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[–] Steve@startrek.website 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Survivor bias. My uncle survived because he was thrown clear!! Dead men tell no tales, etc.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

My uncle survived because he was thrown clear!!

Everyone has a story about a guy who got flung clear. I've never met anyone who has actually been flung clear. I do have a friend who got trapped in a car after it flipped when her hand was pinned by a broken seat. But the seat belt saved her life.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Even more basic - I’ll bet none of those people had been in an accident serious enough to eject them in the first place. Who needs a seatbelt when you can just hold on?