car seats in taxis

In article , Cub Driver
wrote:

Personally, I have never been involved in a collision in 55 years of
driving. I faithfully buckle up every time I get in the car, but I
know in my heart that it is a waste of time.

I've been in two in the last 10 years. Both of them the other guy's
fault, and both of them would have been quite serious without the belt.

The latest incident? Last month, a Civic lost control in front of me
on a curve on the interstate, went from the exit ramp across my lane
(the right of 3 lanes) at about a 70-degree angle, and crunched right
into the guardrail at around 40 miles per hour. I pulled over, crossed
to the median when the traffic would allow, and found two people in bad
shape in the car.

Know why? Because their HEADS HIT THE DASHBOARD in what should have
otherwise been a mild impact. She was bleeding badly from her
forehead, and her passenger's right eye was pretty much destroyed.
Will they live? I'm sure. But if I'd been that guy with the smashed
eye, my commercial aviation career would be over. Not worth it to me.
Not at all.


People make mistakes and do stupid, dangerous things every day on the
roads. And equipment can and does fail from time to time. Until we
reach a point where neither of those is the case, I'll continue to
buckle my seatbelt.

You're fortunate you haven't ever been in an accident, and I hope it
stays that was. But statistically speaking, you as an active driver
have an 80% chance of being in an accident within the next 10 years.
You may feel like you're wasting your time, and I hope you're never
proven wrong. Me, I'm believing the odds and keeping the thing
strapped on.

--
Garner R. Miller
ATP/CFII/MEI
Manchester, CT =USA=