Camper6
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That is going to change.
Car seat belt laws (Your country/)
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That is going to change.
Many years ago my boss was waiting his turn to pay at the parking booth at the airport. Someone in an out of control car hit him, totaling his car. He said the seat belt saved him from injury. My daughter was riding in the back seat of a VW bug that had no belts an got banged up rather badly. She missed 8 weeks at college.
We are very fastidious about belts in our family. I don't put the car in gear until I hear the belts click.
We are very fastidious about belts in our family. I don't put the car in gear until I hear the belts click.
Don M.
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- central Missouri
Wearing a seat belt is just good common sense. Driving is a constant danger, and being secured to the seat is certainly one of the best measures a person can take to avoid, or reduce serious injuries. The vast majority of traffic deaths occur among those Not wearing their seat belt.
Marie5656
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- Batavia, NY
US had seatbelt laws, but I think that people over age 16 not have to wear them in the back seat. I do not mind. Have gotten used to putting it on. Second nature
Marie5656
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Who in the US remembers this from the mid 60's? I think this is from when they first started putting seatbelts in cars. There were no shoulder harneses at the time.
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Tommy
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- New Hampshire
Thanks for the memories, Marie! Yes, I remember that one.
My first car, a used '62 Chevy Biscayne, had them but they were aftermarket. As I recall, all of the Ford Mustangs - they first came out in the winter of 1964 - came with them as standard equipment.
My first car, a used '62 Chevy Biscayne, had them but they were aftermarket. As I recall, all of the Ford Mustangs - they first came out in the winter of 1964 - came with them as standard equipment.
I was interested enough in that New Hampshire thing to google it. I did find several explanations why some people are against legally mandating seat belt use. (But why are people opposed only in this one state? Sounds
strange.)
What I didn't find was accident statistics. Are more people dying in automobile accidents than anywhere else? Would be interesting to know.
Here are some of the reasons given for opposition:
New Hampshire currently has the lowest percentage of seat belt use among adults in the United States, at 70%. The national average is 89%.
Opponents of a mandatory seat belt law argue that the choice to wear a seat belt is a matter of personal liberty. After all, if someone chooses not to wear a seat belt, they are not hurting anyone but themselves.
Other opponents express concern that seat belt laws may be disproportionately enforced against people of color. A 2014 study from the American Civil Liberties Union found that police in Florida stopped black drivers nearly twice as often as white drivers for seat belt violations.
strange.)
What I didn't find was accident statistics. Are more people dying in automobile accidents than anywhere else? Would be interesting to know.
Here are some of the reasons given for opposition:
New Hampshire currently has the lowest percentage of seat belt use among adults in the United States, at 70%. The national average is 89%.
Opponents of a mandatory seat belt law argue that the choice to wear a seat belt is a matter of personal liberty. After all, if someone chooses not to wear a seat belt, they are not hurting anyone but themselves.
Other opponents express concern that seat belt laws may be disproportionately enforced against people of color. A 2014 study from the American Civil Liberties Union found that police in Florida stopped black drivers nearly twice as often as white drivers for seat belt violations.
Tommy
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- New Hampshire
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, New Hampshire ranks 18th among the 50 states plus DC for Motor vehicle deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.