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<blockquote data-quote="HoLeChit" data-source="post: 3836559" data-attributes="member: 35036"><p>This is mostly directed towards you LEOs and first responders we have floating around here, but I’m open to experiences and discussion too.</p><p></p><p>My mom was recently in a pretty bad head on collision in OKC about a week ago, and she wasn’t wearing her seat belt. She got pretty torn up, probably won’t walk again, but she’s alive. I think we’re on surgery 5 of god knows how many. It got me thinking: how do car accidents, seat belts, and firearms work? I know you LEOs probably have been in a few minor or major with your sidearm attached to your Batman belt, but what about your average joe? How does wearing a seatbelt and appendix carry fare when in an accident? Or IWB in different positions? Is there a way to reduce risk of injury in an accident from your firearm/holster while carrying concealed? What kind of injuries have you guys seen from it?</p><p></p><p>Also, let’s let this be a reminder to wear your seatbelts. My mom has always been the “we didn’t wear seatbelts growing up, I don’t need one now” and also of the mindset that she just didn’t want to wear one because Being overweight makes it inconvenient. Well, while cruising through a yellow light, a truck trying to make an unprotected left turn through the yellow didn’t see her, she didn’t see him, and they hit head on. He walked away with a few cuts a bruises, was wearing his seatbelt. My mom wasn’t, and has a broken femur, foot, ankle, pelvis, hip, dislocated hip, dislocated elbow, dislocated shoulder, broken hand, broken wrist, cracked vertebrae, and a ton of stitches in her head. Wear your seatbelts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HoLeChit, post: 3836559, member: 35036"] This is mostly directed towards you LEOs and first responders we have floating around here, but I’m open to experiences and discussion too. My mom was recently in a pretty bad head on collision in OKC about a week ago, and she wasn’t wearing her seat belt. She got pretty torn up, probably won’t walk again, but she’s alive. I think we’re on surgery 5 of god knows how many. It got me thinking: how do car accidents, seat belts, and firearms work? I know you LEOs probably have been in a few minor or major with your sidearm attached to your Batman belt, but what about your average joe? How does wearing a seatbelt and appendix carry fare when in an accident? Or IWB in different positions? Is there a way to reduce risk of injury in an accident from your firearm/holster while carrying concealed? What kind of injuries have you guys seen from it? Also, let’s let this be a reminder to wear your seatbelts. My mom has always been the “we didn’t wear seatbelts growing up, I don’t need one now” and also of the mindset that she just didn’t want to wear one because Being overweight makes it inconvenient. Well, while cruising through a yellow light, a truck trying to make an unprotected left turn through the yellow didn’t see her, she didn’t see him, and they hit head on. He walked away with a few cuts a bruises, was wearing his seatbelt. My mom wasn’t, and has a broken femur, foot, ankle, pelvis, hip, dislocated hip, dislocated elbow, dislocated shoulder, broken hand, broken wrist, cracked vertebrae, and a ton of stitches in her head. Wear your seatbelts. [/QUOTE]
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