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From: jes@drutx.UUCP (Swoll)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Seat Belts
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Date: Mon, 22-Apr-85 17:51:34 EST
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In regards to the safety of seat belts most of us agree that using them
is smarter than not.  I also agree that your chance of a less serious injury
is greatly increased.  I my self was run off the road  while wearing my seat
belt and do credit my maintaining control in part to the seat belt.  I
do however know maintaining control is a matter of not panicking which can
be regulated.  I have a couple of questions; Do you think insurance rates will
drop due to seat belt regulation?  Did it drop due to the 55 mph speed limit?
What due you do with a person, use me, that wheres the seat belt 99% of the
time (the one percent I forgot)?  What about the person who put the seat belt
on and during the wreck the seat belt comes undone (I have put my seat belt on
and down the road the latch did not fully lock and the seat belt comes undone)?
Thinks must be different for most of you out there compared to me.  What I mean
is driving must really be a privilege instead of a necessity and therefore
really not needed.  In this case lets put up road blocks and check all cars
for criminals, Are you wearing your seat belt?  Have you been drinking?  Are
you on drugs?  What is in your clove box, your trunk? You know that carpet
knife in the tool box in the trunk is a concealed weapon.
I guess while where at this we should check your tires.  The tread is thin that
could cause you to lose control along with improperly inflated tires.  Lets
also make a law stating that only a person who pass the reaction time test
(remember those in driver ed) should be able to drive.

I guess I have made my opinion known, I wear a seat belt.  I also believe in
freedom of choice.  You could regulate almost all sports both pro and rec
because both the participant and the spectator could be injuried and think of
the shock to everyone who seen this act happen.


						Jim