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Deadly Consequences: Motorists Warned Against Seatbelt Buckle Inserts


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Personally I don’t see the problem. Earth is overpopulated anyway and there’s tons of Darwin Awards that need to get handed out. So, it’s swapping to flies with one hit! 

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Just now, Liverpool Lou said:
4 hours ago, wozzlegummich said:

That is mainly because they don't want to mess up their hair.

...on the back of a motorbike!

 

Nevertheless its true...   I've known Western women who won't wear a helmet on the back of a Motorcycle-Taxi because it messes their hair...   Gallactically idiotic !

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1 hour ago, newbee2022 said:

I didn't even know that this kind of tool exists.

But, hey, we're in Thailand🤣


Its not just a Thai thing at all. They've been around as long a seatbelt buzzers have, so what, 40 yrs ? 
They've been available on Amazon and EBay.

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If Somchai and Nok want to win Darwin Awards, why complain.  It's their lives. 
"Up to you!"  :thumbsup:
 

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2 minutes ago, SLOWHAND225 said:


Its not just a Thai thing at all. They've been around as long a seatbelt buzzers have, so what, 40 yrs ? 
They've been available on Amazon and EBay.

I'm surprised .

I wouldn't even think to risk my life by using that.

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26 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Putting the seat belt on disables the chime much more effectively.

Not if it is already disabled it doesn't . Because you don't hear the chime at all.

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1 minute ago, NE1 said:
25 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Putting the seat belt on disables the chime much more effectively.

Not if it is disabled it doesn't . Because you don't hear the chime at all.

You probably won't here the sound of your head smashing through the windscreen or the side window, either.

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10 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Yeah they are a thing.

Seat belt chimes are annoying.

You could wear ear defenders.

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53 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

 

Plus most Thais don't believe in travelling safely or legally.

 

thats what makes it fun....

 

This morn on the way to work had a little Suzuki swift run into the side of my pickup at 140km/h, I chuckled heartily as they hit my RH rear wheel which protrudes 3inches... no damage to me but they munted the LH mirror and door nicely on their car.

 

I just kept on driving.

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10 hours ago, Aussie999 said:

many didn't

 

 

Those who did were frequently crippled and became a burden for their nearest and dearest as well as society for the rest of their usually shortened lives.

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What many don't realize is that seatbelts' second most important task is to keep a car's occupants INSIDE the car in a smash up. Survival rates of those ejected in a crash are essentially zero.

 

It's why it pays to wear a belt especially in a bus as well - those windows are big enough to get thrown through when broken, even if structural damage and speed is not too excessive such as during a rollover or side-on impact.

 

The idea that you can stop yourself from hitting the dashboard with your arms is like saying you can jump out of a third story building and land safely on your hands. You can't.

 

Disabling safety devices and alarms is about as stupid as humans get.

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34 minutes ago, BusyB said:

What many don't realize is that seatbelts' second most important task is to keep a car's occupants INSIDE the car in a smash up. Survival rates of those ejected in a crash are essentially zero.

 

 

 

I do not plan to live more than a year or two... if darwin gets me first so be it.

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11 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

How did we survive pre seat belt buzzers, before car seats for kids? 

 

Survivorship fallacy is when people only look at successful cases while ignoring failures, leading to dumb conclusions. It’s basic common sense that those who didn’t survive can’t share their experience....  so acting like success is the whole story is just ignorant. 

 

By focusing only on survivors, you have failed to see the full picture and that has lead to a flawed comment based on fundamentally flawed reasoning.

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13 hours ago, hotsun said:

Didnt know these were a thing. Surely everyone must realize that all cars have seatbelts for a reason, right?

 

so instead of just using their seatbelt, thais would rather spend money on something just so that they dont have to use their seatbelt?

These parts are used in car workshops. 

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10 minutes ago, markus said:

These parts are used in car workshops. 

 

I don't even know why they'd bother with that...   they could just do the seatbelt up and sit over it.

 

They're a solution to a problem that doesn't exist outside of the mind-numbingly idiotic. 

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14 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Pongprom emphasised the dangers of this practice, stating:

 

• Many Thai drivers use these inserts to silence the seatbelt alarm, unknowingly putting their own lives at risk.

 

Did he seriously say that? Thai drivers think that if they made the beeping go away with an insert then that's the same as wearing the seatbelt in terms of safety? This is next level cargo-cult voodoo thinking .

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8 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

I live in a small town so my trips are generally within three or four km. of my home, and I usually use my motorbike, but when I'm in the car I don't need a seatbelt to drive 3 km. 

 

A big percent of all accidents happen within a few km of one's home. 

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12 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

These are wonderful devices. I only use them around town. Never on the highway, which would be asking for trouble. 

 

On the highway you don't mind hearing the chimes, but around town you would?

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I don't have that problem,my old truck does not have any reminder to wear my seatbelt but i always do.

 

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42 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

Neither is leaving the scene of an accident.

 

ive never left the scene of an accident I was the at fault party of

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3 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

ive never left the scene of an accident I was the at fault party of

 

You're point ? 

 

Any road accident requires both parties to remain at the scene. Just because you may not be at fault gives you no right to leave the scene. 

 

 

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If only it was just this gadget that was causing the highest death toll in Thailand ! The thing is that most Thai (mainly males) just do not know how to drive. Whenever I have a nice hottie female driver it Thailand, it's totally a different world.

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5 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

You're point ? 

 

Any road accident requires both parties to remain at the scene. Just because you may not be at fault gives you no right to leave the scene. 

 

 

 

i did not cause the accident why should I stay ?

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