Rhino
02-25-2008, 11:44 AM
Seatbelt subterfuge kills driver
Taranaki Daily News | Saturday, 23 February 2008
Ivan Segedin's subterfuge killed him when he was in a head-on car crash while wearing a fake seatbelt, a coroner says.
...Mr Segedin, 39, refused to wear a seatbelt and had been fined for not wearing one 32 times since February 2003.
Examination of his car found that, though it was fitted with proper seatbelts, an additional belt with a long strap had been knotted above the seatbelt on the driver's side, providing a belt to simply sit over the driver's shoulder, Ms Nagara said.
Presumably this was to create the illusion to a passing motorist or police officer that a seatbelt was being worn when it was not....http://www.stuff.co.nz/4411639a6479.html
Taranaki Daily News | Saturday, 23 February 2008
Ivan Segedin's subterfuge killed him when he was in a head-on car crash while wearing a fake seatbelt, a coroner says.
...Mr Segedin, 39, refused to wear a seatbelt and had been fined for not wearing one 32 times since February 2003.
Examination of his car found that, though it was fitted with proper seatbelts, an additional belt with a long strap had been knotted above the seatbelt on the driver's side, providing a belt to simply sit over the driver's shoulder, Ms Nagara said.
Presumably this was to create the illusion to a passing motorist or police officer that a seatbelt was being worn when it was not....http://www.stuff.co.nz/4411639a6479.html