Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site dciem.UUCP Path: utzoo!dciem!mmt From: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Manditory Seatbelt Laws Message-ID: <1517@dciem.UUCP> Date: Sun, 7-Apr-85 13:28:42 EST Article-I.D.: dciem.1517 Posted: Sun Apr 7 13:28:42 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 7-Apr-85 14:36:15 EST References: <1340005@acf4.UUCP> Reply-To: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor) Organization: D.C.I.E.M., Toronto, Canada Lines: 20 Summary: >> I was really outraged by the law when it was passed, and I've decided >> not to wear one [seatbelt]. If a policeman stops me for it, I would take the >> opportunity (after I stop laughing at him, of course) to ask him if he >> doesn't feel ridiculous about it. My guess is that many cops feel >> a bit stupid doing this sort of thing -- not exactly the stuff boyhood >> dreams are made of. > >Sounds like a good idea to me: get yourself killed for spite. >That'll show them! Most traffic police have seen enough mangled live and dead bodies not to feel a bit ridiculous about enforcing a seatbelt law. They prefer people to walk away from accidents, because it saves them the trouble of calling an ambulance and getting into lots of paperwork :-) -- Martin Taylor {allegra,linus,ihnp4,floyd,ubc-vision}!utzoo!dciem!mmt {uw-beaver,qucis,watmath}!utcsri!dciem!mmt