Our family friend needed a lung transplant a few years ago; they lived in one of the top cities for medical care in the country, and had an excellent care team.
Their doctor advised them to go to Arizona in order to receive a transplant more quickly…because Arizona doesn’t have helmet laws.
Our friend rented a home in Arizona, and received a lung transplant within just a couple of months. After recovery they flew back home, with new lungs.
A morbid suggestion, but…it “worked.”
We have a good friend who would not be here today if not for his bike helmet.
“Oh, my insurance coverage requires full seat belt use for the driver and all passengers, I totally understand if that won’t work for you, and I’m more than happy to help you call a cab if you don’t want to ride with me”
Thanks. I like this particularly for the potential situation I’m thinking of.
The last time I took an actual taxi (which was less expensive than rideshare for that trip), the driver instantly pestered me to use the seat belt (which I was going to do anyway, but I was barely in the seat as he was waving the seat belt in front of me).
For rideshares, I recall seeing seat belt reminders in the user apps, even with the seat belt fastened.
I frequently have to remind people about putting on seatbelts, mostly because the people I’m driving places are older and forgetful. One woman did tell me, “I don’t wear them when I’m in the back seat”. I said something to the effect that even though I’m a good driver, I don’t want to worry about her, so please put it on.
This I don’t understand. Why would someone not use the seat belt in the back seat when they use them in the front seat?
I have heard that there is some risk of a passenger in the back seat flying forward and colliding, particularly bumping heads, with someone in the front seat. Head versus head collisions can be bad. I do not know how likely this is and it is likely to depend upon how sudden the stop is. However, I would not want someone sitting behind me without a seat belt.
The same thing can happen on airplanes. One reason why they require seat belts at certain times is to prevent passengers from becoming basically ballistic projectiles.
Would it have been easier to bring your own car seat and have your kid sit in it in the airplane, and then have it with you to use in the rental car?
Princess Di was not wearing a seat belt. She had internal injuries from being thrown around in the car.
That’s not really how organ donation lists work.
California is first in organ transplants, Texas is second.
It’s more about supply and demand. There’s lots of demand in California, to qualify for one there’s more people on the list than say Arizona or West Virginia. Or a state that has less hospitals that have a transplant program.
While it’s a nice thought.
It’s also about having money to be on multiple transplant lists or having the money to relocate to wait for a transplant. You can be on multiple lists if you can get to the hospital in a hurry. Being able to fly private is a plus. Being able to have the means to know where the best place to receive the organ you need and bring able to move there. For a long time possibly.
Yep, I agree - the problematic passenger should be wearing belts in every car, and drivers of other vehicles likely don’t want unsecured large objects flying around their car in the case of an accident either!
My phrasing to the OP was just an option for “it’s your choice: wear it or get out” to her passenger in a way that was both completely firm while also friendly.
The only one who survived that crash was the bodyguard who was wearing a seat belt.
We were living in London at that time. Princess Diana’s not wearing a seat belt was not as emphasized as I would have thought it would have been. She knew that the paparazzi were going to follow them. So sad.