Friday, July 19, 2019
Reasons to wear a seatbelt :: essays research papers fc
â€Å"August 2000, our family of six was on the way to      a wedding. It was a rainy day, and Gregg was not      familiar with the area. The car hit standing      water in the high-way, and started hydro-planing.      Greg lost control of the car. Then, the car went      backwards down into a ditch and started sliding on      its wheels sideways. After sliding for 100 feet      or so, the car flipped, at least once. After      flipping, the car came to rest on its wheels, and      the passenger window broke out.      â€Å"In the front seat was Gregg, driving, Sarah, in      the middle, and Robyn, on the passenger side. In      the rear seat was Jeff, behind the driver, Haley,      in the middle, and Rachel, on the passenger side.      EVERYONE was wearing their SEAT BELTS, as is our      family habit. EVERYONE walked away from this      accident with only bruises. The only blood was      Robyn had small nicks from glass in a couple of      places on her right arm and right leg.      â€Å"After being examined at the ER, we continued on      to the wedding reception. Where, less than 3 hour      after this accident, Rachel, Jeff, Sarah, and      Haley were able to dance and have a great time!      If they had not been wearing their seat belts,      they could have been dead. So Please Buckle Up      your Seat Belts every time you get in the car!†(www.geocities.com/gargn6/seatbelts.html?200522).      This woman’s story may not be one that will ever happen to many people, but if it did a seatbelt is one of the only defenses one has against it. A seatbelt is not a new development and seatbelt laws are not new either and refusing to wear a seatbelt is disregard for the law and one’s own safety. Everyone has to wear a seatbelt, no one is picked, and people from celebrities down to a common sixteen-year-old driver have to wear one. No one is exempt from the law and no one should be aloud to break it. It’s not hard to do and shouldn’t be hard to remember because all it takes is a click and even though some have come up with many reasons not to wear them the benefits of wearing a seatbelt outweigh the disadvantages by far.      Many people may choose not to wear a seatbelt because they don’t understand how and why they work. To begin with seatbelts are the first line of defense one has against an injury in a crash.
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