When do you wear seatbelts?

swale84 · 19th February 2007, 22:28

Have made it a habit to wear my seatbelt right from 2000 when we had seatbelts fitted into our 1987 model Maruti 800. Now I belt up even when I'm in the passenger seat even before the car is moving....ofen to the amusement of the driver who isnt wearing a seat belt.

Have had a couple of scary experiences where a seatbelt has really saved me from serious injury...in one case i had bruise marks on my chest for almost a week from the seatbelt!!! Still better than a broken nose right??

rks · 19th February 2007, 22:35

In the city, I wear seatbelts only if compulsory. E.g. I wear them in Mumbai and do not wear them in Pune. In the highway, I always wear them. So I did not vote, since there does not seem to be a corresponding option.

amu1983 · 20th February 2007, 00:45

I wear 'em only on highways. I feel like taking 'em off once the highway ends and the city limits start.

BTW.. my uncle's old Maruti doesn't have 'em, and my cousin occasionally drives it on highways... just like that! Is it possible to get them fitted? How much would it cost?

kalpeshc · 20th February 2007, 11:20

I am still learning driving, but my instructor insists on me wearing seat belt every time i enter the car, though he himself doesnt wear it !
On my first day, even though it was just a theory session of familiarizing with the various controls and pedals, he made sure that i wear it ! According to him, a lot of things that you do are habits that you develop, so its better to start developing the habit right from the beginning. Now reading your posts, i feel that i am doing the right thing.

arihantjain · 20th February 2007, 12:06

Wear it all the time From the moment i sit in the car, to when i get out. Even if the car isn't moving ...

determinus · 20th February 2007, 12:41

Always. In city as well as highways. Even if it is a short drive to the grocery store (Well, should I be using a car for a short drive around the corner is a different question altogether, probably fodder for another poll?)

These days looking at the way people drive in a city like Pune, you tend to wear one. It's like -- I am driving, you take care of yourself mode. It is very scary. Better be safe.

abhibh · 20th February 2007, 13:14

Everytime.. 1st thing is seat belt while in car. Though sometimes i don't wear it if had to got for like 1KM at night..

I even wear it if car is standing still somewhere with engine off

planet_rocker · 20th February 2007, 13:33

Premier Padmini: i dont wear seat belts, no seat belts provided
dad's m800: wear seat belts before cranking the engine.

wearing seat belts is compulsory @ Kolkata and most parts of West Bengal.

OT: wearing helmets is also compulsory.

shuvc · 20th February 2007, 13:39

Always wear them - in fact I always make it a point to insist on the passenger seat occupant to wear it too. I feel uncomfortable driving without the seatbelt on - even if it be a few hundred metres.

Sometimes I do need to take it off briefly - say when I need to twist around to look behind / peer out the window while backing into a parking slot.

navin · 20th February 2007, 13:47

1. enter car
2. put on seat belts incl checking passenger betls
3. check rear view mirrors are adjusted
4. cue up my ipod
then drive.
reverse provess at end of drive.

mobike008 · 20th February 2007, 14:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by navin

1. enter car
2. put on seat belts incl checking passenger betls
3. check rear view mirrors are adjusted
4. cue up my ipod
then drive.
reverse provess at end of drive.

Same as Navin, except point 4. I got my ipod recently still figuring how to get it fixed up to my ICE

johy · 21st February 2007, 15:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by planet_rocker

wearing seat belts is compulsory @ Kolkata and most parts of West Bengal.

- Not so here in Siliguri mate. I wear a seat belt all the time - passerbys wonder what is wrong with me - cops included!

TSEA · 21st February 2007, 15:23

Option 1 for me. Have got so much use-to wearing seat belts (thanks to Delhi Govt. for making it mandatory), that I feel uncomfortable without them! I even wear them in Mayura AC Buses run by KSRTC (karnataka)

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n_aditya · 21st February 2007, 16:31

Option 1 holds good for me. I'm so acclimatised to the seat belts that I cant sit in a car which has no seat belts.

tifosikrishna · 21st February 2007, 22:08

Wife and I always wear seat belts, its something we do the moment we step into the car. insist other passengers to wear it too.

As a case in point, we went on a tour down south, i made all six co passengers to wear seat belts all through the journey.

regards
krishna.

PS: I have taken conscious effort and have made atleast a dozen of my friends and colleagues to wear seat belts regularly.

