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Answer this question. What would a gambler give for a chance to double the odds? Plenty. . . and then some more if the stakes were as high as the lives of friends, family and even the dice thrower himself.
Yet, with the Thanksgiving holiday ahead, thousands of Americans will jump in their cars and head for the homes of family or friends without giving a thought to the one thing that can double their chance of survival should a vehicular accident occur — a seat belt.
Buckling a seat belt takes only seconds and can be done without a second thought once a person develops a routine. Still, surveys of seat-belt usage show that a low of one in nine to a high of one in 14 passengers actually buckle up.
How can a society that’s so logical about looking down the road to the safety and welfare of future generations be so illogical when it comes to the safety afforded by buckling a seat belt?
Some say seat belts are uncomfortable. Seat belt wearers, however, say that they’re uncomfortable when they’re cruising without one.
Some say they’re only traveling a short distance, to the school or to the store, aflcl ing at slow speeds. Statistics’* show that three out of every <* four accidents occur within 25 miles of home. Moreover, 80 percent of all accidents happen at speeds of less than 40 miles per hour. In fact, vehicular deaths of unbelted occupants in automobiles have been documented at speeds as slow as five mph.
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