'03 Civic LX seatbelt reminder beeps

It may be a thrill for you to ride without a
seatbelt but that doesn't quite do it for
me.
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I use my seatbelts. No thrill for me, but when you admit you "should" wear it, but don't, my only thought was "cheap thrill."
And wearing my seatbelt would
somehow make it easier for me to avoid
hitting a kid? That's interesting. No, just
kidding. It's not interesting at all. Just
wrong.
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That's not what I meant. If you have to make a quick move to avoid someone or something, the odds of you hitting your head on the windshield is increased. Then again, the way you've approached this discussion, the whack to your noggin might just instill the sense that the good people of this ng are trying to make you understand.

Tegger is right. You can do as you please.
But, you shouldn't get all bent out of shape because the majority disagrees with your logic. When you break it down, we're looking out for your best interest. Why be so standoffish about it?
 
Why be so standoffish about it?
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I asked a simple question and got called lazy and was told I was a bad example for my kids. You figure it out.
 
Why bother explaining it? Isn't America the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave? Why should you have to excuse your life and the way you live it to somebody who doesn't even know you?
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Good point. I'm finished with this thread.
 
What's your reason for not wearing the seat belt? Because you're too lazy to
Because it's inconvenient for a short trip. I normally wear it for any trip over a couple of miles in length.
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I wouldn't worry about it. When you get into your 15 mph accident, slide forward due to lack of seatbelt and have the airbag go off and crush your chest and/or break your neck, most likely killing you, you won't have to worry about the annoying beeping anymore.
 
I wouldn't worry about it. When you get into your 15 mph accident, slide forward due to lack of seatbelt and have the airbag go off and crush your chest and/or break your neck, most likely killing you, you won't have to worry about the annoying beeping anymore.
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Nah, I don't have a pencil-neck like you do but thanks for your concern, snapper-head. :-)
 
I wouldn't worry about it. When you get
into your 15 mph accident, slide forward
due to lack of seatbelt and have the
airbag go off and crush your chest
and/or break your neck, most likely
killing you, you won't have to worry
about the annoying beeping anymore.
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LOL It's funny, because it's true. I'm scared to death of my airbag.
 
why would they give you info on disabling it. that kind of defeats the purpose of having it. they figure if you cannot stand the beeping you will put the seatbelt on. just wear it you will be surprised at how fast u get used to putting it on and it will save your life when u least expect it to.
 
HyDr0 said:
why would they give you info on disabling it. that kind of defeats the purpose of having it. they figure if you cannot stand the beeping you will put the seatbelt on. just wear it you will be surprised at how fast u get used to putting it on and it will save your life when u least expect it to.
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HyDro, you said: "when u least expect it to"

That's a keen observation. You'd probably agree that the people who get killed in car wrecks are the same people who, if they had lived, would have said: "You know, I wasn't expecting to be involved in a terrible crash or I would have worn my seat belt, set my headrest at the correct height, read the instructions that came with my kid's carseat, learned how ABS works, taken a defensive driving course, read the fine owner's manual, kept a fire extinguisher in the car, and taken a first aid course, etc, etc, etc.

Peer pressure has no effect on people once they're dead, ie: Have you ever gone to a funeral of somebody who died needlessly, and while you're listening to the glowing liturgy, you wonder if everybody else (including the priest) is thinking the same thing you're thinking: "What an irresponsible JACKASS _______ was, because of his STUPIDITY, he's short-changed his family of 20, 30, maybe 50 more years of wonderful living.

You almost want to say it out loud, but instead, you all say AMEN, and they roll the casket down the aisle.

'Curly'

Eat your fibre.
 
stopping short is also a way for you to go through a windshield there does not have to be anyone else involved in the accident. nobody said it had to be a TWO CAR accident.NO BODY EXPECTS TO BE IN CAR ACCIDENTS WHICH IS WHY THEY ARE CALLED ACCIDENTS. which is also why you should wear your seatbelt all the time.i lost one of my best friends because he WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEATBELT he died less then 5 minutes from his house. he turned a corner hit black ice lost control hit a tree....went through the windshield . which is why i press people on wearing seatbelts. i dont say it to be a dick. i really dont. its just better to see people wear their seatbelts and know that if they do infact get into an accident that they will have some sort of chance. thats all i wanted to say ...

Lata
 
stopping short is also a way for you to go through a windshield there does not have to be anyone else involved in the accident. nobody said it had to be a TWO CAR accident.NO BODY EXPECTS TO BE IN CAR ACCIDENTS WHICH IS WHY THEY ARE CALLED ACCIDENTS. which is also why you should wear your seatbelt all the time.i lost one of my best friends because he WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEATBELT he died less then 5 minutes from his house. he turned a corner hit black ice lost control hit a tree....went through the windshield . which is why i press people on wearing seatbelts. i dont say it to be a dick. i really dont. its just better to see people wear their seatbelts and know that if they do infact get into an accident that they will have some sort of chance. thats all i wanted to say ...
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I've remained silent on this till now but I think it's time to pipe up. It's been known for years that a large %age of accidents - don't have numbers off the top of my head - happen in the first 5mins or so of driving. There is a conditioning process which happens when you get in a car and drive - it takes a little bit of time to tune out some of the little trivialities of life and bring the concentration up to the level required for road safety in terms of reaction time, overall awareness of surroundings, road conditions and other vehicles on the road.

Add in the fact that the first few minutes may be in local housing roads, where many people "switch off", including those coming home - that feeling that they live there so this bit of road sort of belongs to them and they
*know* that they've run this and that stop sign umpteen times (even slowly), cut a few corners here and there, reversed out of the driveway without paying proper attention, with no undue consequences.... until!! Some of my near misses have been within a mile or so of leaving the house and I see plenty who don't "miss", fortunately mostly fender benders. For anyone who considers a seat belt worth wearing anytime, that first 5mins can be the most important.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??
 
No you make a very good point about that its true.

George Macdonald said:
I've remained silent on this till now but I think it's time to pipe up. It's been known for years that a large %age of accidents - don't have numbers off the top of my head - happen in the first 5mins or so of driving. There is a conditioning process which happens when you get in a car and drive - it takes a little bit of time to tune out some of the little trivialities of life and bring the concentration up to the level required for road safety in terms of reaction time, overall awareness of surroundings, road conditions and other vehicles on the road.

Add in the fact that the first few minutes may be in local housing roads, where many people "switch off", including those coming home - that feeling that they live there so this bit of road sort of belongs to them and they
*know* that they've run this and that stop sign umpteen times (even slowly), cut a few corners here and there, reversed out of the driveway without paying proper attention, with no undue consequences.... until!! Some of my near misses have been within a mile or so of leaving the house and I see plenty who don't "miss", fortunately mostly fender benders. For anyone who considers a seat belt worth wearing anytime, that first 5mins can be the most important.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who,
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me??
 
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