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[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 139 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

The actual answer is that the seatbelt is there to keep your ragdoll ass from bouncing off the ceiling during heavy turbulence.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 24 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

I read this horrible post a few years ago where a PoS passenger didn't buckle up. So the car drove off a cliff, her body flew and killed people in the back seat who were buckled up. The driver survived since he was buckled in.

[–] PumpUpTheJam@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Grew up with this...

https://youtu.be/mKHY69AFstE?si=l3cIZk4JJLoduGT5

...the UK didn't pull their punches with road safety ads in the 90s. Sorry for YouTube.

[–] dan@upvote.au 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Australia had ads like that too.

https://youtu.be/jyYTPRX1CCQ

They relaunched this one a few years ago because of how effective it was in the 90s.

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

America did this too, but it was too hardcore for me to share clips, so here's the Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Asphalt

[–] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

Had to watch a couple of these in American driving school in high school.

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