Posted by:
Eby
at Fri Nov 17 10:39:28 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Eby ]
"My wearing a setbelt as the sole occupant of a vehicle will not save the life of anyone but me."
I agree, but the decision not to wear a seat belt has one possible societal impact: Medical costs passed on to other insurance policy holders and tax-payers.
Of course, this same arguement was used in calling for mandatory helmets for motorcyclist until a study came out that riders without helmets had lower healthcare cost because they were more likely to DIE and not require any medical. Not sure if a cost comparison has been done for belted vs non-belted motorist and passengers.
How about this for a slogon to repeal seat belt and helmet laws:
"Seat Belts/Helmets Save Lives, BUT Dead Motorists/Cyclists Save Cash"
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