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Should seatbelts be mandatory?
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<blockquote data-quote="VOW" data-source="post: 343049" data-attributes="member: 728"><p>Well, ten years ago when I was driving to a class in Fresno, I skidded on black ice and dumped my van down a 30-foot embankment. The van was totaled.</p><p></p><p>I was wearing my seatbelt, and I walked away from the wreck.</p><p></p><p>So, I'm going to vote "yes." There is NO way you can protect yourself if you are going faster than 5-10 MPH. In that very same place, on that very same weekend, three people were killed in two other accidents.</p><p></p><p>My kids were ALWAYS strapped in a car seat when they were little. They always wear seatbelts to this day.</p><p></p><p>I also believe that motorcyclists and bicyclists should wear helmets.</p><p></p><p>If the "personal freedom" folks don't like the restrictions placed upon them by government, I won't shed any tears of sympathy.</p><p></p><p>See, the problem is, if there's a wreck, the no-seat-belt person, the no-helmet-person probably won't die. However, there's a great chance the person will be severely injured. Who will pay for that?</p><p></p><p>I'm gonna bet that tax dollars will eventually be used to pay for the medical care, support the family, all that good stuff.</p><p></p><p>So, if my tax dollars are paying for extensive rehabilitation, or long-term nursing care, or welfare to the family because of the injury or death of the primary breadwinner, I'd say the government can dictate safety laws.</p><p></p><p></p><p>But that's my opinion.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Peace,</p><p>~VOW</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VOW, post: 343049, member: 728"] Well, ten years ago when I was driving to a class in Fresno, I skidded on black ice and dumped my van down a 30-foot embankment. The van was totaled. I was wearing my seatbelt, and I walked away from the wreck. So, I'm going to vote "yes." There is NO way you can protect yourself if you are going faster than 5-10 MPH. In that very same place, on that very same weekend, three people were killed in two other accidents. My kids were ALWAYS strapped in a car seat when they were little. They always wear seatbelts to this day. I also believe that motorcyclists and bicyclists should wear helmets. If the "personal freedom" folks don't like the restrictions placed upon them by government, I won't shed any tears of sympathy. See, the problem is, if there's a wreck, the no-seat-belt person, the no-helmet-person probably won't die. However, there's a great chance the person will be severely injured. Who will pay for that? I'm gonna bet that tax dollars will eventually be used to pay for the medical care, support the family, all that good stuff. So, if my tax dollars are paying for extensive rehabilitation, or long-term nursing care, or welfare to the family because of the injury or death of the primary breadwinner, I'd say the government can dictate safety laws. But that's my opinion. Peace, ~VOW [/QUOTE]
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