Chinese authorities are aghast at the recent popularity of “seatbelt shirts,” innovative articles of clothing which allow China’s drivers to circumvent the incredibly onerous requirement that they wear seatbelts whilst driving.
The shirts are said to be increasingly popular both due to their effectiveness at fooling police and their (to Chinese eyes at least) near fashionability, with the expected flood of copycat products only adding to their spread.
None too surprisingly, the shirts are apparently a response to efforts to crackdown on drivers refusing to wear seatbelts – actually wearing them being quite out of the question for many.
According to Chinese statistics, 90% of China’s do not consider wearing a seatbelt an essential practice, and this is suspected to be the third most significant factor behind the nation’s increasingly abysmal road safety record, behind only speeding and drink driving.
The authorities have responded with exasperation, pointing out that “accidents where drivers do not wear seatbelts are 5 times more likely to result in death; you have only one life and should take it seriously.”
Was expecting another exploding thing in China, but no just a thread on how pathetic their driving skills are.
I’ve heard taxi drivers consider it an insult when you want to wear a seatbelt.
In some cases I’ll ignore the belt. If it’s awkward and a short trip with something on my lap, forget it. But every time I use that car “it” could happen and argumentative exceptions aside, I’m best off with the safety feature.
But hey, Darwinism won’t work if we protect idiots so I guess we have to endure them meanwhile.
Wow, these fucking Chinks are pathetic.
I don’t get it. No one wears a seatbelt in China except for taxi drivers. So why do they need to pretend they’re wearing it.