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This was my junior high school view on seat belts.... 'till I realized that there's a gray area between life and death that's basically life long frustrating injury... that sucks for you and everyone around you.
My wife got rear-ended in a Honda four years ago (before I met her). She still has periodic and substantial neck pain, which can really throw a wrench in the works of our day-to-day lives when it pops up. Had she been in one of our Volvo's (with proper head restraints), she'd be likely just fine today.
I've been in a pretty good accident with a 240, and walked away without any injury, but the car was a foot shorter.
After a good friend's daughter got killed in a car accident, I realized that automotive safety indeed seems pretty silly until the fallout strikes close to home.
-Ryan
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Athens, Ohio
1987 245 DL 314k, Dog-mobile
1990 245 DL 134k M47, E-codes, GT Sway Bars, GT Braces
1991 745 GL 300k, Regina, 23/21mm Turbo Sway Bars
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