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zorminoyesterday at 9:09 PM3 repliesview on HN

And you can bypass a seatbelt warning by just plugging in a buckle without the belt, but most people don't bother. It's not worth the inconvenience to circumvent, so it still has a positive impact on safety.


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noosphryesterday at 9:37 PM

Go in a car from 1970 and try the seatbelts.

I can see why people didn't want them.

I too would rather not have a stiff blade like plastic meterial nearly cut my head off everytime the car breaks.

By comparison today we have luxurious silk strands that don't pinch anywhere.

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vitally3643yesterday at 9:20 PM

A shocking fraction of people will simply ignore the seatbelt beeping for the entire drive

trinix912yesterday at 9:20 PM

Seatbelts are actually heavily enforced around the EU, most people would rather just belt up than pay the fine.

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