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From: alex@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.auto
Subject: Re: Massachusetts seat belt law
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Date: Wed, 18-Dec-85 20:42:54 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 18 20:42:54 1985
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can someone point me to an independent study that computes
the cost to society that arises from people who don't wear
their seat belts?

the new seatbelt laws must have an enforcement cost.  after
all, while a highway patrolman is pulling me over for going
56 and not wearing my seatbelt, a lot of people who are wearing
seatbelts are going to zoom by at 75.  are we going to
hire more police, just to enforce the seat belt law?  i guess
i'd like someone to give convincing cost benefit analysis proving
that society really benefits from the new seat belt laws.

in the meantime, i'm not going to wear my seat belt if i don't
want to.  just because there is a law, it doesn't mean it has to
be obeyed.  and before you condemn me, how many of you never drive
over the posted speed limit?

alex