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From: smh@rduxb.UUCP (henning)
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Subject: Re: If you could save lives, would you?
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Date: Thu, 5-Sep-85 08:30:21 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep  5 08:30:21 1985
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From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA rduxb!smh

>   If you had the power to save lives, would you do it? You and I do have that
>   power. On this day and at this moment, people are being smashed to death    
>   inside their cars when their lives could be preserved by air bags. 

Apparently seat belts with shoulder harneses are safer since they protect
against multiple impacts where an air bag would deflate, they protect
against lateral forces where an air bag does nothing, and they can be
used more than once.  The part I like about belts and shoulder harnesses 
is that they hold the passengers in their seats if I have to brake hard,
and hold me in my seat when I take curves on 2 wheels ( in my Volvo).