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From: JAB <here@is.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The Fraud of Seat-Belt Laws
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:44:40 -0600
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On Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:32:00 -0500, Michael Trew
<michael.trew@att.net> wrote:

>Regardless of the reasoning, seat belts save lives, period.

Insurance and automakers were behind the push, for their own reasons.

Have you tried hitting a fast-moving freight train, with seat belts
fastened?  In newspapers, they sometimes report the dead
drivers/passengers were not wearing their seatbelts.

Statistically, seat belt usage can reduce injury amounts, but saving
lives may be exaggerated.  Each accident would have to be evaluated

People do get killed by air bags.  A hard punch in the face sometimes.