"David Hearn" wrote in message ...
"Simon Gardner" [dot]co[dot]uk wrote in message
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(David) wrote:

I can't readily access this paper myself, but isn't this all about
'risk compensation' - the theory that if a driver is strapped in he
feels safer, and therefore more able and likely to drive more
dangerously (which he duly does, to the detriment of pedestrians and
cyclists)?

Yup. It's why I don't wear a seatbelt when driving.

You ARE kidding? You mean you are aware of risk compensation, yet
still you drive more dangerously when wearing a seatbelt?

Oh, and make sure you turn off any air-bag that you may have fitted.
Airbags are only safe if you're using a seatbelt. Not having a seatbelt may
well blow/burn your face off in even of an accident happening and you being
thrown forward onto the wheel.

I thought the reason airbags were developed was due to the refusal of
American drivers to wear seatbelts; ie airbags were intended really an
alternative to seatbelts rather than an adjuct. (Could be wrong!)

David