Okay...before you blow you top with me...let me give you my view point.
Children YES, no question. I WEAR my seat-belt, I always have..it's a smart thing that may save my life and I believe everyone should.
but, should it be FORCED on us by our government with the threat they will extract $100-$300 everytime they "catch" us violating one of their "Protect me from myself laws". Speaking as an adult shouldn't I have the simple right not to put on my seat-belt...it's a simple choice that belongs to ME...not government bureacrats who don't give a damn about us. These safety laws a designed to make them $$$ and that is the simple fact..a hidden tax. In my state alone they rasied 136 million in fines and the accident rate and mortality rate is unchanged for the past 9 years. What has changed is millions in THEIR pockets...and with a sheep-like mentality they believe this is somehow savings lives..SEAT-BELT do save lives but it should be our choice..laws don't save lives..choices do!
2006-09-20 10:22:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
my sentiments exactly,,,, at least if i choose not to wear my seat belt a baby wont die
2006-09-20 10:27:50 · answer #1 · answered by shut up dummy 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Um, laws aren't just put in place to prevent morally reprehensible acts. They are also put in place to prevent stupidity. Good choices may save lives, it's true, but laws tend to shape these choices, and a large % of Americans would not wear a seatbelt if the law went out of effect. The accidents may not occur, but prevention is key in this type of situation. Better to develop the habit of wearing it then be surprised one day by an accident which you could not survive had you not not been wearing a seatbelt.
2006-09-21 12:16:34 · answer #2 · answered by jumpingbean 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe it should have ever been made a law,, I agree kids, yes, but we adults should have the choice. There are just as many people killed with seat belts on. I had a good friend that was killed the police said if she had not had the seat beat on, she would have been thrown clear of the car, instead it burst into flames and she burnt with the car. So it should be my choice if I wear or not.
2006-09-20 17:28:02 · answer #3 · answered by avery 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Allow me to give you a canadian perspective as I'm not sure of the laws elsewhere.
I look at seat belts being mandatory much the same way I look at personal protective equipment at work. If you are required to wear safety glasses you do so because the occupational health & safety act states that you are required to wear personal protective equipment as deemed necessary by the employer, and due to the fact the employer provides them you are required by law to wear them. This hold true for seat belts on forklift trucks as well, believe it or not! The same rationale holds true for vehicle safety, we know they save lives and if left to the discretion of individuals many people wouldn't wear them until its too late and then they say I wish I would have worn my seatbelt.
Sometimes laws are required to save people from themselves.
would you hold the same rationale for driving with a few drinks in you? I wouldn't think so.
I have had my share of tickets for seat belt violations and now I use them religiously, I know it costs me money but it also could potentially save my life. So laws protect me from myself.
why do airplanes mandate the use of seat belts? Its not because in a crash that they will necessarily save you its to stop you from becoming a projectile within the cabin. The same holds true for vehicles, if you wear a seat belt and no one else does their body flying through and hitting you head on head may just kill you. So you are legitimately helping to save others.
You may not like the answer but its my opinion.
2006-09-20 17:47:51 · answer #4 · answered by r g 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The government pays for the police, firemen, and emergency workers who have to peel a dead body off the pavement. Therefor, if there is a simple law, that doesn't force any hardships on people, but will save money by saving lives and reducing injury, then I'm for it.
2006-09-20 17:38:43 · answer #5 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Many years ago, I was stopped in the middle of a u-shaped freeway on-ramp, to allow cars exiting the freeway to pass me before I entered the freeway. I didn't realize it at the time, but one of my rear tires was stopped in a small puddle of water. After the cars passed and I accelerated to enter the freeway, because one tire had been stopped in that puddle of water, my car went into a very hard spin. It spun so hard, the back fold-down seat, which had been locked open, folded down shut. I could feel the seat belt lock up, holding me in place as my car continued to spin.
I ended up going down a small ramp at the side of the freeway. My car was inches from the freeway traffic before I managed to stop the car. If I hadn't been wearing my selt belt, I would have been thrown around the car, preventing me from eventually being able to regain control of it. Or, I would have been thrown into the steering wheel and not only been injured, but I also wouldn't have been able to regain control of the car, which would have caused a pretty nasty accident, perhaps resulting in other injuries or death to myself as well as others. All of this happened in seconds.
I wear my seat belt 100% of the time, as does my family. As I put it on, I could give a damn what government bureaucrats think. I wear it because it keeps myself and my passengers safer.
We all have choices. Anyone can make the choice to not wear their seat belt. But, if you choose to disobey a vehicle law, you run the risk of receiving a citation, not to mention greatly multiply your chances of being injured or killed in the event of an accident. Not wearing your seat belt also puts other drivers at risk.
Since you don't feel we should have seat belts laws forced on us, maybe our state motor vehicles departments should also change other laws, for example, stopping at a red light until it turns green. Maybe the red light law should be changed to being voluntary, not mandatory. Maybe all the stop signs should just be removed while they're at it. Maybe the maximum speed limit should be changed to 125 mph. Maybe it should just be perfectly legal to run another driver off the road if they do something that upsets us.
Driving laws, including seat belt laws, are in place because they help save lives.
2006-09-20 17:58:16 · answer #6 · answered by loveblue 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes it should be forced. I know people who will not wear there seat belts. they should be forced to pay 300 hundred dollars and then they will start wearing the seat belts. the seat belts saved my family live when I was in a accident. my older son was not wearing his seating in the back and if we did not catch him, he would of gone threw the front window. my husband and I where wearing ours and now I will not move the car until who ever is seating in my car puts it on. so we should be forced to wear ours. I still see many who don't wear there belts also
2006-09-20 17:27:56 · answer #7 · answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes. I didn' t read your whole question, but yes.
It isn't going to happen, though, because police officers can stop you for not wearing one (and then "search" your car), there's alot more money in it then just the seatbelt tickets!
My reasoning also applies to speeding laws. Dumb down the people so their entire morality is governed by laws instead of common sense and conscience! Brilliant liberal plan!
2006-09-20 17:30:24 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
People fight tooth and nail claiming a woman has the right to "do what she wants" with her body, so where are they on this one?
In principle, I agree with you. I've always said it's a waste of time trying to regulate stupidity. If you don't want to wear your seatbelt and you fly out the window when you crash into me; fine. I'll be OK because I'll be wearing mine, law or no law.
2006-09-20 17:28:45 · answer #9 · answered by obviously_you'renotagolfer 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You should learn how to defeat these traffic regulations in court. It is an administrative violation and you are entitled to an administrative hearing from the agency whose regulation you allegedly violated. Instead, you find yourself in judicial court. A judicial court's only authority on administrative matters is appellate jurisdiction. You have been denied administrative due process and don't even know it.
2006-09-20 17:33:55 · answer #10 · answered by Paladin 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No we shouldn't. Insurance costs too much already. If you can guarantee you'll die, don't wear one otherwise wear it so my premiums don't continue to rise because of fools that don't. Its cheaper to bury you than to keep you in the hospital for an extended period then physical therapy. If you think my insurance isn't affected by you not wearing one, think again.
2006-09-20 17:28:16 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