I feel strongly, that with all the media attention that more should have been made out of the fact that she was not wearing her seat belt, and that if she had, like her bodyguard she very well would have walked away from this accident. Instead she sustained a +4G impact to her chest causing a cardiac contusion and an over +1 impact to her head as she ricocheted off the ceiling on her way back after the impact.

 

With all the attention to who she was, and who she was with, the accident, the papparazi following the car, was it murder, was it a conspiracy, etc., who was/wasn't wearing a seat belt in that vehicle was not the focus at that time and it's not going to change now.

Seat belt advocates will have to look elsewhere for a symbol/public spokesperson.

I had an insurance guy in my office the other day. He's about 55, and I'm sure processes plenty of claims for bodily injuries. He admitted he only wears his seat belt on the highway. Still finds a seat belt too confining..... Like bad accidents don't happen on back roads near one's home at slower speeds? PLEASE! Some folks think it's a personal choice. Maybe it is....but IMHO it's a stupid choice to NOT wear a seat belt. Then again, we all make stupid choices in our lives...

 

I am reminded of the person that discovered that most accidents happen within twenty-five miles from home........................ So they moved.

 

How many adult backseat passengers actually or regularly wear seatbelts.

 

We are rarely back seat passengers, but both of us buckle up when we are. I also make sure anyone riding in my car is buckled in as well.

 

Diana was also a woman who flipped off the Royal Family by walking away from a loveless marriage...and the crown. Had to give her props for that! She changed the way many women today look at their lives...if Diana could say to the world (and her publicly cheating husband), "I deserve better than this," then so could ANY woman. For us gals, she was an image of strength.

 

I don't know. I just don't understand the fascination that we have for celebrities. We make a big deal of people who are really worthless. Their celebrity status comes from being a celebrity. I am amazed and appalled that everytime I click on the Internet Explorer icon and land on the MSN home page, I see some nonsensical story about Paris and Lindsay and Brittany and crew. Do 12 year olds really control that much of the economy that we have to pander to them?

As for Princess Di and the rest of the British royalty, I've never really understood our fascination for them either. I've always wondered why we make such a big deal of them.

None the less, I think it a moot point to imagine using Princess Di's death to increase seat belt usage. I doubt that the royal family would allow it. I don't think that they want to be associated with death or such mundane things as seatbelts.

 

I never followed any of it, but I was aware that she didn't come from royalty. However, I had the impression that she did come from a fairly wealthy and influential family.

 

There truly is no honor among drunks.

 

Truer words... as they say.