While there are no valid arguments to not wearing seat belts it is due to probabilities and not absolutesโฆ
Some seem to believe everything has to be absolute, is black or white, my way or no wayโฆ
People have survived while not buckled in and no one can say with certainty they would have been killed or survived if buckledโฆ few survive ejections but there are cases where some that have, but wouldnโt have survived the remainder of the crash had they notโฆ much like the nearly uninjured motorcyclist thrown clear of certain doom (myself)โฆ
I myself witnessed at a very early time in my driving career (within the first week) two die in a car fire on the PA turnpike (at the RT19 crossover) that both survived the crash of going backwards into the bridge abutment but at least one panicked and forgot to release their lap belts and fought a losing battle to get out of the carโฆ I donโt know that either would have ultimately survived in the end but it is a traumatic thing to see and not be able to do anything aboutโฆ
There are no studies or surveys that would claim the probabilities of death or injury are less on the side of not wearing seatbelts in automobiles or helmet while on motorcyclistโฆ while low the possibility exist but still is not a justification to ignore the probabilitiesโฆ
A little off topic thoughโฆ I am glad the driver was caught, there is no justification for leaving the scene of an accident and no matter what others did or didnโt do, this individual caused all of this to happen, knew it and still fled the sceneโฆ he turned this from an automobile accident into a criminal offense and he is the one that deserves what he getsโฆ
Love my mass produced, entry level, built by Lazy American Workers, Hornet
