The Great Debate #1

complexity · Post by **complexity** » Mon May 19, 2008 8:13 pm

Should the US have seatbelt laws?????

*.HarleQuin.* · Post by ***.HarleQuin.*** » Mon May 19, 2008 9:22 pm

no, it should be someone's choice whether to risk their lives or not

Subsist · Post by **Subsist** » Mon May 19, 2008 10:22 pm

so basically, you're driving and you cause an accident and you kill the guy because he wasnt wearing a seatbelt. your family has to pay like a hundred thousand. OR you can blame him for not wearing a seatbelt and go back home and chill.

MesaR · Post by **MesaR** » Mon May 19, 2008 10:43 pm

thats a good point sub, but what's wrong with wearing a seatbelt? there not uncomfortable or nothing, they should enforce it better though on public transport.

|.R.SON.aLL.| · Post by **|.R.SON.aLL.|** » Tue May 20, 2008 1:37 am

People Should Wear Seatbelts Man ..
Shit is Too Dangerous Now a Days ..
But Sometimes Seatbelts Be Tha Cause Of Death Too ..
It`s Like a Catch 22 Kinda ..
I Say Wear a Seatbelt ..People is Goin Crazy Today

Momeijah · Post by **Momeijah** » Tue May 20, 2008 4:28 am

There Shouldn't Be a Law, Waste Of Police Time Stopping Everyone (Well... Being Told To Under Regulations) Since a Lot Of People Would Still Do So as it Would Be a VERY Minor Offense. They're Paid To Solve REAL Cases, And Maybe Who Knows..... Something More Effective Like The Prevention Of Road incidents Happening in The 1st Place? (Drunk Drivers Etc). Of Course, Some Are Purely Accidental And Unpredictable Hence Why it's a Good idea To Wear a Seatbelt. But if The Road Police Are Busy Busting These Guys All Day, Who'd Stop The Drunk Driver Speeding Right into a Packed Bus Just a Few Hundred Feet Away? Constantly Looking at Drivers And Passengers To See if They Have a Seatbelt On Requires Undivided Attention And it's Really Not a Big Priority.

Dead Silence · Post by **Dead Silence** » Tue May 20, 2008 5:20 am

it should be a personal choice.
if someone dies because of it its their fault not the one who causes it.
and who says that all ppl die from not wearing seatbelts

Omega Bill · Post by **Omega Bill** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:25 am

[font=Comic Sans MS]It should be a personal choice after you reach the age of 18 and are responsible for yourself, and any harm you cause to someone else.[/font]

LadySam · Post by **LadySam** » Tue May 20, 2008 5:42 pm

The US DOESN'T have seat belt laws? Wth.

Viral · Post by **Viral** » Tue May 20, 2008 11:47 pm

LadySam wrote:The US DOESN'T have seat belt laws? Wth.

more like they DO..and there gettin real anal about it...specially in the Chi they got commercials playing all the time click it or ticket bullshit...its fuckin lame as hell...y should they feel the need to make us protect ourselves...it couldnt be more obvious that most people r jst gonna slide da belt over n make it look like dere wearin a belt if dey see a cop roll by....but in the big picture..if u dont wear one..well thats u risking possible flight out the car or somethin else in an accident...or...even dieing from wearing it.....i wear one.....n from wat ive experienced...if i didnt i kno i woulda ended up fucked up for it....but it should be on the driver....and no law should make u do somethin that really is only for u...and a possible person u get into an accident with....i can see why they would want everyone to do it...but....most of the people i know...dont wear their seat belts....so in the end its pointless...cuz a ticket isnt going to make someone wear something they dont want to

LadySam · Post by **LadySam** » Tue May 20, 2008 11:58 pm

Lol i dunno about everyone else, when i get into my car, or any other car, one of the first things i do is put a seat belt on. I'd rather they were left with a very bad whip lash from their seat belt in a car accident rather than them flying outta my car and possibly dying.

8th · Post by **8th** » Wed May 21, 2008 12:27 am

We have seatbelt laws. Maybe some parts are the country are less strict.

I'm not sure. It's kinda a personal choice, but on the other hand, I don't want some dude getting in a wreck down the road, and then he's deceased corpse launches at me cause he didn't wear his seatbelt. So I'm dont know.

But they should have seatbelts on school buses. I think that shit is ridiculous. Adults get tickets for not wearing seatbelts like were five years old, but then ironically enough, 5 year olds don't have seatbelts on school buses.

8th · Post by **8th** » Wed May 21, 2008 12:28 am

on an unrelated note, its weird to me that THIS is popular topic out of the couple Debate topics. You'd think a seatbelt law debate thread wouldn't bring the crowds.

Cee4 · Post by **Cee4** » Wed May 21, 2008 12:33 am

of course there should be seatbelt laws. we have seatbelt laws over here. ive been stopped and fined Â£30 for not wearing one. thats the way it should be. i always wear a seatbelt when im driving my car now coz ive got a friend that thought he was too cool to wear a seatbelt and ended up through the windscreen and lucky to survive. although sometimes if im getting a lift off someone and im in the back i dont wear a seatbelt. which is even worse because if you crash you could go flying forward and kill the person in front who is wearing a seatbelt

MadKNiFe · Post by **MadKNiFe** » Wed May 21, 2008 12:48 am

Cee4 wrote:of course there should be seatbelt laws. we have seatbelt laws over here. ive been stopped and fined Â£30 for not wearing one.

You even get to loose points on your license. . Above all, I think seatbelts are necessary, otherwise they won't have been created in the first place. As some say, prevention is better than cure. Why not wear your seatbelts than get involved in an accident you could have avoided.

MAybe if there is a rule that say that if you have an accident (fatal) and you were not wearin your seatbelt then, you should get no reclaims from the insurance company for your car

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