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Originally Posted by microbet
No one wore seat belts when I was a kid. We'd hop all around the station wagons driving our parents crazy. Also rode in the back of pickup trucks.
Same. This is just an anecdote, and not a "this makes it okay" justification though, right?
I mean, my parents beat me and my brothers like crazy, and we turned out okay, but I wouldn't beat my kids for all the money in the world.
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And like chop said, I ride a motorcycle. I wear a seat belt in cars and did before it was required, but it wouldn't be *that* big a deal aside from the beeping and tickets.
I think this depends on your driving habits. Like I said, I'd do it myself for a million, but that's because I'm a defensive driver, I've never been in a serious accident, and I think I could mitigate the risk enough that it would be quite low.
Alternatively, my aunt gets into an accident almost once a year, some of them semi-major. Several, if not most of them, have been her fault. It would obviously be a big deal for her, if she had to keep driving (keeping in the spirit of the question, not angling for a driver/limo/helicopter/whatevs everywhere).
I wouldn't choose it for my kids for any amount of money (non-angling) if she were their driver. And for teenagers driving other teenagers, that's probably relatively high risk as well, in terms of driving.
Micro and others with kids, how much would it take for you to choose no seatbelts ever for your kids, assuming regular driving habits, no angling, with them driving themselves and riding in the cars of other teenagers?