Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
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Always wear one.
My Dad on the other hand never wears one. He's driven lorries all his days and most didnt even have seatbelts fitted so I guess hes just grown used to it
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karisma_corsa
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Registered: 19th Nov 06
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If I'm in the front of my car yes. In the back no as it doesn't legally need rear belts
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AndyCorsaSport
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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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Always, had a fine for not wearing it at 17, just pullin out o petrol station and was genuinely about to put it on. Was in a rush.
Wear one in taxis too cause most of em don't know how to drive!
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by karisma_corsa
If I'm in the front of my car yes. In the back no as it doesn't legally need rear belts
That's nice for the person in the front seat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQNe4uTxJ38
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxA7i2DaDT0
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
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never got why people dont feel the need to wear one in the back, i refuse to move until rear passengers put it on in my cars.
strted wearing it in taxis now though, never use to, absolutly no idea why as they all seem to be using thier brothers liscence
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ed
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Exactly, the forces involved in even a low speed crash are huge. It hurts quite a bit if you bang your head against a low beam at walking pace let alone a piece of metal at 30mph.
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
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I'm normally pretty good with it but just recently I've found myself at the end of a journey without having put it on at all.
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sharpy28
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Registered: 1st Nov 08
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I wear mine all the time always have done, its force of habbit, tend to find my self putting it on to move it off the drive etc 
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
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i got in a customers car the other day and went to put the belt on, it had no door and i was driving it into the booth
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
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Always wear one. Only when I had an xe I went through a phase of not wearing one as harnesses pissed me off too much, got caught, didn't pay fine, moved house, caught up with me and owed over £700. Learnt the hard way.
It's habit and you're an idiot if you don't wear one.
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tom130691
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Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
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i think the comment in the back is due to a classic car?
for example my mini doesnt have any in the back where never factory fitted, this combined with the rear cage means its rare that anyone is in the back
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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i have to or my car beeps a really annoying alarm at me
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BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
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Yeah my beetle didnt have rear belts
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bazzaa
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Registered: 14th Jan 10
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never usto bother with it but was in s bad acident month back and luckly had my belt on but wore it under my arm instead of over sholder which cause me to puncher a lung and rip my fia fram. allways were it now and proper
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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Always, even when I am in the track toy with 4point harnesses
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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Always wear mine, feels weird without it.
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Eddx14xe
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Always wear it when I'm driving, like has been said before Ifeel naked without it.
I find myself not wearing it sometimes when I'm a passenger though, not on purpose I just seem to forget. Especially when I was on holiday, I hardly wore one out there, again I don't know why, just got use to jumping in a taxi and not putting it on.
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: koda Fabia VRS 5J
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I do except if I'm reversing or driving 152 yards from the garage to the house.
[Edited on 24-08-2012 by nathy_87]
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Gaz
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Location: Widnes, Cheshire
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Always.
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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I am getting back into it. I never used to wear it when I had new company cars. I even got used to the beeper and didn't hear it.
I tried to have it as a new years resolution to wear it but couldn't do it.
Since I bought my shitbox Honda I wear it about half the time. I'm getting better I suppose.
My best mate survived a horrendous car crash because he wasn't wearing a belt.
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Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
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I see theres key's on ebay now that you put into the seat belt clip to fasten it and make it think theres a belt plugged in to save it beeping. Only time it could be handy really is for if you were carrying stuff in the car on the seats or for a dog.
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BluKoo
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Registered: 8th Apr 02
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quote:
Originally posted by cpcrampton
Your a twat if you don't.
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Adster
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Registered: 8th Jul 10
Location: Leyland, Lancs
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always worn it since i was a passenger in my mates car and we hit a tree at around 40-50mph :/
Them lagunas are pretty strong cars!
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simonATR
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Registered: 5th Aug 12
Location: Gloucester Drives: Vectra SRi 140
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Yes always. No excuse not to.
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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Only time I don't is when i'm manouvering, or reversing.
Some reason I never wear one in a taxi.
Was told by a driving examiner that taxi drivers are not legally required to wear one whilst they have a customer in the car for safety reasons (Mainly the rear passenger can pin them to the seat with the seatbelt and potentially harm them) But as soon as the customer leaves the vehicle they must wear one!
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