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Old 05-26-2009, 09:52 PM   #88 (permalink)
Clev
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Originally Posted by theunchosen View Post
BTW seat belts also do other things. . .like protect other people in the car around you. The only survivor in the Princess Diana wreck was almost killed when Princess Diana smashed into him from behind because she wasn't belted in.

Multiply a few lbs mass by many feet per second and you get some serious devastating force.
Quite true. A relative of mine was t-boned and heavily injured. The police said that her injuries would have been only minor if the passenger in the car, who died in the crash, had worn his seat belt. Instead, he was thrown into her by the impact.
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