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> seatbelt laws What are you saying here? You've lost me. Seatbelts are good and the laws we have in place are there to keep ignorance about them from spreadin
by jbob2000 8y ago
> seatbelt laws
What are you saying here? You've lost me. Seatbelts are good and the laws we have in place are there to keep ignorance about them from spreading (ie. if you've never gotten in an accident, why would you wear a seatbelt?). So I definitely agree that we slipped on this slope for a good reason.
- ameister14 8y agoThe reason seatbelt laws exist is not because they are intrinsically good, or to prevent ignorance. They exist because it is expensive to pay for someone that has slammed through a windshield and requires intensive care. They passed in large part through the argument that putting them in place would lower insurance rates. That's where a lot of the money lobbying for their use came from. They also passed so that the automakers wouldn't be forced to put airbags into cars.