Why would you do this?

[GoodDoc]

Why would you have a spare seat belt tongue plugged into the seat belt buckle?



You can see the belt and tongue on the door pillar so presumably the driver had to find a matching tongue. I'm assuming this is done to avoid the warning 'bongs' when driving, but it seems like some effort to go to not to be annoyed when not wearing your seatbelt. Curious why you would do this.

[iva cosworth]

Possible the driver has a medical exemption from wearing a belt.

[Davie]

Can't see the image at work but, taxi drivers?

[GoodDoc]

iva cosworth said:

Possible the driver has a medical exemption from wearing a belt.

Yeah, that thought did cross my mind. If you had a medical exception this would avoid having to modify the car and it allows other drivers to still use the seat belt and get the 'bongs'.

[HTP99]

GoodDoc said:

iva cosworth said:

Possible the driver has a medical exemption from wearing a belt.

Yeah, that thought did cross my mind. If you had a medical exception this would avoid having to modify the car and it allows other drivers to still use the seat belt and get the 'bongs'.

Or he just doesn't like wearing a seatbelt.

[GoodDoc]

HTP99 said:

GoodDoc said:

iva cosworth said:

Possible the driver has a medical exemption from wearing a belt.

Yeah, that thought did cross my mind. If you had a medical exception this would avoid having to modify the car and it allows other drivers to still use the seat belt and get the 'bongs'.

Or he just doesn't like wearing a seatbelt.

That is top of the list, but it seems like an odd attitude today.

[Buster73]

Why would you take a photograph of it ?

Pretty strange if you ask me.

[trashbat]

Probably someone who wears this:

[HTP99]

GoodDoc said:

HTP99 said:

GoodDoc said:

iva cosworth said:

Possible the driver has a medical exemption from wearing a belt.

Yeah, that thought did cross my mind. If you had a medical exception this would avoid having to modify the car and it allows other drivers to still use the seat belt and get the 'bongs'.

Or he just doesn't like wearing a seatbelt.

That is top of the list, but it seems like an odd attitude today.

Very much an odd attitude in this day and age however there are people who seem to stil have a issue with it, not so much nowadays but I have had people looking at new cars and been asked if the seatbelt warning alarm can be disabled.

[David87]

trashbat said:

Probably someone who wears this:

Never seen one of those before.

[GoodDoc]

David87 said:

trashbat said:

Probably someone who wears this:

Never seen one of those before.

Seat belt t-shirt, available in S, M L, RHD, and LHD.

[Leins]

David87 said:

Never seen one of those before.

Essential safety item for cars with just a lap-belt in the back

[HTP99]

David87 said:

trashbat said:

Probably someone who wears this:

Never seen one of those before.

You would have to be some right moron to decide to go to the effort to wear that every time you drove your car just to avoid wearing the seatbelt.

[littleredrooster]

GoodDoc said:

Why would you have a spare seat belt tongue plugged into the seat belt buckle?


You can see the belt and tongue on the door pillar so presumably the driver had to find a matching tongue. I'm assuming this is done to avoid the warning 'bongs' when driving, but it seems like some effort to go to not to be annoyed when not wearing your seatbelt. Curious why you would do this.

Common in France. They hate legislation of any sort and this stops the constant ding-a-ling of the seatbelt reminder.

I'm currently in the Ardeche and would observe that probably 50-60% of local drivers don't wear belts. Nor do they ever, ever exceed 36mph...

[fangio]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Seat-Belt-Extender-...