do any of you NOT wear seatbelts in the car? (or have family or friends who don't?)

tturedraider · 11-06-2024, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

How old is he? 60 or 80+?

I was wondering the same thing. I’m at the tail end of the boomers and my mindset is nothing like that.

BMWbiker · 11-07-2024, 01:45 AM

I always wear a seatbelt.

I don’t start driving until everyone is buckled. I pull over if someone unbuckles. (That hasn’t happened in years.)

Lucky1 · 11-10-2024, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by tturedraider

I was wondering the same thing. I’m at the tail end of the boomers and my mindset is nothing like that.

In the middle of that.

allBAY · 01-11-2025, 08:09 PM

My M6 was 40 beeps before it turns off. My wife's GMC was 120 beeps but at a faster pace. The more you know.

Jbrown7403 · 01-12-2025, 12:00 AM

The other day, I moved my car from the driveway to the garage and still put my seatbelt on. Force of habit. 👍

shawn91 · 01-12-2025, 04:54 PM

In our family we've got 3 vehicles including my X5 M60i. Because of the constant beeping in the BMW I've now gotten into the habit of always putting my seatbelt on to avoid the beeping. But in my dad's Infiniti QX60 it doesnt make any noise at all if your seatbelt isnt on so therefore I rarely put it on when im driving that vehicle. My mom's Grand Caravan never stops beeping if you dont put your seatbelt on, no matter how long you've been sitting in it. Its annoying but Ive began to tune it out esp when listening to music. But I noticed with the X5 it'll continue beeping for some time but then stop. I was under the impression that it never stopped beeping until the car comes to a complete stop or is in Park.

NickyC · 01-12-2025, 05:58 PM

Couldn't imagine moving the car an inch without having it on.

BMWbiker · 01-12-2025, 07:31 PM

Here’s an analogy from the motorcycle world.

So, you want to move your motorcycle about twenty feet, from one side of a parking lot to the other. You choose to do so by riding it.

Do you bother to put your helmet on?

I knew someone who didn’t. He was a very experienced and skilled rider. It should have been a trivial matter.

The motorcycle malfunctioned. It tipped over at about 5 MPH. His head hit the asphalt. He died due to traumatic brain injury.

Had he been wearing his full-face helmet, he probably would have been uninjured. Had he been wearing even a DOT-legal half helmet, he probably would have suffered just bruising or cuts, maybe a broken nose.

Just as a full-face helmet is a tool to help protect the life and health of the rider, so too is the seat belt a tool to help protect the life and health of the driver.

Efthreeoh · 01-13-2025, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by BMWbiker

Here’s an analogy from the motorcycle world.

So, you want to move your motorcycle about twenty feet, from one side of a parking lot to the other. You choose to do so by riding it.

Do you bother to put your helmet on?

I knew someone who didn’t. He was a very experienced and skilled rider. It should have been a trivial matter.

The motorcycle malfunctioned. It tipped over at about 5 MPH. His head hit the asphalt. He died due to traumatic brain injury.

Had he been wearing his full-face helmet, he probably would have been uninjured. Had he been wearing even a DOT-legal half helmet, he probably would have suffered just bruising or cuts, maybe a broken nose.

Just as a full-face helmet is a tool to help protect the life and health of the rider, so too is the seat belt a tool to help protect the life and health of the driver.

I assume he wasn't wearing his leathers either?

BMWbiker · 01-13-2025, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

I assume he wasn't wearing his leathers either?

Probably not. But he did in his street and track riding.

Tyga11 · 01-13-2025, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by NickyC

Couldn't imagine moving the car an inch without having it on.

Same. If I ever saw someone get in a vehicle and not immediately buckle up I would assume they are low IQ. Or in a free tax bracket.

Efthreeoh · 01-13-2025, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyga11

Same. If I ever saw someone get in a vehicle and not immediately buckle up I would assume they are low IQ. Or in a free tax bracket.

So, nearly every parent of a school child...

