Being a firefighter has allowed me to see both sides of the story. From past history of the calls I've worked, I would split it down the middle where seat belts killed people and where not wearing the seat belt killed people. Its rather shocking to know that sometimes its better to be thrown around inside your vehicle, or be ejected, rather than be strapped down to the seat.
I know the safety commission and insurance companies do their testing with controlled environments and dummy vehicle. But how many of them take data from actual crashes and analyze the situation.
Or how many of these studied are tainted by paid indivuals or higher authorities to scare us into oblivion some more.
I personally don't wear my seat belt, have received numerous citations for it($25 each), and I still won't wear it. I catch shit from the family and girlfriend all the time. I tell them I'm working on the studies. That if we are to get in a crash, if the seat belts helps or hinders... Needless to say, they don't like that...
