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From: stanwyck@ihuxr.UUCP (Don Stanwyck)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: seatbelt statistics
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Date: Wed, 1-Feb-84 15:23:39 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  1 15:23:39 1984
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T.C.Wheeler asks, "How do I remember to put on my seat belt?".

Well, if your car is newer than ~1976, or is a first half 1974, you have a 
buzzer or bells that go off for at least five seconds after you turn the car
on.  This should be adaquate reminder.  If you have disconnected such, I hope
you don't have cause to pay for your foolhardiness.  (You can always reconnect
them....)

If your car is older than that, try a sticker in the center of the steering
wheel that says "Buckle up" or some variation thereof.  (I have both the
sticker and the buzzer.)

For your passengers, put a nice note on the dash right in front of them that
says "Please fasten your seatbelts", or something similar. (I also have one
of these. My auto club gave it to me.)  You may also remind your passengers
of the seltbelt presence.  I remind passengers, but I have not yet gone the
step of requiring my adult passengers to wear them. I guess I believe that
once I have suggested it (and I have almost never been turned down) I have
let them know how I feel.  Most passengers, I discover, don't need a verbal
reminder, as when they see me put mine on they generally decide it might not
be a bad idea.

Good Luck, and stay alive by buckling up.........

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