Comments on: ‘Click It Or Ticket’ Campaign Underway http://www.northescambia.com/2015/05/click-it-or-ticket-campaign-underway Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:45:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David F. Hoyt http://www.northescambia.com/2015/05/click-it-or-ticket-campaign-underway/comment-page-1#comment-299505 David F. Hoyt Thu, 28 May 2015 13:39:37 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=216557#comment-299505 Back in 1974 while I was in the Navy, one of my collateral duties was driving an ambulance. The corpsman and I never had to body bag anyone who had been wearing a seat belt during an accident. Unfortunately we did have to body bag several individuals who had not been wearing seat belts. This made me a believer in seat belts and from that time on, every member of my family always had to buckle up before I started the engine. This also wound up saving both my wife's and daughter's lives during a serious accident many years later. To this day I insist that all my passengers, both front seats and back seats wear their seat belts. Back in 1974 while I was in the Navy, one of my collateral duties was driving an ambulance. The corpsman and I never had to body bag anyone who had been wearing a seat belt during an accident. Unfortunately we did have to body bag several individuals who had not been wearing seat belts. This made me a believer in seat belts and from that time on, every member of my family always had to buckle up before I started the engine. This also wound up saving both my wife’s and daughter’s lives during a serious accident many years later. To this day I insist that all my passengers, both front seats and back seats wear their seat belts.

]]> By: Grandma http://www.northescambia.com/2015/05/click-it-or-ticket-campaign-underway/comment-page-1#comment-299337 Grandma Mon, 25 May 2015 15:07:01 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=216557#comment-299337 @Sedition Just click it. End of story. It is for more reasons than just YOU. I surely don't want to have your death or dismemberment on my conscience should someone hit me and I, in turn, should hit you. Click it and you won't get "robbed", Mr. Rebel! @Sedition
Just click it. End of story. It is for more reasons than just YOU. I surely don’t want to have your death or dismemberment on my conscience should someone hit me and I, in turn, should hit you. Click it and you won’t get “robbed”, Mr. Rebel!

]]> By: Sedition http://www.northescambia.com/2015/05/click-it-or-ticket-campaign-underway/comment-page-1#comment-299320 Sedition Mon, 25 May 2015 03:39:03 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=216557#comment-299320 The only way they got the seat belt "law" passed back in the 80's was to swear up and down that it would only be enforced as a secondary reason for a stop. As a classic example of giving the government an inch and them stealing 2 miles (see also the IRS), now the land pirates have it as a primary cause for a stop to help pad Escambia county government's coffers. How much fun it must be to rob from the poor and give to the rich. Motorcycle riders are no longer required to wear head gear, but your wallet gets raped if you don't wear a seat belt. The only way they got the seat belt “law” passed back in the 80’s was to swear up and down that it would only be enforced as a secondary reason for a stop.
As a classic example of giving the government an inch and them stealing 2 miles (see also the IRS), now the land pirates have it as a primary cause for a stop to help pad Escambia county government’s coffers.
How much fun it must be to rob from the poor and give to the rich. Motorcycle riders are no longer required to wear head gear, but your wallet gets raped if you don’t wear a seat belt.

]]> By: Mike http://www.northescambia.com/2015/05/click-it-or-ticket-campaign-underway/comment-page-1#comment-299291 Mike Sun, 24 May 2015 09:16:16 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=216557#comment-299291 i know from experience, that steering column hurts. These days steering wheels are designed to collapse, I guess so you don't break your arms, but when your chest hits the center column, the shock to your heart is tremendous. Thank goodness for airbags, wish I'd had one in my old car (it was totaled, & looked very much like a fatality had occurred). Wear your seatbelts! :) i know from experience, that steering column hurts. These days steering wheels are designed to collapse, I guess so you don’t break your arms, but when your chest hits the center column, the shock to your heart is tremendous.

Thank goodness for airbags, wish I’d had one in my old car (it was totaled, & looked very much like a fatality had occurred). Wear your seatbelts! :)

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