Deadly Consequences: Motorists Warned Against Seatbelt Buckle Inserts

[blaze master]

Just now, Ralf001 said:

 

i did not cause the accident why should I stay ?

 

Ok. 

[blaze master]

5 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

i did not cause the accident why should I stay ?

 

because it's the law.....

[BusyB]

2 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

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 .

 

No, they just  think seatbelts are an unnecessary nuisance that should be silenced.

 

Even now after years I still have problems getting Thai friends to belt up. 

[BusyB]

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

 

i did not cause the accident why should I stay ?

 

As someone directly involved in the accident you are unable to determine fault. This is why insurance companies say NEVER admit liability. That's for police/courts/insurance to sort. You are factually incapable of determining that and more than likely under shock, even in minor accidents.

[Bday Prang]

14 hours ago, Andre0720 said:

But when 'beliefs' are factored in, then it starts to make sense.

All efforts by authorities to convince Thais to wear helmets, have failed..

Because those "in authority" hold the exact same beliefs.  Nobody's heart is really in it, its a completely different mindset to a westerner 

[Mike_Hunt]

18 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

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

Wut?

[Scouse123]

20 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

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

 

Why don't you just use the seat belt for its intended purpose, which is to save your life in the event of an accident

[Briggsy]

20 hours ago, Gsxrnz said:

Not wearing a seatbelt, driving at night with no lights, and not using indicators, are all fuel-efficient practices that also make your battery last longer. 

They save you a ton of fuel too. 🤪

[NanLaew]

19 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

 

How can they possibly not know that not wearing a seatbelt is more dangerous than wearing one???

 

It's the same deep, culturally-embedded tendency to possibly not know that not wearing a helmet while riding on a motorbike is more dangerous than wearing one.

 

What's worse is the deep, culturally-embedded tendency that causes many foreigners who claim Thailand as their home, to repeatedly get upset about such stuff.

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[Ralf001]

6 hours ago, BusyB said:

 

As someone directly involved in the accident you are unable to determine fault. This is why insurance companies say NEVER admit liability. That's for police/courts/insurance to sort. You are factually incapable of determining that and more than likely under shock, even in minor accidents.

 

If someone runs into me Iam fairly sure I know who is at fault.

[BangkokReady]

4 hours ago, NanLaew said:

What's worse is the deep, culturally-embedded tendency that causes many foreigners who claim Thailand as their home, to repeatedly get upset about such stuff.

 

Not that I'm getting upset about it, but how is that worse than people not wearing a helmet or seatbelt?  The former is just an opinion that might lead to a comment, while the latter leads to people literally dying.

[lordgrinz]

5 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

 

Why don't you just use the seat belt for its intended purpose, which is to save your life in the event of an accident

 

Common-sense is lost on some, along with self-preservation, but there is a solution, natural selection eventually weeds out the riff-raff.

[TooPoopedToPop]

2 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

 

Common-sense is lost on some, along with self-preservation, but there is a solution, natural selection eventually weeds out the riff-raff.

Indeed it does.

The farang demographic that has settled down here is aging dramatically.

You see them hobbling around on their canes everywhere.

Their constant complaining about life here and their supercilious attitude regarding Thais and Thailand won't be missed.

[spidermike007]

8 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

 

Why don't you just use the seat belt for its intended purpose, which is to save your life in the event of an accident

Come on now we all have to have a little bit of excitement in our lives. I'm curious as to why so many people were upset by my comment, live and let live right?

[Eaglekott]

Seat belts and Airbags usually work together and if you do not use the seat belt the airbag might be disabled, If you do not use seat belt the airbag can actually worsen your injury in case of an accident. You move forward towards the airbag and the airbag detonate and throw you back.

 

Do not use those things they fool the cars safety system.

 

 

[lordgrinz]

23 minutes ago, TooPoopedToPop said:

Indeed it does.

The farang demographic that has settled down here is aging dramatically.

You see them hobbling around on their canes everywhere.

Their constant complaining about life here and their supercilious attitude regarding Thais and Thailand won't be missed.

