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From: wjr@utcs.UUCP (William Rucklidge)
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Subject: Re: Seat belts
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Date: Fri, 19-Apr-85 16:59:59 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 19 16:59:59 1985
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Summary: 

> 
> I think it's pretty well established that it's smart to wear a
> seat belt.  But if I don't wear a seat belt, I'm not endangering
> anyone but myself. 

Wrong. Consider the following:

Scenario #1: You are driving through an intersection when someone hits your
             car from the right. Since you are not wearing a seatbelt, you
             are thrown into the passenger seat, thus losing control of the
             car, which then goes out of control, riding up on the sidewalk
             and killing five people.

Scenario #2: You are driving through an intersection when someone hits your
             car from the right. Since you are wearing a seatbelt, you
             remain in the driver's seat, keep the car under control and
             bring it to a safe stop.

If you are a passenger in a car, you should also wear a seatbelt: in the
event of an accident passengers can become *projectiles*, endangering
everyone in the car.

> Gail Bayley Hanrahan
> Calma Company, San Diego
> {ihnp4,decvax,ucbvax}!sdcsvax!calmasd!gail


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