• k_rol
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    7 months ago

    in 1998? yes we definitely were wearing a seat belt. I didn’t see many in my circle not wearing them. Of course the drunk uncle sometimes wasn’t.

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      7 months ago

      Maybe it’s a local thing, but back then many of my grown up relatives were still on the “but what if I need to get out of the car quick” bandwagon.

      Motherfucker, you ain’t gonna be in any shape to get out of the car if you ain’t wearing a seat belt.

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      7 months ago

      Of course the drunk uncle sometimes wasn’t.

      The drunk uncle would hook the seatbelt up before getting in so he didn’t hear the bell. Said it was safer that way, because he happened to survive a car accident once and claimed wearing a seatbelt would have killed him.