On 7/2/2011 6:02 PM, Murray Arundell wrote:
> The only problem with this concept of unfetted personal freedom and
> no intervention by Government is that this works when every citizen
> approaches life from a responsible direction. As we know, this does
> not happen. However to address the notion that failure to wear a
> seat belt only endangers the non-wearer demonstrates a complete lack
> of understand of what happens in a car crash....... Imagine you
> are the driver of a sedan carrying three passengers, one beside you
> in the front seat, two in the rear. You are wearing a seatbelt, the
> others are not. Guess what happens when you crash into a stationary
> object at say 30mph. Your car is wrecked and every body is
> killed..... even you wearing the seat belt because you are crushed
> by 100lbs of human being smashed into your skull from behind because
> they were not restrained. Now please tell me how the irresponsible
> decision of the back seat passenger has not endangered anyone else?
> You're Dead and the guy behind you that has killed you quite likely
> survived because your body has taken his impact and stopped him
> going through the windshield.....
>
> As I said, flawed if not stupid logic.....
>
> Murray Arundell
You don't approve of Darwin awards?
BTW, there's no back seat in my MG.
-Rocky Frisco
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