Stick Shifts and Safety Belts...here I come. - Page 4

SacTown Chronic · 02-28-2008, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I just read an article about a dude who killed himself in a car accident. He was on meth, maybe other stuff, and got into a head on collision. He might have lived, except that instead of wearing a seatbelt, he was wearing a strap made to LOOK like he was wearing a seat belt, presumably to help avoid his 33rd citation for not wearing a seatbelt.

He showed them!

That guy hated seatbelts!

Last month we had a guy up here kill himself in a wreck with a tree. No, he wasn't wearing a seatbelt but the 12 pack in the passenger seat was, praise Allah.

Moonliner · 02-28-2008, 10:20 AM

Idiots are always going to find a way to get themselves killed. Seat belt laws are just another example of Nanny government that we can live without.

In fact this could get interesting. The rational I've always heard for these laws is that medical bills for injuries related to morons not wearing safety belts drives up the cost of insurance for everyone. However if Obama or Clinton have their way EVERYONE will have insurance effectively killing this argument.

Morrigoon · 02-28-2008, 11:38 AM

You know, if the government provides health care, then everyone will treat other people's health as even MORE their business, and we're going to have more of a nanny government, not less.

Cadaverous Pallor · 02-28-2008, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

Idiots are always going to find a way to get themselves killed. Seat belt laws are just another example of Nanny government that we can live without.

There are plenty of statistics that show that thousands more people die when there are no seatbelt laws. It's a freaking switch - when the law is on, less people die, when the law is off, more people die. It sucks, but it's true. (In this instance, I have switched sides and can't help but support safety instead of freedom. Why? My parents hate seatbelts and only put them on to avoid tickets.)

Gemini Cricket · 02-28-2008, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Weren't you two a thing at one point? I could have sworn...

We were. He let me drive his car.

All kidding aside, that Land Rover was my favorite car ever. It was like driving a moving apartment.

libraryvixen · 02-29-2008, 01:11 AM

Yay E !!
Sorry I didn't congratulate you sooner! I'm excited to ride in a vehicle with you!! If you need a licensed driver to sit with ya...

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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Idiots are always going to find a way to get themselves killed. Seat belt laws are just another example of Nanny government that we can live without. In fact this could get interesting. The rational I've always heard for these laws is that medical bills for injuries related to morons not wearing safety belts drives up the cost of insurance for everyone. However if Obama or Clinton have their way EVERYONE will have insurance effectively killing this argument. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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02-28-2008, 11:38 AM	#33
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	You know, if the government provides health care, then everyone will treat other people's health as even MORE their business, and we're going to have more of a nanny government, not less. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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02-29-2008, 01:11 AM	#36
libraryvixen is part of the resistance Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: up North Posts: 963	Yay E !! Sorry I didn't congratulate you sooner! I'm excited to ride in a vehicle with you!! If you need a licensed driver to sit with ya... __________________ Yes, I'm still alive!
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