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The article implies that delivery drivers frequently drove without seatbelts on because taking them on/off was a hassle on short distance drives. It also says s

The article implies that delivery drivers frequently drove without seatbelts on because taking them on/off was a hassle on short distance drives. It also says seatbelts and stop signs were the most commonly flagged "incidents". Make your own conclusions from that.

mschuster91 5y ago
In Germany, this is actual law - door-to-door delivery services (postal, parcel, couriers) are exempted from the seatbelt mandate (per §21a StVO, https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvo_2013/__21a.html https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvo_2013/__21a.html).
p49k 5y ago
You don’t need a dystopian AI camera monitoring system to measure seatbelt usage. Plug into OBD-2 and detect the car moving faster than 20mph while the seatbelt is not connected.
ceejayoz 5y ago
> Make your own conclusions from that. Well, that's a little tough. Is it "drivers hate seatbelts" or "drivers feel so much time pressure that extra few seconds eats into their tiny wage"?
mrguyorama 5y ago
Having a seatbelt on or off probably wouldn't prevent an accident, so how could that reduce accidents by 40%?