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From: jas@druxy.UUCP (ShanklandJA)
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Subject: enforcement of mandatory seatbelt laws
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Date: Fri, 27-Jan-84 13:04:57 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 27 13:04:57 1984
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I guess enforcement does get a little tricky, doesn't it?

In defense of such laws, seatbelt use has skyrocketed in countries
that have passed mandatory seatbelt laws.  Given the enforcement
problems, it's a little hard to explain, but it is true.  In West
Germany, seat belt use went from somewhere around 10% to somewhere
around 70% when the law was passed.  Maybe it just makes people think
a little....

As for the legitimacy of restricting people's right to be fools:
I, too, do not care to pay a share of scraping these people off
the pavement and patching them back together.  If they really enjoy
not wearing a seatbelt, they may do so in the comfort of their
living rooms.

Jim Shankland
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