I was involved in a very serious accident. I was wearing a seatbelt which did me no good. I was hit from behind and the drivers seat broke, causing me to fall into the back seat. When firemen arrived on the scene, they had to break a window to climb in because all the doors were jammed shut from the force of the impact.

There are no statistics regarding how many lives are saved by NOT wearing a seatbelt. Insurance companies just want another way to raise your rates, because if they have to pay even one claim, it cuts into their DESIRED profits; (read up on how insurance companies pay their employees perks: you don't even know what you're paying for, I guarantee) you getting a ticket for a seatbelt violation legally allows them to raise your rates. It's in your policy: check it out.

Add to that the fact that many police departments/townships/counties, etc. use these violations as a means of generating income: your government mandated taxes are quite simply not enough for your elected officials and officers to run YOUR department/township/county, etc. on.

Seatbelts do not work for everyone, and they do not work in every case: IT SHOULD BE A PERSONAL CHOICE AND NOT A LAW!