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From: ganns@hound.UUCP (R.GANNS)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: why a seatbelt law?
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Date: Fri, 10-May-85 09:34:13 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 10 09:34:13 1985
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      One argument in favor of the seatbelt requirement is that it
will reduce injuries and death and therefore reduce insurance claims,
which would (theoretically) lead to cheaper insurance rates. I
pay close to 800 $ per year for fairly ordinary auto insurance in
New Jersey. I suspect that a large chunk of that money goes to pay
off hospital bills, lawyers' fees, and "pain 'n' sufferin' "claims
for bubble-heads who were too "cool" to wear seatbelts. I feel they
have a right to risk being maimed and killed, but they don't have
a right to expect the rest of us to pay for it. Anyone who gets in
an accident and is hurt while not wearing a seatbelt should have
their insurance policy canceled.