Tambohamilton · 01-13-2025, 04:57 PM

Saw someone the other day blasting his horn at a fuel station because the car in front was taking some time I guess...then as he eventually pulled away, he put his seatbelt on. Made me laugh inside. Why so impatient to go if you're not even ready to go??

vlad28 · 01-17-2025, 01:51 AM

I always wear a seatbelt,
my friend broke his arm a couple of days ago when he got into an accident while seating on a passenger side without a seat belt!

11-07-2024, 01:45 AM	#112
BMWbiker First Lieutenant 770 Rep 604 Posts Drives: 2015 328i xdrive wagon Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	I always wear a seatbelt. I don’t start driving until everyone is buckled. I pull over if someone unbuckles. (That hasn’t happened in years.) __________________ A BMW car and several BMW motorcycles
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01-11-2025, 08:09 PM	#114
allBAY New Member 14 Rep 26 Posts Drives: F93 Join Date: Jan 2025 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	My M6 was 40 beeps before it turns off. My wife's GMC was 120 beeps but at a faster pace. The more you know.
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01-12-2025, 12:00 AM	#115
Jbrown7403 Captain 2911 Rep 696 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW M4 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Austin Texas iTrader: (0)	The other day, I moved my car from the driveway to the garage and still put my seatbelt on. Force of habit. 👍
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01-12-2025, 04:54 PM	#116
shawn91 Private 45 Rep 94 Posts Drives: 2024 X5 M60i Join Date: May 2023 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	In our family we've got 3 vehicles including my X5 M60i. Because of the constant beeping in the BMW I've now gotten into the habit of always putting my seatbelt on to avoid the beeping. But in my dad's Infiniti QX60 it doesnt make any noise at all if your seatbelt isnt on so therefore I rarely put it on when im driving that vehicle. My mom's Grand Caravan never stops beeping if you dont put your seatbelt on, no matter how long you've been sitting in it. Its annoying but Ive began to tune it out esp when listening to music. But I noticed with the X5 it'll continue beeping for some time but then stop. I was under the impression that it never stopped beeping until the car comes to a complete stop or is in Park.
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01-12-2025, 05:58 PM	#117
NickyC Lieutenant General 19504 Rep 11,339 Posts Drives: M4 CS. Former G82, x2 F82, F80 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Jacked out of my mind iTrader: (23)	Couldn't imagine moving the car an inch without having it on.
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01-12-2025, 07:31 PM	#118
BMWbiker First Lieutenant 770 Rep 604 Posts Drives: 2015 328i xdrive wagon Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	Here’s an analogy from the motorcycle world. So, you want to move your motorcycle about twenty feet, from one side of a parking lot to the other. You choose to do so by riding it. Do you bother to put your helmet on? I knew someone who didn’t. He was a very experienced and skilled rider. It should have been a trivial matter. The motorcycle malfunctioned. It tipped over at about 5 MPH. His head hit the asphalt. He died due to traumatic brain injury. Had he been wearing his full-face helmet, he probably would have been uninjured. Had he been wearing even a DOT-legal half helmet, he probably would have suffered just bruising or cuts, maybe a broken nose. Just as a full-face helmet is a tool to help protect the life and health of the rider, so too is the seat belt a tool to help protect the life and health of the driver. __________________ A BMW car and several BMW motorcycles
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Tambohamilton Brigadier General 3270 Rep 4,186 Posts Drives: E91 330d Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Herefordshire iTrader: (0)	Saw someone the other day blasting his horn at a fuel station because the car in front was taking some time I guess...then as he eventually pulled away, he put his seatbelt on. Made me laugh inside. Why so impatient to go if you're not even ready to go??
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01-17-2025, 01:51 AM	#124
vlad28 Member 3 Rep 9 Posts Drives: BMW M3 F80 2015 Austin Yellow Join Date: Nov 2024 Location: South Carolina iTrader: (0)	I always wear a seatbelt, my friend broke his arm a couple of days ago when he got into an accident while seating on a passenger side without a seat belt!
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