[Kevin C]

I'd say that you are better off wearing seat belts in most accidents. There are those who say you should and those who say you shouldn't. The unfortunate souls who burned to death may have been hanging upside down. In his position with the body weight on the belt latch, very difficult to release. I had a friend not wearing his belt was ejected out the driver's window only to have his car roll over him and kill him (and he was a cop).
I know from a technical standpoint that when you are attached to the car by way of a seatbelt, you let the car's body absorb the brunt of the impact thereby lessening the impact on your body. Statistically, you are better off wearing your belt. The thought of my body continuing to do the speed of my car into the wheel or dasboard after my car has already stopped is chilling.
That being said, I do not feel it should be mandated by law. It's just another
excuse to pull you over and write you a ticket.