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There should be no seat belt laws as there is no need to regulate common sense. Don't want to go through the windshield in an accident? Wear a seat belt. To pass laws regarding it is merely a cash grab for the government.
You list 4 activities already illegal yet people continue to do, suggesting the laws are ineffective anyway. Aside from that, all 4 activities also have the potential of hurting or killing others whereas not wearing a seat belt can only hurt you.
The statistics published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, ( the N.H.T.S.A.) show that 15000 lives are saved every year by the use of seat belts.
These figures are compared with a time period when all vehicles were fitted with seat belts but their use was advisory as opposed to mandatory.
Clearly your head is full of mad dog's shit is you fail to recognize the fact that drink driving fatalities and injuries caused by reasons as listed by me would not be enormously greater if the appropriate laws not been introduced and enforced.
Of course people break all laws, but the existence of road traffic legislation dramatically reduces mortalities and injuries.
Wake up fool and smell what it is you're trying to shovel.
Were you abused as a child and contracted one of the more severe brain damaging social diseases?
The statistics published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, ( the N.H.T.S.A.) show that 15000 lives are saved every year by the use of seat belts.
These figures are compared with a time period when all vehicles were fitted with seat belts but their use was advisory as opposed to mandatory.
Shocking the government would have statistics promoting a law.
Clearly your head is full of mad dog's shit is you fail to recognize the fact that drink driving fatalities and injuries caused by reasons as listed by me would not be enormously greater if the appropriate laws not been introduced and enforced.
When did I argue against drink driving laws?
Of course people break all laws, but the existence of road traffic legislation dramatically reduces mortalities and injuries.
In most cases that's probably correct, but again, you're warping my comment specifically about seat belt laws and applying it to all traffic laws. Either way, those that have the common sense to wear a seat belt don't need the law, and those that lack the common sense are likely the ones to break the law.
Were you abused as a child and contracted one of the more severe brain damaging social diseases?
Can't have a discussion without resorting to insults?
Statistics that they saw. People got into accidents, the rate of people surviving them increased if they wore seat belts. Maybe wearing seat belts is a good idea? Make it a law. More people saved. Statistics show an increase in survivors.
Kind of a chicken and the egg thing but they had to see a correlation of those who wore seat belts and walked away from an accident vs. those that didn't and....well...didn't.
Why should all good ideas be law? That's the problem as I see it; the government is trying to do just that. They create new laws and taxes to profit off bad decisions.
What tax is there for wearing a seat belt? I'm assuming if by profit you mean the money from getting a ticket for not wearing a seat belt? It's not just a good idea, it's for protection and safety, and though it should be common place and common sense, people just aren't that smart. Enough of them have made such poor decisions that the law was put in place, if people actually DID it, there probably wouldn't be a law. Now I said probably, I can't know for sure.
Not sure about the U.S. where people have to pay for themselves but traffic laws in every other Healthcare providing nation are in place to also help reduce the stress on the medical system, clean up for first response units, and other professionals who would lose time cleaning up the body of an imbecile you was projected through his window.
You're essentially saying if someone doesn't know better they deserve to die. What kind of sick maniacal person are you?
Not sure about the U.S. where people have to pay for themselves
Unless your jobless and leaching off society, you're paying for yourself too.
but traffic laws in every other Healthcare providing nation are in place to also help reduce the stress on the medical system, clean up for first response units, and other professionals who would lose time cleaning up the body of an imbecile you was projected through his window.
Keep telling yourself that. By your logic that should extend to any industry related to this, yet despite laws prohibiting mobile phone use, insurance rates keep going up and up because of distracted drivers.
You're essentially saying if someone doesn't know better they deserve to die
How is this sick? If someone doesn't understand it's dangerous to jump off a cliff and does so anyway, yes they deserve to die. How is that any different with seat belts? I'm curious though, how many people don't actually understand the benefits of seat belts, but only wear it because it's the law. I'd imagine that count being rather low.
Something interesting you pointed out, "if someone doesn't know better". The issue isn't a matter of introducing laws, it's a matter of educating people, but again, I really don't think there are many that simply don't know. No legislation can fix stupidity.
Saying education is the issue is just ridiculous, I know for fact that many young drivers simply don't care because they're young and immature which is obvious when you notice that over 50% of teen deaths are related to automobile accidents. Some people understand the risk factors and simply don't care because they think it couldn't happen to them. Also A LOT of fatal accidents happen just around the corner from the victims home.
I'll give an example.
