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Now don't get me wrong, I want her to be all right and I want her to make a full recovery, but it always bothered me that she never wore a seat belt, and she even got my father into not wearing his. They're both heavy set people, so buckling up was always difficult and a little uncomfortable, but I remember growing up and he'd always make sure I was using my seat belt before I drove anywhere. Luckily he wasn't in the car when she got in the wreck.
She's got several small injuries, but her big problem is a couple of fractures in vertebra in her back. They aren't messing with her spinal cord, but it is painful and is looking like she'll need surgery (for what exactly, I don't know).
At this point, I'm trying to do what I can for my dad while he's at the hospital with her and I'll do what I can when she finally comes home.
TL;DR Wear your seatbelts, kids.
Edit 1: So she doesnt need surgery. Just a brace. Not sure for how long.
Edit 2: Holy shit, this blew up. I cant believe I made it out of user sub. What do people usually ask for on viral posts? Oh, that's right. Kitties and tit-[character limit reached]
Mandarinduckmama
Who doesn't use seat belts anymore?
Petro116th
It feels strange now if i don't put it on.
spongebobmingepants
Am i missing something,isnt it the law?
IJustPoopedMyPants
My cousin's leg was shattered when a passenger flew across the car into her. It's not just your own ass you're saving
LogicDude
Buckle up Buckaroo!
pawningpanda
Thuthunk thuthunk
ForestNinja101
Understandable. If you just don’t wear a seatbelt then you’re pretty much asking to be injured. Hope she learns from the experience.
freakishdarling
My mom also refuses to wear a seatbelt, even though her sister nearly died in a car wreck from not wearing one. I refuse to drive without ..
freakishdarling
EVERYONE wearing one.
mcglirkymeow
‘Heavyset’ is no excuse. I’m beyond heavyset. I’m a fat food-loving gamer. I don’t leave my driveway without a seatbelt. Ever.
Dashpot
I was in a crash while wearing a seat belt and it saved my chest collapsing on the steering wheel. Belted I was out of work for over a week.
Maaatth
Natilda
I'm a fattie. I -always- wear my seatbelt. No excuses.
justramblingfromnooneimportant
They sell seat belt extenders for bigger people. It would be a hard sell, but it might save their lives.
TaylorGangMorgan
She's a danger to other passengers by not buckling up.
Bearhugger70
Seatbelts must be fastened in the UK. You can get fined for driving without one on, unless you have a valid medical exemption.
westwood8183
It's the same in much of the US.
Bearhugger70
I think they can also give you points on your license now too. 12 points or more and you're banned from driving for at least a year.
Nunyajonesinc
Who the fuck is that fucking lazy and stupid?
6Oh4
How do people still not wear a belt? I also don't get people that don't wear a helmet while bicycling. Be safe ppl.
mlemlemmloomloo
There's still people today not wearing a seatbelt?!?!?!
MoschopsUK
Some of them say they *want* to be thrown through the windscreen in a crash. They *want* that to happen.
Spidey209
Morons are born every minute.
OwMyRupturedSpleen
It's my life I'll risk it however I want. People on donor lists need people like me.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
You're risking other peoples' lives too though. If you get thrown out of the car you could land on someone else or cause another accident.
OwMyRupturedSpleen
With the way I drive I'm more than likely gonna be liquid before I reach another vehicle.
ROHBAUCOP
Some learn the hard way, some serve as an example for bad choices at least.
dustmywets
Posttoasted
See kids that's what happens when Jesus takes the wheel! Now buckle the fuck up!
Caramster
My favourites are those 2 that got pancaked. Better to be inside a rolling wreck than to be outside crushed by one.
Caramster
Also funny that the one ejected first is the last one to land. Wear your seatbelts.
drGrafenberg
Not wearing a seat belt is a clear indication of sub 80 IQ.
DualSupernova
injury specialist here: please wear your seatbelt. Those pictures of the deadly car crash are haunting.
EmeraldLight
I maxed out at 414lbs and abso-fuckin-lutely still wore my seatbelt.
LittleMsSparkles
I sit there and don’t turn the car on until the person in the passenger seat has their seatbelt on. Not in my car.
sassycephalopod
I get made fun of for wearing a seatbelt all the time but it was drilled into me as a kid. I feel weird without it
HIPHOPABS
What kind of person makes fun of someone for wearing a seat belt?
