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From: cliff@unmvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Seat-belt laws:  It's not an issue of freedom
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Date: Sun, 10-Feb-85 20:32:01 EST
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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.

What is the matter with insurance policies that refuse to pay off to anyone
who is injured while not wearing a seatbelt.  Do you ever stop to think of
non-governmental solutions?

> 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.

Why wouldn't it be practical to have different rates for those who wear
seatbelts (which is different from my suggestion above)?  There are different
rates for different ages... There are different rates for different vehicles.
People who have completed "safe driving" courses are frequently eligible for
different rates.

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