A 15 year old boy that went to the same high school as I once attended was driving a few summers ago with his best friend. They went for a drive around the countryside and all was good, and upon nearing the 15 year old's home on the way back he took off his seat belt because he was less than 250M away and could see his driveway. Their car then was struck by another car head on and the 15 year old was thrown from the car and was killed on impact. (He landed over 40 feet away). Is it really his own fault that he died?
He was under the impression that in 15 seconds he would have been in his driveway and not dead in a ditch.
You can't predict shitty luck.
If this is your prerequisite for someone who deserves to die I think your parents should be slapped because they obviously failed horribly at raising a human being.
You're proving my point. Despite the law being in place, some don't care because they're young and immature, or because they don't think it can happen to them, and because of this they still don't wear a seat belt as demonstrated in your story. The boy figured he was close enough to home, took off his seat belt, was struck by another vehicle, and killed after being thrown from the car. Was this his own fault? Yes. Did the law help? No. Would educating him in the fact that most accidents happen within a mile from home helped his chance of keeping the belt on and possibly surviving the crash? Yes, it could have. Sure we still have the argument of being young and stupid, but again, laws can't fix that as you made quite clear.
I'm implying education is nullified by ignorance. People focus more attention on what police enforce rather than what a 14$/hour driver's ed teacher suggests. Everyone knows a seat belt will save you, but you're implying that ignorance is punishable by death.
The only way some (Not all) people are going to keep their belt on is by either A) watching a friend fly around their car or being thrown threw the windshield, or B) Getting a 1200$ fine (That's the minimum in my county) and realising "Oh shit I'd rather not pay that again".
And what if I get into an accident and someone flies through their windshield and I'm scarred for life from seeing a skull concave on my windshield, is that fair to me?
but you're implying that ignorance is punishable by death.
You make it seem like I'm suggesting they be executed. Though ignorance and death are not mutually exclusive, yes making poor decisions whether on purpose or not can lead to death.
A) watching a friend fly around their car or being thrown threw the windshield
A morbid form of education
Getting a 1200$ fine (That's the minimum in my county)
Minimum here in NY is $50 if over 16, $25 if under.
I think the U.S. laws vary greatly from here in Canada. The fines here are ridiculous so I feel as though the incentive to obey the law is more present.
And yes, you sort of did imply that those who do not know better deserve their fate [of being ejected from a car]. You have to remember, not everyone is sharp. There is plenty of stupid people around the world, but do they deserve the consequences for their thoughtless actions? In this scenario I'd say not. But if one were to drink and drive and end up killing themselves, I'm not particularly inclined to feel bad as it is an endangerment to others and not just themselves.
But again, I live in Canada not the U.S. so things may be a little different down there as they seem to be with most other issues. Don't even get me started on the texting and driving fines, you'd need to remortgage your home for those.
but do they deserve the consequences for their thoughtless actions?
Yes, they do. I'm not beating around the bush here. You are responsible for any thoughtless action you take.
The fines here are ridiculous so I feel as though the incentive to obey the law is more present.
I live just minutes from the border and have spent a fair amount of time in Canada. I'm always extra careful about speeding because of that (kph not as easily seen on a mph speedometer).
think wearing a seat belt should be legalized. If this is legal, all communities are obliged to follow the rules that have been created by the government. If anyone breaks this rule, then he will be given a sanction in accordance with the applicable rules. In addition, we must understand that the government aims to make a rule to the common good and public safety on the highway. Of course, the rules have been made and agreed to be followed both by governments and society.
Where the decision directly impacts no one but oneself, one should retain autonomy over the decision. I'm not keen on the government constraining individuals' choices over their own lives solely out of some misguided paternalistic sentiment.
Of course legislation is necessary to force the motoring public to act responsibly.
Years of expensive, ''clunk-click every trip'', had a negligible impact on convincing people to use their seat belts, so laws had to be passed.
When the seat belt law was passed 1000s of shitheads knew of someone who lost their life as a consequence of being unable to release their seat belt when their vehicle went on fire.
The seatbelt law is in place to protect people from their own bad choices. Do you think it is always appropriate to implement laws of this sort? Is the metric whether it saves lives?
From what basis does the government derive authority to protect people from their own stupidity? It's their bloody lives, so I don't see what business it is of the government.
I'm torn between freedom to choose and the cost to society of paying damages from terrible accidents and medical bills. Ultimately I vote to require it because there is no constitutional right written around driving a vehicle, and in the absence of a mandate for that freedom the federal and state governments which regulate transportation on public roads can pretty much require anything their voters decide to allow or disallow.