It's not my intention to promote a debate on the aesthetics of this, merely to draw attention to the following on the bbc:
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/7020936.stm
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Interesting article.
I wonder whether belt buckles (large or small) pose a similar risk?
Maybe increasing age accompanied by a increasing BMI actually has health benefits in this sort of scenario.
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pmh (was peter)
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Certainly an unpleasant injury, but thankfully a rare one. Made interesting reading though - I suspect she was wearing a lap-belt rather than a 3-point belt?
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>I suspect she was wearing a lap-belt rather than a 3-point belt?>>
The piece quotes her father as saying:
"She's only a slight girl to start with, but the lap belt has pulled so tightly that the front part of her waist was pushed up against her spine."
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"She's only a slight girl to start with but the lap belt has pulled so tightly that the front part of her waist was pushed up against her spine."
Perhaps a better angle for the story would've been the safety of lapbelts, rather than the disapproving tone taken towards body jewellery? I certainly wouldn't drive anywhere with 4 passengers as my car's got a lap-belt in the centre and their dangers have been well-publicised, hence 99% of new cars have 3 3-point belts in the rear.
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>>Perhaps a better angle for the story would've been the safety of lapbelts>>
That would have reasonably appropriate near the end of the story if the journalist had been so minded, but the catalyst for the piece was the daughter's injuries as a result of the incident.
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