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From: 2141smh@aluxe.UUCP (henning)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: manditory seatbelt laws ???
Message-ID: <179@aluxe.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 9-Jun-84 13:46:20 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun  9 13:46:20 1984
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From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA aluxe!2141smh

<<Though I always use seatbelts when driving, I just don't think the>>
<<government should be dictating what I have to do to protect myself. I agree>>
<<with legislation that protects other people from me (i.e. drunk driving),>>
<<but what I do with me seems to me to be my responsibility.>>
<<(I don't believe in laws against suicide either).>>
You hit the nail on the head.  We do need laws to protect those of us who
faithfully use our seatbelts from injury claims from those free spirits
who get beat up and killed because they don't choose to wear seatbelts.

Seatbelts do work.  My wife was in a headon collision which caused
$4700 dollars damage to our Volvo and escaped without a scratch because
she had her seat belt/shoulder harness fastened.

A local woman who was in a similar accident the same day, 6 weeks ago,
is still in the hospital having her face put back together again because
she didn't have her seat belt on.

Seatbelts do work.  The public should not be liable for injuries of
those who don't use them.  That is contributory negligence.