MoschopsUK
Are you the driver? Why not slam the brakes when the passenger isn't looking ahead. "There was a dog. Is your nose broken or just bleeding?"
Bigcurly2000
Who the fuck doesn't wear a seatbelt? I've honestly never been in a car with someone who didn't put theirs on
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
Right? I've never even heard anyone complain about it except for my toddlers, who have no choice.
QueenAmy
I won’t ride with people who don’t wear seatbelts. I don’t need to get hit with their body before the crash ejects them
thefrompleman
over here at least the driver is responsible for making sure everyone is wearing seatbelts, can get fined + license suspended if caught
dragonraven13
There's videos of unbuckled passengers flying and hitting the other passengers. One haunting one is an unbuckled dad crushing his son.
MrRobSteel
So many people don't believe it's a thing though. "Oh they just hit the seat and stop" or "It's just my life at risk, I'll take my chances"
dragonraven13
Tbf, I didn't believe it was a thing in my teens and early twenties. Took me a bit to wake up, and consider how momentum and gravity work.
isaparty
As someone who has consistently said the latter...wake up call
g1zm0
@OP They make inconspicuous seatbelt extenders for people with limited range of motion. Hopefully something like that could help them.
thoushaltnotpass
I looked into them because the buckle for my kid's seat is hard to reach. They're not legal anywhere in Europe, I gave up on it.
g1zm0
Oh interesting. Although not wearing any seatbelt is also illegal...may be the lesser of two evils if you can get your hands on some :/
thoushaltnotpass
It might be possible to find one when going through the car dealer. None of the ones I found on Amazon were certified.
mksu
Sometimes people get in my car and say they don't need a seat belt. Sometimes my car magically can't move forward until they buckle it.
RCN1138
SpoilsburyToastMan
Same. It's weird how the key won't turn in the ignition, or how the gear lever refuses to leave neutral if the engine's already running.
PleasantPeasantPheasant
In the Netherlands there's a €95 fine for not wearing a seatbelt, and the driver is responsible. so yeah, not wearing one is illegal.
ItWasntSupposedToBeThisWay
Sometimes mine accelerates to 15-20 mph and then abruptly stops. Weirdest thing.
blackberrydemikate
hey, this is my parking lot go-to safety maneuver for organ donors!
Iloveanonymityandilovebeingnoticed
My uncle doesn’t like to. I tell him I don’t care about him but I don’t want his lifeless corpse flung about to hurt me and mine.
DualSupernova
I do the same. Until everyone has their seatbelt the car moves
Xenarion
That's what I learned in driving class.
disabledmoth
My Mum would do this when we were kids- that the car wouldn't be able to start without our seatbelts on
MaladaptedMedic
I’m an EMT, seen my share of ejections. I refuse to drive until every passenger is buckled. Nobody argues it
trinabeana23
Ha! My kids HAAAATED this rule. Also car will pull over & wait until EVERYONE in car is buckled up...my kids now have same rule in their car
GentleBen1901
Yup, if you want a lift in my car the options are: belt on or walk
CreepyPhlox
I like to brake-check those people at low speed before we get to the actual road. They buckle up pretty quick then.
DonteHaversham
Good call. In an accident the unbuckled dummy can be thrown about the cabin and hurt everyone else. So if anybody refuses, you can tell them
DonteHaversham
To buckle up for your safety, not their own. Thats what i do lol
EngineerforPresident
Will use, thank you!
Mechwarrior719
I tell them the car stays in park until they buckle up. If they don’t like it they can walk.
spaceystacey
Truth. Also why I like to be a driver.
zarook
My car will literally bing until you put it on, and the longer it’s not on the louder and more incessant the binging becomes.
ADyingMachine
My car doesn't bing, but I will. Louder, more obnoxious every moment.
zarook
Do it, video it, post it. I will give you one internet point if you do.
CodyJC
bing, Bing, BIng, BINg, BING, BING!, BING!!, FUCKING BIIIIIIING!!!!!!
JarlmannViking
3 rules to my car. Seatbelt, no food or open drinks while we’re moving, my car - my radio.
MadamPuddifoot
My uncle was killed in a car accident when he was 15.only one not wearing his belt, everyone else survived 9 rolls.
Shamwowser
I always tell them I don't care if they get hurt in a wreck I just don't want their body weight thrown around the car and hurting me.
