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Originally Posted by 1buba
When i got my first kidney xplant i talked to the docs about it - the law went into effect sometime around then. At the time they wrote me a letter to NOT wear them... I got a ticket for not wearing my belt, fought it, the ADA wanted to drop it, but the judge said nope - he'll have to take it higher than here. I ended up with 1 point and no fine. I have mixed feelings on seatbelts, but its a political thing (and helmets), not safety related.
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Seatbelts aren't just a political thing. I can see where people do not want to use them. The problem is that most of the time, they reduce YOUR injuries in the event of a collision or a roll-over. By reducing YOUR injuries, seatbelts reduce hospital costs by people using the trauma system and therefore reduce costs to you and me. There is a very small subset of people that would experience greater injuries because they used a seatbelt.
I don't necessarily thing that seatbelt tickets should be a primary reason to stop someone, but those tickets should be a secondary item. You get stopped for speeding, obstructing traffic, whatever, and you're not wearing the seatbelt, then you should also get the seatbelt ticket. That's JMHO. I'm a medic... I really like it when people do the smarter things, so I don't have to work as hard. Then again, stupidity is job security for me.
