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Tons of people thought seatbelts would do more harm than good. https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2020/08/people-once-complained-about-seat-belts-opinion.html https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2020/08/people-once-complai... > trapping people in burning cars or causing drowning or preventing rescue personnel from being able to free those who are injured > belts cause internal damage when an accident causes the wearer to slam forward > folks wear them incorrectly, across their stomachs rather than their waists, where they will do more harm than good