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chutzpah44

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Any know the exact speed(KMS) that their seat belt warning starts to beep?

I think mine is 22kms. Are all makes different mines an Audi
 
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my seat belt is always on so it doesnt do ****!

i cant drive without my seatbelt! feels weird!
 
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ALFAHOLIC

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LOL ever seen guys in GTI wear seatbelts AND lean back in the seat...looks STRANGE
 
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I hate those things. If a car has it I will have it turned off.
 
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VW doesn't implement crap to annoy you and force you against your will to wear a seatbelt, like governments and other manufacturers tend to do. So I wouldn't really know :p
 
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...well some people really value their lives....

Mine does not beep but I get a dash light staying on if I don't belt up. The doors do lock at about 25km/h
 
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LancelotSA said:
...well some people really value their lives....

Mine does not beep but I get a dash light staying on if I don't belt up. The doors do lock at about 25km/h
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There's no harm in just a light, or doors locking at 20km/h (that's the speed mine does). But to force laws about seatbelts because someone thinks he's knows what's best for you is not acceptable IMO. You're not harming anyone or anything so there should be no law against it. Whether you value your life or not is besides the point because you have the option to wear it if you do.
 
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You're not harming anyone or anything so there should be no law against it.
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Actually you are. You cannot easily maintain control of your car when you are doing an emergency braking move or swerve if you are not held into your seat. That will increase the chances of other occupants in the car or other cars getting hurt.

Also, people who are badly hurt in accidents because they are too cool (even though nobody else really cares) or fat to wear a seatbelt are incredibly expensive to treat. This uses my tax money, increases the fuel price (through the RAF) and increases my medical aid contributions.

It also points to a state of mind which is part of the reason why driving in SA is the way it is.

I own and use a sports car - no, not a 'hot' hatch:rolleyes:, so I am not one of those crazy super safety advocates. The point is wearing a seatbelt is really such a tiny inconvenience.
 
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Oh, I did also do some volunteer work at EMS a while ago. While seatbelts won't save you everytime (and everyone knows a story of a friend's friend's friend whos life was maybe saved by not wearing one), I know which one I would choose everytime. Steering wheel+no seatbelt+abnomen+a rapid stop... or back of bakkie...

Also anyone who thinks the airbags will save you (or even go off) without a seatbelt is just wrong.

I don't really care if it is by law or not (it is not being enforced anyhow) - but I really believe you are fooling yourself thinking it makes no difference. Even smokers don't pretend that they aren't putting themselves and others at risk (I don't think smoking should be banned either).

It is interesting how all the car makers manuals are at pains to tell you to wear your seatbelt (although all they really have to do is to install it and to tell you to how to wear it). Maybe they know something.
 
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Interesting reading this thread just after the thread about the guy with the petrol bowser............I am now CONVINCED that we have to start off with SA Darwin awards...looks as if we have quite a few possible entries from MyBB! :rolleyes:
 
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Mine doesnt beep at all. I wear the seatbelt all the time
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Everyone who does not wear the seatbelt all the time is IMO a brainless retard and should be pulled out of traffic and getting slapped in the face.

Stupidity really has no limits :rolleyes:

Just deactivate your seatbelt warnings, someone is gonna scratch you off your windshields one day. But hey, who cares? I guess wearing the seatbelt totally shows the intelligence of the driver. Curious how cool you will be if your kid dies in an accident because you didn't teach how important it is to wear it. Have fun living with that.
 
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