Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watarts.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watarts!mupmalis From: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (mike upmalis) Newsgroups: net.auto,net.flame,net.kids,net.singles Subject: Re: Seat belts Message-ID: <8428@watarts.UUCP> Date: Mon, 22-Apr-85 14:39:47 EST Article-I.D.: watarts.8428 Posted: Mon Apr 22 14:39:47 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 23-Apr-85 05:57:05 EST References: <429@gargoyle.UChicago.UUCP> <335@calmasd.UUCP> <326@gitpyr.UUCP> Reply-To: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (mike upmalis) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 27 Xref: watmath net.auto:6501 net.flame:9442 net.kids:1221 net.singles:6740 Summary: In article <326@gitpyr.UUCP> dana@gitpyr.UUCP (Dana Eckart) writes: >Suppose (for the sake of arguement) that Mr. B wasn't wearing his >seat belt when he was involved in a rather unfortunate car accident. >Further, suppose that he wasn't killed, but just severely injured >(although not essential to my point, possibly a quadrapalegic thus >requiring extensive care for the remainder of his life). >This of course would require a great deal of medical assistance which >generally costs lots of money. Either Mr. B has medical and/or auto >insurance to cover these expenses which would be reflected in higher >rates for the rest of us (since as far as I am aware no insurance >company utilizes the fact of whether or not a person was wearing a >seat belt) or he doesn't have enough money to pay for his treatment >and must rely on public facilities (thus costing those of us who pay >taxes). With the use of seat belts legislated in most provinces, some judgements in Canada allocate some blame to the person who is in an accident *not* wearing a seat belt. In the situation of not the victims fault I don't know where the law lies, but I suspect it is similar to where the peretrator of the accident is inebriated, that is benefits are limited. I think it is fair, don't wear a seat belt, get an accident, get your house take away from your wife and kids... -- ~~ Mike Upmalis (mupmalis@watarts)