Seatbelts.....again

[Byte Stryke]

well it didn't quote your rant, but pretend it did.
but
let's see, you (he, the person in the accident) paid for their life insurance, the insurance company knew the risks.
paid for their health insurance too, they knew the risk.
paid for their car/property insurance too, they also knew that risk.

emergency responders are paid for by everyone's taxes. So, if you want to go your way (pay per use), that's fine, but I'm not paying taxes for it AND paying per use. So, if we do it your way, I want a refund for the last 20 years or so of a couple hundred dollars a year that I haven't used.

the rest of the rant shouldn't be covered for anybody, ever, no matter what, just liberalism run away with itself.

these people knew the risks, life isn't risk free. Either we ban everything and only allow government approved activities or you know, we could allow people to make their own decisions and live (or not) with the consequences. The 2nd choice seemed to work fine for the first 175 years or so in this country.






BTW, I wear my seat belt in my car/truck, nothing else. I'll still die someday, from something, just like everyone else. Nobody gets out alive.

Calling Paramedics to scoop stupid Vs walking away
Higher Insurance Vs reasonable insurance
(If you don't think Others Stupidity costs you here, you deserve higher rates)
Same with the taxes

Simply look at rates where Helmet laws are mandatory Vs States that don't

Next thing you know I am going to hear an argument that its your Right to talk on the phone while attempting to maneuver a 4 thousand pound land missile.

If people could be stupid and not involve me, I am all for it.
Motocross, skydiving and Bungee jumping all come to mind.
There is a reason none of these are allowed on the public roadways.

[Byte Stryke]

I agree with Byte

Isn't this one of the Seven signs of the Apocalypse?

[Ah Pook]

We had a 23yo kid partially ejected, in a roll over accident, up here about three weeks ago. The meat wagon got to use the shovels.

He left behind a fiance and family. Nice kid too.

[Troublco]

I agree with Byte and Zundfolge, but my intent was not to re-open the debate about governmental involvement in the seatbelt arena. Those who thought it was, missed my point.

I believe it is a man's job to protect his family. There are those who will reject common sense and good judgment and continue to refuse to wear a seatbelt, only because they are ass-hurt about being told to do so. When your choices result in your wife and daughter crying while kneeling in your innards, you have failed as a husband and father.

This. This guy's stupidity cost his wife her husband, and his daughter her father. He won't be there to watch his daughter grow up, or graduate, or give her away at her wedding, or help with school projects. He won't be able to help the wife raise the daughter, or anything else. In the end he failed at his greatest responsibility - providing for his family. Suicide by stupidity. I feel sorry for the wife and daughter, this is the worst time of year for something like this; not that there's ever a good one.

[StagLefty]

I agree with Byte

Damn out of staters-oops my bad it's you OgenRwot

[mx'r]

Motocross, skydiving and Bungee jumping all come to mind.



easy Byte, easy. We know that were stupid. Just dont like others telling us that were stupid. It's all risky business out there.

[Irving]

Byte, your rant is stupid. People pay WAY more into life insurance than they ever get out of it. Voiding health insurance maybe, but not even close for life insurance.

[Byte Stryke]

Byte, your rant is stupid. People pay WAY more into life insurance than they ever get out of it. Voiding health insurance maybe, but not even close for life insurance.

anyone that knows anything about insurance will tell you that its a risk assessment gamble.
This is the whole reason that smokers pay more than non smokers. You are doing something stupid that will cause you to die.
It is also why Soldiers and Civilians in Combat zones cannot get normal life insurance. Pretty risky career choice.


I give a damn if you pay more or less, you will pay more if your underwriter makes bad Decisions. Writing a policy for a catapult test pilot is a bad move.



But yeah, just calling my rant stupid with absolutely no valid argument works too.

I Still Love ya Stuart!

[Byte Stryke]

Always have a seat belt cutter and a window smasher handy at all times while operating your vechicle.

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[jmg8550]

Kati Coric on CBS News, said that millions of Ford seatbelts are defective. The SHA blamed a guy for not wearing a seat belt, when his Ford Bronco rolled over and he was ejected and killed. The morgue photo's show a slash cut along his collarbone which proved he was faithfully wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.
Turns out, if you have a rollover and the seatbelt goes forward, it does not retract, therefore you just get forced out of restraint and go right out the door or thru the roof during rollover.
I forget the name of the seatbelt company. The newscast was a couple of months ago.

Erno

I don't know why they are bothering with seatbelts in Ford Broncos when those vehicles haven't been built since I believe 1996 or 1997. I had a Mustang with the same problem. Go to the dealer or find new ones online. A vehicle that old will develop problems. It is the consumers responsibility to make sure the safety features in any vehicle are working properly. I did notice that GM has ANOTHER seatbelt recall. Seems they still can't get it right. Here's an idea, take the seatbelts out of the seats! Bolt them to the floor like everyone else.