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From: draughn@iitcs.UUCP (Mark Draughn)
Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.auto
Subject: Re: But at what cost...
Message-ID: <169@iitcs.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 25-Sep-85 03:47:44 EDT
Article-I.D.: iitcs.169
Posted: Wed Sep 25 03:47:44 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 9-Oct-85 06:09:32 EDT
References: <388@decwrl.UUCP> <354@mecc.UUCP> <1770@hao.UUCP>
Reply-To: draughn@iitcs.UUCP (Mark draughn)
Organization: Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago Il.
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Summary: 

[If nothing else, at least flame me so I know this is going out over the wire!]

In article <1770@hao.UUCP> kitten@hao.UUCP writes:
>> In article <388@decwrl.UUCP> wasser@viking.DEC (John A. Wasser) writes:

      (Discussion about how to make cars with airbags more attractive to
       people who don't wear seat belts.

>> 2) Passive belts as a cheaper replacement to airbags.  Passive belts don't
>> look as nice as airbags.  But would that be enough inducement for people
>> to spend more for airbags?  I doubt it.

     I don't know what "passive belts" are.  I'm going to assume
that they are those belts that automatically fall into place over your body
when you close the door.  I am also going to assume that they cannot be easily
disconnected.  I know such belts exist, and even if they aren't called
"passive belts" I'm still going to flame them.

AAAARRRGH!
Did you ever think how unpleasant it is to ALWAYS be belted in?  What do you
do if you drop something on the floor on the passenger side.  You have to get
out of the car and walk around to the other side!

Or what if you take a date to a drive-in movie.  Even if you have nothing else
in mind besides watching a movie, you're going to feel silly sitting there,
belted in, in the middle of a parking lot.

                                         Mark Draughn