One upping Dave: A Diet Coke and Mentos Rocket!

[Cynette]

Originally Posted by AtalanteStar25

Seatbelts don't always save you. My uncle was hit by a speeding ambulance while he had his seat belt on, but it broke and he was thrown from the car. He actually ended up dying (but that was long before I can remember). I guess there are certain cases where it's good, others where it doesn't make a difference, and other times when it doesn't do you any good.

But, since it's the law, and more often than not, a good thing, it's always best to wear your seatbelt.

Wearing a seat belt always does you good, it just always isn't enough. Since the time that your uncle died, there have been great improvements in vehicle safety both in the seatbelt construction and latching and in the cars themselves (we can thank the hundreds of crash dummies for that).

Seat belts rarely break in accidents and when they do, many times they have done their job and protected the person from the initial impact of the accident.

My brother-in-law was also in an accident were his seatbelt broke and he was thrown from the car (Blazer). But the belt broke after the Blazer rolled four times, If he had not been wearing the belt, he probably wouldn't have been alive to be thrown from the vehicle. By the time he was thrown the speed was reduced to a point where could survive the ejection.

Buckle Up Everyone! Especially if you are driving by the neighborhoods of Art, Elgin and Dylan when they are experimenting with Diet Coke and Mentos!