View Poll Results: When do you wear seatbelts? -
1. From the moment i sit in the car, to when i get out. Even if the car isn't moving	112	59.57%
2. When ever the car is in motion	57	30.32%
3. 60% highway - 40%city	15	7.98%
4. 60%city - 40%highway	2	1.06%
5. I don't wear one / My car didn't come with seatbelts	2	1.06%
Voters: 188. You may not vote on this poll

19th February 2007, 22:28	#76
swale84 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 457 Thanked: 9 Times	Have made it a habit to wear my seatbelt right from 2000 when we had seatbelts fitted into our 1987 model Maruti 800. Now I belt up even when I'm in the passenger seat even before the car is moving....ofen to the amusement of the driver who isnt wearing a seat belt. Have had a couple of scary experiences where a seatbelt has really saved me from serious injury...in one case i had bruise marks on my chest for almost a week from the seatbelt!!! Still better than a broken nose right??
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19th February 2007, 22:35	#77
rks BANNED Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ?? Posts: 1,237 Thanked: 19 Times	In the city, I wear seatbelts only if compulsory. E.g. I wear them in Mumbai and do not wear them in Pune. In the highway, I always wear them. So I did not vote, since there does not seem to be a corresponding option.
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20th February 2007, 00:45	#78
amu1983 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 143 Thanked: 0 Times	I wear 'em only on highways. I feel like taking 'em off once the highway ends and the city limits start. BTW.. my uncle's old Maruti doesn't have 'em, and my cousin occasionally drives it on highways... just like that! Is it possible to get them fitted? How much would it cost?
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20th February 2007, 11:20	#79
kalpeshc BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 544 Thanked: 141 Times	I am still learning driving, but my instructor insists on me wearing seat belt every time i enter the car, though he himself doesnt wear it ! On my first day, even though it was just a theory session of familiarizing with the various controls and pedals, he made sure that i wear it ! According to him, a lot of things that you do are habits that you develop, so its better to start developing the habit right from the beginning. Now reading your posts, i feel that i am doing the right thing.
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20th February 2007, 12:06	#80
arihantjain BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 26 Thanked: 0 Times	Wear it all the time From the moment i sit in the car, to when i get out. Even if the car isn't moving ...
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20th February 2007, 12:41	#81
determinus BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 279 Thanked: 16 Times View My Garage	Always. In city as well as highways. Even if it is a short drive to the grocery store (Well, should I be using a car for a short drive around the corner is a different question altogether, probably fodder for another poll?) These days looking at the way people drive in a city like Pune, you tend to wear one. It's like -- I am driving, you take care of yourself mode. It is very scary. Better be safe.
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20th February 2007, 13:14	#82
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Everytime.. 1st thing is seat belt while in car. Though sometimes i don't wear it if had to got for like 1KM at night.. I even wear it if car is standing still somewhere with engine off
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20th February 2007, 13:33	#83
planet_rocker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bong-land Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 426 Times	Premier Padmini: i dont wear seat belts, no seat belts provided dad's m800: wear seat belts before cranking the engine. wearing seat belts is compulsory @ Kolkata and most parts of West Bengal. OT: wearing helmets is also compulsory. Last edited by planet_rocker : 20th February 2007 at 13:48.
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20th February 2007, 13:39	#84
shuvc Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 2,911 Thanked: 360 Times View My Garage	Always wear them - in fact I always make it a point to insist on the passenger seat occupant to wear it too. I feel uncomfortable driving without the seatbelt on - even if it be a few hundred metres. Sometimes I do need to take it off briefly - say when I need to twist around to look behind / peer out the window while backing into a parking slot.
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20th February 2007, 13:47	#85
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,421 Thanked: 10,000 Times	1. enter car 2. put on seat belts incl checking passenger betls 3. check rear view mirrors are adjusted 4. cue up my ipod then drive. reverse provess at end of drive.
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21st February 2007, 15:23	#88
TSEA BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 426 Thanked: 869 Times	Option 1 for me. Have got so much use-to wearing seat belts (thanks to Delhi Govt. for making it mandatory), that I feel uncomfortable without them! I even wear them in Mayura AC Buses run by KSRTC (karnataka) !
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21st February 2007, 16:31	#89
n_aditya Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Namma Bengaluru Posts: 5,374 Thanked: 3,832 Times View My Garage	Option 1 holds good for me. I'm so acclimatised to the seat belts that I cant sit in a car which has no seat belts.
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21st February 2007, 22:08	#90
tifosikrishna BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: chennai Posts: 827 Thanked: 383 Times View My Garage	Wife and I always wear seat belts, its something we do the moment we step into the car. insist other passengers to wear it too. As a case in point, we went on a tour down south, i made all six co passengers to wear seat belts all through the journey. regards krishna. PS: I have taken conscious effort and have made atleast a dozen of my friends and colleagues to wear seat belts regularly.
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