Not at all directed at you, but who foots the bill to scrape your brains off the road, that might be kept inside your head by a helmet?HarleyDiver:
Teaching safety by example
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I must admit that I am much more concious about the role model thing when I am in front of my daughter.
When she is in my car, I park her in the middle of the back seat and put all three seatbelts on her, it looks kind of comical, but until she is of an age that she can do her own risk management, then I will do it for her. It works as a sort of straight jacket too, stops her bouncing around etc.
When she is in my car, I park her in the middle of the back seat and put all three seatbelts on her, it looks kind of comical, but until she is of an age that she can do her own risk management, then I will do it for her. It works as a sort of straight jacket too, stops her bouncing around etc.
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glbirch
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You're only being a role model if you also wrap all three of the front seat belts around yourself while you drive.cancun mark:
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glbirch
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And the wife and kids who just lost father/husband/bread-winner and won't get the insurance policy because you weren't wearing a helmet. But that's ok because you were likely intestate and the courts will decide what to do with your assets after the bank gets its share anyway.HarleyDiver:
I digress...
FreeFloat:You must be a Darwin Awards fan
No I'm a fan of being allowed to make my own decissions. I like people especially the government to stay out of my shorts until I invite them.
Seatbelts are a fine thing. Laws requiring me to use them are an abomination.
Again, I'm not argueing against the use of seatbelts but just the law that says I must.
That's exactly how it was done in the beginning. It was legal then and it's legal now...at least here it is. Some divers still spend a ton of money to get vintage equipment and they use it. In fact we have a forum for it right here on this board.
And safe seconds are for wusses who can't buddy breathe.
No. They come in handy. Do you need a law to get youto believe it?
See what you guys have done?!?!? You've got me started.
All of the safety rules are the very reason the earth is over populated. We have idiot proofed the world. Granted some of them slip thru but for the most part they survive because we protect them. 125 mph down the interstate with no seatbelt and the top down. hmmmmmmmmmmm....... why do you think he was ejected from the car? Well..... IMO he got what he deserved. Did the person that was driving 65 mph in the Expedition deserve to be hit in the process? No, but that is why they were driving the Expedition. Protection from the Idiots on the road. Nature has a plan for keeping species in order...... we're screwing with mother natures plan. If you want to base jump off the towers...... by all means..... go ahead..... If you want to ride a barrel over niagra....... feel free.... DONT LET THESE SILLY LAWS STOP YOU!!!!!!!! You want to go to 500' with a pony tank? Burn it up!!!!!!!! We'll either recover the body or the fishies will take care of it.
In other words..... Let the idiots kill themselves off and we dont have to worry about them.
As for kids..... LET THEM BE KIDS!!!!!!!!!!! Climb trees, ride their bikes, build forts and all the things we did. Throw away the damn wipes and the Play Stations. Pay for the good medical insurance. Spank them when they need it, encourage them when they need it.
Oh yeah..... One other thing......
"FOR THE CHILDREN" Can we please quit beating this poor dead horse?
All of the safety rules are the very reason the earth is over populated. We have idiot proofed the world. Granted some of them slip thru but for the most part they survive because we protect them. 125 mph down the interstate with no seatbelt and the top down. hmmmmmmmmmmm....... why do you think he was ejected from the car? Well..... IMO he got what he deserved. Did the person that was driving 65 mph in the Expedition deserve to be hit in the process? No, but that is why they were driving the Expedition. Protection from the Idiots on the road. Nature has a plan for keeping species in order...... we're screwing with mother natures plan. If you want to base jump off the towers...... by all means..... go ahead..... If you want to ride a barrel over niagra....... feel free.... DONT LET THESE SILLY LAWS STOP YOU!!!!!!!! You want to go to 500' with a pony tank? Burn it up!!!!!!!! We'll either recover the body or the fishies will take care of it.
In other words..... Let the idiots kill themselves off and we dont have to worry about them.
As for kids..... LET THEM BE KIDS!!!!!!!!!!! Climb trees, ride their bikes, build forts and all the things we did. Throw away the damn wipes and the Play Stations. Pay for the good medical insurance. Spank them when they need it, encourage them when they need it.
Oh yeah..... One other thing......
"FOR THE CHILDREN" Can we please quit beating this poor dead horse?
Lightning Fish:
I spend a bunch of money on insurance and paying my own families medical bills. If I split my head open it won't cost any one but me and my own insurance company but that's a risk I'm paying them to take.
RIDIVER501
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In other words let's let Darwin get back to work.
NWGratefulDiver:
It was a long time ago but as I remember it the auto manufacturers are the ones who lobbied for seat belt laws. Consumer groups (insurance companies maybe?) were trying to force the car makers into installing airbags. The auto makers aregued that it would raise the cost of vehicles too much and that people didn't use the seatblelts that they already had.
Legislation is passes for 2 reasons...votes and campaign money. If a lobby group throws itself around enough and represents enough money or votes they get what they want.
