spine/neck/arms. Also, you will not be ejected without the seatbelt cuz again, the airbag is going to forcefully put you in your seat!

The level of arrogance and presumption on these comments is distressing. It’s amazing how many experts there are based on the minimal amount of details given in this story. But I guess that’s how internet discussion goes.

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seat belt usage should be up to the adult individual……they can be a threat as well as a savior……nobody needs some backwards legislature dictating what is and isn’t good for them…..most of those elected clowns are stupid anyways.

Okay we can argue the pros and cons of seatbelts forever and most likely will – sometimes they save your life sometimes they don’t – but the decision to wear one or not wear one should still be up to the adult. I’m just tired of our legislaters legislating our life – some things are commonsense and look at it this way “stupidity has a way of taking care of itself – call it population control.