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Except not wearing a seatbelt harms noone but yourself, and frankly it's up to the individual if they value surviving a car accident. I've had police tell me t
by pengaru 5y ago
Except not wearing a seatbelt harms noone but yourself, and frankly it's up to the individual if they value surviving a car accident.
I've had police tell me the rationalization for seatbelt laws is by minimizing ambulance use in crashes, it saves the lives of others and reduces traffic congestion. This is the reasoning put forth for making not wearing a seatbelt a ticketable offense. Last I checked emergency services like ambulances aren't even considered an essential service provided by the government, yet we're being nickel and dimed by the government on their behalf as something so essential we mustn't unnecessarily affect their availability.
Seat belt laws seem mostly about fundraising for local governments from where I'm sitting. When they have a budget shortfall, suddenly traffic stops are tacking on seat belt tickets like gangbusters.
- heavyset_go 5y agoSeatbelts prevent you from becoming a several hundred pound projectile that can injure or kill other people in and outside of your car.
- pengaru 5y agoThe most likely of situations... we somehow ignore when it comes to allowing motorcycles to operate on the same public roads.
- heavyset_go 5y ago> The most likely of situations.. Happens enough to be a problem[1][2][3]. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC419765/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC419765/ [2] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/03/unbuckled-back-seat-youll-become-human-missile-crash/534170001/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/03/unbuckled-bac... [3] https://www.washington.edu/news/2004/01/20/unbelted-drivers-and-passengers-can-cause-fatal-injuries-to-others-who-ride-with-them/ https://www.washington.edu/news/2004/01/20/unbelted-drivers-...