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[Finnster]

what the hell was that?

[BrianG]

Touching, and makes sense. In Iowa, seat belts are mandatory. I don't agree with this because it's just another form of gov't control. I figure only laws that protect other people should be enforced, If someone wants to take a chance and kill themselves, that's their business.

[scarletboa]

my dad has been a paramedic for bout 15 years now and he knows just how important seat belts are. he is also into government conspiracy and even he agrees that the seat belt laws are a good idea and not just some way for the government to control us even further. he has seen so many people who have died that would still be alive today if they had just worn their seat belts. he even took pics with his iphone of a mother and child who weren't buckled up and they had died also on impact and their faces were smashed completely against the wind shield and it was just gruesome. i ALWAYS buckle up.

Originally Posted by scarletboa

my dad has been a paramedic for bout 15 years now and he knows just how important seat belts are. he is also into government conspiracy and even he agrees that the seat belt laws are a good idea and not just some way for the government to control us even further. he has seen so many people who have died that would still be alive today if they had just worn their seat belts. he even took pics with his iphone of a mother and child who weren't buckled up and they had died also on impact and their faces were smashed completely against the wind shield and it was just gruesome. i ALWAYS buckle up.

Ironic as I just came back from Las Vegas earlier today and I saw a couple of crashes in my 4 days in that town. No wonder you've freaking got billboards for accident lawyers all over the damn place, you people drive like maniacs.

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by scarletboa

my dad has been a paramedic for bout 15 years now and he knows just how important seat belts are. he is also into government conspiracy and even he agrees that the seat belt laws are a good idea and not just some way for the government to control us even further. he has seen so many people who have died that would still be alive today if they had just worn their seat belts. he even took pics with his iphone of a mother and child who weren't buckled up and they had died also on impact and their faces were smashed completely against the wind shield and it was just gruesome. i ALWAYS buckle up.

Don't get me wrong; I think it's a great idea and don't think it's a gov't "conspiracy", but the choice should be left to the individual. Like I said, I am only in favor of laws that protect others. Perfect example: Murder is a crime (as it should be), and so is attempted suicide (WTF?).

[scarletboa]

Originally Posted by BrianG

Don't get me wrong; I think it's a great idea and don't think it's a gov't "conspiracy", but the choice should be left to the individual. Like I said, I am only in favor of laws that protect others. Perfect example: Murder is a crime (as it should be), and so is attempted suicide (WTF?).

ok, you have a point. attempted suicide being against the law is farking ridiculous. is it their way of motivating people to succeed in killing themselves, because if they back out, they could face charges?

the seatbelt laws make sense though and they DO protect others. how would you like to get a call saying that your father and/or mother, daughter, son, brother, etc. died in a car accident and then found out later on that they could have lived if they had their seatbelt on?

just my $.02

[Finnster]

I don't understand people who don't put seatbelts on. Has to be one of the dumbest things you can do.

I'm, always fighting with my brother about it. My cousin got into a car wreck on a back country dirt road, where he missed a turn, and his T-top camaro went straight into a ditch and flipped. He got flung out the top, but the car flipped and landed on the roof behind him. My brother has since decided its better to be ejected. :facepalm:
Some people like to be contrarian to the point of absurdity.

People who don't buckle their kids in are even worse. Its one thing to foolishly risk your life, but the life of a kids is horrible.

@BG: What about the rights of the people who have to scrape you off the pavement after you exercise your rights to be reckless? ;)

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by Finnster

...@BG: What about the rights of the people who have to scrape you off the pavement after you exercise your rights to be reckless? ;)

That's their job. As far as I'm concerned, just pour some gas on my remains and light 'er up.

[Finnster]

Originally Posted by BrianG

That's their job. As far as I'm concerned, just pour some gas on my remains and light 'er up.

Ack no, they prolly have to hook up a fan to blow all the nasty fumes away. Surely they could just bring in something more fitting... maybe a large capacitor array and just zap you into plasma. Hell, maybe we'll box up the some of the ashes and sent it to castle and claim warr repair on a dead mamba.
"IDK what happened, I had the gearing what the manual said to, plugged in a 4S maxamps batt, and it just went poof. I have no idea what happened....."

[Overdriven]

I'm not against seatbelt or helmet laws, hell I want a 5 point harness for my daily driver. But I do agree with BrianG about some things being ridiculous and shoved down our throats. The reason we have them is not for families sake though, its for the insurance companies. Sates with tougher laws regarding seatbelts, helmets, dwi, etc get a better rating from insurance companies, and usually better rates on some parts of their policy. Insurance companies also lobby for these laws to reduce injury and the amount of money they have to pay out for those injuries.

[Finnster]

Originally Posted by Overdriven

I'm not against seatbelt or helmet laws, hell I want a 5 point harness for my daily driver. But I do agree with BrianG about some things being ridiculous and shoved down our throats. The reason we have them is not for families sake though, its for the insurance companies. Sates with tougher laws regarding seatbelts, helmets, dwi, etc get a better rating from insurance companies, and usually better rates on some parts of their policy. Insurance companies also lobby for these laws to reduce injury and the amount of money they have to pay out for those injuries.

Hmmm.. that's prolly true. On the upside, it should mean better rates in states w/ competitive markets

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by Finnster

Ack no, they prolly have to hook up a fan to blow all the nasty fumes away. Surely they could just bring in something more fitting... maybe a large capacitor array and just zap you into plasma. Hell, maybe we'll box up the some of the ashes and sent it to castle and claim warr repair on a dead mamba.
"IDK what happened, I had the gearing what the manual said to, plugged in a 4S maxamps batt, and it just went poof. I have no idea what happened....."

lol, I have a feeling my ash pile would be substantially larger than that of a burnt MMM.

Eww! No fans! Does my avatar mean nothing? I'm thinking something along the lines of the Monsters Inc movie where the monster comes out of the door with a sock on its back and they pluck it off, throw it on the floor, screw a dome over it, and explode the inside.

[Finnster]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

Ironic as I just came back from Las Vegas earlier today and I saw a couple of crashes in my 4 days in that town. No wonder you've freaking got billboards for accident lawyers all over the damn place, you people drive like maniacs.

You have obviously never driven on the East Coast.

[gixxer]

Originally Posted by BrianG

That's their job. As far as I'm concerned, just pour some gas on my remains and light 'er up.

lmao. I think insurance companies probably have something to do with it too though.