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From: nrh@lzwi.UUCP (N.R.HASLOCK)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: If you could save lives, would you?(No)
Message-ID: <267@lzwi.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 8-Sep-85 09:35:27 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep  8 09:35:27 1985
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Summary: try any other system

> 
>   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.
>   No endeavor is more important nor more noble than to save lives.
> 
I deny the nobility of saving lives unconditionally. I reserve the
right to be convinced that suicide is permissable.

On the other hand I object to murder/manslaughter. I might be
prepared to listen to arguements in favour of air bags IF it could
be shown that the device will protect innocents from injury, i.e.
that it helps the people in the cars that get rammed from any
direction.

If you want to force legislation of something useful, go for
standard hight bumpers for all on road vehicles, crash barriers on
all roads, anti locking brakes systems for all registered vehicles,
banning of vehicle that will roll given a side force over some
sensible limit ( that can be lowered as years go by ).

None of this will prevent an insane driver from committing suicide
but will help everyone else to survive such a person.

Note that the first suggestion will probably force my pride any joy
off the road as the front end of a Fiat X1/9 is very low as is the
drivers seat.
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