Seat Belts Please!

Joe R July 27, 2012 at 02:47 am

Seatbelts, airbags, head restraints, safety glass, soft dashboards, non sharp edged control buttons,.. why these are all examples of big bad government, the nanny state. We should have the choice to not have seatbelts or airbags and a more lethal automotive interior, the way we did back in the good old days. Thanks to Ralph Nader and government regulations, we have all these safety features that save lives and allow people to walk away from serious accidents. "Unsafe at Any Speed," published in 1965, is a book that exposed the resistance by car manufacturers to the introduction of safety features, like seat belts, and their general reluctance to spend money on improving safety.
Chapter 8 of Ralph Nader's book suggested that the automotive industry should be forced by government to pay greater attention to safety in the face of mounting evidence about preventable death and injury. Oh no, that's socialism, the nanny state and a threat to freedom. (sarcasm alert)

Joe R July 27, 2012 at 05:28 pm

If you don't use your seatbelt, you can be ejected from the car, thrown through the windshield or rear window, thrown around in the car like some rag doll. Nothing is perfect but the odds are overwhelmingly in favor of being buckled up. That's a no brainer, I can't believe that anyone would recommend not using your seatbelt in 2012 and it's the law. Would you leave a child or baby unbuckled in a moving car? Geez, just unreal.