To have told DH off for driving while wearing his work lanyard

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this was yesterday! We have it drilled into us where I work that we should not wear our lanyards while driving as it’s dangerous, especially if you crash and the airbag is activated. DH says I’m “overreacting” and says his work don’t tell him anything like this. Aibu to have told him off and made him take the lanyard off?

Sone people seem to have a very narrow definition of ‘tell off’ which leads them off at a tangent to the actual issue.
To me it does mean moan at or criticise. It’s not a big deal.
Just saying.

There is an episode of Old Harry's Game on Radio 4. The Devil has to punish people in a way suited to their lifestyle or profession.

A Health and Safety officer arrives. His punishment - to spend eternity in a place that is totally safe - with some hazards, but the hazards have appropriate warnings in place

So, like a baby then?

I did tell him off a little but not like i would if he was a baby or child

Oh that's ok then, you didn't make him sit on the naughty step? Had he lost any screen time?

Really ? No idea what kind of life you lead but no, it's not normal to be telling another adult off. Wtf.

You tell other adults off? Really!

In what context?

I’m equally baffled. People tell each other off all the time. Does nobody you know do anything wrong?

When they don’t clean the loo for example.

Yes but you are not supposed to be smashed in the face/chest by the airbag, it is supposed (provided you are not crouched over the wheel) fill the space between the wheel and you and so when you are thrown forwards into the seatbelt you then hit the already deflating airbag.

Its the same as I keep hearing about how seatbelts more more dangerous for DD and DS, really how? The seatbelt locks in a crash holding both of them again their seats DD will come away more with bruising than DS because he has more muscle, in fact his body will face more stress in it because he is heavier but provided DD adjusts it to come over her shoulder right I don't see how the belt itself is worse for her than him?

@LuffleGro The key is always taken out at night but sometimes my DP let's the cat out and locks the door leaving the key in the lock so a key on the outside can't open the door.

@SlowingDownAndDown you have adults in your home that don't clean the loo? Forget the "telling off" it's not working!

Maybe treating them like children and "telling them off" is what had resulted in such inept behaviour?

Yeah, blame the woman, whatever.
But, returning to the issue, what is it you say to children when they displease you that is a whole category different from what you would say to an adult?

The standard crash test dummies and tests for car safety kit, including seatbelts, have historically been based on the default male body type - both shape and size.

Consequently they can be both less effective for women and in certain types of accident may be a problem.

Its still better for women to use them than not, but they are not designed for women's bodies. I vaguely remember reading that the standard dummy set was to be modified but I've no idea if that has yet happened or if its fed through to safety design as yet.

This may be what people are referring to when they talk about the difference in safety for male vs female bodies.

Yes, the lanyard is the least of my worries if the airbag was to go off. I tend to take it off for the drive home, but only because it annoys me and it stays in my handbag for the next day. I leave it on when driving at work

You told him off? how old is your DH? 12?

And then you made an AIBU about it! It's a ridiculous thing to worry about. I put mine on to drive to work them take it off when I get home. That way I know where it is & I can get into my building.

@SlowingDownAndDown I'm not blaming you because you're a woman! I'm blaming you because you treat other adults like children!

Exactly this. Cars are designed mostly for men. Often women find it difficult to get into a safe driving position and this is more dangerous.

www.volvocars.com/intl/v/car-safety/eva-initiative-cars-equally-safe
Look up what Volvo are doing with their research.

There is a risk of chest wall injury if the airbag is deployed. I work for the NHS and we had an an email shared with us from the local Police Constabulary recommending that we shouldn’t wear them driving.

I was going to suggest Volvo. They’ve had female crash test dummies and simulators for decades. They were one of the first to put in weight sensing airbags so petite female drivers weren’t killed by airbags deploying to fast (which was happening). This is now standard in all airbag cars.

Oh God, all I can now see is these cheese wire I used to use years ago when cutting through wheels of cheese....... Flying boobs!

“Can we remind all employees, no wanking while driving on the motorway.”

I always drive with mine on