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Originally posted by sparda4355
What's next, will the government pass a law preventing me from sky diving, bungee jumping, Rick climbing, skiing, etc...
Originally posted by sparda4355
-depending on the size of the individual, the type of accident, and what you are doing at the moment of impact; seatbelts can actually cause injury.
Seat belts are the most effective safety devices in vehicles today, estimated to save 9,500 lives each year. Yet only 68 percent of the motor vehicle occupants are buckled. In 1996, more than 60 percent of the occupants killed in fatal crashes were unrestrained.
If 90 percent of Americans buckle up, we will prevent more than 5,500 deaths and 132,000 injuries annually.
Originally posted by sparda4355-I'm only risking my own safety, and considering insurance is a private sector at the moment in America, medical arguments are mute...
The cost of unbuckled drivers and passengers goes beyond those killed and the loss to their families. We all pay for those who don't buckle up in higher taxes, higher health care and higher insurance costs.
On average, inpatient hospital care costs for an unbelted crash victim are 50 percent higher than those for a belted crash victim. Society bears 85 percent of those costs, not the individuals involved. Every American pays about $580 a year toward the cost of crashes. If everyone buckled up, this figure would drop significantly.
By reaching the goal of 90 percent seat belt use, and 25 percent reduction in child fatalities, we will save $8.8 billion annually.
Originally posted by sparda4355-if it is my religious belief to leave such things (like whether or not I die in an accident) wouldn't this infringe on freedom of religion?
Its funny but the ONLY time I generally dont wear a seatbelt is in my cruiser. Thats because I work for a city and generally dont even get over 45MPH
Originally posted by sempul
I 100% believe in the seatbealt law and for that matter the helmet law. As others have posted it is more about helping you control the vehicle in my opinion. I have been in quite a few crashes and seen more than i can count (as a police officer) and i can say they work! Its funny but the ONLY time I generally dont wear a seatbelt is in my cruiser. Thats because I work for a city and generally dont even get over 45MPH. The belt hangs up on the Batman belt we wear to much to make it feasable. However when I do get those "hot" calls and I have to drive like a retard to get somewhere, you can bet it is slapped across me in a hurry!