 

Hey, if I could convince my wife to leave Thailand, I would get on the first plane out and never return, I would also call in an airstrike to level Southeast Asia to the ground too, but that's another story.

[lordgrinz]

17 minutes ago, Eaglekott said:

Seat belts and Airbags usually work together and if you do not use the seat belt the airbag might be disabled, If you do not use seat belt the airbag can actually worsen your injury in case of an accident. You move forward towards the airbag and the airbag detonate and throw you back.

 

Do not use those things they fool the cars safety system.

 

Also, be careful about having your hands in front of the airbag when it goes off.

[EVENKEEL]

On 3/18/2025 at 4:52 AM, richard_smith237 said:

 

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.

Thanks for the laff. I apologize if my one liner caused you grief. I was just reminiscing about the past.

 

Some of us grew up in an era where riding in back of pickups was OK, riding my mini bike on the country roads age 10, riding my motorcycle on the roads at age 12, driving an old pickup to work age 14. 

 

Yes of course seatbelts save lives but please continue nit picking every comment so you can feel better.

 

 

 

[richard_smith237]

5 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Thanks for the laff. I apologize if my one liner caused you grief. I was just reminiscing about the past.

 

Some of us grew up in an era where riding in back of pickups was OK, riding my mini bike on the country roads age 10, riding my motorcycle on the roads at age 12, driving an old pickup to work age 14. 

 

Yes of course seatbelts save lives but please continue nit picking every comment so you can feel better.

 

Don't get too butt hurt - you made a dumb comment and got called on it, thats all... 

 

On 3/18/2025 at 7:27 AM, EVENKEEL said:

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

 

Feel free to go ahead and reminice and not wear a helmet on your bike too...     

[Jim Blue]

10 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

 

Also, be careful about having your hands in front of the airbag when it goes off.

That's easy to fix ..seen on the back window of  farangs car " No Air Bags ....We Die Like Men "

[Mike_Hunt]

11 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Come on now we all have to have a little bit of excitement in our lives. I'm curious as to why so many people were upset by my comment, live and let live right?

A body in motion tends to stay in motion.  The car stops but you don’t. 

[still kicking]

1 hour ago, Jim Blue said:

That's easy to fix ..seen on the back window of  farangs car " No Air Bags ....We Die Like Men "

I must be a man then my car didn't have airbags it was 27 years old 

[richard_smith237]

12 minutes ago, still kicking said:

1 hour ago, Jim Blue said:

That's easy to fix ..seen on the back window of  farangs car " No Air Bags ....We Die Like Men "

I must be a man then my car didn't have airbags it was 27 years old 

 

Nah... the other part of the sticker had peeled off...  "No Air Bags ....We Die Like Men, but live like idiots".... 

[NanLaew]

16 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

 

Not that I'm getting upset about it, but how is that worse than people not wearing a helmet or seatbelt?  The former is just an opinion that might lead to a comment, while the latter leads to people literally dying.

 

You're obviously one of the many farang worry warts, or you wouldn't be wasting time here questioning such trivialities.

[BangkokReady]

12 hours ago, NanLaew said:

You're obviously one of the many farang worry warts, or you wouldn't be wasting time here questioning such trivialities.

 

Sure, I'm one of those oddballs who doesn't like people needlessly dying.  🤷‍♂️

[NanLaew]

On 3/20/2025 at 1:36 PM, BangkokReady said:

 

Sure, I'm one of those oddballs who doesn't like people needlessly dying.  🤷‍♂️

 

Me too. Self-preservation is essential. I just don't worry too much about other people downgrading theirs.

[lordgrinz]

17 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

Me too. Self-preservation is essential. I just don't worry too much about other people downgrading theirs.

 

Exactly, let Natural Selection work its magic.

[3NUMBAS]

Many guys beer bellies won’t cater for a belt, so go without

[SunnyinBangrak]

I always used these in Thailand. Nothing like feeling free and enjoying the drive. Now we moved to the nanny state western world I refuse to wear a seatbelt which is legal. Nice!