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From: abeles@mhuxm.UUCP (abeles)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Seat-belt laws:  It's not an issue of freedom
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Date: Thu, 7-Feb-85 18:07:14 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  7 18:07:14 1985
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Driving is not a right, but a privilege.  Unfortunately, it's impossible
to get along without driving for most people today.  But driving has
certain inherent dangers and those dangers entail expenses.  Insurance
is the only solution to pay for those expenses.  Insurance means that
we all pay if you don't wear your seat-belt.  So you should be forced to
wear it IF you want to drive.  Nobody is forcing you to drive.

I don't think it would be practical to have different rates for those who
wear seatbelts, not any more practical than it would be to have different
roads for those who wear them.