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All of these are great resources, but not all of them address the point.
> estimates that if seat belt usage rates for front seat passengers in
> automobiles and light trucks were to increase from the present 68 percent
> to 85 percent, Medicare and Medicaid would save $275 million a year.
> With a 90 percent use rate, the savings would total $356 million a year!"
No indidcation of cost of *reduced* rate of usage.
Medicade patients are not a representative sample of the US population.
Study not valid.
> "Editorial Note: In 1983, nearly 30,000 occupants of automobiles died on U.S.
> highways. Only 484 (2%) were reportedly wearing seat belts (1). Seat belts
> could prevent at least 60% of serious injuries to older children, teenagers,
> and adults in automobile collisons (2). Similarly, properly used child
> restraints could prevent virtually all serious injuries to infants and
> younger children (3)."
No mention of cost. We are intersted in cost.
Study not valid.
> "Helmet Laws Reduce Public Payout Helmet laws significantly
> reduce the strain on public resources. Unhelmeted riders cost more to treat at
> the hospital, spend a longer time in rehabilitation, and are more likely to
> require some form of public assistance to for pay medical bills and
> rehabilitation. In 1991, prior to enacting its helmet law, California?s state
> medical insurance program paid $40 million for the treatment of
> motorcycle-related head injuries. That figure dropped to $24 million after
> enactment of a universal helmet law."
Public resources == medicade/medicare/welfare.
See comment above.
Study not valid.
> "safety belts are 45%--60% effective in reducing deaths and 50%--65% effective
> in reducing moderate-to-critical injuries (21)"
No discussion of cost.
Study not valid.
> What was that you said about checking facts?
I like to check and analyze facts.
Please realize I might be considered a safety zealot. I run 5 point
belts on the street in my Chevelle with a full roll cage. I put three
point belts in my '65 truck. Every day I ride a motorcycle in full
leather with armor, armored riding boots and a full face helmet -- even
when it is 100 degrees out. This puts me in the 1 in 100,000 catagory
as far as safety precautions go.
Seat belts are good. Helmets too. But they do not reduce the overall
cost due to accidental injury. Death reduces cost.
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