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mainer

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17. Not all taxis have working seatbelts -- grrr

Reply to onehandle (Reply #3)

Sun May 24, 2015, 11:04 AM

May 2015

I always buckle up, but sometimes you end up in a cab where the female end of the buckle is buried under the seat. I think cabs should lose their certification if they don't have working, accessible belts.

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Famed 'A Beautiful Mind' mathematician John Nash, wife killed in taxi crash, police say [View all] Bosonic May 2015 OP

OMG! How horrible! Cooley Hurd May 2015 #1

May they rest in peace. In_The_Wind May 2015 #2

Wear your seatbelt in taxis and Ubers. onehandle May 2015 #3

Excellent advice... Cooley Hurd May 2015 #4

Not all taxis have working seatbelts -- grrr mainer May 2015 #17

When I call for a taxi, I request that it have seatbelts. No excuses. LuckyLib May 2015 #23

they should if they are going to go on the turnpike treestar May 2015 #24

Just saw this on Breaking news... dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #5

:( BlancheSplanchnik May 2015 #6

... Hugin May 2015 #7

How awful wryter2000 May 2015 #8

and hopefully quickly treestar May 2015 #25

RIP... Tom_Foolery May 2015 #9

That's terrible. paleotn May 2015 #10

Rest In Peace Thespian2 May 2015 #11

Very sad news and a huge loss. mountain grammy May 2015 #12

Sad workinclasszero May 2015 #13

How sad. mnhtnbb May 2015 #14

This is one time the saying "Only the good die young" is wrong. BlueJazz May 2015 #15

Very sad iandhr May 2015 #16

Awful... SoapBox May 2015 #18

:( PatrynXX May 2015 #19

Nash and Alicia divorced TexasBushwhacker May 2015 #29

godspeed John and Alicia... magical thyme May 2015 #20

I drive John Nash every morning on my daily commute. ileus May 2015 #21

Me First driving kills. nt valerief May 2015 #22

How sad. deathrind May 2015 #26

How could someone so smart not wear a seatbelt? Nye Bevan May 2015 #27

Adults in the back seat almost never wear a seatbelt Reter May 2015 #28