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From: meister@linus.UUCP (Phillip W. Servita)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: If you could save lives, would you ?
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Date: Thu, 12-Sep-85 22:42:30 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 12 22:42:30 1985
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In article <184@batman.UUCP> gene@batman.UUCP (Gene Mutschler) writes:
>It's even easier than writing.  You get in your car and fasten your SEAT
>BELT.  Look closely at your car--it probably has them, although you may have
>tucked yours under the seat.  It works and it's cheap.  Use yours and let
>the fool who won't suffer the consequences instead of being his Big Brother.
>
>On the other hand, if you really want air bags, I am sure that in this free
>market system you can find someone willing to install one in your car.

I agree on the seat belts. However, if i really want air bags (and i do)
I CANT GET THEM. Unless i made them myself, or tracked down one of the few
1974 Ford cars that had them as an experiment. NOT A SINGLE AUTO MANUFACTURER
WILL SUPPLY AIR BAGS EVEN AS AN OPTION. And if i get involved in a 55 mph
head on collision a seat belt is not going to be enough. (Do you like broken
collarbones? this is one of the weakest places in the human skeleton, and 
guess what, the standard seat belt places quite a bit of pressure there...)
Sorry, but we need air bags as well. 

                                            -the venn buddhist