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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
by 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 agoTons 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 agoAfter reading the Superfreaconomics chapter on child seats I can believe seat belts do quite some harm in accidents.