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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
Let's see, every individual is going to think what they want to think.....it's their brain. Ok....for me....when I click the seatbelt closed it reinforces the seriousness of driver safety.
If you are required to wear a seatbelt it must be a potentially dangerous situation. So, I think to myself that driving is no-joke and you need to follow the rules. Besides, you don't really get anywhere faster by speeding what with stoplights, traffic and speeding tickets.
Just like bald tires or worn-down brake pads/shoes, driving unbelted should be an equipment violation that comes with a fine and insurance points......(ouch!). Driving is a licensed privilege!
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Well then "we" have done a truely bad job at driver education (yeah I know, no surprise there) if that's what makes you serious about driving. I used to say that the people turned their brains off when they turned the key on but now I just wonder if "they" ever think at all. I'd say that making people buckle up isn't going to change the mental outlook or driving habits of the vaaaast majority. It's simply a DC beaurocrat's job to reduce traffic injuroes and fatalities and this is his way to answer his boss. NH falls in line because their Fed Highway Funds get threathened and nobody in charge much cares about what "the people" think.
Frankly I think you're stupid if you don't wear your belt but I'd just as quickly say it's a personal choice and no place for Gov't regulation. It's not that this law is so onerous but that it sets another bad precedent, that will be cited in the future, to regulate personal choices not because they materially affect other's rights but because it's "the right thing to do".
As for driving being a privilege ... well there's not much that isn't if I follow your logic. Let's see, I need a license to get married. Does that mean the Gov't can now tell me what I can and can't do with my wife because they think "it's the right thing to do" and "for my own good" ? We grant Gov't limited powers to accomplish what we need it to do. When Gov't starts to use those powers for other than what's needed then it's abusing those powers granted it. The seatbelt law is a small case of abuse, trying to accomplish a good goal but by bad means. It's not the Gov'ts job to protect me from myself.