We know. It's going to wrinkle your outfit. You just ate a Big Mac, and it feels uncomfortable across your gut. When you get carjacked by a gang of armed thugs, you want to be free to leap out of your window and dash to safety. Understandable.

Tough noogies. All front-seat passengers and passengers under the age of 15 are required by law to wear a seat belt or child restraint device, and if that isn't reason enough, they just might save your life. That would be good, because we bet you have plans this weekend.

You must make sure that all passengers who are under six years old are properly harnessed in a child restraint device or seat belt. Ever seen a kid who's been flung into a window at 60mph? You don't want to. And more importantly, you don't want to be the idiot who didn't make them buckle up and in. Infants and children up to 20 pounds must be in an infant carrier or car seat. Children younger than 0 should be tightly buckled into their mother's womb. And Mom, keep that lap belt beneath your abdomen.

Also, don't think that just fastening the lap belt is good enough. If you value your head and torso area as much as your uh, pelvis, use the shoulder harness.