What are 3 reasons why seat belts should be passed as a law?
477610
in cars in australia they have been a law for over 20 years they help save lives & windscreens dont get broken by people going through them
1039320
I think it does not go far enough.  If someone is found to be driving without all those things you mentioned, there should be a minimum mandatory jail time of 30 days and a $1000 fine.  Also, I would have laws that are very strict on drunk driving, such as (1) driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, minimum 6 months mandatory jail; DWI and in an accident, 1 year in jail and $5,000 fine, confiscation of vehicle; DWI in accident where another person is injured 2 years in jail and $10,000 fine, confiscation of vehicle; DWI where a fatality is caused, confiscation of any real property owned and mandatory death penalty.\n\nLaws like these would help to get a lot of drivers off the roads and lower automobile insurance rates.  It has to be realized that idiot drivers are the cause of the problem.  I live in New Jersey and there are so many brain-dead, arrogant, reckless, stupid drivers on the road it is unbelieveable
627398
It depends on the area, but one place the "guardians of the nanny state" do tend to check is toll booths.\n\n\nI wear a seat belt, and think that seat belt use is a good idea. I do not, however support governmental intrusion into every facet of our lives. We should have the right to make decisions about the risks we want to take. As adults, we do not need a "nanny".
213523
Absolutly. I am 17 and when I was 8 I was in a horrible car accident with mom and her friends. no one was wearing a seatbelt, my mom almost died, almost cut the top of her head off matter of fact but she lived thank God and we all came out hurt but breating. Since then It is a habit to put on my seat belt as soon as I get into the car. If a car has no seat belts I dont ride in it. My family is very up tight about our seat belts now. Since then I have been in about 3 accidents, one in which I was driving but we were all wearing our seat belts and no one was injured thanks to that.
292262
the onslaught of poverty & the expanding of the lower & middle classes, more of the family has to work earlier to stay level. the driving age should be lirradicated. anyone who can pass a driving test should be able to drive. accidents are caused by ppl not taking driving seriously which is an education problem. cell phone are another issue, 80% can drive well on a phone, the 20$ are gonna screw it up for the rest of us that do. i used to be a cab driver, almost all my business was on my cell. never had a problem with it.
446204
In a ideal situation we should remove the laws that restrict posession by law abiding citizens.\n\nBut more importantly...\n\nENFORCE the laws we already have.
200928
Laws are made to make us be safe.  Laws are made so we are treated equally.  Of course they should be obeyed.  I'd hate to imagine a lawless world.
449107
Your question is good and very interesting. What it shows is the many contradicitons in the law.\n\nIf goverment had it their way--I imagine they would outlaw many of the personal freedoms we have.\nWhy one law is set in place opposed to another depends on the lobby of folks in higher places that are willing to fight agaisnt it.\n\nIt is a fine line the goverment walks as they make laws on a public level without stepping on peoples personal rights.\n\nHowever--you are not without choice--you can choose not to wear seatbelts and pay the 10$ ticket if caught or you can organize folks to fight agaisnt an unjust law.\n\nLike I said above--it is these fights that explain why we have so many contradictions.
998947
The government seems to think that they have to protect everyone from themselves. Personally, I disagree with that philosophy. But nevertheless it is a fact. There are times when I do not wear my seat belt, especially when I am looking for birds. And if the government does not like it then they can try to catch me. \n\nBut think about this.  If the government were really concerned about people's safety, they would ban semis from the nation's hiways.  They account for a much larger proportion of deaths and injuries than their numbers.  They also account for 90% of the destruction of the hiways but pay for only 10% of the cost of the hiways. \n\nNice to have a powerful lobby.  We have the best government money can buy.
180445
Decisions made by government regarding the health and safety of the people are extremely difficult to change through the court system.  A Supreme Court case called Lee Optical established that as long as the law regulating medical practices in particularly, and health and safety generally, has a "rational basis" for being enacted, it will stand.  This is a state medical board decision, and it would likely be granted the same kind of broad deference.  The only way you could seek to change that regulation is to petition the board, and to enlist the help of others in petitioning the board.  That's just the way the democratic process works.
