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Perhaps so, but to say that seat belt laws are to protect the society from those who don't wear seat belts is equally unjustified. Not to mention they can, and
by mod 11y ago
Perhaps so, but to say that seat belt laws are to protect the society from those who don't wear seat belts is equally unjustified.
Not to mention they can, and do, find all kinds of other ways to kill themselves, both accidentally and intentionally--and almost none of those are regulated in a similar fashion.
- njharman 11y agoThere are innumerable and obvious societal impacts to your personal death/injury. From direct costs of EMS/Fire/medical care, to the minor economic disruption/traffic, to the esoteric person who kills themselves not wearing seat belt cut short their potential contribution to society.
- mod 11y agoRight, my point was that I don't believe that's really the impetus for the law.