Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site sequent.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!we13!ihnp4!alberta!ubc-vision!uw-beaver!tektronix!ogcvax!sequent!richard From: richard@sequent.UUCP Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: manatory seatbelt laws Message-ID: <346@sequent.UUCP> Date: Sat, 4-Feb-84 02:35:57 EST Article-I.D.: sequent.346 Posted: Sat Feb 4 02:35:57 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 7-Feb-84 13:12:23 EST Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Portland Lines: 16 I've been a believer in belts since I was in an accident in high school. The driver was killed, not wearing a belt, although I escaped with nary a scratch - I wasn't wearing one either. But when I looked across at my late friend, I went into shock and stayed that way until I was brought to the hospital. A year ago, I was following a large station wagon - headlights on (during the day) and seatbelt on - when it started a U-turn from the far right hand lane of a four lane blvd. I wasn't in her blind spot, so she must not have been paying attention. When she was perpendicular to the road, I saw her notice me, opened her mouth in an "o" and *stopped.* I slammed into the left of her front axle, so she was okay, and so was I. But my glasses had flown off and broken the windshield. I rest my case. from the confused and bleeding fingertips of ...!sequent!richard