How often do you have to tell people to put their seatbelts on?
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I never tell them to put on seatbelts, unless it’s children. But, since I have a dash cam, I never tell them it’s OK to not wear a seatbelt because I don’t want to be complicit if something were to happen.
They are adults, they know the risk. I don’t want to lower my ratings/tip but being bossy.
They are adults, they know the risk. I don’t want to lower my ratings/tip but being bossy.
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I don’t tell them, but the annoying ****ing beeping of the seatbelt warning does 😂
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Only for the front seat
In my state the driver doesn't get ticketed. I have a sign asking people to buckle their seatbelts
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In the District of Columbia, the driver is held responsible for all passengers' use of nanny-ER-uh-SEAT belts, regardless of the passengers' age. The District of Columbia gives a penalty of fifty dollars and two points for each person who does not use a revenu-ER-uh-SEAT belt. This means that if you are driving a larger car that holds six people, including the driver, you could be written into a revocation in ONE STOP (never mind the three hundred dollars in fines that adds insult to injury).
In the District of Columbia, the police will stop you for not using a nanny-ER-uh-SEAT belt. There are four levels of Federal highway money that can come to the states where seat belt laws are concerned:
No seat belt law (New Hampshire, ALL HONOUR TO IT!)-you get the bare minimum.
Secondary law-(Massachusetts, Virginia)-You get a few dollars extra.
Primary law-(Maryland)- You get even more dollars added.
Primary law; viciously enforced (District of Columbia)-If you issue a certain amount of summonses for not using a seat belt, the feds will give you even more. As the District of Columbia is always crying poor mouth, it is always money grubbing.
If I am in Maryland or Virginia, I do not worry about it, either. In Maryland, anyone over sixteen is responsible for his own seat belt. Virginia has a secondary law, and, if the police do stop you for something else, each person over sixteen is responsible for his own seat belt. In the District of Columbia, however, the driver is responsible for all occupants' seat belt use. For that reason, I tell them that they must use the seat belt. If I pick them up in Maryland or Virginia and they are going to or through the District of Columbia, I inform them that as soon as we cress into the District of Columbia, I will have to ask them to use the seat belt.
In the fine liberal tradition of expecting the governed/regulated to do the job of the government/regulators, despite the governed/regulated's paying taxes and fees for sad government/regulators, my state does issue summonses to the driver.
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Ditto!
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In my car it does it for all seats and it's really loud and obnoxious 😂
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They only time people buckle is when I tell them to.
“everyone in the front seat or under 18 has to be buckled before I put the car in gear”
“everyone in the front seat or under 18 has to be buckled before I put the car in gear”
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No. Definitely not normal. Less than 1% of my riders need to be reminded.
If you are talking about minors without adults never give them a ride.
My problem is all the college students and not knowing if some may actually be under 18.
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I have 100% compliance to safety belt mention. I do not ask. I remind them. They thank me. What is so hard? In 798 or so rides, 1 gave a 1star because they did not want to cancel or wear their belts. After that, it was just 1 cancellation for an absolute refusal. Nobody protests. I do not move the car until they are clicked.
As a rider I hated it that the drivers moved before I even had my hand on the belt. it is hard to put on a belt while in motion. Slow down guys. Give someone a chance to put the belt on.
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I rather them fire a rocket than belt up
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