Well, as noted, I do by and large wear them. And my kids, having never known not-wearing them, are unbothered by the restriction, so I suspect that this is a problem that will die out as my generation, which is probably more or less the last to remember cars not even having seatbelts, ages out.

This doesn't mean I don't hate the damn things, though.

My car accident history is short. I was (unbelted) in an accident that totaled the car I was in when I was under a year old. I wasn't in a carseat, either, just being held. Went flying, no damage. And I got gently rear-ended by someone last year; my seatbelt didn't do anything (didn't even lock), but I hit my knee/shin on the dash hard enough that it took many months to stop hurting at all times. So, I mean, I believe you, but my experience is short on the evidence.