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Yeah, somehow I keep getting passengers who don't know what seat belts are. I thought that was a problem solved 20 years ago.
The justification is that with a motorcycle, the only person at risk is the person assuming the risk. If you crash and you hit your head on the curb, you're only hurting yourself, and not some innocent person.I buckle up when I go out, but Ive always found it funny that in the state where I live people can zip around on motorcycles sans helmet, but if theyre riding in a car they must wear a seatbelt for safety (gg insurance lobbyists).
The justification is that with a motorcycle, the only person at risk is the person assuming the risk. If you crash and you hit your head on the curb, you're only hurting yourself, and not some innocent person.
A seatbelt is meant to keep your place in the vehicle, and without it you or a passenger could fall out of place and cause loss of control of the vehicle that might otherwise have been regained. For example, say you are stopped on the highway because of ice, then a 18-wheeler hits you and launches your car forward, if you're strapped in your seat you might still be able to hit the brakes or steer from danger, but if you were flung about or a passenger flung forward onto the controls, the danger is increased.
Microphone placement is key, exactly, and very easy to do with the right gear. I used something very similar to this in my Vette on my sun visor since the car had no bluetooth, which is right next to your head:In my car, using a JVC aftermarket head unit, when I use the bluetooth I can hear them great but they all complain I sound like I'm in a tunnel. When I switch to handset, they say MUCH BETTER but then I can't hear what they are saying. So in short, FU, I'll call you when I get done driving.
And yes, I know microphone placement is key, but I didn't feel like tearing up the entire dash of my car for "optimal placement". Plus it's a Mustang so it's really loud anyway.
I mean if you can show me a definition of Seat Belt anywhere that says anything about "keeping a driver or vehicles operator in position to prevent further damage in the event of an accident" I will gladly apologize as the majority of the definitions I can find all pretty much say "a belt or strap in an automobile, airplane, etc., fastened around or sometimes diagonally across the midsection to keep the person safely secured, as during a sudden stop".
I think the author really should be criticizing the specific bluetooth in his vehicle. Saying that "Bluetooth Is The Most Annoying Automotive Feature In Existence" because his setup sucks would be like someone saying that "computers are the bane of human existence" because they have a crap computer.
Personally, mine works flawlessly.
Why sad? Not wearing seatbelts in cars is what should be listed as an example in the dictionary next to the word 'stupid'. And it is plausible, take my sister for example. In my parent's defense, they did buckle her, but he unbuckled herself, stood in the brown van between my mom and dad's front seats, my dad was forced to slam on the brakes, and she flew forward so hard that she knocked her front two teeth out on the shiftknob. Luckily it was her baby teeth, but they even had to later cut her gums as the replacements weren't growing out as apparently the gums had hardened from the trauma.Holding the driver in place during avoidance maneuvers/emergency situations was actually brought up in the debates in the TN state house when they decided to make seat belts mandatory -- as many legislators and much of the general public felt that they didn't have the right to make a rule that was only to protect the driver. Regardless, the bill carried, sadly enough.
I think the author really should be criticizing the specific bluetooth in his vehicle. Saying that "Bluetooth Is The Most Annoying Automotive Feature In Existence" because his setup sucks would be like someone saying that "computers are the bane of human existence" because they have a crap computer.
Personally, mine works flawlessly.