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| The Musketeer Member Since: 07 Feb 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 193   
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I'm bad for it going short distances on little roads, which is probably most of my driving, goes back to driving quads and tractors between fields I guess. However I always get it on before a "proper" road.
Never, never on tracks or off road. Good things come to the wild and free Last edited by The Musketeer on 11th Apr 2012 7:51pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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11th Apr 2012 7:49pm |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507  
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X2  Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant. |
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11th Apr 2012 7:51pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20607
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I always do. It just doesn't feel right to me to get in with out it on to be honest (unless just doing work off road). Remember there isn't even any airbag. only the belt and no belt well you can imagine what could happen
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11th Apr 2012 7:54pm |
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| Pam W Member Since: 25 Oct 2011 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1169 
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As Sir Jimmy used to say 'Clunk, Clip, Every Trip'
Can't understand why a short trip on a small road should be seen as any different to a longer trip a 'proper' road - accidents can happen within yards of setting off, and with side or head crashes, even at as slow speeds, seat belts help prevent injury or worse..... Why take the risk ??   |
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11th Apr 2012 8:40pm |
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| chiefstoker Member Since: 11 Oct 2010 Location: Weston-super-Mud Posts: 897 
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 dont get me started, but its mobile phones that are the worst culprit in my mind grrr.. 2005 TD5 90 Hard Top
Beer 'n Sex 'n Chips 'n Gravy  |
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11th Apr 2012 8:40pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665 
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x2 WRT seat belts, the only time I ever drive without is short journeys usually with my trailer attached, when I am in-and-out of the car frequently. It's a long story, but I do this sometimes (when the Defender is actually "working" for it's living), and it's just around the houses when I don't even get above 20mph. For all proper journeys it's clunk-click every trip... How I like not having a bleeper when the car's moving and no seatbelt - the one on my Volvo is deafening and annoying, you couldn't go more than 2 wheel rotations before it batters you into submission Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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11th Apr 2012 8:46pm |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3652 
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I learnt to drive with a seat belt so its a habit, I find myself putting it on the get the car out of the garage. I did own a triumph herald without belts for a while and never felt happy in it although I loved it otherwise.
A good friends daughter was killed in a head on car crash where her car had drifted to the wrong side of the road the other driver was also very badly injured, it turned out she may have been texting her boyfriend as the phone was found on her lap with a half completed text on it, I must admit I find it hard but I ignore mine now until I can safely pull over . but I have to agree you do see loads of folks whom still drive with them stuck to thier ears. DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS, I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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11th Apr 2012 8:50pm |
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| Eduardo Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Región Metropolitana Posts: 2110  
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Hi there
For all of us inside the car (2nd/3rd row included) the seatbelt is a must for short or long trip. Is the first thig that we do when we entering in. A crash at 20-30 KPH can be mortal and my wife learned it in the bad way a lot of years ago. Cheers Eduardo MY 2007 110 SW PUMA 2.4: Big Fog of 64' MY 1994 Jayco 1207 Folding camper: "El Tremendo" Click image to enlarge |
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11th Apr 2012 9:04pm |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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Yep, every day I count dozens of people using a mobile phone handheld. When a handsfree kit is a couple of quid it's baffling really. |
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11th Apr 2012 9:35pm |
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| Killer90 Site Sponsor Member Since: 09 Oct 2011 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 6478 
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i had a guy infront of me today lighting a fag he was all over the show at about 5mph
 then later on im still behind him  he chucks the first fag out reaches over to the dash on over side and gets another fag out lights it same thing  |
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11th Apr 2012 9:56pm |
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| Def-00 Member Since: 11 May 2011 Location: Sharjah Posts: 236  
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i didn't use to wear my belt much actually never did, got in a serious crash long ago two vehicles written off and a third badly damaged. no belt, thank god no one was injured. a while back started putting the seatbelt on as had to do long motorway drives and a lot of two way mountain roads, scary as hell when someone comes around the corner climbing the hill half way into your lane
and after that turned into a habit to put it on each time i get in. and the only time i didnt have my belt on offroading it took 5 minutes before i smacked my head into the door  2012 Fuji White 110 Flattened |
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11th Apr 2012 10:47pm |
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| lukev01 Member Since: 24 Mar 2012 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 412 
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Darwin was right.
Not wearing a seatbelt surely eliminates the shallow end of the gene pool? Seem to remember Andy Parsons on Mock the Week saying the same about people who go across level crossings when a train is coming... 1970 Series 2A 88" |
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12th Apr 2012 7:48am |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328
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There are of couse counter arguments for not wearing belts How the Chaps in HGV's (yeh I know LGV
) wear them is beyond me.
Also there are people exempt from wearing them as well for Job or medical reasons |
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12th Apr 2012 8:03am |
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| Surrey Rover Member Since: 20 Dec 2010 Location: Surrey Posts: 360 |
I rarely wore my seat belt for 27 years behind the wheel, I then bought my wife a XC90 and have always worn it since.
If you even sit in that thing without wearing your belt, it has an epileptic fit. I've been well an truly beaten into submission by a buzzer! Nick 2.2 110 Tipper |
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12th Apr 2012 8:37am |
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