1110598
Many United State citizens are not putting up with the loss of freedoms.  Just witness the ongoing issue with telephone monitoring by the U.S. government and the response to this.  We want to feel safe yet at the same time want to be free to do what we will and say what we want.  As far as turning into a police state I still do not get stopped by law enforcement to check my papers.  I do not have to pass through checkpoints when driving to work.  I want to travel to another state I do not have to clear this decision with any form of legal authority.  We are far from a police state.
493852
Colorado has a seatbelt law. Click it or ticket.
1141056
The only correct answer to this question:\n\n\nBy getting out of its way. (Not passing restrictive Laws)\n\nAnd by reducing taxes on business
166938
While some type of created control is neccessary to prevent\nwholesale moral decay, the American government has overstepped its constitutional boundries many times in the last century by legislating morality.\nIn my opinion, better legal solutions would be laws that are constitutional.\nFor example, all the drunk driving laws...no one will argue that hundreds of people dying from drunken driving is good, but why is the law tied to the blood-alchohol level? If what is in your blood is not private, than nothing is. An alternative law with the same effect is needed because policing the peoples bloodstreams is not acceptable in a free society. Perhaps a law tied to responsible driving behavior would be more appropriate.\nWe accept all these laws because we grew up with them and some law is neccessary. It is too bad that we have to live with all the unconstitutional restrictions on our liberty.
1068115
What could bring order out out chaos on the roads faster than heavily fining or jailing morons who endanger the lives of others. \n\nOh, I know! Higher insurance rates which also often result from the actions of fool hardy drivers.\n\nI'd double the fines if I was Dictator for a Day to let the stupid people drive themselves to the poorhouse.
797516
A 'Restraints System' is what the car companies call the combination of Seatbelts and Airbags in a car. When a car gets in a crash, the Seatbelts help restrain, or keep the people in the car in their seats, and the Driver and Passenger Airbags help 'cushion' the upper body against hitting the steering wheel and dash. \n\nSeat Belts have mechanisms that ensure that the belt, once buckled into properly, will 'hold' and not 'pay out' in a crash. Some belts even have 'crash sensing' that will fire a 'pre-tensioning' mechanism that will actually tighten and take up the slack in a belt, all in a fraction of a second. Some will also actually manage the loads on the chest by 'paying out' the belt in a controlled manner. Seatbelt mechanisms work by using the 'inertia' of certain components, to manage the 'inertia' of the occupants. Inertia is explained a little later. \n\nAirbags are classified as Front, Side, or Curtain. Front airbags are in the Steering Wheel (for the Driver), and on the Passenger Side, in the Dash. Some cars have Side Airbags mounted in the side of the upper Seat, or the Side Door, or the Pillar behind the side Door. Curtain Airbags, also known as Rollover Bags, are mounted above the side doors, and come down and out like a continuous curtain from front to back covering the heads of all rows of occupants the vehicle is designed to carry, from hitting the roof or sides of the vehicle.\n\nThe Seat Belts and Airbags work in combination to help reduce injuries in a crash, but only upto a certain impact speed for which they were designed to work. \n\nDo you know? Airbags only work as designed when you have the seatbelts on.\n\nAll of the above comprise of a 'Restraints system' in a typical automobile.\n\nInertia is a something any physical object has because of its weight and speed. Inertia would cause something to keep moving even when whatever was pushing it along it not doing so anymore. \n\nSo, when you are sitting in a moving car your inertia is directly proportional to your weight and the speed at which you are travelling. So when the car comes to a sudden stop, because of a crash for example, you tend to continue moving because you have 'inertia'. That is why people get thrown against the windshield or dash, or even out of the car. If somebody who is heavier than you is also travelling with you in the moving car, they would have more inertia than you. \n\nIn the same way, inertia is why it takes more force to start moving a heavier object than a light one. Imagine trying to push a car. It is so difficult at first, because the car is stationary, but once you get it moving, it becomes easier because the car's inertia helps keep it moving.\n\nSo you see how the seatbelts and airbags in a car help 'restrain' the occupants who would otherwise tend to get thrown due their 'inertia' in a crash.
72820
According to the Constitution the Federal Government can't enforce seatbelt laws.  They get around it by spending bills, demanding that states create certain laws under the theory it falls under interstate trade clause of the Constitution, which is a complete missinterpetation, but that's the way it's done.