Alot of the Mud Boggers do not wear safety belts, reason for it is they really want to escape quickly if the get upside down in the mud or watery area, i have a buddy who mud bog dam near every weekend (him and his wife) i'll ask him but from what im hearing this is there main reason for not buckling up, rock crawlers on the other hand do buckle up completely different situation, the biggest thing we need to remember is this fella died doing what he loved and left behind a family, God please be with this family while they Grieve there loss!!!!!