Originally Posted by
Robert Campbell
In California, and many other states, it's illegal to drive a car without every occupant wearing a seatbelt.
Why do passengers in aircraft feel that it's unnecessary?
It's proven that auto seat belts save lives. Not so sure about airliner belts. It's well known that the seats break loose in a crash and render the belts useless. The sole purpose of the belts seems to be in prevention of turbulence injuries. But how many such injuries occur?