I couldn't have said it better my self. I often wonder about the
intelligence level of some people. Why should you have to have a warning
sticker to tell you that your coffee is hot, or that you shouldn't drink
your shampoo? I think somebody is trying to legislate "natural selection"
out of existence. Just my two cents worth. I used to work with a guy who
nearly died when his "boom box" fell into his hot tub. The only thing that
saved him was a neighbor that new CPR and the fact that his thrashing
around pulled the plug from the wall. You just have to wonder some times.
Kevin Lake 56 napco/burb GMC
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> From: Lewis Osborn <losborn@teleport.com>
> To: oletrucks-digest@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Off-topic: Older vs. Newer vehicles- which is
safer?
> Date: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 7:55 AM
>
> From: Jeremy Eastman <jeastman@appliedtheory.com>
>
> >Don't take this as my having a grief with seat belts or good brakes (I
> have
> >'em both), but there's a theory here about modern automotive safety
> devices
> >and traffic fatalities that some ole trucker's might find interesting.
> >
> >Risk Homeostasis and the Futility of Protecting People from Themselves
> >http://www.i2i.org/SuptDocs/Personal%20Freedom/RiskHomeostasis.htm
> >
> >Basically, [steel dash = more perceived risk = safer driving]
> >(Or, if we all had 2 gallons of nitro under the dash, would there be as
> >many traffic accidents?)
>
> Problem is, all those other drivers have rubber dashes and air bags.
>
> I think about this often, as my other hobby is motorcycle touring, where
> there is no such thing as a "fender-bender." When I was growing up, the
> only reason there were infant/child car seats was so the kid could see
> out easier. I/we found it was easier for me to stand up in the seat. I
> also rode in the back of pickups and trucks every once in a while. Seat
> belts? I never used one until I was old enough to vote. I survived my
> childhood. Did some kids die who would have lived had they been
> following todays laws? Sure, but I think that people, in general, had
> more common sense, and gave more thought to the consequences of their
> actions 40 years ago than they do now. Why? I don't know, but it
> _could_ have something to do with the fact that the government is
> "offering" to to so much of our thinking for us, anymore. Why should it
> be necessary to tell us to keep fresh meat refridgerated or frozen, for
> instance?
>
> I'm not suggesting that safety features should not be used. If I had
> kids in my home, I'd use car seats, and I use seatbelts all of the
> time - and a helmet when I'm on the motorcycle. I do agree that some -
> many? - people use "safe" cars as a reason to be a less "safe" driver.
> I'm sure that there will soon be a law against being an 'un-safe"
> driver. :-)
>
> Lewis - K7LVO Valley of the Rogue-Medford, OR
> "The Forty" - 40 Chevy PU - One Owner
> http://www.teleport.com/~losborn/1940.html
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