Yep i am in the 15%, had an accident in 84 and if I had been wearing a seat -- hokieman842 10/24/2017 10:44AM While it is your decision, good luck with that. New cars with -- HokieSignGuy 10/24/2017 11:12AMInsert a Link
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I saw an article saying 85% of Virginians use a seat belt. You in the 15%? -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 2:02PM Yep i am in the 15%, had an accident in 84 and if I had been wearing a seat -- hokieman842 10/24/2017 10:44AM While it is your decision, good luck with that. New cars with -- HokieSignGuy 10/24/2017 11:12AM What percent of Virgins use a seat belt? ** -- Hokie in CT 10/23/2017 11:30PM Does the 15% include motorcycles? ** -- CrystalCoveHokie 10/23/2017 7:02PM Wouldn't that 15% be decreasing simply thru natural selection? ** -- hokienole 10/23/2017 6:48PM Not necessarily. There's nothing to say they get in accidents, let alone -- NokieHokie 10/23/2017 7:22PM Rolled up on an accident on a Fri night in 1984 when I was a Jr in HS... -- Vienna_Hokie 10/23/2017 6:31PM Nope. -- Hokie CPA 10/23/2017 5:20PM Yep, the other guy dies, I live ** -- TomTurkey 10/23/2017 5:05PM I'm in the 85%, wear them all the time. ** -- santafe 10/23/2017 4:40PM I don't understand why anyone would choose to not wear a seat belt. -- MP4VT2004 10/23/2017 4:25PM Yup. I really hope this thread has changed some minds. ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 4:28PM Narrator: "It hasn't" -- CPRVHokie 10/23/2017 4:40PM Let me cling on to my hope! ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 4:44PM Next line: "Michael, I've made a terrible mistake" ** -- WestyHokie 10/23/2017 4:42PM It's like when I smoked and people told me how bad it was. -- CPRVHokie 10/23/2017 4:42PM I wonder % of men in VA use condoms. How well does that align with seatbel -- vt_mughal 10/23/2017 4:14PM I don't know about that ... think about married men -- BigDave 10/24/2017 07:07AM I always wear seat belts but I was a notorious bare backer! ** -- BG Hokie 10/23/2017 5:32PM ^^effective in many states, including Vagina.^^ ** -- Guy LeDouche 10/23/2017 5:05PM Have worn them since leaving VT. -- EDGEMAN 10/23/2017 4:00PM Thought you were talking about condoms there for a sec. ** -- CPRVHokie 10/23/2017 4:27PM Never wear those...against my religion...lol ** -- EDGEMAN 10/23/2017 7:29PM I bet a high percent of that 15% group also smoke ** -- DarylS 10/23/2017 3:41PM Not sure I understand that. I smoked for a long time but always buckled up. ** -- Brown Water 10/23/2017 4:04PM Except for when you're looking for the lighter. Amiright? ** -- 48zip 10/24/2017 08:49AM I am not saying it is a 1 for 1 match, but -- DarylS 10/23/2017 6:13PM Reckless behavior tends to be a pattern, but not always. ** -- HokieNoVA 10/23/2017 4:14PM It probably lines up with demographics too -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 4:26PM I seriously doubt that ** -- Brown Water 10/23/2017 4:33PM Lemmie google it right quick... lets see ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 4:35PM Seatbelts... my hunch is also confirmed... there are trends -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 4:39PM On smoking 2011 survey by Pew on the US.. -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 4:36PM Like having sex without a birth control? Those folks don't buckle up? ** -- Brown Water 10/23/2017 4:17PM And don't wear bicycle helmets ** -- `lag 10/23/2017 3:48PM Or condoms.... which is a shame, with breeding and all. ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 3:51PM Ae you supposed to wear those at the same time>????? ** -- DonHo-kieHi 10/23/2017 5:17PM I would bet so. ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 3:44PM Our high School drivers ed class had seat belts on the chairs -- FfxStationHokie 10/23/2017 3:28PM How about on the Donkey? -- AZHokie59 10/23/2017 7:07PM I love this idea! ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 3:44PM I always wear mine, it's just common sense to me :) ** -- grill to chill 10/23/2017 3:20PM It can be tough for bigger people in cars -- Cruizer 10/23/2017 3:15PM I'd be dead right now if I didn't wear a seatbelt ** -- Nova Hokie 95 10/23/2017 3:02PM What is the backstory here? ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 3:22PM Got t-boned by a blonde #### running a red light -- Nova Hokie 95 10/23/2017 3:25PM Shun? ** -- turkeywinghokie 10/23/2017 4:32PM WOW. that sounds like textbook distracted driving. Did she ever -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 3:39PM When first talking to the cop, she said she "might have" ... -- Nova Hokie 95 10/23/2017 3:45PM Dang, that stinks. How in the heck was she found not guilty? -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 3:50PM She had no injuries -- Nova Hokie 95 10/23/2017 4:29PM OMG, I would have to go to anger management therapy. ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 4:31PM Yeah it's a pisser for sure ** -- Nova Hokie 95 10/23/2017 4:56PM Had a serious injury to his eye. -- GFallsFan 10/23/2017 3:45PM Don't mess with natural selection. That 15% should follow their instincts. ** -- HokieNoVA 10/23/2017 3:02PM A man after my own heart with that comment :) Thin the herd :) ** -- grill to chill 10/23/2017 3:41PM Good point. No different than playing Russian Roulette. ** -- statmanfromHCyrs 10/23/2017 3:11PM Logic fail. Russian Roulette has no mechanism for driver skill. -- CPRVHokie 10/23/2017 3:14PM And driver skill isn't always a determining factor in avoiding a crash. ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 3:21PM It's always a determining factor. Might be the determining factor. -- CPRVHokie 10/23/2017 4:31PM It is NOT always. There were two cases in this thread alone. -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 4:34PM Had the drivers seen the cars barreling down on them and released the brake -- CPRVHokie 10/23/2017 4:38PM They still would have been in the accident, so NAH! :-p -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 4:43PM I guess so... if you crash every 6 or so times you drive your car ** -- No1Hokie 10/23/2017 3:13PM Sorry, Mr. Literal. It's "like" playing Russian Roulette -- statmanfromHCyrs 10/23/2017 3:17PM I buckle up every single time. -- GFallsFan 10/23/2017 2:59PM Whenever my wife is riding with me in the passenger seat, she never wears -- TexasGobbler 10/23/2017 2:54PM Nice rack ** -- Brown Water 10/23/2017 6:28PM She never wears it when riding with me either... so it’s not just you ** -- No1Hokie 10/23/2017 3:11PM Oh, YOU'RE the guy who's only allowed to drive in the driveway. She told me ** -- TexasGobbler 10/23/2017 7:20PM But that helmet saves her from the headboard, right? ** -- 48zip 10/23/2017 3:15PM 24/7 airbags help, tho. ** -- 48zip 10/23/2017 2:57PM I wear it every time -- fordham 10/23/2017 2:34PM Very similar experience; 50 mph Explorer hit me from behind... -- BleedinOandM 10/23/2017 3:32PM MIne held tight so the bruising across my chest and waist , I jumped out of -- fordham 10/23/2017 4:19PM Glad you made it okay. ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 3:45PM I never wear mine, unless I'm in NC, where it's mandatory. Odd thing is, -- thankbud 10/23/2017 2:53PM You wear a helmet while driving your car? Interesting. ** -- TexasGobbler 10/23/2017 3:07PM Being from Texas, I'm surprized you question that. :) ** -- thankbud 10/23/2017 3:10PM Why don't you wear it? Did you read my story about my grandmother? -- GFallsFan 10/23/2017 3:03PM It's just personal preference, plus -- thankbud 10/23/2017 3:09PM Yikes ** -- Brown Water 10/23/2017 2:46PM That sounds horrific. yes, some people don't think about the -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2017 2:38PM How many more drivers are included that are younger? -- hoosnowahokie 10/23/2017 2:33PM Live in NC, but I feel naked w/o it on -- statmanfromHCyrs 10/23/2017 2:30PM Click it or nick it. ** -- 48zip 10/23/2017 2:36PM I buckle up by the time I get to the first stop sign. Got to get my phone -- BG Hokie 10/23/2017 2:14PM One of our partners refuses. I don't know why we don't have a company rule -- 48zip 10/23/2017 2:12PM Isn't the Company rule, "Do not break the law?" ** -- dolph 10/23/2017 2:52PM Secondary law in VA, but yeah, I hear ya! ** -- 48zip 10/23/2017 2:57PM Don't all the new cars ding when it's not on every 30 seconds or so? ** -- BG Hokie 10/23/2017 2:15PM You can bypass that if you have the patience and time. ** -- HokieNLot11 10/23/2017 3:43PM I guess he bypasses it somehow. -- 48zip 10/23/2017 2:17PM Most cars have disable cheat-codes (if you snoop the Interwebs) -- HWA 10/23/2017 2:22PM Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start ** -- Trogdor 10/23/2017 3:00PM The user manuals tell you how to do a lot of things people never check. -- hoosnowahokie 10/23/2017 2:28PM That is strange, seems a lot more annoying than just wearing a seat belt. ** -- BG Hokie 10/23/2017 2:24PM Only need to do it once. ** -- HWA 10/23/2017 3:55PMTech Sideline is Presented By:
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