DiracsDelta
As an 8 year old, our family car rolled, and I was left hanging upside down by the seatbelt. Never forgotten to wear one since.
muwah
Was hit, car rolled and landed upside down. I was strangled by my seatbelt. I wear mine, but very loosely now.
Caramster
How do your wear a seatbelt "loosely"?
muwah
Pull it just a little bit more until it clicks, Fit not not tight. Not as tight as it was when it nearly killed me.
ForestRed
Nice way to get severe seat belt syndrome in a crash
muwah
Not loose like a hula hoop. Just one click past tight.
Slarti54
Also, don't be so fat that buckling up is difficult and uncomfortable.
Dyslexicbirch
Seatbelts are made for any size if you cant fit in the car then maybe the belt wont fit
ChloeRed
The fatest people I have known all wear their seatbelts, so I don't see excuse. One needed an extender on her belt, but even then, used it.
Duder87
I remember I used to be worried about my large body bouncing around the car in a crash and hurting others so I wore mine. lol
MissAizea
Tbf, my friends car is a Ford escape and the rear passenger seat belts are unbearable no matter your size, if you lean forward 1/2
MissAizea
About an inch or so, it will trigger the seat belt lock and proceed to tighten until the seatbelt is removed. 2/2
ShawnTomac
Weight is not a choice. If buckling up is uncomfortable that is a failure on behalf of the manufacturer and they deserve to be sued.
Jessen7
Weight is complicated as mental ilness and other things makes it hard to manage
TrynaHelp
Weight is not a choice seems the wrong way to word what you mean, I've significantly changed my weight a few times
ShawnTomac
Do you want a trophy? Just because your body is kind enough to allow you that option doesn't mean everyone else is the same way
TrynaHelp
We don't say humans can't walk because some are paralyzed. Isn't weight a choice for the overwhelming majority? No need for anger!
Ballsackhands
No. You're not kind to your body when you abuse it. I bet you couldn't go a day without eating.
Ballsackhands
You chose to put a cheeseburger in your mouth over and over. I chose to eat shit for a decade and lost it all by only eating one meal and a
Ballsackhands
Snack and fasting for the rest of the day and not eating on weekends. It's definitely a choice.
Devinnar
While I can't speak for her, my dad has been working to get his weight under control, but with his job, it doesnt always work out.
ItWasntSupposedToBeThisWay
They're going to make her lose weight before surgery.
mikeatike
"Doesnt always work out" haha
RunningInSpaces
Job never had anything to do with it. But a salad instead of the burger. Calories in
Slarti54
How does his job affect it?
Devinnar
He carries most of his weight in his legs, and as a truck driver, he isnt home enough to work out regularly or go to a gym.
Devinnar
And semis arent exactly known for being spacious.
anitabieror6
lotta truckers in my family. if theres any space behind the cab he could bring a bike and ride around while his truck gets loaded
KaizerKilborn
He could control it mostly with diet, without touching a gym. Sometimes zero sodapop is enough to do it.
TrynaHelp
Losing weight via exercise is a long, hard, and slow process. All he has to do is eat less but it's hard being hungry most of the time.
bregma
The medical term for someone who doesn't wear a seatbelt is "organ donor".
Donku83
Not if their organs turn to scrambled eggs
OwMyRupturedSpleen
I'm an organ donor partly because I never wear a seatbelt. It's my life I'll do what I want with it, the organs others can have.
Xenarion
Only works if the organs don't get destroyed.
houtaku
The medical term for someone who doesn’t wear a seatbelt and isn’t an organ donor is ‘useless fuckin idiot’.
pssthtpssthtpss
Trauma alert
imyourrealdad
As long as it isn’t their brain being donated I am good with this.
Sevulturus
Human crayon.
gonzar09
Hopefully there will still be some usable organs if that's ever the case.
LamentableLamp
Shit that’s all a plus! I might get to die and my parts will be used to help others, I’m in!
mikeatike
Might I suggest a motorcycle. Sans-helmet.
CallsYouATosser
Or "donorcycles" as the ER refers to them.
Se7enPr1me
yay youll finally be useful!!
DiracsDelta
Wouldn’t it be more likely that the organs are damaged and unusable without seatbelts?
RackhamTheRed
Not if the person smacks the head hard enough. Which is why motor cycle riders, esp without helmet, are prime material
bsmithwins
Yes, but they are even more likely to be brain dead, so any usable organs can be harvested.
imyourrealdad
Yes but the flesh and bones absorb most of the impact.
