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> Why should I pay attention to the road if my car will automatically brake for me? Was literally an argument people made against seat belts.

• jjav 5y ago
  Absolutely nobody made an argument that they don't want to use seatbelts because then they'll just start crashing all the time. (I'm old enough that seatbelts weren't a thing when I was a kid, so I remember well the arguments when they became common and later required.)
  • chrisseaton 5y ago
    Tons of people thought seatbelts would do more harm than good. https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2020/08/people-once-complained-about-seat-belts-opinion.html https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2020/08/people-once-complai... > trapping people in burning cars or causing drowning or preventing rescue personnel from being able to free those who are injured > belts cause internal damage when an accident causes the wearer to slam forward > folks wear them incorrectly, across their stomachs rather than their waists, where they will do more harm than good
    • sam_lowry_ 5y ago
      After reading the Superfreaconomics chapter on child seats I can believe seat belts do quite some harm in accidents.