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From: dembry@hplabs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: Alternative to seatbelt law
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Date: Thu, 18-Apr-85 22:09:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 18 22:09:00 1985
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Nf-From: hplabs!dembry    Apr 18 19:09:00 1985

Actually, a very good alternative to seat-belt laws is to allow
car-insurance firms to sell two types of policies: seat-belt
wearers and non-seatbelt wearers insurance.  If you have
seatbelt wearers insurance, your rates would be lower since you
will most likely not be as badly injured in a crash.  However,
if you have this type of insurance and you are injured while not
wearing your seatbelts, then the insurance firm is off the hook
wrt medical/death payments and you cannot sue for damages.
Thus, we have preserved freedom of choice while at the same time
making people responsible for their own actions.
Paul Dembry