The605
Yes, but not everything is damaged every time. But they’ll scoop out your eyeballs or your liver or something. Salvage
LyraTheLycan
Somebody call
oddsterman2273
Gigantically
Human Hamburg
EatAFatDick
Same thing for motorcyclists that don't wear helmets
Usiris23
That’s the funniest thing about florida. If you want insurance, you don’t need a helmet, if you don’t want insurance, just wear a helmet.
slothyslothysloth
“Donor cycle” was frequently used in the ER of my hospital
Comet260
After a certain speed, a helmet ain't gonna do shit.
jridley
That speed is well over the speed limit anywhere in the US anyway. Sure when you get up over 150 MPH or so...
EatAFatDick
It actually depends on the crash a motorcycle youtuber by the name of yammie noon had a head on collision with a Porsche going some where 1/
EatAFatDick
100+mph went 25 up on the air and survived with a busted leg. He has a video talking about it. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wja2RZUXH4w
jridley
I have mixed feelings about Yammie. He has smartened up since his accident though and at least he didn't kill anyone being dumb.
Icryoncommand
You get an upvote!!
GaurieBanner
Im torn on the seatbelt thing, my buddy flipped his truck was ejected from the vehicle and got a broken back, but his lifted truck crushed
GaurieBanner
The roof to the floor, would have been fatal if he was still in the truck
BigJewishHulk
You have to die in the hospital for that. After declared dead, they have a very short time to hook you up to machines to keep your body aliv
HinkFlaps
I concur. You have to basically be in a vegetative state and meet candidacy requirements before they will let you die and harvest
BigJewishHulk
Yep, no idea why i'm downvoted. it's common practice.
DENNISystem
Hate them. I have an awful uncomfortable feeling of being strapped in. Been fortunate in two accidents, one being my truck flipping.
Dustorn
I imagine being lunched through the windshield might be even more uncomfortable.
ShutTheFrontDoors
Well, sounds like you should take the bus, or at least not travel with anyone else in the vehicle ever because you’re putting them at risk.
HinkFlaps
SciGuy
Except not, of course
DENNISystem
Wore it today after ready this.
ShutTheFrontDoors
I’m not sure if that’s a sarcastic comment or serious, but if it’s serious, then I’m glad :)
DENNISystem
I was being serious
Devinnar
The bad thing is, I think she has it set up to be a organ donor.
Rarenimrod
The sad thing is, depending on how large she is, they won't take a lot of her organs
tobucks
Won't do much good if her organs are trashed in an accident bad enough to kill her.
Madmooch
Thought you had to be in top notch shape to be a organ donor
mikeatike
There are not enough organs to go around, and people with bad conditions like cancer wont get picked for good organs.
Iwontdoitunlessido
I'm an organ donor...
cptwott
I'd like a liver, a heart and 2dm² skin please
RackhamTheRed
The way you describe her (to fat for a seat belt), more than her cornea, maybe lunge, might not be useful...
Kamishiro
If I need a donor organ to live, I'm not going to be picky. He also said heavyset, not too fat for a seatbelt. But if my choices are >>
Kamishiro
<< definitely die due to my heart, or probably die from a poor donor heart, I'll take my chances with the donor.
Kamishiro
Bottom line is: if I die in a hospital because my heart failed, and someone decided that the headless horseman who was too stupid to wear >>
Devinnar
Actually, would that be bad or ironic? Both?
wheredoesitend
she's just planning for the inevitable.
Warmpeanutbutter
Convenient is the word your looking for
thisismyimgurname
My health insurance will pay 100% of vehicular accidents if a seat belt was worn at the time of the accident. 0% is paid if it wasn’t worn.
DillPixels
It’s a good thing. When she inadvertently kills herself from stupidity she’ll be able to help out someone else.
BahamutBBob
I mean, it's good to be an organ donor, but I understand your point.
YesYouJustLostTheGameAgain
Would the organ only be good for a fellow obese person? Serious question here..
InDubiousBattle
Not a doctor, but googled. Journal of the Amer. Heart Assoc. finds no ill effects of receiving an obese person's heart in a transplant. 1/2
GodsFoot
Yes
ShutTheFrontDoors
That’s not a bad thing. Being registered to be an organ donor is never a bad thing, unless you live in China.
FistingWithJalapenoDoritoFingers
Cause they make early withdrawals
cptwott
ConsumerAffairs
So that's why they send people to 'prison'